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What's your social currency?

Akamai Marketing

Now, adults ( who make up the largest segment of social media users ) accept brand presence as part of the social media experience, but here’s some bad news: According to a recent study by Forrester Research, just 6 percent of 12-17-year-olds who use the Web desire to be friends with a brand on Facebook. Probably not.

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The Rise of the New Digital Member

SocialFish

The Lurker? Further to this, if anyone has a particularly interesting case study on this topic and would be interested in presenting it with me during this session , please let me know. Tags: Association Case Studies Open Community Presentations. Do you recognize these personas in your community?The The Digital Extrovert?

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Need blogging inspiration to start off 2011 with a bang?

SocialFish

Post videos, images, long essay-like posts, short list posts (ahem), link love posts, interviews, case studies, deconstruct a Twitter conversation, try a podcast or live blog an event. This does NOT mean people are not reading – remember your 90% of users who are lurkers. Pay attention to what resonates.

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10 Techniques to Get More Comments on Your Blog

ProBlogger

A Jakob Nielsen study once found that 90% of online community users are lurkers (read or observe without contributing) with only 9% of users contributing ‘a little’ and 1% actively contributing. Are only 1% of your blog’s users are actively engaging with your blog? . We’ve all seen the flaming that can ensue.

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10 Techniques to Get More Comments on Your Blog

ProBlogger

A Jakob Nielsen study once found that 90% of online community users are lurkers (read or observe without contributing) with only 9% of users contributing ‘a little’ and 1% actively contributing. Are only 1% of your blog’s users are actively engaging with your blog? . We’ve all seen the flaming that can ensue.

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The Five Reasons Why Most Facebook Brand Pages Aren’t True Communities

Convince & Convert

In fact, the two most common reasons to like a brand are if you are a current customer or to receive discounts and/or freebies, according to a study by research firm, Chadwick Martin Bailey. Most of them are just casual observers or lurkers. This leads to a one-sided conversation led by the brand, or frankly no conversation at all.

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A Tale of Two Communities Part II – Salesforce.com

SocialFish

I was unable to get statistics for “lurkers&# , but I am sure it is high. Both case studies have very diverse strategies yet both are successful in their own right. Here are a few statistics I received from a Salesforce community manager: 233,330 registered users. 700 questions are asked each week.