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The Other Social Network

Paul Gillin

If you thought the world’s largest professional network was little more than a place to post your resume, you owe yourself another visit. LinkedIn is set to eclipse the 100 million member mark sometime this spring, and it is quickly becoming the social network of choice for B2B professionals. This is the ideal B2B environment.

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Why Facebook Isn’t Worried About Ello

Paul Gillin

I haven’t yet tried Ello , the newest social network to aspire to the role of “Facebook killer” (though my request for access is pending), but I know already that it is doomed to fail in that role. The social network wars are over, Facebook won and it’s time to move on. They will be disappointed.

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What Social Media Marketers Should and Shouldn’t Do

Paul Gillin

A journalist contacted me with some questions about social media marketing that I hear quite often. What are three or four things social media marketers should do, and explain why they’re important. Identify the social media channels that your customers use – if any – and stake out at least a basic presence there.

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McKinsey Research Again Validates Social Technology Benefits

Paul Gillin

Here are highlights from the fifth annual McKinsey study, “ How social technologies are extending the organization ” (registration required). However, the research also indicates that becoming a fully networked organization is difficult, and remaining fully networked may be even harder.

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8 Data Points about the Importance of Customer Experience

Paul Gillin

Gartner estimated last year that by 2014 “ failure to respond via social channels can lead to up to a 15% increase in churn rate for existing customers.” You have to wonder why one-third of large corporations still block social network use by their employees. Attack of the Customers B2B marketing Social Media social networks'

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Facebook, LinkedIn and Twitter in Plain English

Paul Gillin

I prepared summaries for my upcoming Search & Social Double Whammy seminar on May 2 in Burlington, MA describing the “big three” social networks: Facebook, LinkedIn and Twitter. My goal was to describe in plain English the way these networks provide value to their users and the metaphors they use for interaction.

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Security Tips for Social Netizens

Paul Gillin

The difference between the Nigerian princess plea, the PayPal password reset email and other famous online security scams we know and love is that social networks make it appear as if the requests are coming from your friends. social networks Tips Digital Defense security' lolol bit.ly/ZUT…

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