Shailesh Ghimire on February 10th, 2010

In many ways social media and non-profits are a match made in heaven. Social media is about conversations that are authentic, genuine and transparent. These are all attributes of successful non-profits.  This is not to imply that for-profits can not use social media, but only that non-profits have a built in advantage when it comes [...]

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Shailesh Ghimire on January 20th, 2010

Recently I asked myself what I learned about social media in 2009. It’s an important question because the media is grown a lot in the last few years. Many have adopted the tools and some have left it behind while others continue to stay away. Still others have made millions.So, here are the top five [...]

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Shailesh Ghimire on October 14th, 2009

Some of us are a little more addicted to social networks than others. But then again our addiction hasn’t necessarily been a bad thing – at least I’m hoping.  Now for this burglar, well it’s a different story.
MARTINSBURG – The popular online social networking site Facebook helped lead to an alleged burglar’s arrest after he [...]

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Shailesh Ghimire on September 16th, 2009

A few months ago I wrote about my concerns regarding Web 2.0 companies. I was thinking out out about how many would make it financially – considering that many were not making money. Well, now it looks like Facebook has turned the corner and is starting to return a profit.
Key to Facebook’s profitability has been [...]

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Shailesh Ghimire on August 5th, 2009

Call me a social media purist but one of the best aspects of this new medium is that it fosters free collaboration, information sharing and interaction among participants. I can’t tell you how much I’ve learned from those I’ve met and interacted with on various social media channels. This open spirit is the main reason [...]

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Shailesh Ghimire on July 29th, 2009

A few days ago a woman by the name of Amanda Bonnen posted this tweet about her apartment:
“You should just come anyway. Who said sleeping in a moldy apartment was bad for you? Horizon realty thinks it’s okay.”
She had 18 followers. So, a few people saw it.
However, yesterday Horizon Realty filed a defamation lawsuit [...]

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Shailesh Ghimire on July 13th, 2009

Which social network do you prefer? This AdAge article says that the social network you prefer speaks volumes about you and your preferences:
Do you Twitter? Then you are more interested in sex than the average Facebook, MySpace or LinkedIn user. Like LinkedIn? You’re more likely to watch soap operas. Favor MySpace? You’re probably not into [...]

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