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From TechPresident: Facebook Haggadah: A Case Study in Viral ROI

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Sifry , the co-founder of Personal Democracy Forum, took a closer look at ROI for Facebook apps in his piece last week Facebook Haggadah: A Case Study in Viral ROI (Is This App Different From All Other Apps?) Here’s an excerpt from his post : Within a day his Facebook Haggadah was all over the web. for TechPresident.

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Interview: Marshall Kirkpatrick on the Real Time Web Report

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The Real-Time Web and Its Future , a new report from ReadWriteWeb , focused on the changing ecosystem of the Web, one that runs in real-time. “For the following report, we interviewed 50 companies, developers and executives building or leveraging real-time Web technology. When did RWW start focusing on the real-time Web?

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Unlock Fans While Engaging Supporters Beyond Like, Share and Comment

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The mystery of creating real impact using Facebook has eluded many organizations for years now. There are other examples of organizations finding some tricks and functionality that really help them make connections with supporters, and then Facebook changes the functionality. Grab the trial code at the bottom of the post!

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New on SSIR: Are we addicted to Slacktivism?

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—– If you’ve been on facebook at all in December this year, you may have seen something happening to all your friends – their pictures changing to their favorite cartoon characters! The purpose of this game is to remove all photos of human for a few days from Facebook.&#. What do you think?

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Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America spread #GoSilent across the web for Memorial Day

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The timing coincides with the President’s remarks in Arlington, but one minute of silence can be pledged at any time, really. Sharing across platforms – Facebook. Both of these actions make it clear and easy for people to learn more and take action while still playing by the rules of Facebook.

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Security and Control: Early thoughts on Google+

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With all of that as a grain of salt to this post, I want to share a few reflections focused on security and control – the items touted ahead of launch as the elements positioning Google+ on the other side of Facebook. You can share with all of your circles, any specific one/s, or with the world, every time you post.

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5 Assumptions Every Community Manager Should Make Daily

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There are mind-boggling reports and stats our there that show just how much time many of us are spending [wasting?] on social media platforms like Facebook each day. That said, it is best to assume that your community isn’t hip to every trick you’ve found for Facebook, Twitter, and any other site you may use.

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