10 Specialized Social Networks For You To Join. The way we communicate has changed and social networks are now the center of our daily lives. We update our friends about our whereabouts, discuss what we had for dinner and post updates on events and cool articles we’ve read (feel free to share this one too). But after using Facebook, Twitter, Flickr and the fading MySpace, how else can we use this amazing new phenomenon to our benefit? That’s where specialized social networks can be handy. Crazy about cooking? BakeSpace BakeSpace was launched in August 2006 by media producer Babette Pepaj and seems to have taken many hints from MySpace (besides the name). Blippy Blippy is a fun and easy way to see and discuss the things people are buying. Kiva Want to join your friends and family and make a huge difference in someone’s life? The minimum loan is $25, which gets added to the donations from other lenders to help fund someone’s dream in the poorest parts of places like Africa or South America.
Patients Like Me Baby Center Community deviantART. Motrin Moms: Social Media Fail Whale. Sarah Evans is the director of communications at Elgin Community College (ECC) in Elgin, Illinois. She also authors a PR and social media blog. The inaugural celebration of International Baby Wearing Week also serves as a platform for the Motrin brand’s launch of their new ads (below) targeting what else, “baby wearing moms.”
Touting the tagline “we feel your pain,” the Motrin IB ad in particular takes a snarky approach towards moms who carry babies in a pouch or sling. And on the surface at least, the company accomplished the ultimate in outreach goals: 1. Reach target audience2. Get them to engage in dialogue about your brand3. The Wrong Move Sounds great, right? Avid Twitter user and mom, Jessica Gottlieb is the originator of the conversation via her Twitter network. It took only a few short hours to go viral. Presnal says, “Moms have brains, don't treat us like that and learn to market for us.
Will Motrin Respond? 1. I’m waiting with baited breath.