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PR Pros and Wikipedia: Can They Ever Get Along?

Social Media Strategery

All Wikipedia articles and other encyclopedic content must be written from a neutral point of view. It's no wonder Wikipedia has advised against PR pros editing articles directly. That's a big reason why most PR professionals have avoided Wikipedia for so long, fearful of the wrath of the editing community.

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Do You Have a Social Media Superman Complex?

Social Media Strategery

Wikipedia defines a Superman Complex as an unhealthy sense of responsibility, or the belief that everyone else lacks the capacity to successfully perform one or more tasks. That's when I realized I had a problem. I had a Superman complex. Such a person may feel a constant need to "save" others.

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The People I Will (and Won’t) Meet at the Enterprise 2.0 Conference

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The company’s designated social media “guru” – there to find out how to turn their company’s Intranet into a “Facebook or Wikipedia behind the firewall.” The Director of Social Media/Virtual Collaboration Lead/Social Collaboration Team Leader.

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Learn to Walk Before You Run | Social Media Strategery

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If you look at the stats on contributing to Wikipedia you find that there are a very high percentage of older editors. If you look at the stats on contributing to Wikipedia you find that there are a very high percentage of older editors. Most of the younger editors tend to consume. Most of the younger editors tend to consume.

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What Kind of Online Community Do You Have Behind Your Firewall?

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"We'll have our own Wikipedia!" As CIOs and Chief Knowledge Officers bring tools that have been used on the Internet – blogs, wikis, microblogs, profiles – behind the firewall, they tend to expect the same results. "We'll " Or Facebook…or Twitter – you name it.

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Can Greater Social Connections Improve Higher Education?

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Community Pages are mainly good for Facebook’s attack on Google search and Wikipedia search results. Pages are great for brands to push out information. Groups are great for small groups of people to share and communicate.

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Dear IT Guy, Can You Actually Use the Tool You're Creating.

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According to Wikipedia “The overjustification effect occurs when an external incentive such as money or prizes decreases a person’s intrinsic motivation to perform a task. link] Jeff Kelbick Great post and great points Steve. What you talk about in this post can probably be directly attributed to the overjustification effect.

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