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Social Media 101 for Business

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Last night’s class taught me that the future of social media is looking good if future participants are any indication. There still exists a natural curiosity around social media. For those of us in social media, it sometimes seems as though everyone participates in social media.

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Social Media Complainers – your new BFF's

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The quicker the response, the happier the complainer and the more impressed the social media listeners are. Give them a private way to stay in touch (so they can voice their concerns to their new friend on the inside as opposed to using social media). What’s your social currency? But not really.

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Who we are…not what we are in social media

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Social media really messes all that up, doesn’t it? Have you ever heard as I do, the sound of the wind blowing when you look at demographics for social networks? The audience is more than a group of demographics; they have to listen for conversations to pull out potential clients and customers.

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On Alice in Wonderland and Social Media

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The White Rabbit was talking to her, but much of it was non-nonsensical, Alice was intrigued, so she began to follow the talking White Rabbit, until she found herself falling into an endless, cavernous rabbit hole, when she finally stopped falling, she found herself in another world.Wonderland, also known as Social Media.

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A Thousand Little Cuts of Social Media – A Kaizen Approach

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THEN, I’m going to tell you why its relevant to social media. How does Kaizen relate to social media? have when beginning a social media program. If we’re honest with ourselves, the only reason businesses today don’t employ social media already is because they are afraid.

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What's your social currency?

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By taracoomans – April 4, 2011 Posted in: Content , Featured , social media Photo credit: BaronBrian 97 Million people use Twitter. By taracoomans – April 4, 2011 Posted in: Content , Featured , social media Photo credit: BaronBrian 97 Million people use Twitter. Your currency is your social media VALUE.

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Tool Tuesday: SocialOomph

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This is a discussion in social media circles today, and everyone has their opinion. What’s your social currency? Social Media Complainers – your new BFF’s Successful Blogging for Small and Medium Businesses A Thousand Little Cuts of Social Media – A Kaizen Approach I recommend.

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