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Spammers and Scammers on Social Networks

It’s ironic that a few days before speaking on Using Social Media for Social Good I would wind up filing a complaint with the FTC about a possible fraud being committed on social networks. That same day we held a plurkshop on Internet security issues and microblogging. Hence the title of this post: spammers and [...]

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Think Twitter is silly? Look what it just did….

We get this question a lot at Every Dot Connects — “What the heck is Twitter, and how can something that sounds so goofy possibly do anything useful?” Today, many people in Austin, Texas saw firsthand what Twitter can do with a few dedicated people and a great idea. It was the inaugural Austin Blood Drive Tweetup, [...]

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Connie Reece interview on FIR

I recently had the privilege of being interviewed by Shel Holtz and Neville Hobson for their program, For Immediate Release. As a fan of this popular podcast, I was happy to have the opportunity to talk to them in person, especially when the topic was one of my favorite projects, the Frozen Pea Fund. The interview [...]

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Community vs. Cancer

People who do not invest time in social networking often wonder about the quality of online friendships. They doubt the depth or strength of connections made with people you’ve never met face to face. My thoughts match those of Shel Israel: “My virtual friends are all real.” (I’m paraphrasing something you said in an interview, [...]

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The Conversation Economy

This morning I reread David Armano’s piece in BusinessWeek, “It’s the Conversation Economy, Stupid.” It’s an important read if you’re involved in any aspect of making the shift from messaging to conversational marketing. In fact, just click on David’s name in the Blogroll here and subscribe to his blog, Logic+Emotion; it’s well worth your [...]

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