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7 Traits of Highly Effective Viral Videos

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

Videos that have a completely unplanned “wow&# element to them definitely travel far in social circles. Fede Alvarez published a small film to YouTube a few weeks ago, and it landed him a $30 million movie deal. And it’s why Jill and Kevin will definitely forever be remembered in our hearts. Answers Yahoo!

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Once a unicorn, always a unicorn: Flock Freight’s Bob Wolfley on disruptive innovation, creativity and social careers

Sprout Social

Wolfley points to the nostalgic days of internet angst for many: MySpace. Writing emo poetry on MySpace notes revealed a passion for creative writing. In 2012 while working and traveling for Phi Delta Theta General Headquarters, he launched The Traveling Unicorn , an Instagram account documenting his journeys—but in a unicorn mask.

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Social Pros 25 – Alison Carlman, globalgiving

Convince & Convert

Jay is doing some travel for a client. DJ Waldow: My Digg strategy is similar to my MySpace strategy, it sort of goes hand-in-hand. MySpace had ad revenue goals around it. DJ Waldow: I mean somebody filming on the streets watching the tsunami. I’m excited to… I don’t know how to follow that up.

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Convince and Convert Blog: Social Media Strategy and Social Media.

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Four high-rise hotels surround Starbucks like castle ramparts, each filled with caffeine-crazed travelers. for most business travelers, it’s also incredibly helpful. But Mike becomes memorable when he connects with a core truth of travelers–we're in unfamiliar territory and need good wayfinding.

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6 Required Competencies for Social Organizations | Conferences and.

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Southwest is widely applauded for their use of social media, yet it only took one employee to kick off the wrong portly film director for it to blow up in their face. Build a Crisis Plan Is today the day that a social media-fueled crisis erupts for your brand? Probably not, but maybe.

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Is Viral Marketing for Everyone? An Interview with Language.

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

Tamar : How long did the actual execution of the game (filming, traveling, etc) take? We didn’t have to travel far to find all these different accents! The filming took place on three separate days, during one week of good weather! Where else did you go to film these users that were interviewed?

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What Traits Define a Social Media Marketer?

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

By that I mean not only the social voting sites like Digg, Reddit, etc, but also on the social networks (Facebook, MySpace, etc), social communication tools (Twitter, Pownce, Seesmic, etc.), Creating sites on Facebook and MySpace are not either. Link drops in social media sites are not social media marketing. Answers Yahoo!