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Curation: Add Value and Pass It Along

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I think most rational people would agree with him that many Huffington Post or Business Insider stories are really just rewrites. The best recent example, perhaps, comes from Kashmir Hill’s Forbes.com story last February recapping Charles Duhigg’s New York Times article on consumer marketing and data mining.

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Open vs. Closed: Six New-Media Principles, No. 4

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One example of a closed system, from the early days of the online experience, would be the original America Online or Prodigy of the 1990s. Another example of closed and open digital systems comes from software. Media businesses may fear open systems, but individual journalists shouldn’t. Openness is their future.

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Brand Journalism Trend Heats Up in UK

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His example is News International , which hopes to enhance its traditional publishing business with “a stronger commercial relationship with readers.”. Though I’ve heard stories here and there of similar trends in B2B, for instance, I haven’t seen any examples as definitive as those Burrell cites.

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“Content Is Power”: Q & A with Mark W. Schaefer

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Even when he wasn’t yet the expert on social media that he is now (see his excellent primer, The Tao of Twitter , for example), his dispassionate looks at new-media platorms and personalities were both entertaining and informative. Journalism is my first love but I was increasingly interested in business. I love that!

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Social Media and Ethics: An Interview with B2B Editor Maureen Alley

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For example, I live in Madison and there is a huge budget/political scene right now. I taught business writing to college students last semester and my number one rule was ALWAYS remember who your audience is. Well, I try to keep my opinions to my personal account and away from the RD+B account. Great question.

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Managing Your Career in the Social Media Era: Sources

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The webinar, “ Enhancing Your Career in the B2B Press ,” is sponsored by the American Society of Business Press Editors.). I cited Guillebeau’s personal manifesto as an example of one kind of e-book B2B editors could aspire to. I don’t hire anyone that doesn’t blog.”. Book Notes: An Interview with Seth Godin. (On

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Do Personal Passions Make You a Better B2B Blogger?

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You don’t have to look very far to find plenty of examples. Every so often, a personal enthusiasm turns out to shed enough light on a business topic to explore at length, as Brian Halligan and David Meerman Scott have done in their new book, Marketing Lessons from the Grateful Dead.

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