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Nuggets from Social Media workshops as of late. : Community Group Therapy

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Upcoming Events. On June 24th, 2008, Bev said: Too many companies see the social side of a product as just another focus group - the communication is one way from the community to the company with little coming back from the company. Microsoft Communities. marketing, microsoft. marketing, microsoft.

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Social Media Research: Interview with Joel Rubinson of ARF - Part 2

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Also, let me say that focus groups have their own problems when a strong personality becomes the group leader, which often happens. At the end of March, at the ARF annual “ReThink conference 2009” the journey continues with the most amazing learning event ever in our industry. This was really explosive.