Convince & Convert

SEPTEMBER 21, 2010

You have to create content, be part of many communities, and proceed incrementally. Too often we see social media strategies that involve putting photos into Flickr, videos into YouTube or the creation of a Facebook application and then never revisiting the environment to engage with the communities around this content.

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Convince & Convert

FEBRUARY 11, 2010

After Google Voice and its third-party apps were turned down by Apple due to “it duplicating features that the iPhone comes with (Dialer, SMS, etc),&# Google built a completely browser-based app , avoiding the restrictions and not having to split the profits. You know what’s not a good idea? Pissing off Google.)

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Convince & Convert

APRIL 22, 2010

Brand Communities Take your best customers – the 1% that really give a damn about you – and activate them. Certainly, brand communities like My Starbucks Idea and Fiskateers are successful in this arena – and we’ll soon see many more companies using their Facebook fan pages in this fashion. argument, Jay.

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Convince & Convert

JULY 8, 2010

Robert Scoble argued that email faced deletion at the hands of Web 2.0 A few of my favorite reports of email’s death that were greatly exaggerated: July 2004. Seth Godin predicted that RSS would kill email. October 2007. services like Twitter, Pownce & Jaiku. March 2009. October 2009.

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Buzz Marketing for Technology

JUNE 27, 2008

Track things like audience/community sentiment (positive/negative) if you want to map effort to results. Use social networks respectfully to share the best of your content, in a community-appropriate setting. Remember that community and marketplace are two different things. Make it easy for your community to reach you.

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Buzz Marketing for Technology

JUNE 28, 2008

WorkStyle 2.0. Virtual Communities. Creative Web 2.0 I Am Knowledge Worker 2.0. E-Learning 2.0 E-Learning 2.0 ? It looks like Web 2.0 in communities of experts, communities of practice Thatâ??s Slideshare.net (beta). My Slidespace. Most Viewed. |. Most Embedded. |.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

APRIL 28, 2010

With the initiative for Facebook to be open and to empower businesses to host pages that celebrate their business, offering deals and giving the community the ability to converse directly with the business or entity these pages represent, you forgot about accountability. And now there are Community Pages! Who the heck needs it?

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Buzz Marketing for Technology

OCTOBER 7, 2008

E-Business & Web 2.0. SOA & Web Services. Industry - Automotive - Defense/Aerospace - Energy/Utilities - Financial - Health Care - Retail - Transportation - Travel - Manufacturing. Small Enterprise. E-mail Newsletters. IT Blogwatch. Shark Tank. Business Intelligence. Development. Emerging Technology. IT Management.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JULY 30, 2010

Infraction #1 : Digg’s FAQ (Submitting Section, Question #3) says that duplicate submissions are bannable violations. Both wanted to create a Facebook community to connect users to each other. However, it’s sadly not the case and clearly your fan base is clouding your judgment. Sometimes mods make mistakes.

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Convince & Convert

SEPTEMBER 20, 2010

Everything is past due and everything is a top priority, taking time to build communities is counter to our corporate style. Everything is past due and everything is a top priority, taking time to build communities is counter to our corporate style. link] [Yes--SLOW] [link] Steven Parker How did I miss this?

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