Image via Wikipedia The long-awaited new guidelines from the Federal Trade Commission ( FTC ) were published today, and they aren't much of a surprise. While addressing blogs, message boards, and other forms of new media, the FTC didn't stray...
Topics: Advertising, Blogs, Federal Trade Commission, FTC, Law, Legal, Paid Posts, Social Media, Social Media Guidelines, Sponsored Conversation

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Image by jamesbt via Flickr I am on vacation this week, so I hope you'll enjoy one of my favorite blog posts from last year--one which I believe is even more relevant today. ReadWriteWeb shares an interesting report about how cell phone users are...
Topics: Mobile, Social Media, Social Networks

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Image by geekstinkbreath via Flickr “Trust is not a request. Trust is earned. Trust is not spoken. Trust is a feeling.” So notes Jeffrey Gitomer in his book, “Little Teal Book of Trust." He's absolutely correct--trust is not defined by...
Topics: Blogs, Paid Posts, Social Media, Sponsored Conversation, Trust

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"When I was a child, I spake as a child, I understood as a child, I thought as a child: but when I became a man, I put away childish things." The time has come for business to put away childish Social Media notions. It was fun while it lasted,..
Topics: Agencies, Consultants, Social Media, Trust

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Please don't take this personally, but you are not the most important person in the world. (Nor am I.) If professionals and brands keep just one thing in mind as they develop strategies and engage in Social Media, it is this: "It's not...
Topics: Experience: The Blog, Social Media, Twitter

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