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The Social Media Resolutions I Want You to Make

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Ugh – the phrase 2011 social media resolution s returns more than 12 million search results on Google and I find most of them totally insufferable. I will do at least a cursory Google search before I write a new post to see what other people are saying about the topic about which I’m going to write.

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Sometimes Simplicity Leads to Big Innovation

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From Tesla to Google to Amazon, tech companies are entering into new markets and disrupting brands that have controlled market share for decades. It forces the company’s engineers to understand the end user—how they’re using the software, what they like about it, what they wish it had, etc.

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Entrepreneurs: Celebrated in the Private Sector, Hidden in Government

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Google , the search engine that processes more than a billion searches a day, was founded by two graduate students. Silicon Valley has been built on the backs of these risk-taking entrepreneurs. Facebook , the behemoth of a social network with 500 million worldwide users, was founded by a college student and his buddies.

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Top Ten Quotes From BlogWorld 2008…thus far! | Social Media Strategery

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People will read what you write, they will find you, Google will find you, other blogs will find you, even the “rock stars&# will find you. People will read what you write, they will find you, Google will find you, other blogs will find you, even the “rock stars&# will find you. How do I become a thought leader?&#

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Dear IT Guy, Can You Actually Use the Tool You're Creating.

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Fri, Aug 27, 2010 Government 2.0 , Social Media Do the top developers for Google’s Android operating system use Blackberries? Your approach here is one attempt to answer my question, “where is the value in social media for the plumber/accountant/engineer/production worker/waitress etc. Government 2.0

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What Can Advertising Learn From PR When It Comes to Social Media?

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Google became the dominant search engine yet it didn’t air a single TV ad until last year’s Super Bowl. Need to make budget cuts? Take it from PR. Need a job for that intern? Just give him to the PR team – anyone can do that stuff anyway. Things are starting to change though.

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Who Owns Social Media? Everyone and No One | Social Media Strategery

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Also, it’s interesting to think of social media as an engine for paradigm shifts and not just another tool- maybe the communal buy-in, many-owners ethos of SM will permeate other aspects of business. I found your blog through Google and just wanted to say that I appreciated your post! Hope it helps! support strongly always!