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Five Social Media Predictions for 2010

Socialized

The EU Unfair Business Practices Directive technically banned astroturfing (the practice of company or paid third-party representatives posing as consumers and leaving positive comments on a blog or forum) some time ago. Social Search Will Shake Out, and the Search Metaphor Will Change. Even Google, a Web 1.0 company — or Web 1.5

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5 Attributes of a Healthy, Real-Time Culture

Convince & Convert

Every employee should have the chance to be a harbinger of change, to engineer something of value from wherever they happen to be—to find their way to success with guidance and support, but in their own manner. Sadly, Astroturf didn’t.). Demonstrated Trust. Turkey and Gravy, miraculously, made the cut. Reward Systems.