Facebook for business–you’re kidding, right? Everyone knows Facebook is for teenagers sharing drunken or suggestive photos of themselves–what possible use could it possibly have with regard to business? The answer: plenty. But I work for a non-profit–do these “business solutions” still apply? Definitely. Not sure if Facebook is a good fit for your business or […]
Archives for October 2008
The Samsung Instinct Must Really Suck
About a month ago I blogged about my horrible experience with Sprint’s Samsung Instinct phone. At about that same time, my blog got accepted for inclusion on Alltop, an “online magazine rack” in the form of an RSS aggregator classified by topic (mine is in the social media category). Awesome–I thought–finally I might actually get […]
This Just In: More Old People Are Using Social Media
Forrester Research has updated their data on Social Technographics and–shocker–the upshot is that social technology participation has grown significantly in the last year. “Inactives”–people who don’t participate at all in social networking or technologies–now make up only 25% of the online population in the US. “Spectators”–people who read blogs, watch videos, rate products or listen […]
Social Media Manager: What’s It Worth To Your Association?
Lately there’s been a big buzz about a newly-created Manager, Social Media position at the National Association of Realtors (NAR). Judging by the number of people blogging, tweeting or otherwise talking about it, I can only imagine how many resumes are flying into NAR. Anyone who knows me knows I’m nosy, particularly about people’s salaries. […]
Will Citizen Journalism Replace Traditional Journalism?
Last week there was a discussion on one of my listservs about “real” journalists as opposed to bloggers; e.g. only journalists are credible resources. Naturally, I disagreed. Whether or not bloggers are journalists in the traditional sense is becoming a moot point because “citizen journalists” are now considered by many to be just as respected […]
Hey–Don’t I Know You? Social Networking Makes the Leap From Online to Real Time
Picture this: you’re in a restaurant, all cozied up with your secret honey, holding hands in the safety of your favorite “safe” meeting spot far away from the prying eyes of people you know. Suddenly a guy who looks vaguely familiar approaches your table and greets you warmly. “Hey–it’s great to actually ‘see’ you in […]
How Much Time Does It Take To Do Social Media? More Than You Think.
Beth Kanter had a great post today about how much time it takes to do social media. I started to post a comment but ended up typing WAY too much, so I figured I’d just blog about it. Beth suggests five modules for implementing a social media plan: listening, participating, generating buzz, sharing your story […]
Think Nobody’s Reading Your Facebook Status Updates? Think Again.
Nothing like reading an article like this one to make you realize that Big Brother is, indeed, watching your every move online. News correspondent Olivier Knox was researching a piece about the economic rescue package and paused to update his status on Facebook: “Olivier just counted, and President Bush has pushed the bailout in 12 […]