Social Media Predictions 2010

Social Media Predictions 2010

VIDEO: Google Wave Gets Explained

We’re really excited about Google Wave and its potential to change the web. Still, understanding what Wave is all about — and why you should use it — can be difficult to grasp (even with Ben Parr’s excellent Google Wave Guide).
That’s why we’re big fans of this video from Epipheo Studios. It really explains, in a very straightforward and entertaining [...]

The Three Spheres of Web Strategy–Updated for 2009

FUENTE: Jeremiah Owyang
I hope this is one of those resources you print out pin to your desk, and share with others. This is the core theme of this blog, the balance needed for successful web endeavors in organizations.
I originally posted this diagram in 2006, then updated it in 2007, and it’s time to revisit the core [...]

PostRank Combines Google Analytics With Social Media Stats

Traditional web analytics tools like Google Analytics are a great for both small and large bloggers and publishers. However, traffic data can only tell you so much.
As conversations surrounding blog posts start to take in place other places (Twitter, Facebook, FriendFeed, etc.) and people use tumble blogs like Tumblr andPosterous to quickly comment and share helpful information, [...]

5 Ways Banks Are Using Social Media

Lon S. Cohen is a freelance writer and is@obilon on Twitter. He’s also the Director of Communications at @ALSofGNY.
Many banks have started using social websites to help them with everything from healing the financial industry to promoting their latest credit cards. By embracing the most popular tools available, the industry has also been embracing the best of [...]

El Futuro de la Web Social: las Cinco Eras

Fuente: Jeremiah Owyang
En la actualidad, la experiencia social está fragmentada porque los consumidores tienen diferentes identidades en  cada una de las redes sociales que visitan. Pero pronto, un conjunto de tecnologías sencillas que permiten que la identidad sea “transportable” darán a los consumidores la capacidad de llevar sus identidades consigo –transformando el marketing, el comercio [...]

5 Steps to build Social Media team

Starting a social media team? Here are some high level thoughts that you should consider before you get started. This is not a comprehensive list and there are many specific details within each of these to consider.
(1) Get Support from Senior Management
Show senior management why social media is important. Bring case studies, research and most of [...]

Top 10 WordPress Plugins to Promote Your Social Media Profiles

Selene M. Bowlby, owner of iDesign Studios, is a web designer and front-end web developer with over ten years of professional experience in the design industry. Follow her on Twitter.
There’s no escaping social media — whether it’s for the promotion of your product, service or blog, or even just for fun, it is impossible to [...]

Gazing into the Twitterverse

Twitter connects people through a rich and active exchange of ideas, thoughts, observations, and interests in one, highly collaborative and promising ecosystem. The Twitterverse advances micro interaction and connections through an expanding network of applications, engendering the potential for macro reach and resonance online and IRL (in real life).
Following the recent debut of The Conversation Prism v2.0, [...]

20 Developers to Follow on Twitter

Twitter is more than just about sharing what you ate or who you just met up with; it’s also a way to disseminate and pass on knowledge and advice to others. This can be especially useful for developers looking for productivity tips, finding interesting articles, learning about new releases, or even jumping into another programming language.
While [...]