Posts Tagged ‘twitter’
The Fast Company Influence Project Squanders Their Influence
Fast Company created their Influencer Project supposedly to show who has influence in the social web, or in particular, on Twitter and Facebook. People are being asked to send a unique link to their friends and followers to see how many people will click on it. Those who can get their link clicked on the ...Read more.
Just Because Someone Looks and Sounds Like an Influencer, Doesn’t Mean He Is
If a person has over 50,000 followers on Twitter, or over 10,000 fans on Facebook, does it mean that she is an effective Influencer? Not necessarily. It does mean that she’s good at building an audience, but appearances alone can be deceiving. Luckily, there are ways to determine who is an Influencer and who is merely ...Read more.
What is a Trust Community and Why Should You Care?
A conversation simply about Twitter and Facebook is the wrong one to have when discussing social media, even though it’s the one most people are having. Social media has revolutionized how people connect and communicate. It is now a normal, everyday activity to connect with virtual strangers in real time via the social web – ...Read more.
Calling Media ‘Social Media’ is Like Calling Water ‘Wet Water’
It is an interesting time for social media. Fifteen years ago bulletin boards and forums were the only platforms available. Three to five years ago blogs, MySpace, YouTube and Facebook were carving out a niche. This week Google announced Buzz which was added to the internet social landscape along with Twitter, Side Wiki, Wave, SlideShare, ...Read more.
Will 2010 be The Year for Social Media ROI?
About a year ago the big prediction was that mobile platforms were going to break out in 2009. Their influence grew, but outside of Asia, the world is still way behind in utilizing the full potential of what’s available now for mobile computing much less what’s around the corner. The latest 2010 breakthrough prediction is ...Read more.
The Disappointing Truth That is Google Wave
Yes, a picture really is worth a thousand words. After a few weeks of poking at Google Wave & thinking the concept is cool, but the reality seems to have no juice, I saw Dave Michels post a link to this picture on Twitter and it said everything I had been thinking. It was gratifying ...Read more.
Why Does The Social Web Matter to You? – Part Two
This the follow up to a post I wrote last week. It seemed a little more palatable to serve this up in smaller chunks. So here are more musings based on my research, experience and conversations with people confused about this whole social media thing. I hope this helps you to understand the social media ...Read more.
