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A Community of Practice Is More Than a Website

Social Media Strategery

A community of practice (CoP) is, according to cognitive anthropologists Jean Lave and Etienne Wenger , a group of people who share an interest, a craft, and/or a profession. Nowhere in the definition above does it mention the words website , wiki, blog, or social network. How does your CoP stack up to some of these statements?

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Nuggets from Social Media workshops as of late. : Community Group Therapy

Buzz Marketing for Technology

I’ve done a number of workshops the past few months with clients designed to do two primary things: Land a common understanding across the teams involved around what social media, communities and influencer programs really are and more importantly why it matters to a business. I wish that could be enough said.

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Dear IT Guy, Can You Actually Use the Tool You're Creating.

Social Media Strategery

Unfortunately, IT departments at large companies and government agencies are too often doing the equivalent of developing Android apps at work and using the iPhone at home. Sharepoint developers implement Sharepoint, yet they don’t use it to manage the implementation. Shouldn’t they be the ones drinking the Kool-Aid?

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Building Your Business With Internal Collaboration

Convince & Convert

Ever since the big uptake of social media, we’ve been seeing a lot of companies start to bring these tools, platforms, behavior changes, and technologies into the enterprise. But if you talk to an executive or a decision maker at a company nowadays, you say “Hey, where are you going to find. companies today.

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Social Pros Podcast – Justin Levy, Citrix Online

Convince & Convert

I’ve seen a few, in particular, B2B software companies, use Pinterest as a visual gallery for whitepapers and videos and things like. Jay : Sounds like a company we need to create on the side with today’s special guest. If you think about what’s gaining steam across the entire social community, it’s all visual.

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Asperger's and IT: Dark secret or open secret?

Buzz Marketing for Technology

Hes great at hammering out details one on one with other intensely focused people, often the CEOs of the companies he contracts for. Best Practices: Migrate from Lotus Notes to Microsoft Exchange & SharePoint. White Papers Read up on the latest ideas and technologies from companies that sell hardware, software and services.

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