Posted on 28 June 2010 by admin
From Source: Mashable
Chances are you’ve been waiting in line all week for the iPhone 4, which means you haven’t been keeping up on your social media resources. Tsk-tsk.
Put said device to good use, and scroll on down for your weekly cavalcade of hints, tips, insights and analysis.
This week’s list includes some great Google facts, web design inspiration, and a few ways to improve your social business model.
Go on, gorge yourself.
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Posted on 09 February 2010 by admin
From Source: Mashable
In the era of social media, our networks are much larger than they have ever been, and we have more ways to communicate with those in them. Even if you are not very active on Facebook or Twitter, my guess is that your sphere of communication has expanded significantly in recent years. Who you communicate with and how you communicate has changed radically. This new connected era brings both opportunities and challenges.
In the past we had a set of contacts, all of whom generally knew how to reach us — via phone, e-mail, or regular mail. Today, thanks in large part to social media, we have many different levels of communication, each with a specific purpose and etiquette. When we do not understand the role of these levels, they can become huge time wasters. When we do understand them however, they can help us more effectively engage and navigate these new waters
Listropolis' Take:
It's Mashable, so you know you're getting a solid list. This list has less to do with the social media side of things we've come to know, and more to do with real-life communication tips. Study it - it could help.
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Posted on 01 December 2009 by admin
From Source: Noupe.com
There are a lot of misconceptions when it comes to social media. People seem to think that every day standards and decency get tossed out the window because of the anonymity of the Internet. Unfortunately for those people, that’s not always the case. First off, the Internet is getting smaller, and by that, I mean that it’s getting easier to find out who people are. You know how the saying goes “It’s a small world.” That reigns true for the Internet, especially social media sites, as well. Everyone is connected one way or another. There’s a whole “Six Degrees of Separation” thing going on.
There are Ten Commandments of Social Media that you should always try to follow. They will not only make you a better person but they will make your followers that much more appreciative of what you have to say.
Listropolis' Take:
If you consider yourself a social media guru, expert, king/queen, or any other superlative, this list should be required reading. Amazingly simple tips that should be common sense, but are missed by far too many "experts." Bookmark this post immediately!
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Posted on 12 March 2009 by admin
From Mashable:
Woody Lewis is a Social Media Strategist and Web Architect. He authors a blog at woodylewis.com about social media strategy for newspapers.
These days, everyone knows that one of the hottest stories any newspaper can cover is that of its own demise. The collapse of print advertising and the downturn in sales, at the news stand and through subscriptions, has led to a frantic search for new ways to monetize content that’s often available online for free.
Social media gives any business an interactive channel to communicate with its current and future customers. For newspapers, that channel can increase the chances of survival in a market where commoditized information has diminished the value of individual brands. Here are ten ways newspapers are using social media to save the industry.
Listropolis' Take:
I haven't picked up a black & white (& red) newspaper in years. It wasn't always easy getting the news I was looking for online, but recently, the big players have stepped things up in Social Media, and now I can get all the headlines pushed to me in Friendfeed or Twitter. I much prefer this method to sitting around searching for news, and am glad to see this social media embrace. Mashable did a great job analyzing the industry's use in this new medium.
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Posted on 19 January 2009 by admin
From The Future Buzz:
As our digital and physical lives blur further, the internet has become the information hub where people spend a majority of their time learning, playing and communicating with others globally.
Sometimes it is easy to lose sight of just how staggering the numbers are of people collaborating, researching, and interacting on the web.
I thought it might be fun to take a step back and look at some interesting/amazing social media, Web 2.0, crowdsourcing and internet statistics. I tried to find stats that are the most up-to-date as possible at the time of publishing this post.
The numbers presented below should be a close representation of today’s numbers (please correct me in the comments if you find more recent numbers somewhere and I’ll update).
Let’s break them down by section:
Listropolis' Take:
I'm a number junkie, and a social media junkie, so this is almost like geek porn for me. It's not going to help you live any better, but it's an awesome list showing you the power of social media.
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Posted on 12 September 2008 by admin
From ReadWriteWeb:
Are you the only person at work who likes to read blogs? Is it your job to sell things to people who would probably throw you out of their offices if you said the word "twitter?" Are you trying to reach audiences who've never visited a social networking website because they've heard those sites are used by no one but virus peddlers, sex fiends and 14 year old losers?
Sometimes it feels like social media is just not relevant to the people you're trying to reach. That's a common dilemma, but we believe it doesn't have to be that way. In this post we discuss five strategies for using social media to reach people who don't use social media, and we've listed specific tools you can use to do it.
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social, social media
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3 Things To Check Before Submitting Your Post To StumbleUpon
Posted on 05 July 2008 by admin
From BloggingTips:
I have been writing about social media for the past two months nearly and you can read them by viewing my profile. Now I’m covering posts on stumbleupon and this is the second article on stumbleupon.
As a blogger, you write good content in your blogs and expect a huge traffic to visit your blog and read the posts. You can get many people to visit your blog if you use social sites like stumbleupon etc. If you write an extremely good post and hit the front page of social sites, you can expect a huge traffic to your blog.
Before others submit any of your post to stumbleupon, think about few things which will decide the conversion rate. Good content is obviously a must. Till today content is king. But there are also other things which you need to check before submitting a post to stumbleupon or before any other person does it.
1. Little Ads
2. Faster Loading Of Page
3. A Subscribe Option
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- Hitting the Frontpage of Digg
- Free Webinar: Getting the Most out of Social Media
- 100 Comments or Bust
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