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After 450,000+ nominations for 80,000+ nominees, we’re left with just 5 finalists per category in The Open Web Awards: Social Media Edition, our annual contest highlighting the very best the social web has to offer.To find out if your favorites made it, and to vote for the winners (limited to one vote per category per day), (Read More)
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I know that there are no plug-ins I can install on a WordPress.com blog...such a shame!
SO: how do I add Social Media icons, like the Sociable plug-in, to my posts on a WordPress.com blog??
thanks very much, I'm almost done setting this blog up! But I really do need the Social Media!!
thanks!!
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There are lots of different options, but of them all I like Getsocial, which was developed especially for WP.com by Hillel Stoller.http://getsociallive.comSince i started using those buttons, my hits have gone up 20%.http://en.support.wordpress.com/?s=social+bookmarking+ (Read More)
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One of the most commonly repeated phrases in the era of the social web is that you don’t control your own message, your customers do. While those of us working in the social arena can cite a number of examples where this has proven to be the case, more traditional brands can be reluctant to embrace this ideology. However, s (Read More)
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Last month, we wrote about Coca-Cola’s Expedition 206 campaign, in which the company uses social media to pick three individuals to travel the world in 2010, who in turn visit all 206 markets where Coca-Cola has a presence. Along the way, the “Happiness Ambassadors” will take photos, make videos, send out updates on Twitter (Read More)
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Megan Berry is an evangelist for Mobclix, the industry’s largest mobile ad exchange, working on social media and marketing. She also blogs at The Huffington Post and the Mobclix blog. You can follow her on Twitter as @meganberry, or through the @Mobclix handle.My iPhone is my baby, my constant companion, and I think it’s sa (Read More)
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This post is part of Mashable’s Spark of Genius series, which highlights a unique feature of startups. If you would like to have your startup considered for inclusion, please see the details here. The series is made possible by Microsoft BizSpark.Name: MagntizeQuick Pitch: Magntize provides you a free, slick website that a (Read More)
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On November 10th, hip hop artist Chamillionaire [@Chamillionaire] went against the wishes of his record label, Universal Records, and livestreamed the premiere of his Good Morning music video to fans on Facebook and Ustream.By all accounts, fans responded positively to the artist’s social media initiative. The Ustream/Faceb (Read More)
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Nearly nine years after what many consider the worst merger in history, AOL and Time Warner will finally be divorced.AOL-Time Warner, first created in 2000 when AOL purchased Time Warner for $164 billion, will officially dissolve on December 9th when AOL will be spun off as its own, independent company. Time Warner shareho (Read More)
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The holidays are here in full force, and while social media is changing holiday shopping habits, it’s also changing how major retailers try to reach you with their messages of holiday cheer.Case in point, YouTube and Target have partnered to launch a custom channel that is themed entirely for the holidays. YouTube Holiday (Read More)
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It’s a brand new week, which means it’s time for Mashable’s guide to upcoming social media and web events, parties, and conferences. For more upcoming event listings, check out Mashable’s Events section.Is your event not on this list? Contact us at least one month before your event and let’s establish a media partnership.Ma (Read More)
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Remember back in the old days when you used to have to call around to try and find out what various people wanted for the holidays? For many, the practice would appear to now be a relic of Christmas past.Why? Because people are increasingly turning to social networks to both find out what people want and to look for exclu (Read More)
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J.R. Johnson is founder and CEO of Lunch.com, a user generated content platform focused on finding common ground, and host of the Lunch for Good event series.There’s been a rising interest in the concept of “social media for social good.” In large part, that discussion has been focused on cause-related social good. I have (Read More)
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Nominations for the The Open Web Awards: Social Media Edition, our annual contest highlighting the very best the web has to offer, close at midnight EST tonight. We’ve had 408,767 nominations made for 76,431 individuals, companies, websites and applications. If you haven’t nominated yet – and you can nominate once per cat (Read More)