Social Media Quotes From iStrategy Conference. As you might or might not know over the past 2 years I had the pleasure to speak at a few iStrategy conferences across the world. It has been a wonderful experience and an honor to speak at such a great Social Media event and meet so many digital media professionals, and I highly recommend this conference to anyone in this line of business! An iStrategy e-Book They guys (and gals) at iStrategy have compiled and nice e-book with some of the best speaker quotes from previous events, and I am honored to be quoted twice! :) (Thank you so much iStrategy!) Next to speaking at the iStrategy events I have also been writing some of my digital thoughts on the iStrategy Blog, so if you are keen to read more of my digital ramblings your welcome to CLICK HERE :) The next event will be in Amsterdam on the 25-26 October 2011, will I see you there?
Related posts iStrategy: Facebook, Twitter en social ROI – Frankwatching Digital Thoughts After iStrategy 2010 My ‘Digital Thoughts’ on the iStrategy Blog. "Twitter Terrorists" Could Get 30 Years in Prison. What might the 2011 version of Orson Welles's War of the World's radio broadcast look like using today's fastest method of information-sharing? Gerardo Buganza, the interior secretary for Veracruz state in Mexico, said it could very well be the "Twitter terrorism" caused by two people who allegedly spread false reports of gunmen attacking schools and kidnapping children. Those reports caused such panic when parents scrambled around the city to get to their children that there were dozens of car accidents and emergency phone lines were jammed.
The two people, a private school teacher and a radio presenter, now face 30 years in prison for charges under terrorism laws. 7 Social Media Challenges You Will Have to Overcome. Social media is an opportunity. It is also a challenge. It’s often said that social media is perhaps one of the most powerful modern age business tools. With power comes responsibility and social media is no exception to that rule. From a business perspective, social media opens up a new world of opportunities and it’s exciting as well as crucial to keep pace with the latest changes on the social media front. I’m often asked about what I consider as the biggest social media challenges that businesses need to overcome.
Privacy First and foremost, you need to learn that users won’t tolerate any privacy violations. Transparency It’s the opposite end of the tunnel. Diversity The USP of social media is that it is borderless. Business Integration Very often, businesses find it difficult to integrate social media with their main line of operations. Convergence The convergence of social media and mobile is inevitable. Relationships Relationships mature over time. Douglas Idugboe. Jeffbullas. I don’t know whether you have started to notice that a lot of people are wanting help with their cows and ducks on Facebook (and I am finding it a touch annoying as I am not fond of cows),this activity is due to a very popular online game called Farmville. What prompted me to write this list germinated when the few Farmville updates turned into a stream and then became a raging torrent.
On Facebook you can actually turn this stream off in the settings section which is a good thing as I have stopped counting sheep when trying to go to sleep and started counting bovines… by the way Mashable have a post that shows you how to block those fascinating Farmville updates. For those of you who are statistically minded… the Facebook-platform game FarmVille has So what have the settings for controlling Farmville streams have to do with not sharing certain things on Facebook. 30 Things You Should Not Share on Social Media My New Book is on the “Best Sellers List” on Amazon! You can buy it now. StumbleUpon Starts Exploring, Looking More Like Search.
The StumbleUpon random website browser has become a popular way to explore the web, having won more than 15 million loyal users. Now those stumblers may be using StumbleUpon in a whole new way – that looks surprising search-like. Going Specifically Random On August 17, StumbleUpon announced the release of a beta feature called the "StumbleUpon Explore Box. " It's a new sub-section of the website where you can enter a specific interest into the search box and "stumble" over to a related website that's been evaluated by the StumbleUpon community.
The StumbleUpon toolbar stays at the top, allowing you to stumble onward to a lineup of additional related sites. The standard features of the toolbar, including the option to add reviews, share content on Facebook or Twitter, and interact with other StumbleUpon users, remain intact. Here's a brief video that demos the beta feature: Is StumbleUpon introducing a "search engine"?
Power of Social Media in INDIA [INFOGRAPHIC] India, the only country where people of various cultures and religions reside and stay together unitedly. Every now and then India is highlighted in all aspects of different fields. Currently India seems to be fighting against corruption which has increased tremendously. So how is Social Media helping India to fight against corruption ?
Ans : Anna Hazare, the leader of the “India Against Corruption” movement and with all his supporters have come up with a website – IndiaAgainstCorruption.org , which provides all the information required to know about the movement and get to know where are all the movements being running in you city from here. They are also spreading about this fasting event through Twitter, Facebook and Orkut. Bloggers are writing posts to support Anna Hazare and Tweeting with the hashtags – #AnnaHazare #isupportAnnaHazare. Hence proved that India is utilizing the Social Media as effectively as other countries. Source. Social media Tweets | Imad Naffa Twitter. Do cultural differences impact tribe behaviors in #socialmedia? Of course they do, but I am wondering about how. This question has been top of mind for me all week after I have witnessed some pretty horrible tribe behavior in the Dutch social graph. I wont go into the details but some influential individuals actively were bullying and making fun about other people in very inappropriate ways.
As I am mostly active in the international social graph I was surprised to see this, as usually the atmosphere in social media is very positive. Being of mixed cultures myself I am very aware of the different nuances cultures have. We all share the fact we are human beings, but aside from that, we are very different in many ways. So I have posed a question on Quora “How do cultural differences impact tribe behaviors in #socialmedia?” I would like to invite you to share your views, experiences about this. Click here to answer the question on Quora Looking forward to hearing your Digital Thoughts on this subject! Thanks Thomas Like this: Like Loading... How do cultural differences impact tribe behaviors in social media.
The Alphabet Route To Social Media Success. When I was writing my recent guest post for Judy Dunn at Cats Eye Writer about how ‘old fashioned’ values were still important in our social media activities it led me to give a lot of thought about the how’s and why’s of my own activities. The result of my cogitation is this alphabetical rundown of all the simple things we need to think about to have a successful and enjoyable Social Media experience. Authenticity -Â You (hopefully) have a personality, let it shine through, be genuine, open and honest and people will recognise and admire that. Don’t hide behind a corporate image and name, let your brand be you, if you do it right the rest will follow. Be Bold – Dare to fail, if you don’t then you will never achieve anything! Publish that post you are proud of but aren’t sure anyone will like, the worst that can happen is that no one will look at it and you will learn from the experience. Engage with that Blogging or Tweeting ‘giant’, you might be amazed at how friendly they are.
Yippee!! The DNA of a Social Media Expert. 10 Reasons Why Google+ And Twitter Can Work Together. My dear old friend Twitter, I feel I owe you an explanation and an apology! You had noticed that I hadn’t been seeing as much of you these last couple of weeks and I have to admit that the reason is that my head has been turned by that new Google girl who just moved in down the road. I realise now that I have been spending far too much time with her and neglecting you. She undoubtedly has considerable charms, which attracted me to her in the first place and while I can’t give her up completely, I wanted you to know that you will always remain very dear to me and that you will be seeing more of me again in the future.
I was lucky enough to be one of early adopters of Google+ and I have to say that I immediately found it easy to use and a comfortable place to be. However, as you will gather from the apology, although my time has been dominated by the new toy, I have come to realise that my old friend Twitter must remain as an integral part of my social media strategy. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. Imad Naffa: Social Media- Don't You Da... The DNA of a #SocialMedia Expert. “There ain’t such thing as a social media expert!”
Is probably the first thing you thought after reading this headline right? I fully agree! It will take years still before we can really talk about experts in social media. However I am intrigued about what the DNA will be of these people. What will be the combination of knowledge, skills, instincts and experiences such an expert should have? In order to get a few more views on this other than my own I posed the question on Quora.com “What in your view needs to be in the DNA of a Social Media Expert?” “no one should give themselves the title ‘expert.’ Note: in every instance I will say HE in this post, I obviously intend HE/SHE What’s in the name?
I’d like to approach this from the name “Social Media Expert” and dissect it from these three words we have combined to describe this so much talked about professional. Social Media Expert First and foremost he will never see himself as an expert, guru, ninja or anything like that. Related links: What in your view needs to be in the DNA of a Social Media Expert. “Google + a Facebook Killer?” Question Answered.
A Tool To Guide Your Social Media Strategy. I must admit this article has been quite a struggle for me to write. The sheer complexity of the social media phenomenon is hard to come to grips with and boil down into simple terms what it really means to build relationships online between a brand and its Twittering consumers. But here is my first stab at creating a tool that will guide the creation of a Social Media strategy. As my digital thoughts usually form themselves through various aggregated sources of inspiration, so does this one pick and compile from various articles and experiences I have been exposed to recently.
In one of my previous articles, “Do not misbehave!! Designing a brand identity in social media”, I explored the notion of designing a brand identity in social media where 3 questions need to be fully understood and answered by a brand before engaging in social media space. Why we do what we do? But I got sort of stuck with trying to answer the third question. This is great!! Please let me know your opinions! Do not misbehave!! Designing a brand identity in social media. In 2008 Mark Churchman and I explored the notion of Brand Behavior in the article How to Make Sure a Brand Behaves Itself published in the Design Management Review of August 2008. We made a case for the orchestration of all brands’ manifestations according to a set of core values a brand lives by next to the more traditional visual corporate identity.
Marty Neumeier, author the Brand Gap defines “A brand is the consumers feeling about your product, your services or your organization.” This basically means that it is the emotional reaction of a consumer when interacting or thinking about a brand. This is the exact same way we as humans relate to each other. Relationships between people are based only for a very small part on appearance. Sure we are attracted at first maybe by how somebody looks, dresses etc, but very rapidly as the relationship deepens it is about WHAT someone does, and HOW he or she does it that determines whether the relationship is a good one, or a bad one.
Like this: Converting Hotel Lookers into Bookers: An Interview with the COO of Travel Tripper. As an international entrepreneur, Gautam Lulla has earned a world renown reputation – having logged time on three continents – with the Taj Hotel Group in India, Pegasus Solutions in the U.S. and Amadeus IT in France. With over twelve years of solid hotel industry experience spanning the breadth of the reservations and distribution technology industry – of recent date, he was instrumental in bringing together a team of professionals to launch Travel Tripper. Although there are a number of hotel reservations systems online today, many of these legacy booking engines have not kept current with the times. In just a few short years, Travel Tripper and its latest iteration, RezTrip 2.0 have broken that mold.
This innovative technology has not only improved the functionality of these dated systems but has also developed a streamlined platform that reduces reliance on costly third party distribution channels, garnering greater ROI for its hotel clients. How did Travel Tripper come about? Social Spam Hackers to Kill Social Media. Black Hat spammers and malicious cyber criminals have figured out that members of social networking websites are easy marks. The cunning cyber crooks exploit our collective insecurities. We all want to be liked by our social networking friends. So, chances are, quite a few users would automatically click on a legit-looking email notification of new messages or alluring invites. When they do, they are directed to dangerous malware sites that infect their computers and expose them to identity theft. Facebook is Favorite Target of Cyber Crooks Symantec found that Facebook members are favorite targets of social network spammers.
Subject Line Link Bait Beware of vague subject line messages notifying you of an “unread” message or pending invite. Subject: Hi, you have notifications pending Subject: Oops.. Subject: Hi, You have 1 new direct message Subject: You have 2 direct message on Twitter! Subject: YouTube Administration sent you a message: Your video has been approved Douglas Idugboe. Internet Users - Top 20 Countries. Global Digital Media - Advertising and Digital Marketing Trends and Statistics The advertising scene has undergone radical change and is still changing. With profits down between 5% and 10% on an annual basis, the performance of the traditional advertising market is under constant pressure.
Data analytics is exposing the weakness of these traditional advertising business models and, like all of the other sectors affected by the digital economy, this means that these business models need to change.Internet Governance and Net Neutrality Insights The report analyses the developments regarding governance of the Internet and draws on developments from the World Conference on International Telecommunications (WCIT) and provides a case study on developments in the US in regards to net neutrality.
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