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		<title>Comment on When Does Social Media Really Work? by Nick</title>
		<link>http://directmarketingobservations.com/2012/05/22/when-does-social-media-really-work/#comment-10821</link>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Nick]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 23 May 2012 22:06:45 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Good stuff! I believe your observation is supported by some science, too. Or, at least by authors that write about things like weak signals, network theory and network effects. The question to why? My rationale points me to the information that is only discerned face-to-face. Call it a part of the human condition and I know there is science behind this as well, but people only really do business with whom they trust. Or, obtain the illusion of trust - through interaction and the best kind is in person.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Good stuff! I believe your observation is supported by some science, too. Or, at least by authors that write about things like weak signals, network theory and network effects. The question to why? My rationale points me to the information that is only discerned face-to-face. Call it a part of the human condition and I know there is science behind this as well, but people only really do business with whom they trust. Or, obtain the illusion of trust &#8211; through interaction and the best kind is in person.</p>
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		<title>Comment on Some Social Tools You Should Know About by Jesse Hopps</title>
		<link>http://directmarketingobservations.com/2012/01/12/some-social-tools-you-should-know-about/#comment-10713</link>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jesse Hopps]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 01 May 2012 14:21:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[This is a great set of social tools.  If you need some help defining your social media strategy and organizing a program for your business, Demand Metric&#039;s social media tool-kit with 19 premium quality tools &amp; templates could be of use.  You can find the tools here: http://www.demandmetric.com/premium-content/social-media]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>This is a great set of social tools.  If you need some help defining your social media strategy and organizing a program for your business, Demand Metric&#8217;s social media tool-kit with 19 premium quality tools &amp; templates could be of use.  You can find the tools here: <a href="http://www.demandmetric.com/premium-content/social-media" rel="nofollow">http://www.demandmetric.com/premium-content/social-media</a></p>
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		<title>Comment on Protecting Children from Social Media by mike</title>
		<link>http://directmarketingobservations.com/2010/04/19/protecting-children-from-social-media/#comment-10673</link>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[mike]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Apr 2012 10:20:38 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[YouTube allows minors to post videos, or even parents post videos of young kids dancing or acting in provocative ways.  Worse, is hundreds if not thousands of perverts collect and make terrible comments about these videos, and no one does anything about it. I urge all adults to get involved and help stop this.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>YouTube allows minors to post videos, or even parents post videos of young kids dancing or acting in provocative ways.  Worse, is hundreds if not thousands of perverts collect and make terrible comments about these videos, and no one does anything about it. I urge all adults to get involved and help stop this.</p>
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		<title>Comment on Social Media and The Olympics by Social Media and The Olympics « Direct Marketing Observations &#124; Manlio Mannozzi</title>
		<link>http://directmarketingobservations.com/2012/04/20/social-media-and-the-olympics/#comment-10661</link>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Social Media and The Olympics « Direct Marketing Observations &#124; Manlio Mannozzi]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 22 Apr 2012 04:38:44 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Comment on Content May Be King, BUT…Customers Rule! by zar</title>
		<link>http://directmarketingobservations.com/2011/12/02/content-may-be-king-butcustomers-rule/#comment-10637</link>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[zar]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Apr 2012 04:34:42 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Definitely, just like in &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blog&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;blogging&lt;/a&gt;....you won&#039;t gain income when there&#039;s no readers no matter how  great the content is.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Definitely, just like in <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blog" rel="nofollow">blogging</a>&#8230;.you won&#8217;t gain income when there&#8217;s no readers no matter how  great the content is.</p>
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		<title>Comment on Four Areas that Digital Marketers Need to Continue to Focus On by Chicago Suburbs Events</title>
		<link>http://directmarketingobservations.com/2012/03/19/four-areas-that-digital-marketers-need-to-continue-to-focus-on/#comment-10491</link>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Chicago Suburbs Events]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Mar 2012 19:23:03 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[People have to get out of their own heads. Its not an opinion game or a make money game. How can you help your customers. What you think is not what every other consumer is going to think. Do your research if you are offering advise to anyone. Focus on the customer and the customers&#039; customers.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>People have to get out of their own heads. Its not an opinion game or a make money game. How can you help your customers. What you think is not what every other consumer is going to think. Do your research if you are offering advise to anyone. Focus on the customer and the customers&#8217; customers.</p>
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		<title>Comment on The Problem with Blending Organic Results with Social Information by This Week: Understand Social Business Patterns + Tuning Internal CXM &#124; CMS News Today</title>
		<link>http://directmarketingobservations.com/2012/03/08/the-problem-with-blending-organic-results-with-social-information/#comment-10361</link>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[This Week: Understand Social Business Patterns + Tuning Internal CXM &#124; CMS News Today]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 11 Mar 2012 01:20:24 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Comment on The Problem with Blending Organic Results with Social Information by This Week: Understand Social Business Patterns + Tuning Internal CXM &#124; SNS Online</title>
		<link>http://directmarketingobservations.com/2012/03/08/the-problem-with-blending-organic-results-with-social-information/#comment-10358</link>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[This Week: Understand Social Business Patterns + Tuning Internal CXM &#124; SNS Online]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 10 Mar 2012 17:38:57 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Comment on The Dawn of Social Mediocrity by This Week: Privacy Returns, Strategy Rules and Tips for Smarter Social &#124; CMS News Today</title>
		<link>http://directmarketingobservations.com/2012/02/24/the-dawn-of-social-mediocrity/#comment-10316</link>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[This Week: Privacy Returns, Strategy Rules and Tips for Smarter Social &#124; CMS News Today]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Mar 2012 04:00:30 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Comment on The Top 20 Health and Fitness Social Networks by bodyADDICTS (@bodyADDICTS)</title>
		<link>http://directmarketingobservations.com/2010/03/04/the-top-20-health-and-fitness-social-networks/#comment-10311</link>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[bodyADDICTS (@bodyADDICTS)]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 04 Mar 2012 05:57:36 +0000</pubDate>
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