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Social Networking For a Cause: The Power of Online Communities

Saying It Social

Saying It Social Your Social Media Marketing Resource Home About Polls Our Services Testimonials Social Networking For a Cause: The Power of Online Communities I’d like to use this blog post to step out of our social-networking-for-business mentality and talk a little bit about using social networking for special causes.

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What's your social currency?

Akamai Marketing

What I AM suggesting is that you brands and companies give serious consideration to what they have to OFFER the community and what motivates their community to be part of social media at all. What you give your community, otherwise, seriously, why should they care? Its all about “What’s in it for them&#.

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Book Review Wednesday: Wikibrands: Reinventing your company in.

Akamai Marketing

But understanding how to begin your social media presence is the first phase, building community then analyzing and measure the community and Wikibrands includes those very important topics as well. Understanding the needs of humans, rather than computers is the essence of Wikibrand success. I plan on giving a copy to my clients.

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Why Writing a Corporate Blog Can Be Fun (and Profitable Too)

Debbie Weil

I love her observation that "the networking goes on in the sidebar, too" through a carefully selected blogroll. Ever notice how many small-business blogs fail? So when I promote local Master Gardeners and community gardens, those folks pass the link along and put us on their website.

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17 CommentLuv Enabled Blogs to Visit

Kikolani

It is a friendly community that knows the importance of interacting with readers by responding to comments and reaching out to find quality writers to share a new wealth of information on how to succeed at blogging. Small Business Ideas from the Social Media Virtual Assistant. Grow Your Online Business with GrowMap.

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Weekly Roundup: Trick or Treat

Waxing UnLyrical

Why: part of the problem with PR is that businesses still don’t understand what we do. How to run a fearless small business by Taylor Lindstrom at Copyblogger. Why: especially for my friends (and foes) who run small businesses. And that leads to stuff like this. Take heart, not howls. Read All About It!

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Successful Blogging for Small and Medium Businesses

Akamai Marketing

Blogs for business are an outstanding tool for business, they can build community, be the backbone of your social media program, and drive traffic to your website, just for starters. Are you trying to create community? Or someone said you should so your considering it. But where do you start? Then live it.