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Making mistakes in social media is a lot like sticking daggers into a wooden fence. Just because you apologize and pull them out, they still leave the scars for others to see, and feel. Sometime apologies help people feel better, but they don’t fix perception. This is why thinking before engaging is critical to success in the world social media marketing. This is after all, about people.

Chrysler will use the forum to listen to consumers' ideas and feedback, but will also introduce new ideas to the group and gauge their reactions. But Erich Merkle, director of forecasting for IRN Inc., warns that Chrysler can't use the board as a crutch. "You still need someone with an intuitive feel to make the decisions, not only for what customers want but for what customers don't even know yet that they want," Merkle told KickingTires.com. "You need someone like a Bob Lutz who says, ‘This is it.’"

No appreciable blogrolls anywhere. That seems to be a common issue with "official" corporate blogs. Linking feels like endorsement no doubt and that causes anxiety.