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		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Mar 2010 00:00:46 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Dieses Webinar fue Unternehmensblogger findet am 18. Maerz 2010 statt. Corporate Blogs sind das Herzst&#252;ck erfolgreicher Unternehmens-Websites und ein effizientes Mittel im Online-Marketing. Lernen Sie die neuesten Techniken um LeserInnen und Kunden mit dem Weblog zu gewinnen. Mit Fallbeispielen aus der Praxis ermoeglicht das Webinar Teilnehmern neue Erkenntnisse auf dem Gebiete des Benchmarking. Es zeigt [...]]]></description>
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<p>Dieses Webinar fue Unternehmensblogger findet am <strong>18. Maerz 2010</strong> statt.</p>
<p>Corporate Blogs sind das Herzst&#252;ck erfolgreicher Unternehmens-Websites und ein effizientes Mittel im Online-Marketing. Lernen Sie die neuesten Techniken um LeserInnen und Kunden mit dem Weblog zu gewinnen.</p>
<p>Mit Fallbeispielen aus der Praxis ermoeglicht das Webinar Teilnehmern neue Erkenntnisse auf dem Gebiete des Benchmarking. Es zeigt auf, wie man mit Hilfe von strategischen Kennzahlen zur groesseren Effektivitaet des Online Investments kommt.</p>
<p><strong>Bitte registrieren Sie sich gleich hier</strong>:</p>
<p>==&gt; <strong><a title="Registrierung - einfach eMail Adresse eintragen" href="http://cli.gs/rs16eY" target="_blank">kostenloses Webinar: Benchmarking und Erfolg  von Corporate-Blogs messbar machen</a></strong></p>
<p><span id="more-146"></span> In diesem Webinar lernen Sie, wie man Blogs konsequent f&#252;r seine gesch&#228;ftlichen Ziele einsetzen kann. Nach diesem Webinar wissen Sie, wie man die Anziehungskraft von Blogs zur Neukundengewinnung noch effektiver nutzt. Das spezielle Augenmerk ist dabei auf die Messung des Erfolges von Unternehmens-Blogs gerichtet.<br />
<a href="http://twitter.com/ComMetrics/status/5233668637" target="_blank"><img style="font-size: 16px;vertical-align: baseline;background-color: transparent;float: right;padding: 0px;margin: 10px;border: 0px initial initial" src="http://www.cytrap.eu/files/HowToComMetrics/2010/image/02/2010-02-05-everything-that-counts-can-not-necessarily-be-counted.png" border="1" alt="Image - ComMetrics tweet -via @dkasrel Everything that can be counted does not necessarily count.Everything that counts cannot necessarily be counted. #Einstein #SM" width="250" height="175" /></a></p>
<p><strong>18. Maerz 2010 um 10:30 MEZ</strong> (07:30 Rio de Janeiro / 09:30 London / 11:30 Kairo / 12:30 Moskau / 17:30 Singapor). Wir laden Sie herzlich zu unserem Webinar ein, an welchem wir anhand von Fallstudien aufzeigen, wie erfolgreiche Corporate Blogs in Industrie, Food-Branche oder Einzelhandel neue Leser gewinnen und deren Bindung an das Unternehmen foerdern.</p>
<p>Professor Dr. Urs E. Gattiker, Spezialist f&#252;r Benchmark—Optimierung von und f&#252;r soziale Medien, zeigt Ihnen, wie Sie die Wertschoepfung f&#252;r den Corporate Blog steigern koennen und stellt Ihnen eine Vielfalt an sehr effektiven Techniken vor.</p>
<p>Ob ein Unternehmen gross oder klein ist, ob es aus der Industrie- oder der Dienstleistungsbranche kommt kann Ihnen dieses Webinar die effektivsten Straegien fuer Blogging und Marketing mit Hilfe sozialer Medien aufzeigen. Es wird Ihnen dabei helfen, eine Anzahl neuer Strategien besseren Nutzung von sozialen Medien im Unternehmen umzusetzen.<br />
Wenn ueber  Facebook, Twitter und Corporate-Blogs die richtigen Daten gewonnen werden, koennen sie effektiver genutzt werden. Dieses Webinar zeigt die neuesten Trends und wie sie eingesetzt werden koennen.</p>
<p><strong>Aus dem Webinarinhalt:</strong><a href="http://twitter.com/ComMetrics/status/8536317172" target="_blank"><img style="font-size: 16px;vertical-align: baseline;background-color: transparent;float: right;padding: 0px;margin: 10px;border: 0px initial initial" src="http://www.cytrap.eu/files/HowToComMetrics/2010/image/02/2010-02-05-useless-measuring-efficiently-what-should-not-be-measured.png" border="1" alt="Image - tweet by ComMetrics - There is nothing so useless as measuring efficiently that which should not be measured at all" width="250" height="175" /></a><br />
- Benchmarking und Erfolg  von Corporate-Blogs messbar machen<br />
- Lernen aus Fehlern anderer<br />
- Einsetzung von ‘push’ und ‘pull’Marketing mit dem Weblog<br />
- Messung der 5 wichtigsten Kennzahlen zur besseren Leistung des Firmen-Blogs<br />
- Fallstudien von Weblogs analysieren unter anderem auch solche welche im FT ComMetrics Blog Index aufgefuehrt sind<br />
- Verstaendnis foerdern f&#252;r soziale Medien<br />
- Nutzung von Corporate-Blogs als effektive und wichtige Instrumente der Unternehmenskommunikation<br />
- Vermeidung der klassischen Fehler im Weblog Benchmarking</p>
<p><strong>Referent:</strong><br />
<a href="http://twitter.com/ComMetrics/status/8499511342" target="_blank"><img style="font-size: 16px;vertical-align: baseline;background-color: transparent;float: right;padding: 0px;margin: 10px;border: 0px initial initial" src="http://www.cytrap.eu/files/HowToComMetrics/2010/image/02/2010-02-05-efficiency-measuring-things-right-effectiveness-using-the-right-best-metrics-those-most-critical-to-firms-success.png" border="1" alt="Image - ComMetrics tweet - Efficiency = #measuring things right; effectiveness = using the right, best #metrics: those most critical to firm’s success #SMM" width="250" height="175" /></a><a href="http://info.cytrap.eu/?page_id=114">Urs E. Gattiker</a>, Ph.D., Ph.D., ist ein Enthusiast der sozialen Medien, erfolgreicher Buchautor und Blogger. Er ist der Gr&#252;nder und Chief Executive Officer von <a title="CyTRAP Labs GmbH - entry in the commercial register" href="http://info.cytrap.eu/?page_id=4" target="_blank">CyTRAP Labs GmbH</a>. CyTRAP Labs bietet seinen Kunden Dienstleistungen auf dem Gebiete ‘Corporate Governance’ und  <a href="http://commetrics.com/?p=1">social media</a> an.  Die Abteilung <a title="the blog that keeps social media insiders ahead of the competition" href="http://commetrics.com/" target="_blank">ComMetrics</a> spezialisiert sich auf Analyse und Messung des Erfolges von sozialen Medien (e.g., Entwicklung des <a title="Financial Times ComMetrics Blog Index or FTCBI - the benchmark to watch" href="http://ftindex.commetrics.com/" target="_blank">FT ComMetrics Blog Index</a> – – der Industriestandard zum Ranking von  <a title="3 criteria a blog must meet to be considered a corporate blog" href="http://commetrics.com/?p=114" target="_blank">Corporate Weblogs</a> der <a title="the largest global companies at a glance" href="http://www.ft.com/reports/ft5002008" target="_blank">FT Global 500</a> und <a title="the largest US companies" href="http://howto.commetrics.com/leaders-by-metric/ftcommetrics-corporate-blog-index/social-media-monitoring-a-systematic-approach/fortune-500" target="_blank">Fortune 500</a> Unternehmen).</p>
<ul>Um an diesem kostenlosen Webinar teilnehmen zu koennen muessen Sie sich bitte hier registrieren (eMail Adresse genuegt):<br />
<strong> ==&gt;  <a title="Register for the seminar right now" href="http://cli.gs/17EPP8" target="_blank"></a></strong><a title="Register for the seminar right now" href="http://cli.gs/rs16eY" target="_blank">Jetzt Teilnahmeplatz sichern – Corporate-Blogs: Effektives Benchmarking</a> 11. Maerz, 10:30 Uhr MEZ</ul>
<p>Download this document: <a href="http://commetrics.com/download/19/">http://commetrics.com/download/20/</a></p>
<p><strong>Ihr Vorteil</strong><br />
Sie erhalten einen <strong>praxisrelevanten Leitfaden</strong> aus der ComMetrics eBook Serie, um Benchmarking von Weblogs sofort und erfolgreich in Ihrem Unternehmen einzusetzen.</p>
<p><strong>Ihr Bonus</strong><br />
Freien Zugang zum <a title="Benchmark your blog - improve performance" href="http://My.ComMetrics.com" target="_blank">My.ComMetrics.com</a> Benchmarking Tool – Messen und Tracking der Performance zur Leistungssteigerung von Firmenblogs.</p>
<p>Um sich f&#252;r dieses Webinar zu registrieren, besuchen Sie die unten angegebene Seite – tragen Sie eine eMail Adresse ein, um somit den Zugangscode zu erhalten</p>
<p>Bitte <a title="Register for the seminar right now" href="http://cli.gs/rs16eY" target="_blank">registrieren Sie sich jetzt da die <strong>Teilnehmerzahl limitiert </strong>ist</a> (eMail Adresse genuegt)</p>
<p>Auf Englisch gibt es das Webinar hier: <strong><a title="Register for the seminar right now" href="http://cli.gs/17EPP8" target="_blank">FREE webinar: Know which analytics to measure and which to ignore</a></strong></p>
<p>P.S. &#8211; Besuchen Sie <a title="Benchmarking blogs: One focus, every facet." href="http://my.commetrics.com/amember/signup.php" target="_blank">My.ComMetrics (register yourself – benchmark your blog(s) =&gt; improve performance)</a>. You can get updates for this blog on Twitter by following <a title="follow us on Twitter" href="http://twitter.gattiker.name/" target="_blank">@ComMetrics</a> or get a <a title="subscribe to the RSS feed for free." href="http://howto.commetrics.com/feed/" target="_blank">free subscription by RSS</a>, or get new posts via email:<form method="post" action=""><input type="hidden" name="ip" value="38.107.179.227" /><p><label for="s2email">Your email:</label><br /><input type="text" name="email" id="s2email" value="Enter email address..." size="20" onfocus="if (this.value == 'Enter email address...') {this.value = '';}" onblur="if (this.value == '') {this.value = 'Enter email address...';}" /></p><p><input type="submit" name="subscribe" value="Subscribe" />&nbsp;<input type="submit" name="unsubscribe" value="Unsubscribe" /></p></form>
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		<title>ComMetrics Footprint: Technorati nixes blog rankings</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Nov 2009 06:00:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Urs E. Gattiker</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Technorati Authority is now measuring within the last 30 days socring blogs from 0 to 1000. This changes the ComMetrics Footprint and is explained]]></description>
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<p>Late on October 14, blogging directory and rankings site Technorati discontinued its <a title="the smaller the number the higher you rank with Technorati - 1 is best" href="http://howto.commetrics.com/?page_id=72" target="_blank">Technorati Rankings</a> and related data. ComMetrics used <a title="the smaller the number the higher you rank with Technorati - 1 is best" href="http://howto.commetrics.com/?page_id=72" target="_blank">Technorati Ranking</a> as part of its <a title="do people talk about your content on the web - in-links, PageRank, Technorati, etc." href="http://howto.commetrics.com/?page_id=10" target="_blank">ComMetrics Footprint</a> calculations.</p>
<p>Due to Technorati&#8217;s decision, we had to remove this measure from our <a title="do people talk about your content on the web - InLinks, PageRank, Technorati, etc." href="http://howto.commetrics.com/?page_id=10" target="_blank">ComMetrics Footprint</a>.</p>
<p><strong><a title="counts the blogs that link to some post on your blog within the last 180 days - the higher this number the better" href="http://howto.commetrics.com/?page_id=73" target="_blank">Technorati Authority</a></strong> still exists, but now focuses much more on data from the last 30 days. The given Authority rank is somewhere between 1 &#8211; 1,000.</p>
<p><span id="more-2470"></span></p>
<ul>Scoring factors that are considered in this metric are:<br />
- posting frequency,<br />
- context,<br />
- linking behavior, and<br />
- &#8216;other inputs&#8217;.</ul>
<p>This results in more volatile score, since blogs can frequently move up or down on the 1 &#8211; 1,000 scale.</p>
<p><a title="Technorati explains - but it is unclear how the authority score is generated" href="http://blog.technorati.com/2009/10/a-totally-new-technoraticom-technorati-media-rising.html" target="_blank">Technorati explained the decision in a recent blog post</a>:</p>
<ul>&#8220;With the new algorithm, the resulting Authority will better reflect the fast-changing nature of the blogosphere.  Its new inherent volatility will also show which blogs are rising and falling in authority, rewarding authors on posting frequency, context and linking behavior, as well as other data inputs.&#8221;</ul>
<p>Currently, Technorati provides little, if any, information about how it calculates its Technorati Authority score for the blogs in the ranks. Furthermore, the Application Programming Interface (API) is still unavailable (<a title="widgets vs API and why in the long-term an API might be better for an application" href="http://commetrics.com/articles/how-to-accelerate-diffusion-of-applications-and-content/" target="_blank">difference between a widget and an API explained in plain English</a>).</p>
<p>We have therefore removed Technorati rankings from our calculations, at least for now. We will consider re-introducing them as soon as Technorati again makes this feasible.</p>
<p><a title="step-by-step help for making an API that works correctly for users" href="http://wonderfullyflawed.com/2009/07/02/get-your-api-right/" target="_blank">Get Your API Right &#8211; ropes to skip</a>, API 101 #things2read#tips2follow</p>

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<p><a title="Bldg a better mousetrap with metrics that trigger action" href="http://www.cytrap.eu/files/HowToComMetrics/2009/image/04/2009-03-31-Mousetrap.png"><img style="margin: 10px;float: left" src="http://www.cytrap.eu/files/HowToComMetrics/2009/image/04/2009-03-31-Mousetrap.png" border="0" alt="" width="150" height="150" /></a></p>
<p>According to Ralph Waldo Emerson&#8217;s wisdom, “<em>Build a better mousetrap and the world will make a beaten path to your door.</em>”</p>
<p>A good and insightful saying, to be sure, and the modern equivalent would have to be convincing the boss or a sceptic of the value of social media or blogging.</p>
<p>While blogging may be an effective way to reach many of the company&#8217;s customers and suppliers, and reduce customer calls if the help or FAQ section delivers, that may not be enough to convince a boss who neither reads nor writes a blog.<span id="more-55"></span></p>
<p>Hence, one needs to demonstrate that current and potential clients are making use of these technologies. Finding competitors or industry leaders that blog will also help convince a budget committee to assign a project manager and get started.</p>
<p>The  <a title="who won in 2009 - the winners are" href="../?page_id=992" target="_blank"><strong>2009 FT ComMetrics Blog Index rankings</strong></a> can help you build a case for using social media in your organization (see the statistics at a glance at <strong><a title="Financial Times and ComMetrics joined forces ➡  bringing you the 2009 FT ComMetrics Blog Index - ranking FT Global 500 companies' blogging effectiveness" href="http://ftindex.commetrics.com/" target="_blank">FTindex results</a></strong>). It illustrates how the largest companies are doing in comparison to their competitors and other large companies around the globe. It provides a tool for tracking success through hard numbers: how big is your company&#8217;s social media footprint? In particular, how does it stack up against your competitors&#8217; <strong><a title="do people talk about your blog - using five measures to arrive at this composite indicator - score ranges from 1 to 100 - the higher the greater a blog's footprint" href="http://HowTo.ComMetrics.com/?page_id=10" target="_blank">ComMetrics Footprint</a></strong> and so forth.</p>
<p>Accordingly, deriving value from non revenue-generating activities means demonstrating the sometimes hidden values of blogging and social media activities. This is what the <strong><a title="Financial Times and ComMetrics joined forces ➡  bringing you the 2009 FT ComMetrics Blog Index - ranking FT Global 500 companies' blogging effectiveness" href="http://ftindex.commetrics.com/" target="_blank">FTindex results</a> </strong>can help you with. Findings indicate how blogs are being used to improve consumer relations, recruiting efforts and handling a takeover without ruffling too many feathers.</p>
<ul><strong><a title="White paper - FT ComMetrics Blog Index - the winners or what makes them more effetive compared to other blogs - the facts - case studies" href="http://HowTo.ComMetrics.com/?dl_id=1//2009-05-14-FT-ComMetrics-Articles_in_FT_expandedFINAL.pdf" target="_blank">Download white paper (expanded version of 2004-05-14 FT article)</a></strong></ul>
<p><strong>You can also get a complete report with the results as a free download (just register, and voilà):<br />
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<ul><a title="Sign-up - log in and download free report - that easy" href="http://howto.commetrics.com/?page_id=43" target="_blank">Log in <span class="bio">➡ </span><strong>Download the 2009 FT ComMetrics Blog Index report</strong></a></ul>
<p>Additional posts and download of additional materials provided as PDF files:</p>
<ul><strong><a title="what the media wanted to know - the winners and the losers - download PDF file" href="http://info.cytrap.eu/?p=155" target="_blank">Download press release</a><br />
<a title="bottom line - generating rankings that provide actionable metrics beyond the theoretical" href="http://howto.commetrics.com/?page_id=139" target="_blank">Download Financial Times case study</a><br />
<a title="most companies that blog effectively have some characteristics when it comes to using social media as outlined here" href="http://commetrics.com/?p=2095" target="_blank">FT ComMetrics Blog Index published</a><br />
<a title="doing it better than the competition" href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/33df400c-3e8c-11de-9a6c-00144feabdc0.html" target="_blank"><strong>Financial Times May 14 &#8211; by Urs E. Gattiker &#8211; Corporate blogs: New way to engage with stakeholders</strong></a></strong></ul>
<hr /><img class="alignleft" style="margin: 2px;float: right" src="http://www.cytrap.eu/files/ComMetrics/2008/image/12/FTLogo.jpg" alt="Financial Times " width="62" height="85" />Find out more about the  <a title="benchmarking the world's 500 largest corporations' blogs" href="../?page_id=14" target="_blank">FT ComMetrics Blog Index</a> and the <strong><a title="Financial Times and ComMetrics joined forces ➡  bringing you the 2009 FT ComMetrics Blog Index - ranking FT Global 500 companies' blogging effectiveness" href="http://ftindex.commetrics.com/" target="_blank">FTindex results</a> </strong>using these links: <strong><a title="Where do the leaders outperform the rest ➡ how well the blog serves its target audience" href="../?page_id=124" target="_blank">Leaders by metric</a>, <a title=" blending community and commerce successfully ➡ attaining your long-term strategy objective(s) " href="../?page_id=51" target="_blank">What is top class</a>, <a title="how we calculate the indices and composite indicators at a glance" href="../?page_id=143" target="_blank">Methodology</a>, <a title=" Blogging standards and best practice with different target audiences ➡ what it takes for success." href="../?page_id=149" target="_blank">Good and best practice</a>, <a title=" Most recent lessons learned from the FT ComMetrics Blog Index ➡ good in-house blogger(s), foster and encourage the conversation." href="../?page_id=26" target="_blank">Lessons learned</a>, <a title="Watching the trends is critical to assess how effective your blogging performance has been." href="../?page_id=176" target="_blank">Trends to watch</a>, <a title=" Purchase the scores, commentary and analysis for your blog ➡ whether you are in the FT ComMetrics Blog Index or not." href="../?page_id=140" target="_blank">Your own index report</a>, <a title=" Register yourself and get the report ➡ bonus rank your blogging effectiveness as well" href="../?page_id=43" target="_blank">Free download: PDF report</a></strong>.</p>
<p><strong>Relevant blog metrics for diary, personal and business blogs</strong><br />
Please <a title="sign up during alpha-testing for free - track your blogs - see where and what can be improved - save time" href="http://my.commetrics.com/amember/signup.php?product_id=1" target="_blank">subscribe now</a> so you can <strong><a title="log in - enter the info about your blog - be as specific as you can - the more exact the info you give us the better we can serve you with accurate information - make your life easier by helping us" href="http://my.commetrics.com/claimblog.php" target="_blank">claim your personal and/or corporate blog</a></strong> AND <a title="just log in - add the URL and other pertinent information - the more exact you are the better we can help you" href="http://my.commetrics.com/addcompetitor.php" target="_blank">trace those that you want to compare yourself to</a>.<br />
For <strong>Twitter</strong>, please use <strong>#hashtag <span class="bio">➡</span> #<abbr title="FT ComMetrics Blog Index">FTCBI</abbr></strong></p>
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