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- ↑ 'Power to the people' May 2009 Institute of Internal Communication 60th anniversary book p53
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- ↑ Know Me, Like Me, Follow Me: What Online Social Networking Means for You and Your Business, Penny Power, 1 October 2009, published by Headline Book Publishing, ISBN 978-0-7553-1951-0.
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