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Steffan has contributed to the popular tech blog ReadWriteWeb and has been a featured guest on Internet Talk Radio. He began researching human behavior in online communities in 2003 as a graduate student at Georgetown University, where he developed a passion for studying technological innovation, design and social change. He currently lives in San Diego, CA. Find Out More-
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- Focusing On Value: How I’m Changing How I Use Twitter
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- Essential Techniques For Effective Signaling On Twitter
- Built It, Then Make Them Experts
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- Building A New Type Of Social Network: How “Glue” Is Using Semantic Technology To Change The Way People Connect On The Web
- Essential Techniques For Effective Signaling On Twitter
- Status Culture – Public vs Private and Why It Matters
- The Best Techniques For Building Your Tribe On Twitter The Right Way
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- Build It, Then Make Them Experts – Lessons Learned From The Video Game Industry
- Designing Remarkable, Viral Widgets
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Found Elsewhere...
- 5 Minutes With Woo: My Interview With A WordPress Rockstar
- Featured On The AdaptiveBlue Blog
- I discuss transparency, authenticity & going local as a guest on TwitterTalkRadio
- New Improved SmartLinks Feed Look And Feel UI
- NYTimes Technology: Did Mark Zuckerberg’s Inspiration For Facebook Come Before Harvard?
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Web 2.0 Expo Videos
- Best Practices in Social Media Integration for Web Publishers and Content Providers (Web 2.0 Expo – Bob Buch, Digg)
- Beyond Buzz: On Measuring a Conversation (Web 2.0 Expo 2009 – Katie Niederhoffer & Marc Smith)
- Building Sites Around Social Objects (Web 2.0 Expo – Jyri Engestrom, Google)
- Preparing for A New Kind of Customer Relationship in the Facebook Era (Web 2.0 Expo – Clara Shih)
- The Whuffie Factor: The 5 Keys for Maxing Social Capital and Winning with Online Communities (Tara Hunt)
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