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MAY 13, 2010

Every company is its own TV station, magazine, and newspaper. blog comments powered by Disqus Subscribe to Convince & Convert Jay Baer Greetings. Not sure who came up with it originally) Social media changes the relationship between companies and customers from master and servant, to peer to peer. social media is not to blame.

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MARCH 12, 2009

In my upcoming book, The New Community Rules: Marketing on the Social Web ( Amazon link ), which is slated to be released in late Spring, I talk about the importance of brand evangelism as part of an effective community management strategy. I just think that the *active* cruise community is definitely a bit disappointed.

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FEBRUARY 23, 2010

Brand communities, contests, most social listening, and non-promotional tweeting fits into this category. Conversely, many blogs are too community-oriented, taking an overly insider approach, given that new research from my friends and clients Compendium Blogware shows that search drives 60%+ of total traffic on 80%+ of corporate blogs.

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SEPTEMBER 21, 2010

Done correctly, social media – even a simple reputation monitoring program – is a time intensive proposition that requires daily vigilance. You have to create content, be part of many communities, and proceed incrementally. Social Media is Inexpensive False. Social Media is Fast False. Social media is by definition slow.

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AUGUST 10, 2010

Cheers, Sheldon, community manager for Sysomos [link] 40deuce I agree that influence mining will definitely be a huge thing in the next year or so. You're building your reputation through your customers. And companies with better reputation and buzz around them should (theoretically) do better than their competition.

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JUNE 3, 2010

DJ Waldow Director of Community, Blue Sky Factory @djwaldow [link] DJ Waldow Really, Jay? DJ Waldow Director of Community, Blue Sky Factory @djwaldow [link] DJ Waldow Jay – I disagree here. How can you not know how to care? It's been 40+ days and they are still doing and saying dumb stuff. Is anyone advising them?

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MAY 5, 2010

Don’t shy away from giving your community the information needed to find you elsewhere both online and offline. Let it be posted on every social platform of choice and then watch as it seeds through other communities (which is likely to happen and shows that your marketing is viral). Give them a reason to want to communicate.

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AUGUST 18, 2010

Angela Connor Author, “18 Rules of Community Engagement&# [link] jaybaer I agree Angela. The contrast in social media is stark: to build a community, we shouldn't ask who we can reach with what message, but rather, who are our fans right now and how do they talk about us. Does that make sense?

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JANUARY 23, 2008

Well, for one, social media users — that is, users on social news sites such as Digg, Mixx, Reddit — are not particularly enthusiastic about the proliferation of marketers in their community. Reaching out to bloggers and online communities, it hit both the NY Times and Wall Street Journal in the first week of publication.

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JANUARY 5, 2009

Ignore the Social Media Scoreboard (Instigator Blog): Ben Yoskovitz says that you need to leverage friendships to build brand, reputation, trust, and to discover new opportunities. Reputation Management Reputation Management Emancipation Proclamation: 10 Ways to “Own&# Yourself Online (Stuntdubl): How do you build your personal brand?

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MARCH 3, 2010

Agencies should also be working with clients on using social media as a market research tool, by surveying fans or creating dedicated, invite-only brand communities that serve as a living focus group. blog comments powered by Disqus Subscribe to Convince & Convert Jay Baer Greetings. As Jay Baer recently [.] Im Jay Baer.

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FEBRUARY 23, 2010

By putting effort into the writing process, you reap the benefits of a community that supports you because you lift them through your words. Smashing Magazine ), among other things. Bloggers who focus on a niche and tackle it are highly respected among their peers and within their communities. Read a lot. Search marketing?

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JULY 21, 2008

By May 18 , the MetaFilter community dared to ask the same, very unpopular questions Becky and some of her friends had been asking for months. This happened last week on the tightly knit community on Plurk, which has a unique and friendly atmosphere as Tamar described a few weeks ago. Be observant! Did your room just light up?

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MARCH 9, 2010

Somebody’s “strange&# social network is someone else’s potentially thriving customer community. But, if you think it through, many companies could succeed by participating in this community. link] Full [link] [link] Inspired Magazine Are You Taking Social Media Shortcuts? Of course facial hair supply.

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APRIL 8, 2010

It’s an almost magical device that can show incredibly crisp HD video, all the audio you can handle, Web pages, books, online magazines ( Zinio is great on the iPad), newspapers, tweets, Facebook, Linkedin, and just about anything else you’d want to digest. And it sounds kind of cool to use for newspapers and magazines.

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JULY 29, 2010

I hearken back to the magazine rack on the street corner that had the sign if you read it you bought it. This was pretty cool for a number of years until publishers, newspapers, magazines, art galleries, museums, professional photographers, and numerous other cultural gatekeepers started to fold. You usually do. This one by Matthew.

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MAY 19, 2008

I became a big fan of playing games (bingo especially) at a little hub on AOL called RabbitJack’s Casino , which was considered a unique community within the AOL borders with a close-knit group of people from all walks of life. Digg Diigo Disqus Dopplr Facebook Fetch Flickr FriendFeed gdgt Google Reader Identi.ca

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JANUARY 24, 2008

In other words, they don’t give a damn about the community and they seemed to have moved on — perhaps completely. Instead, since they weren’t, we are left to our own devices and seek alternative methods (which are not the right avenues of communication, but what do you do when the proper roads lead you to a dead end?).

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MARCH 4, 2008

One in a magazine or one that is online? 12484 SUBSCRIBERS FOLLOWERS Lijit Search Read more about The New Community Rules Get Techipedia on your iPhone or iPod touch! Digg Diigo Disqus Dopplr Facebook Fetch Flickr FriendFeed gdgt Google Reader Identi.ca Tamar is also the author of The New Community Rules (July 2009).

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JANUARY 14, 2009

SEO Mastermind Aaron Wall Brings Bad News : In an interview with Entrepreneur magazine, Aaron Wall talks about all things SEO. Jill Whalen has been active on forums and online communities for 10 years now. How to Build Community on Twitter : If you want more followers, take some solid advice from Sarah Evans. Not excess.

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JUNE 8, 2010

Named One of Arizona’s Top 25 Restaurants by Arizona Highways Magazine, show this message for a discount on an appetizer.&# blog comments powered by Disqus Subscribe to Convince & Convert Jay Baer Greetings. link] Brian Interesting point. We get so wrapped up in SEO we can’t see the forest for the trees. Im Jay Baer.

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AUGUST 25, 2010

August 25th, 2010 |Written By: Jay Baer | View Comments Tweet Today’s post is a collaboration with Clinton Bonner , community connectivity expert, futurist, and blogger at Everything to Everything. link] [link] Inspired Magazine Is Starbucks the Most Dangerous Competitor to Facebook?

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

APRIL 1, 2010

For example, Tamar Weinberg is the community manager for Mashable, and she has written for Lifehacker.com and other mega blogs. Join other communities When you’re first starting off, or even if you already have a large platform, you should participate in communities that already exist. Photos by Shutterstock.

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DECEMBER 1, 2009

12484 SUBSCRIBERS FOLLOWERS Lijit Search Read more about The New Community Rules Get Techipedia on your iPhone or iPod touch! Digg Diigo Disqus Dopplr Facebook Fetch Flickr FriendFeed gdgt Google Reader Identi.ca She provides consulting in internet marketing and manages Community Support & Advertising at Mashable.

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MARCH 24, 2010

Mark Frauenfelder Mark Frauenfelder is a co-editor of Boing Boing and the editor-in-chief of MAKE Magazine. They know that I actually care about my community and that they’re not an audience. He currently serves as the community guy at Building 43. Participate in my site’s community. They understand brevity.

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APRIL 27, 2010

Louis. &# Could Randy have said (as has EVERY other flight attendant I’ve ever witnessed) “Information about beverages and snacks is located in the US Airways magazine on the seat pocket in front of you&# (the good ones tell you the page number) – of course he could. But he didn’t. Im Jay Baer.

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SEPTEMBER 20, 2010

Janet Aronica Community Manager oneforty.com [link] Janet Aronica I like your point, Ike. Janet Aronica Community Manager oneforty.com [link] Janet Aronica I like your point, Ike. Janet Aronica Community Manager oneforty.com [link] Janet Aronica I like your point, Ike. I would have assumed just the opposite.

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