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Social media? Get serious! Understanding the functional building blocks of social media
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In this article, the authors present a framework that defines social media by using seven functional building blocks: identity, conversations, sharing, presence, relationships, reputation, and groups, and explain the implications that each block can have for how firms should engage with social media.About:
This article is published in Business Horizons.The article was published on 2011-05-01. It has received 3073 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Social media & User-generated content.read more
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Social Media Types: introducing a data driven taxonomy
TL;DR: A novel hypothesis-based data driven methodology for analyzing Social Media Platforms (SMPs) and categorizing SMTs and proposes three SMTs, namely Social, Entertainment and Profiling networks, typically capturing emerging SMP services.
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A multi-stakeholder IMC framework for networked brand identity
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors discuss how the presence of multiple brand stakeholders and the proliferation of digital media increase the amount of brand information generated exponentially, and how a firm fails to harness this information, it risks misalignment between brand identity and brand image, which tarnishes brand-equity.
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Networked learning with professionals boosts students’ self-efficacy for social networking and professional development
TL;DR: The hypothesis was that networked learning among peers in the learning community would help support the gradual development of skills and confidence for social networking, while networking to learn with professionals would amplify the impact of mastery experiences on student self-efficacy.
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Exploring social media use in B2B supply chain operations
TL;DR: In this article, the authors examined current applications and potential capabilities of a wide array of social media applications such as Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, and others within the context of B2B supply chain operations.
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Employment background influence on social media usage in the field of European project management and communication
Maja Pivec,Anita Maček +1 more
TL;DR: In this article, the authors analyze the personal social media preferences and opinions, as well as social media features and their usage within projects, and find statistically significant differences of social media usage and opinion in relation to the employment sector of the respondents.
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Social Network Sites: Definition, History, and Scholarship
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Users of the world, unite! The challenges and opportunities of Social Media
TL;DR: A classification of Social Media is provided which groups applications currently subsumed under the generalized term into more specific categories by characteristic: collaborative projects, blogs, content communities, social networking sites, virtual game worlds, and virtual social worlds.
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The Search-Transfer Problem: The Role of Weak Ties in Sharing Knowledge across Organization Subunits.
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The Network Paradigm in Organizational Research: A Review and Typology
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