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About my use of social media in my research I use my blog, (and other social media tools like Twitter) as a percentage of my research methodology (around 15%), it’s not the only contributing factor but is an effective way of me using a real-time, … Continue readingFindings: What you said you wanted in a White Label Social Networking Vendor
As an analyst, we undergo training then are put to the test to stand by our calls, and back it up with data, insight, experience, or facts. I found this diagram published by the create debate blog, and by using the creative commons license they … Continue readingHow do you Argue?
Twitter has been down quite a bit, in fact, according to royal pingdom, they’re the social network that has been down the most over Q1, 2008. Most suggest it’s due to the lack of ability to scale, and as more and more users come, and … Continue readingBefore you breakup with Twitter…
Just got back from meeting with an executive recruiter, no, I’m not planning on leaving Forrester, I was helping a friend, as well as doing some research about social media skillsets. You see this recruiter (he’s left a comment, and his name is Matt Raggio, … Continue readingWhat I learned meeting the Executive Recruiter: Natives, Immigrants and VPs of Marketing in Social Media
When I first read the Cluetrain manifesto, it got my excited. I actually printed out the 95 Theses and left them on many of the marketing leaders chairs at my office at Hitachi Data Systems. The content was very revolutionary, so I actually never told … Continue reading95 Theses, Paratroopers, and There’s a New Conversation
Getting information about your blog readership is challenging, as content moves off your site (RSS) it makes it more difficult to find out about your readers. In my case, most of my readers (by a landslide) consume this blog via RSS. Tools like MyBlogLog are … Continue readingWho Reads the Web Strategy Blog?
Friendfeed aggregates your friends social activities As if Twitter wasn’t enough, I’m seeing a surge of usage on Friendfeed, and it’s worth watching. Friendfeed is an aggregator of lifestreams. Understanding Lifestreams What’s a lifestream? It pulls all your friends social media activities (from twitter, flickr, … Continue readingSome Conversations have shifted to Friendfeed
Before I went on vacation, I asked you to provide me with raw, real feedback about this blog. 88 of you did, and I learned a lot, the highlights include: High Level Summary Overall, the readers of this blog are above satisfied with the blog, … Continue readingWeb Strategy Survey Results Now Available
NOTE: The weighted findings are now available on this followup post. I’m preparing for an upcoming report to help segment out the many vendors in the White Label or Private label social networking industry. Essentially, these companies allow brands to create their own social network … Continue readingWhat do you look in a White Label or Private Label Social Networking Vendor?
Social Media, an in demand service, spurs traditional vendor offerings There are more and more advertising, interactive firms, search engine marketing firms that are starting to offer social media services, but be warned: before you buy, do your homework and check out if they are … Continue readingBefore you hire those Social Media Services
