Amy Sample Ward

NOVEMBER 13, 2009

To dive into the conversations about Causes, visit my earlier post , or posts by Marshall Kirkpatrick , Ivan Boothe , Beth Kanter , and Joe Solomon.). The most important parts of the conversation around Causes do not actually focus on Causes, specifically. Tags: community issues challenges competitions shutdown socialmedia.

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Amy Sample Ward

NOVEMBER 13, 2009

To dive into the conversations about Causes, visit my earlier post , or posts by Marshall Kirkpatrick , Ivan Boothe , Beth Kanter , and Joe Solomon.). The most important parts of the conversation around Causes do not actually focus on Causes, specifically. Tags: community issues challenges competitions shutdown socialmedia.

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Amy Sample Ward

APRIL 8, 2009

Because of search, it no longer matters how many photos we post online or where we post them, because search can filter out our tags and codes. Because of search, it no longer matters whether you are a blogger or a company, because search will sift the most active conversations to the top. Because it’s all conversation.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 16, 2010

Managing your organization’s Facebook page, particularly tracking, content, and engagement can be a time suck, particularly as your network grows. For example, we know that identifying and engaging with super fans/influencers on our Facebook presence is important. Aggregating Conversations.

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Amy Sample Ward

NOVEMBER 30, 2010

Avi Kaplan shared some feedback on my facebook wall this morning, as well: I really agree with Avi – there doesn’t seem to be a way to comment on someone’s post to reply, or to reply to the news items. Not just to broadcast, but to have a conversation, share ideas, and provide context. Isn’t that the point?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 22, 2009

What makes a good influencer strategy? I followed the ant trails of the San Francisco Symphony Twitter stream - they are doing a particularly good job of conversational, relationship building tweets - not "BUY TICKETS NOW!" They found some influencers who they cultivated. A big topic of discussion was influencer strategies.

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Amy Sample Ward

APRIL 28, 2010

I come across so many great conversations, ideas, and resources all over the web every day. You can join the conversations in the comments, or click through to the original posts to find what others are saying. Here are some of the most interesting things I’ve found recently (as of April 28th).

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 6, 2010

To be eligible to win, leave a comment (be sure to include your email address). One you may be familiar with the Conversation Prism that has probably appeared in more powerpoint presentations about social media than any other graphic. . Tags: promotion. I was lucky enough to get two copies of Engage! by Brian Solis.

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Connection Cafe

MAY 10, 2017

Engaging with supporters + influencers goes a long way. Pay attention to what others are doing on Instagram — follow key supporters, peers, influencers , those who inspire you, etc! and engage with their posts with likes and/or comments! You can collect a list of hashtags that other like-minded orgs and influencers are using.

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Amy Sample Ward

NOVEMBER 11, 2010

I come across so many great conversations, ideas, and resources all over the web every day. You can join the conversations in the comments, or click through to the original posts to find what others are saying. Here are some of the most interesting things I’ve found recently (as of November 11th).

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 22, 2009

What makes a good influencer strategy? I followed the ant trails of the San Francisco Symphony Twitter stream - they are doing a particularly good job of conversational, relationship building tweets - not "BUY TICKETS NOW!" They found some influencers who they cultivated. A big topic of discussion was influencer strategies.

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Amy Sample Ward

OCTOBER 15, 2009

At the time of this posting, there are already 9,340 blogs contributing to Climate Change conversations today in 150 countries. Blog about Climate Change and start a conversation ( register your blog to show up on the Blog Action Day website ). Share your ideas in the comments below. That’s huge! Join Blog Action Day.

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Forum One

OCTOBER 22, 2010

However, they have not killed conversations entirely. Any registered Facebook user may post a comment. However, the conversation is one-sided. Page administrators do not engage directly with the commentators. Comment Policy: This tab makes it clear what users should expect. government.

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Amy Sample Ward

DECEMBER 2, 2009

I come across so many great conversations, ideas, and resources across the web ever day. You can join the conversations in the comments, or click through to the original posts to find what others are saying. Here are some of the most interesting things I’ve found recently (as of December 2nd).

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Amy Sample Ward

APRIL 7, 2009

Really looking forward to this conversation! Let us know what you think by leaving comments below. Design to support conversations, relationships, stories - not to organise documents. Good conversations require good listeners more than good talkers. Most people will just listen and view, and maybe comment.

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NTEN

MARCH 3, 2011

You even see negative conversations. What kind of influence do they have – how many followers do they have, what kind of people are following them? Based on tone and influence, you should make an executive decision on who this person is and if they can be turned around. Always deliver in the medium the conversation began.

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Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 17, 2010

Thanks to all those who participated or followed along, and to those who will join the conversation now! What makes a Twitter chat different than a blog post, for example, is that the conversation is 1. A blog post has, like this, one person writing it and sharing it at the end for comments. real time, and 2. co-created.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 29, 2012

Social media also makes it possible for influencers to share that they are going and sway others into joining them. Organizations that are savvy about tapping into social media will leverage both the power of influencers and the follower effect. Create conversation on Twitter centered on your event by developing a custom hashtag.

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Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 23, 2010

I come across so many great conversations, ideas, and resources all over the web every day. You can join the conversations in the comments, or click through to the original posts to find what others are saying. "Over the years, Social Media experts attempted to redefine ROI for a new era of influence. Check it out!

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 21, 2007

A social graph if the NpTech tag based on a google search NpTech Conversations Gavin's digital diner has written an article about the options that technology gives us for opting out of face-to-face gatherings. But he does point out that technology is not substitute for face-to-face meetings and the chorus of comments agrees.

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Forum One

MARCH 18, 2010

" The session featured a facilitated conversation about how hospitals and health care providers are using new media and social networking software to support their primary objectives — treatment, research, education and outreach, and patient-provider communication. Use the Twitter hashtag #er20 to continue the conversation.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 16, 2009

What is the quality of the conversation in the comments? What did you learn from the conversation? Remember bookmarked items can also influence your blog traffic (positively). Conversation Rate : This is the commenting and conversation that is happening on your blog. It can also influence traffic.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 22, 2009

What makes a good influencer strategy? I followed the ant trails of the San Francisco Symphony Twitter stream - they are doing a particularly good job of conversational, relationship building tweets - not "BUY TICKETS NOW!" They found some influencers who they cultivated. A big topic of discussion was influencer strategies.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 30, 2009

the passion conversation, not the product conversation. - begin with the first conversation. have inspirational leadership - this part is important, it delineates the difference between influence and inspiration. The magazine was a conduit, the stage where the conversation took place. What are movements about?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 11, 2005

I got the first whiff of this conversation from Jon Stahl's Blog. Ed Batista's post " Blogs Are Obsolete " was summarized by Kurt Voelker from Influence in a post titled " Are Blogs Dead ?" In the comments section, Marnie Web agrees: It is not enough to publish a weblog -- or whatever you would like to call it.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 16, 2009

Social networking analysis can track those interactions (replies, commenting, like, etc) and help you make decisions with your strategy. There's too much unstructured data (comments, replies, likes, etc) - you need to see a picture or map. Who are the influencers? Share them in the comments. Who is connected to whom?

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Amy Sample Ward

NOVEMBER 5, 2009

My latest post for the Stanford Social Innovation Review is up and I hope you’ll dive into the conversation with me! Because individuals network together online and the biggest influencers are our closest friends in our network. Tags: community issues causes data facebook future myspace openweb ssir.

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Amy Sample Ward

NOVEMBER 5, 2009

My latest post for the Stanford Social Innovation Review is up and I hope you’ll dive into the conversation with me! Because individuals network together online and the biggest influencers are our closest friends in our network. Tags: community issues causes data facebook future myspace openweb ssir.

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Classy

JUNE 24, 2021

Across platforms, you should be tracking social media engagement rates and conversion rates. Commenting on a post is better because it shows the system that they took more time to add content of their own. Conversion Rate. Conversions are measurements of how many people took the action you set out for them to do.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 28, 2009

Both posts influenced this speech. And frustrating challenges like fighting off big oil’s influence on the ever delayed climate change bill otherwise known as Waxman Markey. Tweet conversations about you. Tags: movement building. Those of us that communicate for nonprofits find ourselves at a crossroads.

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Museum 2.0

SEPTEMBER 7, 2007

The Austin Game Developers Conference is finishing up, and from it comes Gamasutra's intriguing account of the session on Engaging and Empowering Community Influencers. Now, designers realize the power of such forums to influence the game's success, and are employing "community managers" to work with and in those forums.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 5, 2009

tags: blogs facebook ). What I need is your input -I'd love to hear about your social media "adaption stories" - please leave me a comment. As Wendy Harman, Red Cross Social Media Manager, observes, "When Katrina hit, we knew people are talking but we’re not listening to conversation. Identifies influencers.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 8, 2007

The New Metrics of Scholarly Authority by Michael Jensen published in the Chronicle in June, 2007 describes how scholarly authority is being influenced by Web 2.0. Prestige of commenters and other participants. Obvious attention: discussions in blogspace, comments in posts, reclarification, and continued discussion.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 27, 2009

I republished the post on my blog and offered a free copy to a nonprofit who left the best comment about how their organization is applying these principles. We measure success by the number of fans and followers we have but also by the quality of fans and followers (# of people that share our message, comment on a story, etc.).

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Forum One

SEPTEMBER 14, 2010

Synopsis: The conversations on social media can really tell a rich story about your brand, topic, cause, target audiences, or other area of interest. Did any of the author’s Facebook friends comment on it? Tags: Influence Audience Research Internet Strategy Online Community Social Media. Part 1: Discover.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JUNE 13, 2009

Just had a good conversation this morning with Craig Newmark of Craigslist and the Craigslist Foundation. I was influenced back in 1976, when I was considering a job with IBM, by reading a quote from TJ Watson (Sr or Jr) about how if you took care of the customer, the business takes care of itself. Q: Any final comments?

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Forum One

FEBRUARY 11, 2010

Another session I enjoyed was a collaborative conversation about how one can possibly "measure" design. Tell us in the comments! Tags: Influence Audience Research Events Tips & Trends. (Incidentally, here's a lovely set of images of several Wright homes with brilliant green foliage as a backdrop.

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