Social Media & Communities

  • DuckDuckGo Respects Our Privacy

    Fast, Simple Search with an Open Customer-Friendly Ecosystem

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    People who are concerned about online privacy are switching to search engine DuckDuckGo. Users are pleasantly surprised by, and engaged in, its rapid evolution.
    Jun. 28, 2013
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  • Tackling a Wicked Problem: Water Issues!

    How the Delta Dialogues Project Is Using Dialogue Mapping to Build Shared Understanding

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    The Sacramento–San Joaquin Delta Conservancy wanted to engage key stakeholders in planning the future of California’s fresh water supply. They used CogNexus Group’s Dialogue Mapping™ to build shared understanding among polarized players.
    May. 30, 2013
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  • How to Address “Wicked Problems”

    Use Dialogue Mapping to Build a Shared Understanding and Evolve a Group’s Thinking

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    Jeff Conklin’s book, Dialogue Mapping: Building Shared Understanding of Wicked Problems, is a “must read” for people in groups grappling with intractable issues and/or for people who are designing products or solutions. Here’s why.
    May. 23, 2013
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  • IntelliResponse Virtual Agent

    Virtual Agents that Are Fast and Easy to Deploy and that Deliver One Right Answer to Customers’ Questions

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    IntelliResponse VA’s virtual agents deliver accurate answers on web, contact center, mobile, and social channels. They’re multilingual, and they support speech on mobile devices. Most significantly, they’re fast and easy to deploy. Read our evaluation.
    May. 10, 2013
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  • Boston Globe Masters Social Media in a Crisis

    How the Boston Globe Covered the Boston Marathon Bombing

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    What does it take to beat all the major news and cable networks in news coverage? An amazing team and a commitment to getting it right! Learn how the Boston Globe became the trusted source of information during the Boston Marathon crisis.
    Apr. 25, 2013
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  • Collaborating with Customers

    Working Together with Customers to Achieve Their Goals

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    Collaboration is a method of working together to reach a goal; it isn’t the goal itself. But when you collaborate with customers to reach a goal, the results can be very powerful!
    Apr. 4, 2013
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  • Clarabridge Analyze, Collaborate, and Engage

    Voice of the Customer Monitoring, Analysis, and Interaction

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    Clarabridge's Analyze, Collaborate, and Engage monitor and analyze customer conversations on internal and social channels. NLP-based monitoring and analysis are the key strengths. Read our evaluation.
    Mar. 28, 2013
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  • How We Learn and How to Change

    Use Conversations for Collaborative Reflection about Complex Adaptive Systems

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    Lisa Kimball offers invaluable advice and methodologies about the best ways to make change in a complex system, like an organization, or a multi-player system such as healthcare. Change the conversation!
    Mar. 28, 2013
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  • What Constitutes a Customer Community?

    Hint: It Isn’t a Bunch of Facebook “Likes”

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    What constitutes a “true” customer community? A shared sense of purpose and ownership and a distinctive, often well-guarded culture.
    Feb. 28, 2013
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  • Salesforce.com Service Cloud Winter ’13

    Cross-Channel Case, Knowledge, Account, and Social Network Management

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    Salesforce CRM Winter ’13 offers a broad and deep array of customer service capabilities anchored by the Ser-vice Cloud. Read our in-depth evaluation.
    Jan. 24, 2013
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  • Next IT ActiveAgent

    Virtual Agents that Deliver Sophisticated Answers to Complex Questions

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    Next IT ActiveAgent’s virtual agents can deliver sophisticated answers to complex questions on web, mobile, and social channels. Read our evaluation.
    Nov. 29, 2012
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  • MySears Community Gets a Facelift

    Community and Commerce Are Still Too Separate!

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    Your customer community should be an integral part of your business and web presence. How well does the improved MySears Community do on integrating community with commerce?
    Oct. 18, 2012
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  • BuzzCar—Peer-to-Peer Car Rental

    Building a Platform for Participation for a “Peers Inc.” Business Model

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    Buzzcar is a peer-to-peer car rental company that started in France. Instead of leaving your car in driveway, rent it to a neighbor! Founded by Robin Chase, the co-founder of Zipcar, Buzzcar uses what Robin calls a “Peers Inc.” business model.
    Oct. 11, 2012
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  • Innovative Approaches to Big Issues

    Patterns and Take-Aways from BIF-8 (Business Innovation Factory’s Annual Confab)

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    BIF-8 was the 8th annual conference held in Providence, RI by the Business Innovation Factory. The format is story-telling punctuated with long networking breaks where random encounters are encouraged. Key themes: transform cities, healthcare, & society.
    Sep. 27, 2012
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  • Creative Virtual V-Person

    An Offering from a Virtual Assisted-Service Pioneer

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    Creative Virtual V-Person can help deliver very good virtual assisted-service on web, mobile, and social channels through strong knowledge management and reporting. Read our evaluation.
    Sep. 20, 2012
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  • Will Amazon.com Emerge as a Viable Gaming Platform?

    Enabling Platform-Agnostic Social Gaming Customer Ecosystems

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    Amazon may provide the next major ecosystem for social gaming, challenging Facebook, Zynga, Apple, and Google.
    Aug. 16, 2012
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  • VirtuOz Intelligent Virtual Agent

    Powerful and Flexible Cross-Channel, Cross-Lifecycle Virtual Assisted-Service

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    VirtuOz Intelligent Virtual Agent can help deliver excellent virtual assisted-service, delivering direct or guided answers to customers’ questions or performing tasks in case management and CRM systems on behalf of customers. Read our evaluation.
    Jul. 26, 2012
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  • How to Think About Privacy and Managing Your Online Identity

    Use Your Head and Use Your Manners

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    How should you manage your online identity in an era in which all your communications and activities are being tracked both online and offline?
    Jun. 21, 2012
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  • KANA Experience Analytics

    Powerful Analytics, Tight Integration with KANA Service Experience Management

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    KANA Experience Analytics monitors, analyzes, and acts on customer conversations on the social web and customer conversations on internal channels. Analytics that categorize customer conversations and classify their sentiment are its key strength.
    May. 24, 2012
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  • Tips for Email Communications for Customer-Facing Engagements

    The New CSM Guidebook: Part 3: Communicating with Customers

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    When planning customer-facing engagements, the relationship begins long before the customers show up to the session. Here are guidelines for writing effective communications that surround a customer co-design event.
    May. 10, 2012
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