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MARCH 23, 2010

They were all friends of the host, nervously alternating between drinking Bartles & Jaymes wine coolers, and trying not to break anything. At first, you knew everyone at the party. But then, it all changed. The party got bigger. First, people from your school that you didn’t really know showed up.

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JULY 14, 2010

As our gracious host Jay Baer likes to say, “fight social media fire with social media water&#. Non-profits with limited resources must be cautious in choosing their pathway — likely more advantageous to initially work to engage existing shareholders which can set realistic parameters and limit the noise.

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SEPTEMBER 8, 2010

That’s how people knew you on instant messenger, AOL chat rooms and a host of other places, including MySpace. We easily forget that Facebook was one of the first social networks that insisted that we use REAL names, and policed personal profiles accordingly. And that’s why your social media strategy must be tools-agnostic.

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AUGUST 31, 2010

The challenge is the fact that what companies are using to host these ‘faux’ conversations isn’t equipped to do so. I actually wrote a post about that a while back, outlining my method for blog interaction. link] Anonymous Nice piece Jay. Conversations require iteration and modifications as new information is digested.

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JUNE 8, 2010

Of course, I have an affiliate relationship with the hosting company recommended by the videos I created. Awesome stuff Jay — I love the way you bring real examples to social media. It really brings this stuff to life. Active listening required. Now if only I could figure out how to target the concept of tech support.

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SEPTEMBER 20, 2010

Interesting post from @jaybaer today w/@ExactTarget research: [link] [link] Kwan Morrow Is Twitter for Business Even Worth the Trouble | social crm | Convince & Convert [link] [link] Bret Simmons RT @jaybaer: Is Twitter for Business Even Worth the Trouble? You certainly covered some great reasons to that point. twitter????twitter??????????Is

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AUGUST 3, 2010

link] He points out that at some level, we are all beholden to some stakeholder if we are doing business on the net: domain registrars, hosting providers, WP.com, Tumbr, Facebook, Twitter, etc. [link] justinmwhitaker Jay, Did you see Ike’s post over at Occam’s RazR?

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AUGUST 3, 2010

link] He points out that at some level, we are all beholden to some stakeholder if we are doing business on the net: domain registrars, hosting providers, WP.com, Tumbr, Facebook, Twitter, etc. [link] justinmwhitaker Jay, Did you see Ike’s post over at Occam’s RazR?

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APRIL 7, 2010

There are three primary benefits: awareness via virality and social proof; loyalty and rewards; and market research. Recently, I had the good fortune of hosting the weekly #socialmedia chat (Tuesdays 9am Pacific) where social media types congregate on Twitter and answer three questions posed by the host.

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JULY 9, 2010

Each year, Nordstrums hosts an incredible evening where they shut down the whole store and entertain us all with food, drink, music, dancing, merriment, make-up and perfume samples, the works… and of course we all *shop*!!! I think CoverGirl showed it well w/ your example. link] Mari Smith Love it!!!

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