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Month: February 2011

February 28, 2011
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What Does it Take to Be a Social Media Expert?

There are a lot of people out there claiming to be experts in social media. If you’re looking for social media help, I would suggest that the term “expert” be a big, red, waving-madly-in-the-air-trying-to-get-your-attention flag. Let’s change focus for a … Continue reading →

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February 23, 2011
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Social Media Seating Arrangements

It’s old news for most – last week, President Obama sat down to talk with the leaders in the tech industry. I’m not sure if you’ve seen the photo, shown here (and used as a link to the source, which … Continue reading →

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February 17, 2011
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Facebook: Brand or Human

On Facebook, businesses and brands use Fan Pages (not a personal profile page) to interact with customers. Last week, Facebook rolled out some changes to those pages. One of the biggest challenges with this new rollout, I believe, is the … Continue reading →

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February 15, 2011
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What is a Twitter hashtag?

Today is another “back to basics” post for the newbies among us. If you’ve spent any time on Twitter at all, you’ve probably seen Tweets that have words preceded by a number sign (#) and wondered what the heck that … Continue reading →

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February 7, 2011
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5 Lessons from Super Bowl Social Media

There were times during last night’s Super Bowl (SB45) that I thought that without the promoted (read: paid for) trend of #superbowl that the actual game might not have been trending at all. That’s because the ads took over and … Continue reading →

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February 1, 2011
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Social Media Give and Take

Social media is about giving I read an article recently talking about how social media is about giving, not receiving. It really struck me as a great analogy, and one worthy of a blog post. The book called it “reciprocity” … Continue reading →

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