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Twitter’s Biz Stone speaks at CIRA’s AGM

Sherrilynne Starkie

Soon Twitter came to the attention of Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg who offered Biz and co-founder Jack Dorsey $500 million for the company, which was at the time valued at $25 million. Using social media for research: Social Capital 2012. They turned the offer down. Editor’s note: I’d have taken the cash!).

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Need to Fundraise? Stick With What Works!

SocialFish

Crowdfunding is a popular way for businesses, non-profits, and individuals to raise money by leveraging on social networks. The use of social capital builds trust and makes strangers more willing to donate for a worthy cause. There are also companies that will plan everything for you and take a percentage of the revenues.

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Need to Fundraise? Stick With What Works!

SocialFish

Crowdfunding is a popular way for businesses, non-profits, and individuals to raise money by leveraging on social networks. The use of social capital builds trust and makes strangers more willing to donate for a worthy cause. There are also companies that will plan everything for you and take a percentage of the revenues.

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Social CMO – Will CMO’s miss this opportunity?

Buzz Marketing for Technology

So my prediction is that next year you will see Social Media start infecting all areas of the company in making them more social not just the Marketing and Communications departments. Product companies will have a strong social approach to product development using Social Media. For Example …. Tweet This!

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Social CMO – Will CMO’s miss this opportunity?

Buzz Marketing for Technology

So my prediction is that next year you will see Social Media start infecting all areas of the company in making them more social not just the Marketing and Communications departments. Product companies will have a strong social approach to product development using Social Media. For Example …. Tweet This!

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New Social Media Sites…for Business?

The Social Media Incubator

Branch Out is Business Networking on Facebook. This new Facebook application allows you to do career networking on Facebook by searching a company name, see which of your Facebook friends are connected to it and posting job openings.

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10 BtoB Marketers Predictions for 2010

Buzz Marketing for Technology

Social Media is not like the dotcom rush to build a website and have a group of long haired people running it in a corner of your organization. Social is a process that has the power to transform your entire organization. There is a huge opportunity here that some company needs to fill fast. Its time next year to embrace it!

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