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MAY 13, 2010

Linkedin is for people you know. Social media allows big companies to act small again. Social media creates kinship between companies and customers, and kinship equals purchase intent. Facebook Fan Pages are email newsletters with smaller pictures. Facebook is for people you used to know. Twitter is for people you want to know. (I

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FEBRUARY 24, 2010

and/or Linkedin Answers, or create a series of helpful YouTube videos ( like Coldwell Banker ). On a near-continuous basis, consumers are asking for help making purchasing decisions. How can you take friction out of that process by just-in-time tweeting, participating in Yahoo!

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APRIL 1, 2010

The team’s record for the last five years: 2009-10 (14-60) so far 2008-09 (24-58) 2007-08 (22-60) 2006-07 (32-50) 2005-06 (33-49) In fact, the Timberwolves have won a playoff series only one time in their 21 years of existence. The chronically bad Minnesota Timberwolves NBA franchise has this sign in the Twin Cities airport: Bravo.

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JUNE 2, 2010

You don't need to be on Facebook, for example, to be tagged in a photo, nor on Twitter to be in a TwitPic. Maybe I'm crazy, but I think ultimately Linkedin may be in a good position here. link] Danny Brown I guess the main problem with pretty much any social site is that you don't really have control what's on there.

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SEPTEMBER 20, 2010

Linkedin Groups vs. Twitter. The pattern holds for YouTube and Linkedin, too. Whether you’re spending millions per year on marketing, or less than $50,000, your proclivity toward being active on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin and YouTube is strikingly similar. Private brand communities vs. Facebook. Podcasts vs. YouTube.

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JULY 14, 2010

More from Convince and Convert The Key to Social Media Success is Just 2 Letters The Conflicting Faces of Social Media Are You Slow Enough to Succeed in Social Media Convince and Convert Recommends How to Introduce Social Media to Your Business (Danny Brown) Social Media Marketing… Simplified (The Arkayne Blog) Alexandra Kirsch and the Perfect Blogger (..)

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JUNE 15, 2010

You provide a list of your customers’ email addresses, and these services figure out how (and who) among your customers are on Twitter, Facebook, Linkedin and niche social networks, what their “likes” are, and other important details. Add data collection fields for Twitter, Facebook, Linkedin (at a minimum).

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SEPTEMBER 21, 2010

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AUGUST 31, 2010

If you wanted to create a system that replicated as best as possible the physical act of two people speaking to one another in the same place at the same time, would you build Twitter, or a WordPress comment system, or Facebook, or Linkedin? I’ve seen some linkedin groups with great discussions. Absolutely not.

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MARCH 22, 2010

Over ~30 days, there are 24 sessions about everything social media , and because it’s totally virtual, one registration can cover your entire team or company, and you get access to a registrants-only Linkedin group and other networking opportunities.

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Online Marketing Institute

OCTOBER 1, 2010

Web Strategy by Jeremiah Owyang Home About Speaking Research Media Contact Subscribe via RSS Connect with Jeremiah: twitter friendfeed linkedin flickr technorati Connect with Jeremiah on twitter A few years ago, critics said Blogging was a fad. Registration pages go away …much to the approval of consumers.

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MARCH 9, 2010

A recent study by Econsultancy called “ The Value of Social Media &# shows that companies are overwhelmingly using the “Big 4″ of Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, and Linkedin for their social media efforts. " by @jaybaer [link] [link] Jan Firsching RT @jaybaer: Are You Taking Social Media Shortcuts?

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Convince & Convert

MAY 19, 2010

This means the best kinds of marketing content need to be findable by Google (and the others), properly tagged, and optimized for search engines. Whether it be discovered as a blog post via Google search, a video via YouTube or through an archive of indexed Tweets — we want the content we are looking for, when we are looking for it.

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AUGUST 26, 2010

The drawback is that they are only tracking Twitter and Facebook for now, so if you need to monitor blogs, blog comments, discussion forums, Linkedin or anything else on behalf of your company or clients, you’ll need to gather that data elsewhere. The ease-of-use and Excel format of RowFeeder are big pluses for me.

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MAY 20, 2010

However, my preference is for the baby naming approach – selecting key performance indicators (KPI) before a single Tweet is sent, blog post is written, or Linkedin group is christened. I’ve worked in both camps, and have seen both succeed. This is because social media success is inherently slow , not fast.

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APRIL 8, 2010

It’s an almost magical device that can show incredibly crisp HD video, all the audio you can handle, Web pages, books, online magazines ( Zinio is great on the iPad), newspapers, tweets, Facebook, Linkedin, and just about anything else you’d want to digest. Also, what are the hidden price tags on this toy?

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Convince & Convert

SEPTEMBER 21, 2010

I find it to be especially valuable and hassle-free for updating Twitter, Facebook, and LInkedin simultaneously. Linkedin Similarly, the Linkedin iPhone app has made major strides, and I find myself rarely using Linkedin via a computer any longer. Twitter Tweetdeck I use Tweetdeck for serious twitter sessions.

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MARCH 16, 2010

Twitter’s role as a conduit for the Zeitgeist is unrivaled, and it has almost single-handedly ushered in the era of real-time search, and social CRM. New Features Aren’t Being Used Last Fall, Twitter rolled out the option for users to “tag” their location onto Tweets, to add geographical context. Don’t get me wrong. I love Twitter.

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Online Marketing Institute

OCTOBER 31, 2010

I find it to be especially valuable and hassle-free for updating Twitter, Facebook, and LInkedin simultaneously. Linkedin Similarly, the Linkedin iPhone app has made major strides, and I find myself rarely using Linkedin via a computer any longer. Twitter Tweetdeck I use Tweetdeck for serious twitter sessions.

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MARCH 2, 2010

ExactTarget bought @cotweet "Why the social business evolution starts today" (my analysis) [link] [link] Israel Lorenzana Who is setting or leading the pack on channels integration to a CRM centric app? It is Mobile on the radar? link] caitlinmc RT @jaybaer Wow!

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APRIL 7, 2010

But, we did talk about the impact of geo-tagging on reviews, and whether the fact that someone has actually been to a location recently should influence your perception of their opinion. On the other hand, the new Linkedin app completely nuked my BB – had to reinstall o/s this morning…grrr! My 4SQ app version is 1.7.0

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SEPTEMBER 23, 2010

Whether it’s brand reputation management, PR and influencer outreach, customer service and social CRM, interacting with fans on a brand community, or just creating content that builds thought leadership – it all takes time. Succeeding on the social Web requires daily participation. But, there's a lot of stuff at work here!

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SEPTEMBER 21, 2010

Twitter is so 2008 The buzz about location came largely at the expense of Twitter, as most of the social media brigade updated their Twitter status infrequently, if at all. Maybe if they had partnered with LinkedIn, Twitter or Facebook so that if you scanned each other QR codes, you were automagically connected.

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