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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. Conversations become just that, conversations, when someone responds to you. No one likes to create content in a vacuum.

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7 Traits of Highly Effective Viral Videos

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

It’s why T-Mobile succeeded with a flash mob. Videos that have a completely unplanned “wow&# element to them definitely travel far in social circles. There you have it: seven viral video characteristics that start the conversations and get the wheels turning. Do you mean conversions?

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