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Flash Mobs Go Social in India

Waxing UnLyrical

What the iPhone is to smart phones, flash mobs are to marketing. As organizations all over the globe try to use smart moves to attract and retain customers, the recent and ongoing turbulence in the global economy has only intensified this need.

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Creating a Virtual Community to Build a Better Blog

ProBlogger

There are many online communities available for your readers to reach out to, on all manner of topics – so how can you fill a need that isn’t already being taken care of out there? I found it built a wonderful community on my blog, and provided a place where readers could come together to cheer each other on and support each other.

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Twitter Best in Events and Emergencies

Net-Savvy Executive

But Twitter and the hashtag make connecting with the people at the conference and those following remotely easier than ever. Relaying information from broadcast media to people without power in their homes (who were presumably using smart phones for Twitter). They have weather-specific accounts and know how to use the hashtags.

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6 Smart Social Media Lessons for Small Business from a Car Dealer

Socially Sorted

It takes just a few minutes to grab a smart phone, film a short video and upload it. Check out more of these at their hashtag #KuniShoutOut. Yes, they have their own Shout Out Hashtag. Their profile states that they post about community events, outdoor events and employee highlights! A car dealer on Instagram?

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Learning via the Social Media Game

Bare Feet Studios

Do you have a community on the ground to support an online community? Or would you be better served to set up a community inside another social network? Do you have a smart phone? www.facebook.com. Create your own niche online social network with ready to use blogs, RSS feeds, forums and more. www.ning.com.

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Social Media During Emergencies

Akamai Marketing

So now that social media is officially part of emergencies, some thoughts and suggestions about social media use during large scale emergencies: Hashtag coordination : local, state, federal agencies should coordinate around a single hashtag and alert news outlets to the hashtag.

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10 Marketing Techniques for Content Marketers from Traditional Advertising

Writtent Blog

Traditional advertising methods, like print ads and television commercials worked incredibly well until the average consumer owned a smart phone. Brandsplat Blog highlights the fact that community involvement, traditionally a hallmark of PR efforts, shouldn’t be ditched just because newspaper circulation has gone way down.