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Become the Pied Piper of Community Building

Waxing UnLyrical

Communities have been around for centuries, however online communities have only been around for a few decades. According to Computerworld the first “online community” came about in 1973 when Talkomatic for the PLATO time-sharing system released a text-based group chat. Let’s get right to it, how to build your brand’s community.

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What Does it Really Mean to Build a ‘Community’ on Social Media? (And Why You Should)

Buffer Social

Both creators and marketers alike are tapping into the power of fostering communities — and with good reason. We asked both online community experts and community-building creators to share their expertise, so you can tap into this powerful approach. What is a community? So how do you do it?

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Making Dough(nuts): A Real World Example of Using Social Media.

Jason Yormark

For the past few months I’ve had the luxury of watching a new local business not only use social networking and community building to build buzz for their business, but integrate it so much so, that it is an integral part of their day to day routine. That’s true community, and incredibly powerful stuff.

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A Tale of Two Communities Part II – Salesforce.com

SocialFish

This post is the second in a two-part series where guest blogger Garry Polmateer , former association executive currently working at NimbleUser helping organizations with Salesforce, looks at two online brands through the lens of the concepts in our book, Open Community. Open Community Means Collaborating with a Purpose.

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Ready, Set, Action! How to Activate Your Social Media Audience and Communities

Pam Moore

We are living in exciting times with the advancements in technology, artificial intelligence, live video streaming, user behavior analysis, data measurement and analysis, communication mediums, social media marketing, social networking and the power at our fingertips to bring human beings and communities together.

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What is hashtagging and how to use it effectively

Sprout Social

That’s the question frustrating social media marketers today. According to 72% of our LinkedIn community , hashtagging impacts the overall performance of social media content. We explore what hashtags are, how to use them and examples of ways brands are successfully ushering in the new era of hashtagging.

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5 Themes We Expect to See Across Social Media in 2024 (ft. Expert Contributions)

Buffer Social

So, whether that's increasing executive leadership updates, employee advocacy programs, or social media managers posting on company pages in the first person, that personalized touch will shift LinkedIn's tone in a way we haven't seen before. So, what does all this mean for LinkedIn in 2024?