you’ve heard of blogs, you’ve even heard snips of conversation about Twitter…your kids all have Facebook, MySpace and you wonder what does this have to do with Business?
Business Week posted an article Feb. 20, 2008 that specifically talked about how Social Media will Change Your Business. Some specific things they point out are as follows:
Blogs they’re simply the most explosive outbreak in the information world since the Internet itself. And they’re going to shake up just about every business—including yours. Blogs are a phenomenon that you cannot ignore, postpone, or delegate. Given the changes barreling down upon us, blogs are not a business elective. They’re a prerequisite.
Potential customers are out there, sniffing around for deals and partners. While you may be putting it off, you can bet that your competitors are exploring ways to harvest new ideas from blogs, sprinkle ads into them, and yes, find out what you and other competitors are up to.
The overwhelming majority of the information the world spews out every day is digital—photos from camera phones, PowerPoint presentations, government filings, billions and billions of e-mails, even digital phone messages.With a couple of clicks, every one of these items can be broadcast into the blogosphere by anyone with an Internet hookup—or even a cell phone.
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So you’ve heard of Social Media…
you’ve heard of blogs, you’ve even heard snips of conversation about Twitter…your kids all have Facebook, MySpace and you wonder what does this have to do with Business?
Business Week posted an article Feb. 20, 2008 that specifically talked about how Social Media will Change Your Business. Some specific things they point out are as follows:
Blogs they’re simply the most explosive outbreak in the information world since the Internet itself. And they’re going to shake up just about every business—including yours. Blogs are a phenomenon that you cannot ignore, postpone, or delegate. Given the changes barreling down upon us, blogs are not a business elective. They’re a prerequisite.
Potential customers are out there, sniffing around for deals and partners. While you may be putting it off, you can bet that your competitors are exploring ways to harvest new ideas from blogs, sprinkle ads into them, and yes, find out what you and other competitors are up to.
The overwhelming majority of the information the world spews out every day is digital—photos from camera phones, PowerPoint presentations, government filings, billions and billions of e-mails, even digital phone messages. With a couple of clicks, every one of these items can be broadcast into the blogosphere by anyone with an Internet hookup—or even a cell phone.