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Choice of Form: Two Legal Seminars As Social Media

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

I see this seminar as a forum. The admin (Professor Macdonald) / moderator (students teaching the class on a given day) create categories of conversation, which are analogous to deciding on forum names/topics and sticky threads. (In In a forum, some threads get “stuck&# to the top and are thus afforded more visibility.

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How to Build Community for Niche Site Success

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And its success would not be possible without a few things that make the community what it has become: WordPress Multisite, discussion forums, and social networking. Forums create discussion. We decided to create discussion forums so members could answer each other’s questions directly. The network creates community.

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The Great Social Media Traffic Debate: Niche or General Networks?

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

And if this post isn’t proof enough for you, check out Steven’s post relating to the quality of forum traffic , which often have even tighter knit communities than Sphinn. Steven reports that the average user from one niche forum stays for more than 7 and 1/2 minutes! Others want massive brand exposure.

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Social Pros 9 – Christopher S. Penn, WhatCounts

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The RSS feed is: [link]. You don’t need a best practices handbook anymore because you are the best practice at that point for your organization. Chris: If you guys ever want to see epic legion complaining, go check out the World of Warcraft forums that Activision-Blizzard has. Jay: Yes, the World of Warcraft forums.

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Social Pros 9 – Christopher S. Penn, WhatCounts

Convince & Convert

The RSS feed is: [link]. You don’t need a best practices handbook anymore because you are the best practice at that point for your organization. Chris: If you guys ever want to see epic legion complaining, go check out the World of Warcraft forums that Activision-Blizzard has. Jay: Yes, the World of Warcraft forums.

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6 Things Parenthood Taught Me About Social Media Marketing

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

Maybe it’s on a forum. Sometimes I see your postings first in my RSS reader, sometimes in Buzz. You Don’t Get a Vacation In the online space, there will always be some sort of mention online that is applicable to you in some way. Maybe it’s on Twitter. Maybe it’s on Tip’d.

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The Ultimate Social Media Etiquette Handbook

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

Social Media Consultant and Tech Geek at Heart Home About Press Consulting Contact Sitemap Home > Marketing , Opinion , Social Media > The Ultimate Social Media Etiquette Handbook The Ultimate Social Media Etiquette Handbook by Tamar Weinberg on December 10, 2008 Share Social media mimics real relationships — in many cases.

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