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Posted: February 27th, 2008 | Author: Mark Anderson | Filed under: Culture, Gadgets | Tags: , , | No Comments »

Social media and social networking sites offer new opportunities for organizations to publish content and interact with their customers. So just what the heck is Facebook? Why would I upload video to YouTube? Who stole the “e” from Flickr? Answers to these questions and more in this post. Read the rest of this entry »

How is Facebook like the mob?

Posted: February 12th, 2008 | Author: Mark Anderson | Filed under: Culture, Gadgets | Tags: , , | No Comments »

Social networking sites are incredibly popular, particularly with college students. In particular, Facebook stands out as having the most penetration into this demographic. So, from a marketing perspective, it only makes sense that Facebook is the perfect place for universities to focus their social marketing strategies.

Not so fast.

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