Why You Should Opt-Out of the Internet Do Not Track Bill

December 4, 2010
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Why You Should Opt-Out of the Internet Do Not Track Bill

Yesterday the Federal Trade Commission took the first steps towards creating a Do Not Track feature to allow internet users to opt-out of having companies obtain data on their online surfing habits.

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A point-by-point demolition of the latest case for blocking employee access to social media

December 4, 2010
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A point-by-point demolition of the latest case for blocking employee access to social media

An article by Barclay Communications appearing in a tech publication from Northern Ireland is strident in its insistence that blocking employee access to Facebook is a requirement in the face of so much risk.

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Expertise in Social Media

December 4, 2010
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Expertise in Social Media

In his most excellent article, The History and Evolution of Social Media(http://bit.ly/hadhZv), Cameron Chapman states that the precursors of SM started with Usernets (Newsgroups) and BBS’s (Bulletin Board Services) as early as 1977. Modern SM started with dating sites and forums 20 years later, including habitats such as Six Degrees and LiveJournal, as well...

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5 reasons why you shouldn’t title your blog with numbered reasons

December 4, 2010
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5 reasons why you shouldn’t title your blog with numbered reasons

It seems that bloggers are discovering that using a blog title with a number in it attracts attention.  Here are some that showed up in an email alert from SocialMediaToday:

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The Inflection Point in Social Media: It’s Here

December 4, 2010
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The Inflection Point in Social Media: It’s Here

The volume of social conversation is exploding. Hundreds of millions of blogs, millions of forums, and hundreds of thousands of online communities are supporting instantaneous conversations worldwide. And every day, new channels, forums, communities and topics are emerging, opening the door for even more conversation and information exchange.  

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The Campfire Effect in Social Media

December 4, 2010
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The Campfire Effect in Social Media

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Online Social Media the Key to Small Business Success?

December 4, 2010
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Online Social Media the Key to Small Business Success?

In the early days of the Internet, it was touted as the new television (mass communication with minimal interaction), and then the new distribution channel (which worked out quite well for anything digital, but I’ve yet to get my pizza delivered through my DVD drive), and now online social media is the new “big...

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Social Media Tools Can Be Used In The Enterprise

December 4, 2010
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Social Media Tools Can Be Used In The Enterprise

Social media tools are such a marvelous technological leap.  Although they are merely a conglomeration of technologies existing for some time, the two-way nature completely changes how they effect people.  There is no reason why social media can’t be used within the confines of an organization; used to enable fellow workers to commiserate on...

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Introducing ReSearch.ly – A Window into Twitter’s Interest Graphs

December 4, 2010
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Introducing ReSearch.ly – A Window into Twitter’s Interest Graphs

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The Numbers Don’t Add Up: Popularity Doesn’t Equal Influence

December 4, 2010
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The Numbers Don’t Add Up: Popularity Doesn’t Equal Influence

The golden ring in public relations and social media is influence and reach. It’s something that has been worked on for eons and why measurement and all that magic (including sentiment – in particular sentiment) occasionally plays front and center in public relations.This has been the way long before social media came onto the...

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