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An Open Letter to Jimmy Wales

Webbiquity

Got your fundraising appeal for Wikipedia. Let me start by saying I’m a huge fan of Wikipedia; it is a truly amazing tool and a tremendous accomplishment. It’s a phenomenally time-saving research tool. The Wikipedia cabal. However, a few changes really need to be made. Call off the dogs. The Priesthood.

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The Sociology of Social Media: TED TV Talks

Writing on the Web

Now, however, we’re doing it online, on the Internet, using social media tools. Jimmy Wales on the birth of Wikipedia : It’s hard to remember a world without Wikipedia , but a decade ago the site was just getting its start. We crave connection with others and to find meaning in our lives. Blog this on Blogger.

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8 Blog SEO Tips for Top Search Results

Writing on the Web

This honey of a software tool tells me how well a post is going to be understood by those search robots. Link to definitions on Wikipedia of the most important keywords whenever you can. It may be easier than you think to start getting onto the first page for keyword searches. Write at least 300 words. Blog this on Blogger.

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7 Things I Didn’t Get Out of SMX Social Media and 2 Important Things That I Did

KoMarketing Associates

I had to chuckle when I saw some jaws drop at Tamar Weinberg’s mention that she had actually dugg over 18,000 articles in Digg since she started using it. Lisa Broer is not going to cut anyone any slack for messing up Wikipedia entries just because she spoke at the conference. Your network is really what you make of it.

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Mapping Content to the Sales Funnel AND Buyer types

Buzz Marketing for Technology

For Consideration I like to use more in depth tools like webinars and live/virtual events – derived from the lists of folks who downloaded and have been interacting with us on a particular topic. Related posts: Influencers vs Advocates in B2B Marketing According to Wikipedia – Influencer Marketing is a form of. Tweet This!

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Mapping Content to the Sales Funnel AND Buyer types

Buzz Marketing for Technology

For Consideration I like to use more in depth tools like webinars and live/virtual events – derived from the lists of folks who downloaded and have been interacting with us on a particular topic. Related posts: Influencers vs Advocates in B2B Marketing According to Wikipedia – Influencer Marketing is a form of. Tweet This!

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Book Review: Social Media Marketing

Webbiquity

As she notes in her introduction, Li’s book is organized around four main themes: Research: start by using search and social media monitoring tools to discover where your customers and prospects are congregating. Wikis (Wikipedia, hundreds of specific topic-focused wikis). Social Networking (Facebook, MySpace, LinkedIn, etc.).