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NetSquared: In the Beginning

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The idea was to embed the functions of existing social sites like Meetup , Flickr , and del.icio.us. social bookmarking (now called Delicious ) by using their APIs on the site. (An You had to say something on the blog, or post a photo on Flickr, or organize a Meetup. Most of the content was (and is) user generated.

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Frank Barry, Guest Post: 4 Keys to Building a Successful Nonprofit Web Site

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Check out: Google Analytics Maximized: Deeper Analysis, Higher ROI & You by Avinash Kaushik. Use a social bookmarking plug-in like Add This so people who like your work can easily share with their network. Not sure what Social Bookmarking is? Check out a great video by Common Craft : Social Bookmarking in Plain English.

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Can A Blogging Work Flow Tool Help Me Be More Productive?

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I might instead read through some blog feeds or find interesting links from people I follow on FriendFeed or Twitter and then bookmark posts on topics (within my "beat"). Sometimes I get an idea based on a pattern analysis or connecting several seemingly unconnected posts/ideas together. Do you follow a framework like this?

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Best of Beth's Blog 2008: Finding The Top Ten Posts In Less Than Five MInutes!

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Once a year in June, I do an overall benchmarking and ROI analysis of my blog using particular metrics. PostRank scoring is based on analysis of the " 5 Cs " of engagement: creating, critiquing, chatting, collecting, and clicking. This analysis took all of five minutes. How Nonprofits Can Get The Most Out of Flickr.

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My New Year's Resolution: Use Social Media Efficiently - 52 Tips

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Flickr Photo by RedRaspu Convio invited me to share my number one New Year's resolution as part of its "Now is the Time" campaign. Do a regular task analysis of your social media work flow looking for redundant actions or where you've simply lapsed into automatic pilot or bad habits.

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A Roundup of New Year's Predictions, Resolutions, and Best Of 2008

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Flickr Photo from Bearman 2007. It's that quiet week between Christmas and New Years. Lots of time for reflection and to write that end of year post. Ah, but what format to use. It boils down to two choices: gaze into your crystal ball and predict the future or look back at the year just ending for the best (or worst) moments.

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Tagging in an Art Museum Context

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Tagging in a museum context may differ from social bookmarking because of pre-existing types of social relationships. Museums can use analysis of tags to learn more about their visitors and to support their use of collections. tools (like flickr Tag Fight. places in a diverse community, and a desire to enable social engagement.

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