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What drives participation in a social network?

Direct Marketing Observations

With that being said, once people are “there&# , and they “get it&# , they can see pretty quickly what the trans-formative nature and power of social media is like, and what it can do. Simply put, what we do in our communities needs to be validated. We become “part&# of the dynamic of the group, of the community.

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Election 2010: GetUp Tony Abbott Mashup

Laurel Papworth

In 2007 I blogged on Kevin07 portal: We will see more of ‘static portal hybrid hosted social networks’ for a while – companies and government distancing themselves from the challenges of social networks by outsourcing to social network platforms. Please spell out I.R.O.N.Y

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Occupy Wall Street – The Revolution is Twittervised

Laurel Papworth

In this article, I’m looking at process vs product journalism, representational democracy falling over, the demise of capitalism, authoritarian aspects of traditional media AND online community hosts e.g. Twitter and the newly found power of Crowd Activism. Not bad for a Sunday morning in rainy Sydney!

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7 Traits of Highly Effective Viral Videos

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

It’s why T-Mobile succeeded with a flash mob. Videos that have a completely unplanned “wow&# element to them definitely travel far in social circles. 12484 SUBSCRIBERS FOLLOWERS Lijit Search Read more about The New Community Rules Get Techipedia on your iPhone or iPod touch! It’s why she is now famous.

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