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Roundup of posts: Can Social Networking Be Phoned In?

In preparation for — and as a follow-up to — my first-ever 24-minute Facebook Chat Session on the topic "Can Social Networking Be Phoned In?", I thought I'd post a digest of past blog posts on the subject.

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Who are you following online NOW?

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03/16/2011: If you want people to follow you online, you have to follow people online. Why this matters and why "not having the time" doesn't cut it.

Ghostwriting for social networks isn't lawncare

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03/29/2011: Why you can't hire me for $NNN per month to post X number blog entries, Y number of Facebook posts, Z number of Tweets, and so on. It's all about the dynamic nature of social content sharing and the importance of YOU interacting with your followers.

Why you might not want to use those automated cross-posting thingies

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04/13/2011: My first blog rant on the topic. Money quote: "The good thing about these automated cross-posting thingies is that if you post on one of your social media sites, you might never have to visit any of the others. The bad thing about these automated cross-posting thingies is the same thing."

Five reasons I no longer automatically cross-post blog entries to Facebook

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04/20/2011: A follow-up to my earlier (rant) post, this one with specifics.

To auto-publish or not to auto-publish?

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07/15/2011: A case study of how manual cross-posting beats auto-cross-posting on social networks.

Goes around, comes around

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03/06/2012: Perhaps my shortest blog post ever. The title kinda says it.

Why you can't phone it (social networking) in

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04/26/2012: Some rehashing of older posts on the topic, with a reference to Seth Godin's thoughts on the topic.