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Lead, Follow, or Get Out of the Way: Why it is good to be Canadian (or Spanish) in 2008

platform that support crowdsourcing reveals important clues about how to manage crowdsourcing effectively. As Donald Trump once said, "If you manage the downside, the upside takes care of itself". In her post about the challenges of crowdsourcing, Monica Hamburg does us all a great service by stripping the silvery patina off crowdsourcing and looking carefully at the cold gray steel underneath. Among Monica's observations, which I'm paraphrasing, are the following:

2. Make sure your profile includes a photo of you 3. Include detailed business information in your profile 4. Do not invite strangers to be your Facebook friends 5. Do not send messages to strangers Visit OneDegree.ca for the next 5 tips and full details on why the first 5 are so important.

2. Make sure your profile includes a photo of you 3. Include detailed business information in your profile 4. Do not invite strangers to be your Facebook friends 5. Do not send messages to strangers Visit OneDegree.ca for the next 5 tips and full details on why the first 5 are so important.

Cuil, Kewl or Cool: July 28, 2008 Week in Review News Items, Press Releases and Product Announcements Cuil (pronounced “cool”) the new search engine launched.  Described as the “Google killer”, it has met with mixed reviews. Got a note that

Were the mentions of your initiative the focus of the coverage, or a side note? Methods for achieving these metrics vary. While I haven’t used it personally, the Media Relations Rating Points system has achieved some traction (see Ben Boudreau’s One Degree post for a case study). Interactive How many visitors saw your content? How long did they spend on the site? What pages did they visit? Did they hit specific landing pages? What was their bounce rate?

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Smart and sassy Alexa Clark did a great job of corralling and interviewing a number of us at the From Mass to Grass conference on behalf of One Degree. Here's my piece. Douglas Rushkoff, Tricia Mumby and Michelle Kostya also available.

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