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High Points on the Social Media Landscape

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In "The 4 C's of Social Media," I noted that coming up with a concise definition of social media , like defining "art," is challenging. Another is to look at the different types of websites and tools that comprise the social media landscape. Knol may lack Wikipedia's cachet, but it's a much friendlier place.

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The 4 C's of Social Media

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Social media is a bit like art—most of us are pretty sure we know what it is, but articulating a common definition can be challenging. There are many definitions of social media floating about of course, they just aren't consistent. Flickr or YouTube ), a wiki, a forum, a Squidoo lens, wherever.

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The 5 Best Social Media Sites for Small Businesses

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Note: the following is a guest post from expert researcher and freelance writer Heather Johnson on how businesses can effectively use social media as a component of PR efforts, and efficiently focus their efforts on the most productive sites. Wikipedia – It is a boon to your small business to be mentioned on Wikipedia.

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Using ALL the Tools of Social Media Optimization

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The term "social media" encompasses several different types of sites, and it's important to use all of them properly in order to really be effective at social media optimization (SMO). So, here are some tips for using different types of social media sites for SMO.

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Don't They Know Who You Are? Why Reputation Management is Critical

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The emergence of social media changed all that of course, so now that person can vent online to, essentially, the entire world. And search engines love social media, which helps expose that rant to anyone searching for the company's name. If you can make the time commitment, start your own blog.

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Best of 2008: Cool Web Tools, Part 1

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How about slick tools to creating a social media email signature or conducting a video chat session? The top menu and right sidebar box make it simple to narrow your search to the entire web, just your PC, or Wikipedia, as well as by related terms, site type, media type and other criteria.

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Google and the Parable of the Turkey

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Move over SharePoint, Google's got a challenge on the Enterprise 3 blog states that "With the announcement of Google Sites , Google has unveiled a tool that incorporates email, calendars, excels, documents and presentation software." Sure—but don't count on beating the search giant in court.

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