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Occupy Wall Street – The Revolution is Twittervised

Laurel Papworth

Every fact is checked, story arc is edited, mostly reported after the event even if only a few seconds, e.g. in a live cross, as one journalist filters what will be said to the community. Bloggers, Twitterers and others are involved in Process Journalism – the story is reported as it happens. Who can we trust ?

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10 Social Media Tools To Help With Your Crowdsourcing Efforts

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

The best way to use it is create a hashtag, explain what you are trying to accomplish, and have your followers tweet away. Digg Diigo Disqus Dopplr Facebook Fetch Flickr FriendFeed gdgt Google Reader Identi.ca He used Twitter to raise money for charity if people tweeted and blamed his cancer.

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The Ultimate Guide to Infographic Marketing

Convince & Convert

Tools such as Buzzsumo , Digg , and Reddit are also useful for sparking ideas for an infographic topic. Customer survey data, statistics from sales reports, and information about industry trends can all be used as sources to corroborate your infographic. Always use relevant hashtags when posting on Twitter to improve engagement.

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7 Reasons To Add Amplify To Your Social Networks

Waxing UnLyrical

so that they’re alerted to those posts, using hashtags to call out and index conversations, a widget that you can add to your blog, posting to multiple “Amplogs&# (the sites you set up on Amplify, though as of now, you can’t do this at one go), and more. Plus one peeve I have with any network like this or Digg, etc.

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50 (of the) Best Twitter Guides, Stats, Tips and Tools of 2010 (So Far)

Webbiquity SMM

Jennifer Laycock reports some fascinating statistics and insights from a HubSpot study, revealing factoids such as: the average Twitter user has about 300 followers and follows 170. Nick Bilton reports on how researchers from Northeastern University and Harvard have analyzed Twitter messages to keep tabs on the nation’s mood.

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Best Business Blogging Guides and Tips of 2010

Webbiquity SMM

Sean Donahue notes that, “If you’re still on the fence about the importance of a company blog, consider this trend: Many B2B marketers report that their team’s blog — not the company homepage — is now the most popular entry point for online visitors,&# then provides tips for maximizing company blog success. by MarketingSherpa.

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8 Ways Businesses Should Use Social Media

Kikolani

Social Mention monitors 100+ social media properties directly including: Twitter, Facebook, FriendFeed, YouTube, Digg, Google etc. Another example of social media usage for crisis communication is how Ari Herzog , a Newburyport City Councilman, used Twitter to update those affected by a power outage using the Newburyport hashtag (#NBPT).