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July 2009 Blogging: A Practical Guide 1 Blogging: A Practical Guide Ciarán Norris: Director, Mindshare SocialMedia8
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Many brands are still unsure how, or even whether, they should use blogs. This presentation gives practical tips and real-life case studies on how businesses can use the 21st Century's version of the Guttenberg press.
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Ciarán Norris: Director, Mindshare SocialMedia8
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Social Media Tracking & Viral Tracking Services
Influencer Identification Research & Outreach
Natural Seeding & Social Media Optimization
Paid Seeding & Social Media Advertising
Viral Widgets & Content
Conversational & Buzz Tracking
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• What blog?
• How blog?
• Who blog?
• Twhatter?
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Somewhere For Silly Pictures Of Cats?
Blogs Are Simply Publishing ToolsBlogs Are Just Publishing Tools
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So forget about blogs and bloggers and blogging and focus on this - the cost
and difficulty of publishing absolutely anything, by anyone, into a global
medium, just got a whole lot lower.
And the effects of that increased pool of potential producers is going to be vast
Clay Shirky, 2004
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• How Should I Blog?
• Who Should I Blog Like?
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• There is no right or wrong way…
• No ‘too short’ or ‘too long’…
• A few tips though.
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The Finishing Touch
The Finishing Touch
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The Finishing Touch
The Finishing Touch
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MAKE THEM USEFUL
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MAKE THEM VARIED
MAKE THEM VARIED
MAKE THEM VARIED
MAKE THEM VARIED
MAKE THEM VARIED
MAKE THEM VARIED
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It’s just like Facebook status updates, right?
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Twitter [is] the crack cocaine of communication right now
(addictive; likely to induce a certain amount of narcissism &
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Comment: We Are Social blog
Twitter Is Just A Communications Tool
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HAPPY BLOGGING & TWEETING
