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Ideas spread when people choose to spread them. Here are some reasons why: I spread your idea because it makes me feel generous. ...because I feel smart alerting others to what I discovered. ...because I care about the outcome and want you (the creator of the idea) to succeed. ...because I have no choice.
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après les réseaux sociaux, la présence
This post originally appeared on the American Express OPEN Forum , where Mashable regularly contributes articles about leveraging social media and technology in small business. The notion of getting into social media might seem overwhelming for any small business. Spending time upfront before launch to create a plan with goals that includes how to translate that social media presence into dollars will go a long way toward achieving success. Nine percent of small and medium-sized businesses use Twitter to market their businesses, according to the latest wave of BIA/Kelsey’s Local Commerce Monitor study . And 32 percent of those businesses said they plan to include social media in their marketing plans in the next 12 months by using a page on a social site such as Facebook , LinkedIn or MySpace .
5 Ways Small Businesses Can Avoid Social Media Panic
Social media has a loyal tribe of disciples. We follow each other on Twitter , connect on Facebook , read each other’s blogs and listen to each other at conferences. We provide each other moral support and though we are a minority, we have religion and we are here to change the world (I’m not joking).

