Customers are more vocal than ever before, thanks to blogs, wikis and other collaborative Web tools. Some firms are successfully enlisting consumers to promote their brand; others have seen their strategies backfire in embarrassing ways. Our special report explores the potential—and the pitfalls—of customer-created Web content.
Coke, Chevy and Smirnoff are among the megabrands that are using technology to let customers deliver their marketing message.
Marketers are finding that personal weblogs are tempting tools—but done wrong, a blog is like a digital foot in the mouth.
In the new world of business Webs, open networking built on trust will beat out closely held proprietary resources every time.
Users are taking the plunge into blogs, RSS, podcasts, tagging, and Wikis. But many CIOs have cold feet about letting users try out new, innovative technologies.
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