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What's your social currency?

Akamai Marketing

By taracoomans – April 4, 2011 Posted in: Content , Featured , social media Photo credit: BaronBrian 97 Million people use Twitter. Now hear this: No one ever joined Facebook or Twitter so they could follow a brand or a company. Your currency is your social media VALUE. 640 Million on Facebook.

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Book Review Wednesday: Wikibrands: Reinventing your company in.

Akamai Marketing

But understanding how to begin your social media presence is the first phase, building community then analyzing and measure the community and Wikibrands includes those very important topics as well. Understanding the needs of humans, rather than computers is the essence of Wikibrand success.

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Some Tasty News on Bookmarking

Social Media Marketing

was sunsetting Delicious , the social bookmarking service, surprising many people and leaving them in a tenuous position. We anticipate Delicious in its current form will be available until approximately July 2011. You will no longer be able to use Delicious or access your bookmarks after the transition is complete.

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On Alice in Wonderland and Social Media

Akamai Marketing

The Moral of the Story: The Cheshire Cat is like a social media program without human characteristics, except a cheesy smile. Let your community see the whole Alice, even with your idiosyncrasies (how DO you keep your hair perfect on this grand adventure?). Who can trust that crazy cat? That’s how PEOPLE view MARKETERS.

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Facebook Page Promotion - OfflineOffline | Small Business Mavericks

Small Business Mavericks

These might include: Your website Twitter LinkedIn Social bookmarking HubPage or Squidoo Lens Facebook advertising Online display advertising Your blog Mobile phone apps The list could go on, I’m sure. About Us What’s a Maverick? How do you promote your Facebook Page? But have you considered offline marketing?

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The History of Social Media in 33 Key Moments

Hootsuite

Tumblr and the age of the microblog (2007) In 2007, the social network described as “Twitter meets YouTube and WordPress” came a-tumblin’ along when 17-year-old David Karp launched Tumblr from his bedroom. The hashtag arrives (2007) The strict 140-character limit for tweets set Twitter apart from rivals, including Facebook and Tumblr.

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How Brands Use Pinterest

Mindjumpers

Tweet Pinterest, the social bookmarking tool for images and videos launched in 2010, has become a new favorite platform for many of us – myself included. Like Twitter, it’s an open social platform where you can follow whichever user you would like to. No doubt, the popularity of the network has exploded.

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