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Nuggets from Social Media workshops as of late. : Community Group Therapy

Buzz Marketing for Technology

A platform should have an extensibility model, a content management model, a user profiling/membership model, a rating/reputation system (for content and authors), and registration system, etc, etc, etc…you get the idea. 9) Most companies have “hearing systems&# not “listening systems.&# Commoncraft.

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Blogosphere Trends + Encouraging Comments

ProBlogger

The fact is, most of us are lurkers by nature. Example: Business Insider ’s “ Microsoft Bing Exec Pees On “Google Instant,&# Says Bing Results Still Way Better ”. This WSJ blog is a great example of a system that is fast and easy to use. I know I am; I read dozens of blogs every day but very rarely comment. Google Instant.