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Chris Pirillo on Community

We hear so much about “community” as it relates to the web and social media… but what is community? Recently Chris Pirillo gave a great talk at WordCamp Seattle on the topic of community. I was in the audience and several of his points really resonated with me so I wanted to pass [...]

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Better Your Blogging with the ProBlogger Community

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Darren Rowse’s ProBlogger website is one of the best sources for information on blogging. He’s been blogging about blogging since 2002 and has built up a huge readership that follows his blog. Recently Darren wondered “What would happen if the thousands of bloggers who read ProBlogger each day decided to work together to [...]

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Building Credibility: Creation vs. Commentary

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I recently spoke on a panel of bloggers to a bunch of artists that are part of Portland’s Working Artists Network. One of the key points I tried to stress was that one great way to build up one’s credibility and reputation online is to be an active participant on blogs, forums, and other [...]

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Social Media is about Conversation

What makes social media, well, social? Conversation. Traditional media and marketing is one-way, aimed at sending a controlled message in one direction: towards the target audience. Tools that are described as social media are bidirectional, allowing the person who was originally in the recipient role to engage in a dialog with the [...]

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