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50 Ways Marketers use Social Media to Improve Their Marketing

Harp Interactive

YouTube worked for BlendTec, but it might not work for your company. Experiment with Flickr and/or YouTube groups to build media for specific events. Investigate whether your product sells better by recommendation versus education, and use either wikis and widgets to help recommend, or videos and podcasts for education.

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How Johnnie made his own game

Josh S Peters

Unfortunately the smallest YouTube embed is slightly larger than my middle column here so it over flows a bit, I apologize, but I promise you the message told in this truly amazing piece of story telling won’t be lost. Recently&# the Johnnie Walker company released an amazing advertisement that embodies this spirit.

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To Thine Own Audience Be True

Josh S Peters

But having and posting to a Facebook account, Twitter profile, or YouTube page isn’t enough. Part of the fun of being a communication professional today is the variety of platforms available to share information. Social media in particular offers a delicious menu of choices. These popular services should be viewed as tools.

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10 Internet related things I'm thankful for

Josh S Peters

YouTube – A never ending stream of entertainment and information. Thanks to it I can never go back to a “regular&# phone again and will finish Hound of the Baskervilles by New Years. TweetDeck – This is by far my favorite way to use Twitter. I never get tired of all the great content that can be found here.

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Engagement is Mantra of Social Media, Why Not Mantra of Schools, too?

Josh S Peters

Few simple examples only confirm those obvious differences: We search and share information differently (Google, wikis , social media) W e organize and store our work differently (USB keys, hard drives ) W e document and capture our memories differently (cell phones, digital cameras) W e have an access to the world’s t op thinkers and teachers (TED (..)

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Office Max Penny Pranks are comedy (and social media) gold

Josh S Peters

In 2008, the OfficeMax Penny Pranks viral video campaign attracted more than 3 million views on YouTube. Those videos are now joined by seven new videos for 2009, featuring hilarious hidden-camera scenarios where purchases are attempted using “nothing but pennies.&# I don’t remember them showing last year do you?

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Choice of Form: Two Legal Seminars As Social Media

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

The blogger (Professor Jutras) posts his ideas, occasionally throws in some editorial and takes some light, widget-fed microblogging (the current events some students share). 12484 SUBSCRIBERS FOLLOWERS Lijit Search Read more about The New Community Rules Get Techipedia on your iPhone or iPod touch! I see this seminar as a blog.