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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. That’s how it works. Please spell out I.R.O.N.Y

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