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Can One Billion Facebook Users be wrong?

Posted on September 26, 2012 by Gary R Schirr

Based on strictly anecdotal evidence I believe that there are a LOT of fake and duplicate FB accounts… Does LinkedIn have both a more professional group and honest count? Continue reading →

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What is your Klout score today?

Posted on September 13, 2012 by Gary R Schirr

Even after carefully reading Mark Schaefer’s excellent book Return on Influence, I am still one of those unrepentant Klout-bashers that Mark has referred to in several of his recent posts. I believe that a Klout score has little value and … Continue reading →

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Wicked Commentary on Social Media

Posted on August 23, 2012 by Gary R Schirr

This “ad” for the iPhone 5 is also a wicked commentary on social media!

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Social Media used to Crowdsource a New Course!

Posted on August 2, 2012 by Gary R Schirr

http://youtu.be/z5OWUhNd8dI

A recording of a presentation at Social Slam 2012.
(Also posted at servicecocreation.com and youtube.)

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Crowdsourcing a New Marketing Course: Social Slam Presentation

Posted on July 31, 2012 by Gary R Schirr

http://youtu.be/z5OWUhNd8dI

From 2012 Social Slam in Knoxville, TN

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3 Quick Lessons from Bernie, Jon, and Russell

Posted on July 16, 2012 by Gary R Schirr

Investors lost money in three recent frauds: Madoff, MF Global, and Peregrine. Are there lessons for a careful investor from these debacles. Three quick lessons come to mind. Don’t trust the SEC – they are clueless. Barron’s had run an … Continue reading →

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The Social Network: The IPO

Posted on May 24, 2012 by Gary R Schirr

Mobile IS the new platform. Facebook was dominant in the Web 2.0 world – it is having problems in mobile. To summarize: Facebook mobile is clunky and boring and currently has no ads! Continue reading →

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SoSlam: The BIG picture

Posted on May 1, 2012 by Gary R Schirr

Social Slam was exhilarating for me! Being with 550 people excited about social media, meeting a score of twitter friends for the first time, and listening to superb talks: how could it get much better? The Social Media Club of … Continue reading →

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More Klout bashing!!

Posted on April 24, 2012 by Gary R Schirr

I wrote another article about Klout. Several of my most popular posts on this blog were about influence measuring. It fits better in my other blog on social media – so this is just a heads up : See http://wp.me/p1reuk-13

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Klout, Kred, and PeerIndex are influencing social media!

Posted on April 24, 2012 by Gary R Schirr

I have been and continue to be a skeptic of influence measuring, as performed by Klout, PeerIndex, and Kred. I fear the tactics of SEO will come to social media. Continue reading →

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