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#Selfie Is The Word Of The Year

Firebelly

Oxford found that “selfie” was first used in 2002 on an Australian online forum but gained popularity in 2012 after becoming an integral part of social media platforms like Instagram. One of my very few attempts to take a selfie with my best friend Allie.

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Finding Readers Week: Corinne Talks Commenting, Engagement, and Are Forums Right For Your Blog?

ProBlogger

Corinne introduced forums at the beginning of the year and has seen that engagement increase sharply. The same can be said about other forms of social media. Point of difference: Adding forums for your readers. Great for post ideas – some of my most popular content has come from ideas from the forum.

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A Community of Practice Is More Than a Website

Social Media Strategery

Over the last year or so, the term communities of practice has entered the social media buzzword lexicon along with virtual collaboration, engagement, platforms, and Enterprise 2.0. In many cases, the use of social media has enhanced these CoPs by providing more tools and opportunities for people to connect with other people.

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Facebook talks like a pirate. Movember and online community rituals

Laurel Papworth

Ahoy Me Hearties: One of the tasks our online community managers undertake with clients (PR or Marketing agencies, or companies) is to build out a Social Media Conversation Diary – a list of tasks and engagement activities to keep online community members entertained and loyal. Movember and Social Media.

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The information processing view of humanity

Buzz Marketing for Technology

At the same time, the extraordinary rise of social media means that the thoughts arising from millions of conversations are now available to the world at large. Executive Forum ) for his own sake, making his blog a repository for personal reference, by the by creating something that others can find useful. December 2002 (2).

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Joomla! Surpasses 15 Million Downloads

Bill Hartzer

forum called Trending Topics, where debate on current topics is encouraged. – Robert Deutz – Deutz is a consultant in Aachen, Germany and founded his own company, Robert Deutz Business Solution, in 2002. Luxury Car Brands Not Taking Full Advantage of Social Media Porsche had the highest community rating in the Community Index.

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How to Leverage the 80/20 Rule for Blogging Success

ProBlogger

In 2002, then-CEO of Microsoft Steve Ballmer announced that the 80/20 rule was not only applicable to the company’s product features – it applied to bugs, as well. Find the top 20% of influencers in your industry and the top followers in your social media network. 80/20 in Today’s Life. Image credit: Live the 80/20 rule.

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