The good news is that I’ve found a really great way to effectively amplify your blogging, reach a new set of potential customers, build relationships with fellow bloggers, and create a useful and powerful library of relevant content for your industry. Once you’ve decided on the specific topic, you can create a hub using one of many different services such as Browse My Stuff (what I use), Individurls , MySyndicaat , Feedbite , Planetaki , Protopage , Netvibes , PageFlakes , or even community oriented solutions such as Ning and WordFrame.  Share this on Facebook. MORE >>

Talent Management, and Employee Engagement (a PDF file) that finds: 52% of organizations that adopt blogs, wikis, and social networking tools (among others) achieved best-in-class performance levels compared to 5% for those that didnâ??t. Facebook or LinkedIn) or other communities of practiceâ?? " Throwing up a wiki or a blog and hoping for the best isnt going to cut it. But doing it right can make some significant improvements to organizational effectiveness. Moodle, Second Life, Ning, etc.) Best of Bamboo. The Bamboo Project Blog. RANT ALERT! MORE >>

And if you want a FREE step-by-step report on how to set up an effective Twitter profile, get my report “Twitter, Facebook and Your Website: A Beginning Blueprint for Harnessing the Power of 3 for Your Business” here. from The Wharton School and is co-founder of the social media marketing company Miller Mosaic Power Marketing that works with clients to effectively use social media marketing for their businesses. Share this on Facebook. Add this to Ning. Related posts: Why Use Twitter, Facebook & LinkedIn for Content Marketing? Thus I didn’t join. MORE >>

PLE driven approach does not only provide personal spaces, which belong to and are controlled by the user, but also requires a social context by offering means to connect with other personal spaces for effective knowledge sharing and collaborative knolwedge creation." Social networking services Ning. Sites like Myspace , Facebook and EduSpaces.net can serve as PLEs - the ability to dialogue, manage ones own identity, and share resources, combined with huge penetration in many campuses, speak of their potential as a learning tool. From LTCWiki. Overview. Why PLEs? Why Now? MORE >>

Have a plan : In order to offer the best content, it’s important to plan ahead. Amy Izzo at Business 2 Community suggests doing this by “plan[ning] out topic ideas for at least a month ahead and hav[ing] a backlog of posts to fill gaps.”. Be scannable: Most Web users will skim information on blogs, so one of the best things you can do to appeal to them is make your content scannable. Write consistently: To be most effective, write with one, solid, consistent, personal voice, one that engages readers and enhances the sense of your brand. Overall Guidelines. MORE >>