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My soldiers told me MySpace was a place to meet girls, so it didn’t seem to have a practical business application and I didn’t want another password to remember. To the Army, engagements often mean meeting with people in the community. An extended community. Twitter, which was founded in 2006, didn’t exist when I left.

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Build community platforms around real communities of shared interest. Help companies participate in existing social networks, and build relationships on their turf. Start a community group on Facebook or Ning or MySpace or LinkedIn around the space where your customer does business.

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