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Lunchtime Links: Social Media Isn’t Just for Young People

Associations Now

A new report says older people increasingly use social media to connect online. It’s no secret that younger generations rely on social media to communicate with friends and connect with the causes they care about. The social set: Social media is a powerful tool for associations to engage younger members.

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Mizz Information: Social Media Software + Silos Redux

Mizz Information

Social Media Software + Silos Redux. The big thing these days is social media software–everyone wants to get into the game. I mean, why wouldn’t they, with revenue from enterprise social software projected to surpass $769 million in 2011? Vocus added social media monitoring.

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The (Questionable) Value of Being the Authority

Jamie Notter

They’re going to stick with their online encyclopedia and a set of educational curricula (which actually accounts for 85% of their revenue anyway…who knew?). Social Media. December 2005 (5). November 2005 (7). October 2005 (4). September 2005 (4). August 2005 (7). July 2005 (4).

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Ignoring the Impossible

Jamie Notter

They do $700 million in revenue a year, so this is not a small company. Social Media. December 2005 (5). November 2005 (7). October 2005 (4). September 2005 (4). August 2005 (7). July 2005 (4). June 2005 (4). May 2005 (4). Two million tons of tomatoes annually. Consulting.

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Why Podcasting Works for Leading (and Leaders)

Associations Now

The first one was to circa 2005, when blogging had become a real-deal phenomenon, and associations and corporations were wringing their hands over whether their leadership should get involved. Five years later, and they were having the same concerns over using social media. We have serious fans out there.”.

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Mizz Information: Facebook Fails are Mounting

Mizz Information

and suddenly the magical "engagement" Facebook no doubt promised would be the result of implementing a social reader app goes up in a puff of smoke. 85% of Facebooks 2011 revenue came from ads. In case youre interested in the non-social media side of me, I do love me some Pinterest. Facebook ad click through is horrible.

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Mizz Information: 31% of Associations Have Online Communities.

Mizz Information

I just read a post about an upcoming membership marketing benchmarking report, specifically detailing the part of the report that addresses social media use by associations. In case youre interested in the non-social media side of me, I do love me some Pinterest. Where are the Association Community Managers? Guess what?