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Social media is a fast-growing segment of online interaction in almost all demographics. Everyone from teenagers to senior adults is participating on social media in some fashion. However, there are problems inherent with using large social media sites to interact with other people online. These problems include lack of privacy, topic focus and difficulty with…

Times have changed, and more and more people want to get a point across as quickly as possible. Enter the emoji. No longer just a silly little icon that kids use, the emoji has become a staple in everyday communication for all ages. Many people believe that using them is too unprofessional, but here are…

Are you looking to develop an online community around your message, product, or service? You could certainly create a closed group on one of the popular social network sites, but what you really need is a custom social network script. You Retain Control of Your Community When you use your own custom social network script, you have the final say regarding who…

The dream of every marketer is to develop your brand into one around which people will rally. One of the ways you can encourage this behavior is by creating a branded community. Here are the top five reasons you might want to consider a branded community for your company. 1. Limited reach of social media It used…

So you want to create a Social Network, and you want it to be vibrant. What are some things you can do to make sure you’re successful? First, you have to accept that humans are tricky things. You can’t write a formula for how to grow a community, or at least if you can, I’ve…

A social network is a map of relationships between individuals. Add a laptop, internet connection and some great user experience, and you have an online network where people can interact and connect to one another in meaningful ways using standard, modern features like instant messaging, video chatting, tweeting, commenting, and of course, photo sharing. So…

An online community is more than a flash-in-the-pan marketing or CPC campaign. It’s not something you just ‘set and forget.’ Merriam Webster defines a community as, “a group of people with a common characteristic or interest living together within a larger society.” It’s more important than Facebook Fans, Twitter followers or just about anything you…

Following up on our featured tips highlighting music, mobile, photo sharing, and video sharing, let’s talk about groups. Groups promote discussion and sharing for your members, privately or publicly, with conversations under member control. A tool that naturally organizes members by topics, interests or friendships, groups offer advanced functionality such as event creation, unique admin…

Jazz up your community with music. As with other industries, music has gone social; Spotify populates Facebook feeds with songs your friends play, Soundcloud connects artists directly with fans, and YouTube commonly hosts audio only music posts with no video. Some say music and social media just seem to go together – 50% of Twitter…

SocialEngine customization begins with the layout of your site. Edit the layout from the Admin Panel to control how members interact with content. Over one hundred blocks are available for you to drag on drop directly on the page you desire to really make your community unique for you and your members. As SocialEngineAddons, an…