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"Know who you are - before you start to consider - who you want to talk to as a business."

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juliafiedler:

I want more friends. So, I’m going to only talk about deals and “special offers” this week. I won’t respond if they react or try to engage me in conversation about anything else. What? You don’t think I’ll be famously popular by the end of the week? You’re right, I wouldn’t be. So… why do people run their social media campaigns this way?
Brian Solis makes the ominous prediction of massive Facebook “unlikes”. I think people might be too lazy - ok, I’M too lazy - to be proactive about unliking. However, that doesn’t mean I pay attention to the SPAM-like content that comes from past “likes” I made in a moment of weakness. The problem is that company’s aren’t thinking long-term with their strategies - or they don’t have one at all. Sadly, businesses - especially small businesses - don’t know how to generate consistently effective content.

So true Julie, I advise Like because you do not because you’re asked and when you do Like something be active and respond rather than watch. Nobody can see you watching but they can hear you talking and will engage when you do talk. Simple really, what we have always done communciate and build communities.

I want more friends. So, I’m going to only talk about deals and “special offers” this week. I won’t respond if they react or try to engage me in conversation about anything else. What? You don’t think I’ll be famously popular by the end of the week? You’re right, I wouldn’t be. So… why do people run their social media campaigns this way?

Brian Solis makes the ominous prediction of massive Facebook “unlikes”. I think people might be too lazy - ok, I’M too lazy - to be proactive about unliking. However, that doesn’t mean I pay attention to the SPAM-like content that comes from past “likes” I made in a moment of weakness. The problem is that company’s aren’t thinking long-term with their strategies - or they don’t have one at all. Sadly, businesses - especially small businesses - don’t know how to generate consistently effective content.

So true Julie, I advise Like because you do not because you’re asked and when you do Like something be active and respond rather than watch. Nobody can see you watching but they can hear you talking and will engage when you do talk. Simple really, what we have always done communciate and build communities.

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curiositycounts:

Beth Comstock: You Have To Tell A Story, Before You Can Sell A Story – words of wisdom from Beth Comstock, SVP and Chief Marketing Officer at GE, in conversation with Behance founder Scott Belsky

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juliafiedler:

Hmmm… I’m curious as to how this retains it’s shape over time while still being flexible - also, how scratch resistant is the material? Would definitely like to play with one! Although it’s pretty cool, I wonder how large of a draw flexibility will have on users who already have their operating system of choice. iPhone vs. Android has become as dividing as Republican vs. Democrat! ;)

pod313:

O_O WOW!! Samsung Galaxy Skin…Flexible phone??

The ground-breaking feature of the futuristic device is that it is flexible and can take various shapes. The displays are rollable, bendable and can even survive blows from a hammer. It is the first of its kind and is set to mold a new definition for smartphones. Samsung previously confirmed the production of flexible AMOLED displays that may debut in the second quarter of 2012.

The new core technology, developed for the device, utilizes mouse-featured applications and will allow the device to be used as a full-time mouse. The device, apart from being a smartphone, can be turned into a table clock on or can be worn as a wrist-watch. It can also act as a smart projector when placed on table.

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How Consumers Interact With Brands on Facebook [MASHABLE STUDY]

People interact with their favorite brands on Facebook far more than on any other social network, according to a recent study of online consumer behavior.

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Talking has never been so easy,

Why then do many business people make it so hard,
Just be you, it’s all anyone can expect,
Use what’s available to talk……………….