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After this intro you'll want to read further: "If there’s one word I get tired of hearing in social media, it’s “community.” Sometimes when I’m reading a blog or I’m on Twitter and someone spews that buzzword, I can’t help but cringe. I know this won’t likely be a popular opinion, but I’m going to say it anyway. “Community” is overrated."
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from tjclassic82 747 Days ago #
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Community is definitely overrated.



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from nevilrohinton 745 Days ago #
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Very nice post Annie. I think "community" has been loosely defined by many new age managers, and this has led to several negative percpectives about the power of the "people". Building a community around a brand can be a very challenging task, and around "people" even more challenging. And yet everyday we see brands/ corporates jump the "community" bandwagon before they can fully understand the challenges, and then when it fails to pick up, or meet expectations, they end up giving "community" a bad name.   



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