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The Little Big Things

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Today, Fast Company had a fascinating article titled, Instapaper Founder Marco Arment's Journey From Bagel Jockey to Publishing Pioneer , about Instapaper's creator, Marco Arment , who left his job as the co-founder of the micro-blogging service Tumblr to work alone on a very small idea. fast company. It's not just an idea. instapaper.

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7 Traits of Highly Effective Viral Videos

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

To be sure, though, solicit feedback from a group of trusted peers not directly involved in your company or marketing objectives before going ahead with publishing the video, since you need an unbiased opinion. It shows the power of mashup. I like the Pork and Bean video.

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The FASTForward Blog " Managing Personal Knowledge: Setting a Foundation for Transformation? : Enterprise 2.0 Blog: News, Coverage, and Commentary

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s companies can use technology to place users in control of information, and is home to ongoing discussion about the user revolution and Enterprise 2.0 Microblogging. This site is a companion blog to the FASTforward conference and summit series and is sponsored by FAST. opportunities and challenges. More info here. John Wallace.

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Taking the Next Step: Going From a Grassroots Enterprise 2.0 Community to an Official One

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Way back in 2008, microblogging and enterprise collaboration platform Yammer launched at TechCrunch50. If you want to create a vibrant culture of collaboration, you need to be OK with pictures of LOLCats, posts about the NFL playoffs, arguments about Apple and Android, and criticism of company policies. Temper the passions.

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Social Media U: Take a Class in Social Media - ReadWriteWeb

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Be it MySpace or Facebook or whatever network works for your target demographic, companies and individuals interested in maintaining their personal brand need to establish and maintain a presence on social networks - especially if youre looking to connect with the younger crowd. One of the topics was microblogging, and Twitter was discussed.

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What Traits Define a Social Media Marketer?

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

People do not want to hear from companies as represented by marketers, they want to hear from other people. Other example may be creating a fan page on Facebook or creating a company account on Twitter that tracks instances of the company name via a service like Summize.

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13 Reasons Why I Am an Obsessive Compulsive Facebook User Â?

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

This gave the the company the opportunity to test design, load times, and focus on optimization techniques as well as considering hardware upgrades as the user base increased. It allows for Facebook widgets, mashups, and more. Eventually, Facebook opened its doors to high school students as well. Facebook is clean and usable. (For

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