Social Media around the World 2012 (by InSites Consulting) Welcome to the Knowledge Economy Network! - Knowledge Economy Network Tech and Internet Industry News - HuffPost Tech The Guide To Search: Why Social & Mobile Are The Future Search is currently in a transition period right now. As algorithms become more complex and the major search engines introduce new features, it's clear that our expectations about how search should work and what it can do for us has risen with every new development. It's not enough that it just suggests relevant information. Now we demand that it comes faster, becomes more accurate and matches our tastes and interests. Throw Siri and Google Now (or at least, the potential of Siri and Google Now) into the mix and the idea that the very concept of search will be radically different in three to five years time is a distinct possibility. Social search was seen as the next step in this process. Yet one thing is certain: With more and more content being created online, a new way of curating and processing the vast waves of information out there will necessity. Contents1) Where Is Social Search Headed? Where Is Social Search Headed? The Development Of Mobile Search Web & Mobile analytics tools
EVCA :: Home :: TechCrunch - The latest technology news and information on startups Why social media strategy should not start with a drive for Facebook fans Why does every social media strategy seemingly start with a company cajoling people to come “like” their Facebook page? This post will explain why that is usually a bad strategy if you are aiming at creating long-term, loyal customers. I’ve been honored to be selected to help judge a global company’s internal social media competition. Entries were submitted from all over the country as their locations put forward their best shots at social media gold. There were some interesting entries, even some very good ones, but they all had one thing in common. “Our goal is to enter the conversation with our customers and engage with them on our Facebook page.” Last week I wrote about how our relationships with brands develop over time through many small interactions that create awareness, affection, trust, and eventually a loyal relationship … similar to the way we create friendships in real life. If the true goal is customer connection, why does it have to start on your own Facebook page?
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How agencies are reinventing the creative team in the social era | Central Desktop Blog | Smarter Collaboration Agencies Published on September 24th, 2012 | by Steve Hall Over the years, the integration versus unbundling debate has raged on within the advertising industry. Both specialization and integration have their benefits. How are agencies reconfiguring their teams to better function in the digital and social marketing era? We queried several agencies and asked them what they are doing and what they have changed to improve how they work in an increasingly interconnected but complex industry. One agency, Santa Monica-based DW+H, which recently hired crowdsourcing agency Victor & Spoils to rebrand and rename it, has created what it calls a “skunkworks operation” to handle unsolicited work for clients. DW+H Partner Lucas Donat tells us, “The teams are small, from 2 to 5 people, and what job titles they comprise are flexible; anything from an agency producer, copywriter, art director, or creative director to a social media strategist, intern, talent coordinator, or a receptionist.
Private Company Knowledge Bank | Private Equity & Venture Capital Private equity represents a class of investors, their funds, and their subsequent investments, which are made in private companies or in public companies with the goal of taking them private. Private equity investments are primarily made by private equity firms, venture capital firms, or angel investors, each with its own set of goals, preferences, and investment strategies, yet each providing working capital to the target firm to nurture expansion, new product development, or restructuring of the firms operations, management, or ownership. Aside from the outline of the private company life cycle below, this chapter will focus primarily on private equity firms, which represent the majority of the money in the private equity industry and characteristically invest in the buy-outs of mature companies and venture capital firms, which typically make high risk equity investments in seed, early, and growth stage private companies. The Private Company Life-Cycle The Father of Venture Capitalism