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Five Signs the Future Belongs to User-Generated Content

Waxing UnLyrical

via Flickr, CC 2.0. It’s a landslide: Community creates results. The Harlem Shake depended on community. User-generated content is far better at creating that community. Rise of the social photobooth and video jukebox. It’s been a heck of a ride! Image: mayeesherr. (in in West Bengal!) Gamification.

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Is Social Media Worth it for You?

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

by Tamar Weinberg on January 19, 2010 Share This is a guest post by Samir Balwani , the founder of Training Social , a resource for those interested in social media training. Techipedia readers can use code Tamar for a 15% limited time discount when registering. I’m sure I’ve missed a few and that my generalities are just that.

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Five Benefits to Using Twitter Â? Techipedia | Tamar Weinberg

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

Smaller companies could succeed with this method by marketing — verbally or through their website — to groups of devout followers and keeping their Twitter streams current (offering a daily deal or frequent deals that encourage customers to seek out discounts and sales).

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How a Small New York City Hotel Put Itself on the Map through.

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

Twitter, he says, “became my way of talking with a community of people.&# He explains that “Twitter allowed me to be social without having to be IRL.&# When I want to book, I just DM them and ask for the ‘social media rate.’ More importantly, they’ve created a go-to place or space for community.

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Social Media Is Growing Up: You Can Stop Copying the Cool Kids Now

Bare Feet Studios

It summarizes a number of my social media friends and peers who have weaned themselves off this geo-location social network also known as a check-in service. I was never a fan of FourSquare, as the mayorship and the discounts hold no attraction for me personally. Photo Credit: Sheep Alone by neate photos on Flickr.

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Hotels and Social Media Travel Tourism

Laurel Papworth

Situation: Internet users now spend 17% of their surfing time on social network and blogging sites, nearly triple the percentage of time spent on such sites a year ago, according to Nielsen. Over 44% of Internet users are active in social media. Social Media Asia: Ultimate Explorers Thailand (2). How was your January?

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10 Ways to Support Charity Through Social Media

Justin Levy

Your network of friends is likely interested in what you have to say, so you have influence wherever you’ve gathered a social network. These are social networks or applications specifically built with non-profits in mind. 250 discount if you use "JUST25" when registering! United States License.