Producing content and using social media techniques have not been a fad – something that will go and come on a whim. Before the Internet, people were using other types of marketing methods. It was not until recently, “social media” became a popular term in exchange for “marketing” in general. As Mike Spakowski pointed out
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The Advancement Of The Internet And Your Reputation
Hands down, the Internet has changed a lot in the last decade. There are far more people online and there are so many websites to visit now that it is certain that no one will be able to visit each one. Along with this comes the problems like identity theft, and losing a job over
[Continue Reading...]A Guide On Blogging And Recommending People You Should Follow
There is a reason why there is a #followfriday on Twitter and though a lot of people miss the point in recommending others. Follow Friday was created by Micah Baldwin (@micah) and was to allow people to honestly tell others who they should follow and why. This concept has been altered and unfortunately for the
[Continue Reading...]Social Networking Breaks Down Real Communication? What?!?
What?!? I understand what is said in the article (Un)Social Networking, but I cannot agree with it entirely. The article covers that people are basically losing interest in real conversation face-to-face and would rather turn to social network sites like Twitter and Facebook. Conversations are considered more shallow within the social streams. As a person
[Continue Reading...]Just Another Reason Why Quality Rules Over Quantity With Followers
Not to hate on people with a large number of following, because I have quite a few myself, but apparently you cannot maintain a good relationship outside 150 people. Yes, this has been covered in the Mashable article Your Brain Can’t Handle Your Facebook Friends. Where did the number of 150 come from? It is
[Continue Reading...]Social Network Sites And Blogging Are Hurting the News Industry?
Come on, really? Well, it was enough to read this over several sites, including a recent WebProNews article named Do Facebook and Twitter Threaten or Complement the News Industry?. A lot of news syndications have handles online and I doubt they are hurting. In fact, the choice to have an internet handle, I am pretty
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