<font size=2 face="Courier New">Call for Papers for the <br>
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<br><font size=2 face="Courier New">26th Bled eConference, Bled, Slovenia</font>
<br><font size=2 face="Courier New">June 9-13, 2013<br>
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<br><font size=2 face="Courier New">eInnovations: <br>
Challenges and Impacts for Individuals, Organizations and Society<br>
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<br><font size=2 face="Courier New">General Call for Papers:</font>
<br><a href=http://bledconference.org/2013/CfP><font size=2 face="Courier New">http://bledconference.org/2013/CfP</font></a><font size=2 face="Courier New">
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<br><font size=2 face="Courier New">CfP for the Special Interest Track
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<br><font size=2 face="Courier New">"Social Media in Commerce and
Business": </font>
<br><a href="http://bledconference.org//2013/CfP-SMC"><font size=2 face="Courier New">http://bledconference.org//2013/CfP-SMC</font></a>
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<br><font size=2 face="Courier New">Although the terms Social Media as
well as Web 2.0 comprise rather recent developments they have a huge impact
on commerce and business as well as society already.</font>
<br><font size=2 face="Courier New">In this special interest track Social
Media are conceptualized in a broad umbrella kind of way comprising all
technologies, platforms and tools as well as concepts and solutions focusing
on the social aspect of electronic media. </font>
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<br><font size=2 face="Courier New">In commerce Social Media are changing
communication and transaction patterns as well as relationships between
sellers and buyers: Buyers – businesses as well as consumer – are harnessing
new means of communication to communicate with sellers but among their
respective communities as well. Sellers experience new options to market
and sell their products and services. New market platforms and online communities
are emerging offering new opportunities but threatening existing communication
and transaction patterns as well as relationships at the same time. </font>
<br><font size=2 face="Courier New">Furthermore, within and between business
organizations Social Media alter the way of communication, cooperation,
and collaboration. As such, Social Media have an impact on business processes
as well as organizational structures.</font>
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<br><font size=2 face="Courier New">The purpose of this special interest
track is to present and to discuss latest developments and experiences
in the field of Social Media within the area of commerce and business.
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<br><font size=2 face="Courier New">Possible topics to be addressed include
but are not limited to: </font>
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<br><font size=2 face="Courier New">- Social media business models</font>
<br><font size=2 face="Courier New">- Social Media eCommerce and eBusiness
applications</font>
<br><font size=2 face="Courier New">- Development, application, and utilization
of Social Media in different fields and industries </font>
<br><font size=2 face="Courier New">- Social media and CRM /social CRM</font>
<br><font size=2 face="Courier New">- Industrial marketing linkages with
social media</font>
<br><font size=2 face="Courier New">- Customer experience management (CEM)
with social media</font>
<br><font size=2 face="Courier New">- Social media metrics</font>
<br><font size=2 face="Courier New">- Social Media and Mobile Computing
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<br><font size=2 face="Courier New">- Social Media and Gamification</font>
<br><font size=2 face="Courier New">- Social virtual worlds</font>
<br><font size=2 face="Courier New">- Enterprise 2.0</font>
<br><font size=2 face="Courier New">- Success factors, pitfalls, and barriers
for adoption.</font>
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<br><font size=2 face="Courier New">Important Dates</font>
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<br><font size=2 face="Courier New">Submission deadline:
February 11, 2013</font>
<br><font size=2 face="Courier New">Acceptance notification:
March 25, 2013</font>
<br><font size=2 face="Courier New">Deadline for final camera-ready paper:
April 22, 2013</font>
<br><font size=2 face="Courier New">Conference date:
June 9-13,
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<br><font size=2 face="Courier New">Special Interest Track Co-Chairs:</font>
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<br><font size=2 face="Courier New">Jari Salo</font>
<br><font size=2 face="Courier New">Oulu Business School, Finland </font>
<br><font size=2 face="Courier New">jari.salo@oulu.fi</font>
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<br><font size=2 face="Courier New">Hans-Dieter Zimmermann</font>
<br><font size=2 face="Courier New">FHS St. Gallen, Switzerland </font>
<br><font size=2 face="Courier New">hansdieter.zimmermann@fhsg.ch</font>
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<br><font size=2 face="Courier New">We hope you will enjoy the conference
with us in June 2013!</font>
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