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Upside down…

The energy around Social Media conversations is pretty intense these days. It seems as if any time the topic comes up, people have reactions ranging from fear (“it’s all just a bunch of hype, it’ll go away”) to curiosity (“I’ve heard of it I think, should I be doing somethig about it?”) to active participation (“I’m changing how I market my business”) to intense evangelism (“It’s the best thing since sliced bread!!!”), and everything in-between. But why is Social Media having such an impact on us? And why should businesses take it seriously? I think the biggest issue of all [...]

 by Roohi Moolla on February 22, 2010 · 0 comments

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Superbowl 2010, the Pepsi Refresh Project and a wide, wild world…

For the first time in SuperBowl history, a major US corporation shunned the mainstream advertising campaigns at half-time. Instead, Pepsi created one of the most innovative Social Media campaigns to date – the Pepsi Refresh Project. Launched on January 13th, 2010 on Facebook and Twitter, within a matter of weeks the Pepsi Refresh Project gathered over half a million Facebook fans and 21,000 Twitter followers. The Pepsi Refresh Project allows people to submit ideas for local community-based projects, for profit or non-profit, in a variety of categories: Arts & Culture, Health, Food & Shelter, The Planet, Neighborhoods and Education.  Up [...]

 by Roohi Moolla on February 16, 2010 · 0 comments

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Post-Social Media seminar Thank You….

THANK YOU to everyone who came out to the Social Media Seminar last night at the Pelican Art Gallery – we had such a full crowd, it was standing room only!!! We were expecting about 25 people, and had over 40 people! A HUGE thanks to Linda Postenreider and Donna Hinshaw, owners of the Gallery, for hosting the seminar - and to each and every person who attended.   The fact that we had such a big crowd – and that people were willing to stand and listen for 2-hours – tells me that people really want to know what’s happening in the digital world – [...]

 by Roohi Moolla on February 12, 2010 · 0 comments

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