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  • 5 best ways to use QR codes in social media   How to make and scan QR (Quick Response) codes easily in social media is a topic rarely covered. QR […]

    5 best ways to use QR codes in social media

    5 best ways to use QR codes in social media   How to make and scan QR (Quick Response) codes easily in social media is a topic rarely covered. QR […]

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  • Attending numerous speakers at the <a title="SMWF Europe" href="http://www.google.com.au/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=smwf%20europe&source=web&cd=1&ved=0CGQQFjAA&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.socialmedia-forum.com%2Feurope%2F&ei=TtmvT_OgA8mciAeC2d3qCA&usg=AFQjCNF2NHirQAZ60K71n5MWVu5R3y-bKQ&cad=rja">SMWF Europe</a>, I noticed a few trends emerge from each presentation highlighting <strong>social media trends for 2012</strong>. Social media is evolving this year; moving away from current models towards a more interactive and seamless presence. The shift takes on three main strategies; including the integration of social media(#1 and #2)

    5 Social Media Trends for 2012

    Attending numerous speakers at the SMWF Europe, I noticed a few trends emerge from each presentation highlighting social media trends for 2012. Social media is evolving this year; moving away from current models towards a more interactive and seamless presence. The shift takes on three main strategies; including the integration of social media(#1 and #2)

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  • I was recently approached by a country manager of a large food franchiser who asked me “what is with this <strong>social media</strong>?” A further conversation ensued highlighting how an older generation might not understand the implication of what <a title="Social Media" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Social_media" target="_blank">social media</a> entails.

    Social Media: 3 Main Pillars

    I was recently approached by a country manager of a large food franchiser who asked me “what is with this social media?” A further conversation ensued highlighting how an older generation might not understand the implication of what social media entails.

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  • Most of us know web 3.0 from Facebook friend recommendations that seem to be eerily accurate, while others may have used Amazon to make purchases and probably made more purchases than intended...

    The Semantic Web: Web 3.0 is here!

    Most of us know web 3.0 from Facebook friend recommendations that seem to be eerily accurate, while others may have used Amazon to make purchases and probably made more purchases than intended...

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  • One can forecast the <a title="The future of cloud computing" href="http://cloudtimes.org/the-future-of-cloud-computing-10-predictions/" target="_blank"><strong>future of cloud computing</strong></a> by looking back in time. I had the fortunate chance of meeting with one of the pioneers who worked with IBM on the deal with Microsoft just before

    The Future of Cloud Computing: from people to devices

    One can forecast the future of cloud computing by looking back in time. I had the fortunate chance of meeting with one of the pioneers who worked with IBM on the deal with Microsoft just before

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  • <p style="text-align: left;">The web has allowed people from across the world to engage together to find solutions to problems, proposed either by companies and organizations or from individuals. When most people think of <a title="Crowd-sourcing" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crowdsourcing" target="_blank">crowd-sourcing </a>and <a title="Crowd-funding" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crowdfunding" target="_blank">crowd-funding</a> they imagine...</p>

    Crowd-sourcing and crowd-funding: socially powering companies

    The web has allowed people from across the world to engage together to find solutions to problems, proposed either by companies and organizations or from individuals. When most people think of crowd-sourcing and crowd-funding they imagine...

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  • Timing is everything.  I am often reminded of a company who ran into major problems due to an early entry into location based advertising on cellphones, that users perceived then as invasive. Today, location based services are not only becoming the norm, but are also stimulating new ways to share information and fostering new applications to exploit these interests. People are sharing their private lives in attempts to increase communication and bonds with others without fully understanding the consequences of those actions.

    Privacy Pendulum: Addressing HR and Client Concerns

    Timing is everything.  I am often reminded of a company who ran into major problems due to an early entry into location based advertising on cellphones, that users perceived then as invasive. Today, location based services are not only becoming the norm, but are also stimulating new ways to share information and fostering new applications to exploit these interests. People are sharing their private lives in attempts to increase communication and bonds with others without fully understanding the consequences of those actions.

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