It’s Nice To Be Nice

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The world moves quickly around us. It’s not always a nice place to be and sometimes it’s hard to keep things going when everything seems against us. Yet one thing that always gets us through are our friends. Do we show them how thankful we are often enough?

Taking the Social Out of Social Media

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For social media proponents and advocates, one of the best things about it is the open-natured conversations that take place. Allowing views and offering views in a supportive manner while learning more about social media’s benefits (or lack of, as well). So what happens when the users of social media themselves broadcast in a way that’s the exact opposite of social media’s efforts?

Mashable Open Web Awards 2008 Finalists Announced – Last Round of Voting Begins

After thousands of votes and nominations, the Mashable Open Web Awards 2008 is now down to the final three in each category, as the last round of voting begins. Has your favourite site or web tool/application made the cut?

The REAL Social Media ROI – Risk of Ignoring

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So much talk in social media circles lately has been about how businesses can measure ROI, or Return on Investment. CEO’s want to know how they can profit from the likes of Twitter, Facebook and other social media sites and networks. Yet what if they’re looking at the wrong kind of ROI completely?

Discussing Social Media with… Mark Harai

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Social media is many things to many people. For some it’s simply a way of connecting and making new friends online. For others, it’s an essential tool in their strategy of online brand building. With this in mind, I offer a series of interviews where different people share their views with me on how they use social media. Sharing his thoughts this time around is Mark Harai, a consultant with social media marketing and business development consultancy GAC Consultants.