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What the Past Can Tell Us About the Future of Social Networking

Both Sides of the Table

I recently spoke at Caltech at the Caltech / MIT Enterprise Forum on “the future of social networking,&# the 30-minute video is here and the PowerPoint presentation is here on DocStoc ). What are the big trends that will drive the next phase of social networks? And so it goes with social networking. The Past (1985-2002).

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There’s Something Abuzz With GoodBuzz

YoungUpstarts

Peer-To-Peer Referral Network. This would inspire him to start GoodBuzz in 2005, a free web-based peer-to-peer referral network that would allow artists, bands, associations, public organizations, event promoters and organizers to help promote each others’ events. – to promote their campaigns.

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Is it a Good Idea to Have Ads in Tweets?

Both Sides of the Table

We’ve run enough campaigns to known that users have been tolerant of authentic ads. People mistook the fact that these text advertisements worked in Google to say they would work in social networks. So PPC (pay-per-click) advertising on social networks has performed poorly to date. So we label these Tweets clearly as ads.

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What Entrepreneurs Need to Know About Google+

YoungUpstarts

are trying to win their share, and they have some converts thanks to hard-fought battles through advertising campaigns, but everyone knows that Google is going to win the war. Chances are good you have at least a personal channel – billions of users jump on each month. Who doesn’t have a Gmail account at this point?

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Five Steps To Social Media Success for Startups

Startup Professionals Musings

Before you start, analyze existing media, demographics, and new social media alternatives for a fit to your rollout campaign requirements. Blogging (Wordpress), micro-blogging (Twitter), and social networks are the trinity. Key social networks are Facebook (500 million consumers) and LinkedIn (60 million professionals).

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Catch Them On Thanksgiving, Convert Them Into Customers By Christmas

YoungUpstarts

The most advanced companies are able to provide integrated marketing suites to agencies with all of the necessary tools to grow their SMBs’ online presence, including cross platform website builders, ecommerce, web and social customer engagement add-ons, multi-network posting and built-in CRM for maximum efficiency at a reasonable cost.

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Everything You Ever Wanted to Know about Marketing Communications

Steve Blank

For example, our goal could be: Create demand for our products and drive it into our sales channel. They created the “Intel Inside” campaign. Apple was trying to resurrect a then-dying company by reminding people what Apple stood for with their “Think Different” ad campaign. Communications as a Force Multiplier.

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