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Open Community Case Study – Food Bank

SocialFish

We’re very excited to be kicking off a regular series of Open Community case studies, in which intrepid association blogger and freelance writer Deirdre Reid will be digging into associations (and other kinds of organizations when relevant) who are living and breathing their open communities in the ways we describe in the book.

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Four Steps To Optimize A News Release For Google News

Waxing UnLyrical

Waxing UnLyrical personal, possibly poetic, musings on public relations, media, communication, and everything in between About Shonali Four Steps To Optimize A News Release For Google News November 15th, 2010 Tweet Guest post by Erica Holt Please stop yawning Don’t worry. You likely want your story to be news, now.

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Some Tasty News on Bookmarking

Social Media Marketing

Great news for Delicious users: the service has been acquired from Yahoo! AVOS plans to continue the service that users have come to know and love and by working with the community, make the site even easier and more fun to save, share and discover the web's "tastiest" content. Image credit: Pink Sherbet Photography (Flickr).

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A Brief Introduction to The New Community Rules: Marketing on the.

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

The New Community Rules talks about the important role social media has begun playing in our lives. Fortunately, we have social media communities to inspire us. Access to these social media communities is free. How can I market effectively with Flickr ? The best part? The only substantial cost for you is time.

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Instagram Does the Two Step - And Steps In It

Social Media Marketing

It's not too long ago (okay, in social media terms, it was eons ago) that Flickr was one of the major social networks. But the rise of Instagram as a deft and light app that allowed seamless integration into sites like Facebook, Twitter, Tumblr and more made some wonder if there was a future for Flickr. So what happened? Remember that.

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5 Strategies to Build a Network of Bloggers and Journalists

Waxing UnLyrical

Image: SalFalko via Flickr, CC 2.0. Look for online communities of bloggers and contribute to their conversations to begin building contacts in your focus area. If you know of anything particular going on in the news, pitch a unique angle where your expert’s knowledge would be a reliable source.

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#IceBucketChallenge: Yea or Nay?

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Image: slgckgc via Flickr, CC 2.0. Is A Downer News Cycle A Factor in the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge Success? Beth Kanter reflects on how the downer news cycle may have helped turn this whacky challenge into a social media sensation. It’s been pretty remarkable to watch. ALS Ice Bucket Challenge: Who really benefits?

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