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Using social media for research: Social Capital 2012

Sherrilynne Starkie

The Social Capital 2012 conference took place on Saturday in Ottawa and more than 220 people turned up to share and learn about the latest in social media thinking, issues and technologies. One highlight was Kelly Rusk’s session on using social media for research. Three biggest myths of social media.

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Using word clouds in communications analysis

Sherrilynne Starkie

For example, it takes a human to make the judgement about the overall sentiment of the data. Related posts: Using social media for research: Social Capital 2012. Social media in call centres. Three biggest myths of social media. Are positive words more prominently displayed than negatives ones?

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10 BtoB Marketers Predictions for 2010

Buzz Marketing for Technology

Listening tools will also get much stronger – Another tool opportunity is for listening tools to do better sentiment analysis and routing of the real opportunities both positive and negative directly to the sources in the organization. Related posts: Ways to spend your Social Capital If you read the last two blog posts on Social.

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Brand strategy: What it is and how to create a strong framework

Sprout Social

They can be a powerful source of social capital during times of crisis, too. That’s why creating a brand marketing strategy is a joint task for social media and communications professionals. One way to introduce quantifiable metrics to the discussion is by pulling data from a social listening tool.

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