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What is Reddit, and Should Your Brand Be Using It?

Hootsuite

But Reddit isn’t the best place for every company. Reddit is a social network with a forum-style discussion structure. Users create posts in topic-based communities — called subreddits — and interact in comment threads. Every thread has an OP (original poster) who started it. What is Reddit? R.I.P. Yahoo Groups.).

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3 Golden Business Rules for Social Media Engagement

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

Many companies partake in this “shiny toy syndrome&# and do it all without a plan or strategy in place. On a particular forum I am active on (yes, I still use them!), A response came from a business owner who had the perfect answer on her website and directed the original poster to the website for a detailed reply.

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Facebook Eavesdropping and Spree Murders: Neomugicha Killings and Social Media

Laurel Papworth

As an online community manager I want to be up front and say: we live in a Police State anyway. Maslow’s hierarchy of needs re: communities (online and offline) mean that keeping one’s members safe and secure is priority number 2 (after sustainability of life/identity). And that’s how the community is kept safe.

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What Kind of Impact Has Social Media Had on Your Organization?

Social Media Strategery

community who have experienced similar frustrations. While there’s no shortage of resources for how to measure the ROI of social media, but unlike commercial companies, our government doesn’t use social media to make money or to sell products. I assume on this forum when available? Sradick @Jaimie – yep!

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When is Brand Evangelism a Crime? Exploring the Royal Caribbean.

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

Using market intelligence, Royal Caribbean identified supporters of the cruise line via social networking sites and took the opportunity to give fifty of the most ardent supporters, called Royal Champions, special privileges, including free paid cruises and invitations to special events with company executives.

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Social Media isn'ta Prerequisite for Open Government

Social Media Strategery

Offer extended hours, offer limited service offices in places like Wal-Mart, allow bill payments in various locations like the utility companies currently do (i.e. Offer extended hours, offer limited service offices in places like Wal-Mart, allow bill payments in various locations like the utility companies currently do (i.e.

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Is Social Media the Final Frontier of Marketing?

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

Even a recent thread on Cre8asite Forums discussed this, kicking off by someone stating they find social media very intimidating. The reason is that people didn’t have aggregate power: they were individual voices that a news channel or a company can choose to ignore. If so, how? Finally, we come to the present day.