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Archive for Jeremiah Owyang

Is LinkedIn Too Busy with Big Deals to Respond to Members?

I can remember a time not so long ago when LinkedIn executives and staff were really good about responding to questions and even criticism. Co-founder and sometime VP at LinkedIn Konstantin Guericke used to put an enormous effort into communicating with members on LinkedIn-related groups of which I’ve been a member, including the one of

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Why I Find Alltop Social Media Useful

Yesterday on Thinking Home Business I wrote about the new web content aggregator site Alltop and observed that it is an excellent resource for anyone who wants to get a quick, interesting overview of current online coverage of their favorite topic. That post was focused on the Small Business category on Alltop. This deswalsh.com site

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Conversation of the Social Mediasphere Free Webinar

On January 31st, 12.30 pm to 1.30 pm EST (US), Dow Jones is hosting a complimentary webinar with the topic Latest Trend in Social Media: How to Listen Effectively and Engage in the Conversation. Featured is Jeremiah Owyang, Senior Analyst at Forrester Research, who will be presenting with Glen Fanning, Dow Jones’ Product Development Manager.

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Simple Template for Social Media Strategy

(Update: as this post has been consistently the most visited on this site for the past two years, I felt an update was in order – overdue even. See Simple Template for Social Media Strategy: Update – posted November 30, 2009)

Facebook as Ready-Made Social Media Marketing Platform

I have to admit that until sometime early last week I was a Facebook skeptic, at least as far as being willing to recommend incorporating Facebook into a business strategy. But I have great respect for the people behind the Web Community Forum who had organized a Facebook-focused event in Seattle to take place over

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