Tag Archives: Social Media

SoMe for the Practical E.D. Pro

Not an authorized advertisement! Social Media for the Practical Economic Development Professional August 31, 2010 from 2 PM to 3:30 PM EST. Join Mark James, CEcD, ED Solutions Inc. and Sara Dunnigan, SVP, Existing Business Services, Richmond Partnership (VA) for … Continue reading

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Consumers Don't Want "To Get Sold"

Even if you haven’t jumped on the Social Media bandwagon, somebody somewhere is claiming the webspace that should belong to your company, organization or cause. Minnesota Business last month offered a “primer” on social media, with this paragraph that caught … Continue reading

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Rural Broadband: Jobs and Services

Written Remarks for Presentation to Murray County (MN) Farm Bureau, 27 July 2010 Just five years ago, most Americans accessed the internet on dial-up modems.  Today, about 2/3 of the nation uses broadband service—high speed internet that lets you download … Continue reading

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Into (and out of) the (Social Media) Wild

There is pleasure in the pathless woods, There is a rapture on the lonely shore, There is society, where none intrudes, By the deep sea, and music in its roar: I love not man the less, but Nature more, From … Continue reading

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Tolkien and the Hunt for Public Participation

In praise of fan films and content production. Continue reading

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Trendwatching

Busy, busy, busy.  Busy is a good thing, but too often I let the urgent push out the important.  So many bright, shiny objects floating around Web 2.0 these days. One of those bright-shiny do-dads is Trendwatching.com and their monthly … Continue reading

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Did You Know 4.0

You’ve probably seen at least one of the videos in this “Did You Know?” series.  I’ve heard about them, or rather seen blogs written about them, but only now coming out of dial-up purgatory I’m somewhat behind on the entire … Continue reading

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Is social media a fad?

Here’s a direct link to the Social Media video featured at the beginning of Ann Treacy’s social media webinar I wrote about yesterday. Social Media Revolution: Is social media a fad? Or is it the biggest shift since the Industrial … Continue reading

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Telling a Story Using Social Media

3rd of 3 Blandin webinars ahead of #mnbb09 Continue reading

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A Futurist's View of Rural Development, and more

Blandin Webinar Series: Realizing Our Broadband Future Here’s a chance to listen in on some really smart people discuss some important issues for Greater Minnesota and Rural America.  I worked with Dr. Delore Zimmerman when I was an Associate at … Continue reading

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