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MARCH 12, 2014

Image: Retis via Flickr, CC 2.0. Their use of viral sensation “ Call Me Maybe ” has captured tens of millions of views on YouTube. Memes are one of those things. For most of us, memes are a trifling way to spend the day: a source of laughter or, albeit less frequently, inspiration.

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AUGUST 17, 2015

That should be incentive enough,” replies Avinash when Stephen Woessner asks why business owners should care about their digital marketing in this YouTube interview. Image: Bruce Clay, Inc via Flickr, CC 2.0. But if you just dump it on someone else’s lap, then you will be poor. I Wish I’d Known That.

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FEBRUARY 14, 2011

“ Like &# someone’s Facebook Page, Slideshare presentation, YouTube video, etc. Image: leeerickson2050 via Flickr, CC 2.0. (Just make sure it’s business-appropriate. You don’t want to be sending mixed messages…). Hopefully this list will get you started. What would you add?

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OCTOBER 17, 2011

200,000 YouTube views in one week. The campaign has brought our brand voice to life in a tangible way through our Twitter, Facebook and YouTube channels. Title image: smemon , via FlickR, CC 2.0. Here are some of the business results achieved: Banking category conversation up 66%. Share of Voice reached 55%.

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MAY 26, 2011

There were bloggers, tweeters, YouTube uploaders and Facebook aficionados long before our organization established a formal presence in these places. Image: MorBCN via Flickr, CC 2.0???. They were always there.

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NOVEMBER 30, 2012

Dr. Swanson uses her blog and YouTube videos to address common questions parents ask, allowing her to focus more time on the unique medical issues of her patients during their office visit. Image: aeu04117 via Flickr, CC 2.0. News Health article. Benefits v. Rachael Seda grew up barefoot in Hawaii.

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APRIL 8, 2013

I couldn’t find an image of squirrels Dying Hard, so I used this one with a Rat instead, courtesy AZRainman on Flickr, CC 2.0. So, yes, it was a really fun chat. They usually are, but there was something in the air last week.

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OCTOBER 25, 2011

The shelf life of tweets, status updates, YouTube videos and, hence, their footprints on the public memory, is dropping by the second. Image: Loius Volant on Flickr, Creative Commons. While the repercussion of such an open and free culture invites a discussion in itself, let’s talk about in the context of the startup ambience.

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JULY 24, 2013

Dr. Swanson uses her blog and YouTube videos to address common questions parents ask, allowing her to focus more time on the unique medical issues of her patients during their office visit. Image: aeu04117 via Flickr, CC 2.0. News Health article. Benefits v.

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MAY 9, 2011

I wrote an article about the history of the Black Death , gave some advice about what to wear to metal festivals and posted some silly metal YouTube videos. Image: garlandcannon via Flickr, CC 2.0. I haven’t done anything different. Just an idea. Yours sincerely, Steff. What would you wish for from Fairy GoogleMother?

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NOVEMBER 19, 2010

Image: twchoi11 via Flickr , Creative Commons Though I wouldn’t consider myself as devoted as some fan clubs. Image: Gitgat via Flickr , Creative Commons Instead, speak up and join the conversation. If you choose to stay quiet, it may create an opportunity for the rumors to gain even more traction.

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JUNE 10, 2016

Photo of Leslie Hall: Luke Walker via Flickr, CC BY-SA 2.0. Embedding your YouTube video in your blog post, which you tweet out ad nauseam. I see a lot more interest from PR pros in adding paid efforts into their media mix, usually starting with social advertising (i.e. “Doing” Snapchat or any other platform.

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MAY 28, 2011

I used the XOOM several times to show my kids at the Boys & Girls Clubs of West Central Missouri different videos on YouTube, impromptu discussion of how using Facebook and Twitter can be a part of a job, and that the Internet is more than just a place to find video games to play. Image: brandon shigeta via Flickr, CC 2.0.

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SEPTEMBER 5, 2010

Image: Jordan Pérez Ordenez via Flickr, CC 2.0 Happy dog, big tongue, from mcira on YouTube. I didn’t expect to get the answers that I did. I’m touched that the post struck a chord with so many people. I was happy yesterday. Well, Bhutan , for one. Why: there’s always two sides to a story.

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DECEMBER 24, 2010

Image: Martin LaBar via Flickr, Creative Commons And even many non-Christians will be relaxing, perhaps joining in the revelry (as many of my friends did when I was growing up in India). After all, in just a couple of weeks, the video has made it onto CNN and its views on YouTube are climbing by the second. The Apostles.

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JANUARY 24, 2011

Image: Brad Stabler via Flickr, CC 2.0 With a pro account, you get unlimited full-length videos without Animoto branding that you can embed on your site, YouTube, or e-mail. Instead, here are four completely awesome tools I love that don’t seem to get the attention they deserve. Why do I like it?

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NOVEMBER 10, 2010

Image: Chris Lott via Flickr , Creative Commons One of the questions that Joe asked us was what our blogging experience has been like. Image: Quinn Dombrowski via Flickr , Creative Commons I’ve already said that blogging is a strange beast. It makes the blogosphere less frightening.

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FEBRUARY 8, 2013

I still haven’t “liked” it on the Book, because I really hate those notifications – I find it very stressful, but I did find the original video on YouTube and did my duty there. This is the one I’m talking about : Watch this video on YouTube. Image: Kreg Steppe via Flickr, CC 2.0. I think not.

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FEBRUARY 9, 2012

Which is why I made this little video ((you can watch it on YouTube if you can’t see it in your Reader): It took some guts for me to do that. Image: Ski Mask Kid via Flickr, CC 2.0. It means being brave – because when we share bits of ourselves honestly, we make ourselves just that little bit more vulnerable.

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JULY 22, 2011

While this is all ripe for comedy fodder, and there are a million jokes out there (my personal favorite was found in the comments of the ad on YouTube: “The next step is suing all women for having boobs.&# ), I’m going to attempt to discuss this in a serious manner. Celebrities like Kim Kardashian have a tenuous hold on fame.

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OCTOBER 11, 2012

Image: Vectorportal via Flickr, CC 2.0. At night, I watch YouTube. With great curiosity, I looked him up on YouTube and, as often happens, got lost in the rabbit hole of YouTube videos related to the searched subject. YouTube, Rhetoric, Yusuf Al Khattab and Me. Speeches from great figures in history.

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