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Introduction Welcome to this ebook entitled "Social Media for Small Business: How to Build an Effective Social Media Marketing Strategy." In this book I take readers through a high level overview of the impact that social media is having on the world in terms of how communications is done and devise a basic plan to assist you in getting started using social media to grow your business. In the first chapter, I discuss the impact of social media across the globe. Following that, I define what is meant by the term "social media." I also look at some global trends that mandate its use, and then outline 10 social media marketing principles. Once a foundational understanding of why social media is important and relevant has been established, I get to the heart of this book and lay out a basic plan for social media engagement, then discuss how to create content that engages your customers and keeps them coming back. Last, I wrap up, review what was discussed and determine some next steps. (NOTE: This is the first of a seven part series of books that guide readers through the use of Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, blogs, location-based social networks such as Foursquare, and online video for marketing purposes.)
The Impact of Social Media Around the Globe According to comScore Media Metrix1, social networking is now the world's most popular activity. More than 1.2 billion people – over 82 percent of the world's online population – uses social media in one form or another. In terms of time spent on key Internet activities worldwide, social networking has grown 1 comScore Media Metrix, October 2011
dramatically. Now, nearly one in five minutes spent online is spent on a social network. In every region of the world, and in many countries throughout the globe, engagement in social network activities exceeds 90 percent of the online population. Out of all social networks, Facebook is the most popular. Since its introduction to the general public in 2006, it has grown to be the leading social network in almost every region in the world. The lone exception is the Asia Pacific region, due largely to the fact that China has banned the use of social networks like Facebook and Twitter. In fact, there are only seven markets globally where Facebook is not the leading social network: Brazil, Poland, Russia, China, Japan, South Korea and Vietnam. Here are some other interesting facts about the growth of social media around the world2:
The global social network audience has risen 174% as compared to total Internet usage growth of 88%
One-third of the world's social networkers are in Asia-Pacific countries
Five of the most engaged social network markets are in Latin America – Argentine, Chile, Peru, Columbia and Venezuela
3 out of 4 minutes on social networking sites are spent on Facebook
1 out of 7 of all online minutes are spent on Facebook
Twitter reaches 1 out of 10 global online users
Local social networks such as Foursquare are making inroads globally
As these facts attest, social media is making a tremendous impact and dramatically changing the nature of communication on a global scale.
Social Media Defined Social media can be defined as the democratization of information, transforming people from content readers into content publishers. What that means is, thanks to social media, 2 comScore Media Metrix, October 2011
people are no longer just consumers of information, but are now purveyors of it. This conversation is not merely two-way in nature, but consists of many people talking to many other people at the same time. Your challenge will be to cut through the clutter and gain the attention and trust of your customers and prospects. How people communicate has changed and that means our marketing has to change with it. While we still need to determine who comprises our target markets in terms of demographics there is more to it these days. We must also participate in approachable communities of practice. We must establish a presence in social networks where our customers and prospects are gathering. So important is this idea of participation that I refer to it as the fifth "P" of marketing. I want to dispel one myth about social media. It's not the technology that's most important. I don't want you to feel overwhelmed by the need to adapt to its use. In fact, if you know how to send an email or use Microsoft Word, you can use most of the social media technology tools available today. What is most important to understand is that social media is about people, and that's where I want to encourage you to place your focus. Well-known public relations professional and author of a number of books on the topic of social media, Brian Solis, put it this way: social media is more about sociology - the way people think, their behaviors, attitudes and opinions - and less about technology. Don't be put off by the fact that social media utilizes technology tools with which you are less familiar. It's more about the "social" and less about the "media" (the technology applications and tools). Social media consists of a toolset to be sure, but it is also represented by a mindset that is characterized by two words: authenticity and transparency. People want what's real. They want to be told the truth and not "advertised" to. I refer to those two words the "double
helix" of social media DNA. In order to use social media most effectively, your company will need to ingrain some of that DNA in your business and company culture. Social media is not meant to be a panacea or replacement for other forms of marketing such as television, radio or print advertising. Instead, it should serve to supplement those other forms. That being said, social media offers its own unique set of benefits. It can be used to: •
Boost brand awareness
Improve customer service
Increase customer loyalty and lifetime value
Promote customer advocacy and ignites word of mouth
Build trust with customers
Promote the discovery of new products
Network with peers and
Get customer feedback
Five Communication Trends That Mandate the Need for Social Media In this chapter, I discuss five communication trends that mandate the need for social media.
Skepticism to Advertising is Growing The first of these trends is: consumer skepticism and resistance to advertising is growing. That should come as a surprise to no one, but it is increasingly the case. For example, market research firm Yankelovich3 said that 76% of consumers do not believe advertising and marketing messages.
3 Yankelovich Marketing Receptivity Survey, 2005
If that is the case, then whom do consumers trust? Each other. The following graph, which comes from a survey conducted by Nielsen4, a research firm, says that we most trust people we know. That makes sense, but look at who we next trust the most - people we don't know, but who, like ourselves, have expressed their opinions online. Interestingly, the fourth most trusted resource, according to Nielsen's survey, is brand websites. That suggests that it would be a good idea to create a website for your company if you don't already have one. What we're dealing with is an "insurgency" among consumers. Global public relationship firm Edelman, in a survey entitled the Edelman Trust Barometer5, found similar results. People trust word of mouth recommendations far more than marketing and advertising messages. 67% of consumer goods sold today come as a result of word of mouth from "average people like me." The survey also found that consumers trust word of mouth recommendations far more than they trust traditional marketing and advertising. And, that people would rather hear about real experiences and perspectives than "marketing-speak." In other words, people want the real story. They want to be told the truth, not advertised to.
Media Today is Fragmented The second trend affecting the way communication is done is: there are many more media outlets available to consumers today, which makes it much more difficult to get your message out across all media channels. As a result, it's harder today to get the consumer's attention. For example, in the 1960s media was very limited. Television stations broadcast through the airwaves locally. Cable and satellite TV had yet to be invented. Similarly, radio was terrestrial only and there were far fewer stations than today. Print media, too, was benign 4 Nielsen's Global Trust in Advertising Survey, 2011 5 Edelman Trust Barometer, 2008
by comparison. As such, it was much easier to get an advertising and marketing message out across all channels. Today, nothing could be further from the truth. Media is fragmented in so many ways. In many countries the average television viewer has access to hundreds of channels. Both television and radio are now broadcast via satellite and the Internet. As far as print media is concerned, there is a magazine or periodical to appeal to every taste and interest. Thanks to DVRs and devices like TiVo, much of the media we consume is done on our own terms. We control the consumption when it fits our schedule, not the broadcasters.
Consumers Are in Control If media fragmentation is out of control, increasingly, the consumer is in control of communication. Advertising and marketing communication used to be broadcast in a one-way direction, and media and advertisers had the control. Though advertising is still quite pervasive, more and more, people are talking to each other via social networks. As a result, communication is peer-to-peer in orientation. Often, marketers may not be a participant in the conversation or even privy to it.
Advertising is More Targeted Media innovation has enabled more targeted advertising. Today, the pressure is on to improve targeting and minimize waste. There is an old adage that says, "Half my advertising dollar is wasted, I just don't know which half." That's where the Internet, including social media, can become an advocate. So much of the money we spend in online marketing can be tracked, and we can gain a better perspective on how our dollar is being spent and the return on our investment.
Companies Are Held Accountable Companies are being held to new levels of accountability. No longer are consumers putting up with shoddy products, false advertising, indifferent customer service, etc. They now have a voice called social media where they freely express their opinions. Companies are being held to a new standard like never before. In the way of a review, here are the five communication trends that mandate the need for the use of social media:
There is increased consumer skepticism and resistance to advertising.
There are many more media outlets today, making it more difficult to gain consumer attention.
Increasingly, consumers control communication channels.
Media innovation has enabled more targeted advertising.
Companies are held to greater levels of accountability.
Whether you choose to engage in social media or not, you can be sure your customer is. So, wouldn't it be better if you chose to participate as well?
10 Social Media Marketing Principles In this chapter, I review 10 foundational principles that should guide your thinking about how to use social media.
1. Everyone Has a Voice The first principle – and one of the most important – is that, thanks to how prevalent the use of social media has become, everyone has a voice and every voice matters. Even my 81-year-old mother is on Facebook! Everyone has some degree of influence these days thanks to social media.
However, some people are more active within social networks like Facebook and Twitter and, therefore, have an even greater degree of influence. It's those influencers that you want to try and target, because they are the ones who can most effectively help spread your message.
2. Word of Mouth is More Important Than Ever Word of mouth is more important now that ever before. We discussed the importance and impact of word of mouth earlier, so let's move on to the next principle.
3. Listening is the New Marketing If people have influence and they are talking to one another using social networks, then, as marketers, we better be listening to what they have to say.
4. Lose Control of Your Content Make the content you produce online more freely sharable and easier to access. Encourage people to participate with you in the spread of your marketing message, even to the point of helping to co-create the message. Due to its viral nature, social media makes this easy to do.
5. Social Media Impacts Product Research When it comes to doing product research, where do people start? Usually, it's on search engines, particularly Google. If you're fortunate enough for them to find your website, that's great, but that's also where social media plays an important role. It's at that point that people begin to rely on the influence and advice of friends, as well as the opinions of others online when making product purchase decisions. They are also influenced by the voices of experts and may even look at what your competitors have to offer. This illustration comes from the research firm Forrester and describes what is referred to as the purchase funnel. Advertising and marketing got consumers' attention, and
purchase decisions were made in a much more streamlined manner. At one time, it did indeed resemble a funnel, but that is no longer the case. Today, that funnel looks more like a "Rube Goldberg" invention. Advertising and marketing is still getting consumer's attention, and buyers do come out the other end, but it's in the middle where having a presence in social media is vital, because doing so can mean the difference between customers doing business with you or with your competitor down the street…or across the globe.
6. Shared Connections Not Information Silos The web today is more about "shared connections" and less about "information silos." Allow me to explain. There was a time when, if all you had was a website, that was well and fine. There were fewer of them and it was easier to rank highly in search engines. That is no longer the case. If you have a website, instead of thinking of it as the only place where your company needs an online presence, think of it as a "hub," a clearinghouse of information from which content gets syndicated out to social networks like Facebook and Twitter. Conversely, make sure those same social networks facilitate traffic back to your site. One reason to have more than just a website is that it is becoming increasingly more likely that people will first find your company or its products through social networks. Indeed, the scale is tipping in favor of social networks like Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Pinterest and others. In my estimation, you need both a website and a presence within social media. The benefits to having a website are four-fold: you control the design and branding, you own the data, you can provide better targeting and personalization options, and you can reach the entirety of your target market.
There are a number of benefits to having a presence in social media, as well: it's an inherently interactive medium; it's where people are gathering; it's easy to set up; and there is a greater likelihood your message can spread virally and reach more people.
7. Watchwords of the Social Web There are some key watchwords to which you need to pay attention: Global, Social, Local and Mobile. Of course we know the web is global. It's very likely you are connected to people on social networks from throughout the globe. However, there is a new type of consumer evolving called the "SoLoMo" consumer. They rely on the influence of social network friends and, more and more, are using mobile technologies to find local information, and locate local companies with which to do business.
8. Facebook is the Operating System of the Social Web As was outlined earlier, Facebook has become the predominant social network in most regions of the globe. In fact, it is becoming the "operating system" of the social web. And, with more than 1 billion users, it's not going away anytime soon.
9. The Web is Real-‐Time and All-‐the-‐Time Thanks to growing prevalence in the use of mobile technologies and devices, we are always on, or have the capacity to be. And we expect information to be delivered to us in the blink of an eye. As one social media expert put it, these days real-time is not fast enough.
10. Social Media Does Not Have to be Expensive Lastly, and this is good news especially for small business, it doesn't have to be expensive to use social media. It costs nothing to use social networks like Facebook, Twitter and YouTube. While I'm not suggesting it's absolutely free - the investment of time is the greatest cost - compared to more traditional forms of marketing and advertising, it's a bargain!
One small business, Blendtec, a maker of high quality blenders, found this to be the case. Using a hand-held video camera and about $50 to purchase some items that would be ground in the blender – a bag of marbles, yard rake, a roasted chicken (yes, a roasted chicken) - the company created a series of videos, which it uploaded for viewing on YouTube. So successful has that effort been that the initial $50 outlay has yielded an increase in annual revenue of 700 percent! Truly, using social media does not have an expensive proposition. What we're talking about here is the way the web works today, and that's different that it worked 15, 10, or even 5 years ago. You may like it or not, as the case may be, but that's the way that it is. The more quickly you adapt to these principles and new ways of communication, the better your chances of reaching new customers and building loyalty among your current ones.
Building a Strategic Social Media Marketing Plan In this chapter, I get to the heart of this book and outline the steps necessary to build a strategic social media marketing engagement plan. Please do not underestimate the importance of approaching your use of social media strategically and with a plan. Not doing so is akin to shooting in the dark. Another of way to look at it is like a pinball machine. You pull the lever and the ball bounces around all over the place. Unfortunately, that's how many small businesses approach the use of social media. They set up a Facebook page, Twitter account, upload videos to YouTube, etc. without any real sense of how those sites will benefit them, or without any cohesive plan. I want to spare you from spending time in what is, very often, an exercise in futility. Successful social media engagement involves three aspects: strategic thinking, engaging content, and the use of tools designed for the purpose of managing your social media marketing efforts. Let's start by understanding how to approach the use of social media
from a strategic vantage point.
Start with a Strategy Essentially, only three steps are needed to set up a strategic plan. The first is to identify and determine your overall marketing communications goals and objectives. Once you've made that determination, the second step is to focus on your customer or target market. Typically, when we think about who our customer is, we think in terms of demographics. But I also want you to think about where your customer maintains a presence online. In which social networks do they participate? Knowing this information will help you determine where you need to establish a presence to intersect them. In a later module, we will discuss some software applications that can assist you with this step. After you have determined your marketing goals and objectives, and know whom it is you want to reach and where they maintain a presence online, then you can better determine how social media can benefit you. That's the third step. There are some questions you need to ask and answer as it pertains to each step. Under marketing goals and objectives ask the following:
What do you want to accomplish?
What are your marketing goals and objectives irrespective of channel? In other words, don't think of social media or any other marketing channel – television, radio or print, for example. Focus on what it is you want to accomplish overall.
What is the marketing message that you wish to convey? This message may vary at different times. Sometimes, you will want to focus on specific campaigns such as seasonal sales. At other times, you may want to focus on branding, or emphasize a specific product line.
As it pertains to customer attitudes and opinions you should ask:
Who is your target market?
Where do they maintain a presence online?
Which social networks do they use?
What are they saying about your brand, products, services or industry?
When it comes to thinking about the ways social media can benefit you think about such things as:
What role can social media play in your overall marketing efforts?
In which social networks do you need to establish a presence?
How can you begin to engage the customer?
Social media is not a panacea, nor is it an antidote to other marketing maladies. Neither it is designed to replace all other forms of marketing, including those that are more traditional (TV, radio, print, outdoor). Social media is designed to supplement your existing marketing plan, not creating an entirely new strategy.
Set Marketing Goals You need to decide on up to three marketing goals you want to accomplish. Please be as specific as possible. While we all want to increase sales and produce higher profits, those may be too general for our purposes here. After each goal, make it even more specific by defining a measureable objective then determine in what ways you plan to measure it. For example, one goal might be to increase the number of visitors to your website. Your objective could be to increase that number by 10 percent each month for six months. The way you will measure it is by tracking the visits using an analytics platform such as Google Analytics.
Define Your Customer Next, focus on defining your customer from a demographics perspective. The better you understand your customer, the better you can target your marketing efforts, including social media marketing, to reach them. As previously stated, it's not enough just to understand who your customer is, you also need to know where they maintain a presence online, including social networks like Facebook and Twitter. You will want to find out such things as:
Where your customers maintain a presence in the social web.
What they are doing there and what types of activities they participate in.
What topics they are discussing that are relevant to your business and the products you sell, and who the influencers are – those who are most likely to help spread your message.
This information is valuable, as it will guide you in determining the social networks where you need to establish a presence. There are software applications designed specifically for the purpose of gathering this type of information, which will be discussed in a later chapter. As you identify where your target market maintains a presence within social networks, list difference audience segments, the social network used, and the types of activities in which they participate. This data can be invaluable when making determinations about not only who to target, but how to engage them in social media.
Choose Social Channels Based on the identified marketing objectives and target market characteristics, prioritize and choose up to three applicable social channels for your business to establish a presence. In addition, outline the tactical steps necessary to establish a presence there. You may also wish to identify some ways in which you will use a particular channel.
For example, perhaps you determine that Facebook is one place where you should establish a presence. The tactical step in this case is to create a Facebook business page, which is also known as a "fan" page. Based on what you have learned, you decide it's in your best interest to use it for the purpose of brand building, product promotion and fan engagement. Twitter may be another network where a presence is needed. In this case, the tactical step is to set up a Twitter account and use it to announce special promotions and as a customer service channel. Lastly, you might decide to use Foursquare, a location-based social network, to increase traffic into your store. The tactical step in this instance is to sign up for a Foursquare Merchant account, which will allow you to create special "check-in" deals to increase footfall among new customers and build loyalty among existing customers.
Learn from Competitors Another step you may wish to take is to research how your competitors are using social media. What channels are they using, and in what ways are they engaging customers? This data may give you insight into ways you can use social media that you had not thought of. It may also provide the necessary incentive to start engaging within social media. Even better, you may find that your competitors aren't using social media significantly, which means you can get a jump-start on the competition and establish your business as the brand of record.
Create Engaging Content As was mentioned in the last chapter, effective social media engagement mandates the need to create engaging content for your customers, prospects, fans and followers to consume. In this chapter, I outline a plan for creating such content. The first order of business is to define what we mean by "content." When it comes to
social media, content can be anything – Facebook status updates, Twitter tweets, videos, images, or blog posts. In fact, just about anything you can think of posting to a social network can be considered content. The key point to keep in mind is that social media is driven by content. If you expect to gain the attention and trust of customers and prospects, then you should think like a publisher and commit to creating great content. Setting the content plan in motion requires four steps: determine your content focus; determine the types of content you wish to produce; determine how often you can publish (or post) content; and create a content calendar for the purpose of scheduling your posts.
1. Determine Content Focus The first order of business is to determine your content focus. By focus I mean the direction in which you want to take your content, as well as its tone. For example, content can be educational in nature with "how-to" posts, helpful tips and product-related information. Or, it might be entertaining using humorous videos, photos or light-hearted status updates and tweets. Alternatively, is could promotional focusing on sales promotions, discounts or special events you host. Better yet, it could be a combination of the three. Regardless, your goal is to create content that stimulates engagement among fans and followers within social media. Some other ideas to consider: focus on content that is thought provoking or that demonstrates your knowledge and thought leadership. Also, focus on content that is consistent with the mission and culture of your business.
2. Determine Content Types Once you've determined the content focus, next think about the different types of content you can produce. That will depend, in part, on the social media channels you are using – blogs, Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, etc – but don't limit your thinking to one specific channel. In fact, it's best to provide a mix of content in the form of videos, photos, blog
posts, Facebook status updates and Twitter tweets. Each social media channel has its own unique features and benefits. No matter which channel you choose, it's best if you understand how your customer is using them. Social networks like Facebook can be a strong reach and high efficiency platform that serves as a hub for all your social media engagement activities. Video and photo sharing sites like YouTube and Flickr can serve as places to archive content which gets distributed through other channels. And blogs can become nichemarket penetration tools to reach individual audience segments.
3. Determine Posting Frequency Next, determine your posting frequency – how often you plan to post. Part of that determination will be made based on the amount of time you have to create content, and there is no "one size fits all" solution. To some extent, the more content you create the better off you are. That being said, here are some suggested guidelines:
Blog posts should be written at least once per week.
Facebook should be updated on a daily basis.
Twitter posts can be more frequent, up to 3 – 5 times per day.
You will also want to post at the optimal time. Only you know will know what's right for your business, and that often comes as a result of trial and error. Optimal posting times can be determined by the level of engagement you have with fans and followers, so it's important to pay attention to when you post, as well as the types of content you post. For example, videos tend to receive more engagement than text-based posts. Facebook provides an analytics component called "Insights" that can help you in determining optimal times to post there. A tool called Edge Rank Checker can help you determine the best times to post on Facebook.
4. Create a Content Calendar Once you know where you want to post content, the focus and types of content you want to produce, and have determined the posting frequency, the next step is to develop a content calendar to schedule your posts. One person even referred to it as a "conversation" calendar. What I'm referring to is a calendar whereby you create a series of content entries for use on social networks. Calendars can be created on a weekly, monthly, or quarterly basis and can be done using a spreadsheet or, preferably, a social media management application designed for that purpose. Here is an example of a content calendar using a spreadsheet based on a monthly posting schedule. At the top of the spreadsheet is a field to include the name of the month, along with a field for listing the major theme for that month, should you choose to use one. This could include such themes as holiday sales, special product promotions, marketing campaigns, or anything else you choose to emphasize. In the left-hand column are the social media channels that will be posted to. The subsequent columns set forth posting schedules on a weekly basis for each week during the month. A better way to manage your social media engagement activities, including creating a content calendar, is through the use of social media management applications designed specifically for this purpose. I refer to these applications as "tools." These tools enable you to more effectively and efficiently manage every aspect of your social media engagement from content creation, to content syndication, to community management. For example, rather than writing a blog post, then going to Facebook, Twitter or other social networks to repost the content, these tools automate the process for you. Further,
they provide a single dashboard through which you can engage with your fans and followers and administer each of your social media channels. In other words, let the tools do much of the work for you and save the valuable time needed to run your business. Some of the tools I recommend include:
Sprout Social
Vertical Response
Each of these software applications is available for use in multiple languages and is affordably priced. Some, like Hootsuite and Tweetdeck, are free to use as the base level. One of the best and most affordable tools I have found is Sprout Social. It performs just about every operation and function you would ever need. Using it you can:
Publish & schedule updates across social channels with a single click.
Monitor your brand and competition across social channels and the web. This is especially useful when doing research on where your customers and target audiences maintain a presence online.
Connect with highly targeted customers through the discovery tools it provides.
Measure the success of your social media engagement with reporting and analytics tools.
Collaborate with other team members, assign tasks and set permissions.
Monitor Foursquare Check-Ins and visitor loyalty, and
Manage it all on the go with a mobile version of the application.
Of course, there are many other such tools available, and the best way to find them is through a keyword search on search engines using terms like "social media management software."
In terms of social media engagement, content is king. Engaging content can set you apart from your competition, help establish you as a thought leader and knowledgeable expert, keep your business top of mind with consumers, and can provide the leverage needed to keep your customers coming back time after time.
Review, Wrap-‐up and Next Steps Let's review what we've learned in this ebook. We have:
Discussed the impact social media is having around the globe;
Defined what we mean by the term "social media";
Outlined five global communication trends that mandate the need for social media;
Shared 10 foundational principles of social media marketing;
Talked about the steps involved in building a strategic social media plan;
Looked at ways to create engaging content, and;
Showed you several tools you can use to manage social media engagement.
The question that remains is, "Where do we go from here?" Here are some next steps to take as you begin the process of engaging consumers within social media:
First, be easy on yourself.
Do one thing then add others. For example, start by setting up a Twitter account or Facebook Page. (I will talk about how to do this in subsequent books in the series.) Don't feel as if you have to establish a presence in social media everywhere at once. Gain mastery using one channel, and then add others when it's appropriate to do so.
Accept that it will take time to build a fan and follower base. This doesn't happen overnight. Social media requires consistent effort over time.
Use a state-of-the-art mobile device to manage social media on the go. The world is becoming increasingly mobile. Don't constrain yourself to waiting until you are sitting in front of a laptop or desktop computer. A start of the art mobile device such as an iPhone or Android will provide you with the most flexibility to engage your consumers in real-time and at a time when it's most convenient for you.
Recognize that social media marketing requires a long-term commitment – stay with it! Think of social media like you would a marriage.
Start now! There is no time like the present to being marketing your business through social media.
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Dashboards are Fusion's built-in analytics component.
Fusion Dashboards were first developed for logfile analysis. Logfile entries contain a timestamp plus some amount of additional event information. Fusion's date / time processing aggregates these timestamps at different levels of granularity allowing for visualization of historical trends in system and user behaviors.
The default Fusion dashboard is a Log Analytics dashboard over the Fusion logfiles:
Fusion Dashboards are equally useful for signal analysis. Signals Dashboards are similar to Logfile dashboard, since Fusion signals must always contain a timestamp field. The Getting Started tutorial is a step-by-step guide to setting up a new see section dashboard for time-series data.
Fusion Dashboards are general enough so that Fusion collections over documents which don't contain timestamp information can still be analyzed as a non time-series dashboard.
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Dashboards can be launched from the Fusion UI, via the Fusion Applications menu:
When launched from the Fusion UI, the Dashboards tool is displayed in a new tab titled "Banana 3". If you are logged into Fusion and have a valid Fusion session cookie, you can launch the Dashboards application directly from a browser via the URL:
Configuration settings control which dashboard is displayed when the application is opened. For the initial Fusion distribution, this is set to the Fusion Logs dashboard, a pre-configured dashboard over Fusion system collection "logs".
Dashboard access requires the following minimal Fusion user permissions:
Read access to the collection over which the analytics are being run
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A user who has only these minimal permissions will be able to view and interact with the analytics dashboard, but will not be able to use any other part of the Fusion UI.
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A Dashboard is a named layout which consists of:
input panels which compose and submit the Solr query
display panels which provide information and visualizations of the results set.
Each time the input controls are updated, a new query is sent to Fusion which then repopulates the dashboard with the results set, causing all displays to update automatically.
Pre-configured Dashboards
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Fusion Logs - dashboard over Fusion system collection "logs".
Fusion Metrics - dashboard over Fusion system collection "system_metrics".
Lucidworks Signals Collection - dashboard for the example signals dataset included with Fusion distribution.
Search Analytics - configured for any Fusion primary collection which has a secondary "_logs" collection.
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bucket /ˈbʌkɪt ˈबकिट्/
Word forms: buckets
countable noun
A bucket is a deep round metal or plastic container with a handle.
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...a blue bucket.
...a bucket of water.
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Registration for summer programs is done through Pushcoin. Parents of current District 102 students should login to their PowerSchool parent portal account to access Pushcoin. Parents of students not currently enrolled in District 102 should contact Dr. Randy Lange at 708-215-7123 for instructions.
Welcome to Aestiva 102! This site is the place to help plan your children's summer. What is Aestiva? Aestiva is Latin for summer. Latin serves as a foundation for so much of our language, so a Latin term seems very appropriate for our summer offerings. District 102 is committed to its students and believes our host of opportunities for June, July, and August will serve as a "thinking" foundation for next year … and beyond. Hope to see you this summer at Aestiva – District 102 Summer Offerings!
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The Organization of Women in International Trade (OWIT South Florida) is hosting an event you don't want to miss: The Making of Global Cities: Can Miami Follow a Bold Strategy?
The Organization of Women in International Trade (OWIT South Florida) is hosting an event you don't want to miss: The Making of Global Cities: Can Miami Follow a Bold Strategy?
We've been patiently waiting for today's announcement since President Trump took office on Friday, January 20, 2017. Some have speculated on whether President Trump's stance on Cuba would further diplomatic relations following the steps of former President Barack Obama, while the majority have opined that Trump's next steps could reverse some of the changes made by the former President. The speculation can now be put to the side as today President Trump delivered a speech in Miami (at the Manuel Artime Theater), a little over 90 miles away from the island of Cuba, outlining his new policy with the communist island. The announced changes do not take effect until the new OFAC regulations are issued. The forthcoming regulations will be prospective and will not affect existing contracts and licenses.
Here is a summary of the MAIN changes, and background of why the President has signed an executive order making these changes in support of the Cuban people:
If you import merchandise into the U.S., you may not realize, but, you are the responsible party!
In this presentation, noted speaker Jennifer Diaz will discuss how compliance with U.S. Customs and Border Protection's (CBP) vast laws and regulations. By the end of the webinar you will know and understand the importance of tariff classification, customs valuation, country of origin marking, intellectual property rights and free trade agreements.
You will also learn basic customs concepts and terms like CBP Form 7501, protests, seizure cases, liquidated damage claims, penalties/fines, prior disclosures, and the FP&F process. Additionally, Jennifer will share with you the top 10 tips when importing to ensure compliance with CBP. This webinar will provide valuable assistance to all importers, customs brokers, and all trade professionals.
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We've previously kept you informed on how to determine whether your product is regulated as medical device by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and how to register your medical devices with the Agency. On June 2, 2017, FDA issued a letter to Device Labelers of certain classes informing of extended compliance dates for UDI requirements. Today we are providing more information on medical device labeling requirements – specifically the new Unique Device Identification (UDI) requirement. Continue Reading
One might naturally think of a product like a defibrillator as a medical device, but in our business, we find many companies unsure if its products are, in fact, medical devices.
The following is the first of a two part series which you may use as a helpful guide to get you through the medical device maze. First is a description of what medical devices are, and helpful hints so that you may identify if your product is regulated as a medical device. Second is a brief overview of FDA's regulation of medical devices. The second part of the series will discuss the classes of medical devices, and the FDA registration process.
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Our office has increasingly received requests for guidance on importation of marijuana paraphernalia products to the U.S. where twenty-six (26) states have legalized the use of marijuana for medical purposes and/or personal consumption such as California, Massachusetts, Maine and Nevada. The purpose of this article is to dispel the confusion as to why paraphernalia products (grinders, storage containers, rolling paper, pipes, vape pens, etc.) are continuously being seized by U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), even when such products may be used by tobacco smokers. It is important to address the realities between federal and state laws regulating drug paraphernalia products so importers can avoid CBP's enforcement of U.S. Laws.
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Yesterday, we at DTL, had the pleasure of hosting Part II of our #WorldTradeMonth Seminar Series for Compliance Professionals. The second seminar focused on FDA FSMA (Food Safety Modernization Act) Compliance for Importers with expert speakers from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and industry. We had a packed house with an array of attendees such as importers of food, beverages, and medical devices, along with customs brokers, freight forwarders / NVOCCs, lawyers, consultants, and others. We received requests for a re-cap from those who attended and industry members who were not able to attend. You asked and we deliver. Here is our recap:
Yesterday we at DTL had the pleasure of hosting Part 1 of 2 of our Seminar Series for Compliance Professionals. In celebration of #WorldTradeMonth the first seminar concentrated on Antidumping Duties and Countervailing Duties (AD/CVD) with expert speakers from U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP). While we had a packed room, we have received requests from industry members who were not able to attend asking for a re-cap. You asked so we delivered!
Here is our re-cap:
The morning kicked off with a networking breakfast where experienced and novice custom brokers, legal counsel, trade consultants, and others were able to engage in meaningful dialogue about overlapping issues they experience in their respective workplaces in dealing with the topic of AD/CVD.
The seminar promptly began at 9:00 am with introductory remarks by our own President, Jennifer Diaz. We had all attendees introduce themselves and include why this seminar was important to attend. We were glad to hear from majority of attendees that their reason for participating was to further their trade education, and CBP wanted to ensure they performed "informed compliance" with the trade community. One attendee commented with "I'm here to continue to learn as that's what we [customer brokers] are required to do." Continue Reading
Today the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) launched a new webpage to assist the public understand the Use of Symbols in Labeling Final Rule. The final rule was issued by the FDA in June 2016 and became effective three months later.
FDA intends the final rule to be an attempt to "harmonize the U.S. device labeling requirements for symbols with international regulatory requirements. As the medical device industry has requested the ability to use stand-alone symbols on domestic device labeling, consistent with their current use on devices manufactured for European and other foreign markets." This is exciting news for our clients who are Medical Device Manufacturers or Importers – as of September 2016 all medical device labeling may use stand-alone symbols!
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Telugu Desam favours bifurcation of AP
The Telugu Desam Party has taken a pro-Telangana view and said that it is in favour of bifurcation of Andhra Pradesh into Telangana and Andhra states.
The TDP politburo resolved that in deference to the sentiments of the people of the region, the Telugu Desam supports the demand for a separate statehood to Telangana.
Announcing the decision at the party headquarters in Hyderabad, TDP chief N Chandrababu Naidu said Telangana was a historic necessity.


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Here comes Santa Claus - roll out of bed wearing your very best holiday PJs on Saturday, December 3rd, to get your family photo with Santa. Plus, get a selfie while you're at it, breakfast, and more fun filled activities you won't want to miss!
Tis' the season to avoid long lines at the mall – can you when you're waiting for Kris Kringle...? Of course you can! All you have to do is donate $15 to the People's Trust Foundation that awards $20,000 in scholarships to local students annually.
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Digital Painting for Adults
This is an experimental course that integrates digital painting with offline media such as: drawing, painting, and collage. Students will scan in their manual works and utilize tools such as Photoshop, tablet and stylus, and a variety of printers to construct original works.
At Peekskill Center: CE-ART 2233PE, 6 Wed., June 21-July 26, 6:00-8:00 pm, $250 (+ $50 lab fee). #5879
Painting and Drawing for Adults
Work with a variety of media and learn different approaches to painting and drawing. Prep a palette, mix colors, use media, work on various surfaces, learn about brushes, investigate the use of colors and shades, and create strong compositions. Work from a live model, still-life arrangements, portraiture, and working outdoors. For all levels.
At Peekskill Center: CE-ART 2146PE, 12 M/W, May 31-July 12 (skip 7/3), 6:00-8:00 pm, $250 (+ $20 studio fee). #5880
Photography Forum: Sharpening Your Photography Skills
A rare opportunity for amateur photographers who would like to share their work with, and get feedback from, a professional. This is a casual gathering, with the teacher guiding the class through shooting assignments and critiques aimed at those who not only want to improve their own photography, but also to increase their understanding and enjoyment of the medium.
At Peekskill Center: CE-PHOTO 2007PE, 6 Tues., May 30-July 11 (skip 7/4), 6:00-8:00 pm, $258 (+ $50 lab fee). #5881
New! Photography: Digital Image from Start to Finish
Students will learn the fundamentals of digital photography through hands on projects. The emphasis of each project will be on observation, composition and design, which will help students create dynamic and exciting photographs. This course will include an introduction to Photoshop, printing basics and group critiques. Students are welcome to use any type of camera they have.
At Center for the Arts, County Center. CE-PHOTO 2016, $180.
Sec. A: 5 Tues., May 23-June 20, 6:00-9:00 pm. #6142
Sec. B: 5 Tues., June 27-Aug. 1, 6:00-9:00 pm. #6143
NEW! Drawing the Portrait Part 2: The Half-Length Portrait
This portrait drawing course is designed to introduce students to the artistic drawing of a half-length portrait, which includes the head, arms, hands, and torso. No prerequisite required. Contact instructor at firstname.lastname@example.com for materials list.
CE-ART 2238, 8 M/W, June 5-28, 10:30 am-12:30 pm, Room TBD, $160. J Coppola. #6109
Interior Design 101
Learn the basic tools to create an artful home including creating a floor plan, the use of color, and window treatments. The principal elements of design will be discussed: balance, proportion and color. Address design as an artist approaches a canvas, with the Room as the composition. Email instructor at email@example.com for textbook and a list of supplies at least one week prior to class.
CE-ART 2062,10 Sat., June 10-Aug. 12, 10:00 am-12:30 pm, KNC-3, $250 (+ textbook). M Tallerico. #5340
Chakras, Color, and Creativity Workshop
Discover the power of creativity as a method for increasing vitality and stimulating your body's own healing process. Using watercolor and mindful awareness of breath and body, explore the flow of energy in your chakras, seven main energy centers of the body. As you engage in the creative process with freedom and curiosity, develop powerful tools for balancing your energy and creating harmony in your body, mind, and heart. No prior painting experience necessary. Contact the instructor at firstname.lastname@example.com for materials list.
CE-PRSDV 2102, 1 Sun., June 11, 1:00-4:00 pm, KNC-4, $40 (+ $5 materials fee, payable to instructor). S Gibian. #5420
Painting and Drawing
These classes are all held at the Center for the Arts at the County Center. Facilitated by J Cianflone; contact instructor at firstname.lastname@example.com for materials list.
Fun with Watercolor: Beginners
Explore the unique and beautiful qualities of watercolors. Brushes, papers and other materials used in the process will also be explained. Contact instructor at firstname.lastname@example.com for materials list.
CE-ART 2006, 5 Tues., May 23-June 20, 6:00-9:00 pm, $180. #5424
Beginning Drawing
Most art starts out with drawing as the first step. From quick sketches to detailed compositions, this class will cover the basics of shading, crosshatching, proportion and size.
CE-ART 2038, 5 Thurs., May 25-June 22, 6:00-9:00 pm, $180. #5428
Drawing Workshop
Expand your knowledge of drawing. Gain skills by using soft and hard pencils, charcoal, and other materials. Guided instruction allows the process of individual growth.
CE-ART 2040, 5 Thurs., June 29-July 27, 6:00-9:00 pm, $180. #5429
Drawing with Color
Learn to use colored pencils and other media to blend and mix tones, shades, and values in your drawings. Subjects covered will be landscapes, portraits, and florals but experimentation with other ideas is welcome. Some drawing experience necessary.
CE-ART 2149, 5 Tues., June 27-Aug. 1 (skip 7/4), 1:00-4:00 pm, $180. #5427
Watercolor Workshop
This class is suitable for those who know the basics of watercolor painting but want to develop their skills. Color mixing, and individual projects will be emphasized.
CE-ART 2014, 5 Tues., June 27-Aug. 1 (skip 7/4), 6:00-9:00 pm, $180. #5425
Explore Mixed Media Collage
Move beyond the traditional watercolor painting by adding decorative papers, pastels, oil crayons, and other media to the paper.
CE-ART 2132, 5 Tues., May 23-June 20, 1:00-4:00 pm, $180. #5426
This introductory course will explore basic beading techniques. Students will learn to make jewelry pieces using seed beads of different sizes, shapes and materials. No experience needed. Materials list provided upon registration.
At Center for the Arts, County Center. CE-CRAFT 2000, 5 Thurs., June 29-July 27, 1:00-4:00 pm, $180. J Johnson. #6018
Introduction to Ceramics
All levels are welcome in this hand-building and wheel-throwing ceramics class. Explore making functional pottery forms, such as bowls, cups, vases, and more.
At Center for the Arts, County Center: CE-ART 2212, $180.
Sec. A: 5 Tues., May 23-June 20, 6:00-9:00 pm, D Hughes. #6089
Sec. B: 5 Wed., May 24-June 21, 6:00-9:00 pm, L Insogna. #6090
Sec. C: 5 Thurs., May 25-June 22, 1:00-4:00 pm, D Hughes. #6091
Sec. D: 5 Tues., June 27-Aug. 1 (skip 7/4), 6:00-9:00 pm, D Hughes. #6092
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The tv turns off all the time and the screens go blue too. Any help with this? I thought maybe the slep mode was stuck or something, but to no avail. HELP anybody solve this???
I have a this Trutech tv also and it shuts off all the time.
Open the back of the TV,and look at the can shaped items on the board that the power cord is hooked to.If any of them have the tops,or bottoms bulged out,they need to be replaced.This should get it working again.So far I have fixed four of the same make,and model TV as this,and they all had either one,or two bad capacitors.I hope this helps.If you have any other questions,please let me know.Thank You very much!
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Reich @ 70 - Notes: City Life
Notes: Triple Quartet (1998)
The idea that any sound may be used as part of a piece of music has been in the air during much of the 20th century. From the use of taxi horns in Gershwin's
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City Life
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The second and fourth movements do not use any speech whatsoever. Instead, each uses a rhythmic sample that determines the tempo. In the second, it is a pile driver; in the fourth, heartbeats. Both start slow and increase in speed. In the second this is only because the pile driver moves from quarter-notes to eighths and then to triplets. In the fourth movement, the heartbeats gradually get faster in each of the four sections of the movement. Both movements are harmonically based on the same cycle of chords. The third and central movement begins with only speech samples played by the two sampler players. When this duet has been fully built up, the rest of the strings, winds, and percussion enter to double the pitches and rhythms of the interlocking speech samples. This central movement may well remind listeners of my early tape pieces
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This attitude can be extended to anything -- clothing, movies, brands of food, local businesses, whatever. Not all churches take it to the same extremes, but it's there.
Part of the problem, I think, has to do with the way they approach the Bible. Somewhere along the line, the Evangelical community decided that the only way to read the Bible was to assume that:
- Everything in the Bible was written directly by God himself and is meant to be interpreted as literal, historical and factual (known as inerrancy) "whenever possible". When the inerrant writings of God seem to contradict themselves, then you can start considering the possibility that maybe one of the passages in question has some kind of cultural explanation and isn't mean to be taken entirely literally.
- Everything in the Bible is either a command or a prohibition.
This stark reading of scripture can't lead to anything but perpetual judgment of all things as "good" or "evil". So, when pastors start decrying books and movies from the pulpit, the laity says, "He studies the Bible more than I do. He must be right!" and BAM! culture war. It leads to intense division (which is a whole other topic in itself) and perpetual witch hunting.
I view the Bible, particularly the Hebrew scriptures, as a collection of stories or fictionalized historical accounts written by people who had specific ideas about God and morality that they wanted to convey. I don't believe that God would order the slaughter of women and children after the army defending them was defeated, but I do believe that someone could use that as a literary device to make a point about something else. I believe that Jesus really lived, really died, and really was raised from the dead, but I also believe that the writers who provided us with accounts of those events were also thinking about presentation and probably fudged some things for the sake of creating a compelling narrative.
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After experiencing a tragic lost over the weekend I was grateful enough to have my Bishop speak on the Book of Haggai, what an encouraging message. Haggai was purposed to encourage the workers whom were discouraged and felt overwhelmed by the task they were facing. As in our everyday experiences we are faced with trials and tribulations that cause us to yearn for what we know, or better yet what we are "used to" to avoid fear of what we don't know. The Book of Haggai motivates the workers to push forward and fear not, because the Lord Almighty is always with you. "The glory of this present house will be greater than the glory of the former house", says the Lord Almighty, "And in this place I will grant peace," declares the Lord Almighty. That chapter alone was enough to motivate me on this Monday morning. It encouraged me to get up and face the challenges of my day knowing that I have a team on my side that can't and won't lose!
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Abstract -- We present an accurate and efficient stereo matching method using local expansion moves, a new move making scheme using graph cuts. The local expansion moves are presented as many alpha-expansions defined for small grid regions. The local expansion moves extend the traditional expansion moves by two ways: localization and spatial propagation. By localization, we use different candidate alpha-labels according to the locations of local alpha-expansions. By spatial propagation, we design our local alpha-expansions to propagate currently assigned labels for nearby regions. With this localization and spatial propagation, our method can efficiently infer Markov random field models with a huge or continuous label space using a randomized search scheme. Our local expansion move method has several advantages over previous approaches that are based on fusion moves or belief propagation; it produces submodular moves deriving a subproblem optimality; it helps find good, smooth, piecewise linear disparity maps; it is suitable for parallelization; it can use cost-volume filtering techniques for accelerating the matching cost computations. Our method is evaluated using the Middlebury stereo benchmark and shown to have the best performance in sub-pixel accuracy.
An extended version of our CVPR 2014 paper below.
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We have a plan to release our code written by C++ and OpenCV 3.0 in future.
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Abstract -- We present an accurate and efficient stereo matching method using locally shared labels, a new labeling scheme that enables spatial propagation in MRF inference using graph cuts. They give each pixel and region a set of candidate disparity labels, which are randomly initialized, spatially propagated, and refined for ontinuous disparity estimation. We cast the selection and propagation of locally defined disparity labels as fusion-based energy minimization. The joint use of graph cuts and locally shared labels has advantages over previous approaches based on fusion moves or belief propagation; it produces submodular moves deriving a subproblem optimality; enables powerful randomized search; helps to find good smooth, locally planar disparity maps, which are reasonable for natural scenes; allows parallel computation of both unary and pairwise costs. Our method is evaluated using the Middlebury stereo benchmark and achieves first place in sub-pixel accuracy.
Code will be made availabe as our journal work with further improvements!
Thank you very much for so many requests for our code.
Unfortunately, the original code is not distributable due to lisence and heavy GPU dependency issues.
Our new C++ implementation for journal work solves these issues (OpenCV 3.0 is the only dependency).
The descriptions of our algorithm would be also much easier to understand.
We have a plan to release the code once our journal is published. Sorry for the inconvenience.
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