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FIR Book Review: ROI of Social Media

December 30, 2011 by Neville Hobson 

The ROI of Social Media: How to Improve the Return on Your Social Marketing Investment, by Guy R. Powell, Steven W. Groves and Jerry Dimos, is the latest book to be reviewed by FIR Book Reviews editor Bob LeDrew. Comment about the book from Altimeter Group Partner Jeremiah Owyang: "We know that for 2011 and the foreseeable future, ROI is one of the top priorities for the social media strategist at many companies, ROI of Social Media is the right book at the right time as social media strategists … [Read more...] about FIR Book Review: ROI of Social Media

Filed Under: Books, For Immediate Release

A golden milestone to mark a decade

December 29, 2011 by Neville Hobson 

The Golden Age of tech blogging is over, says Jeremiah Owyang in his post on December 27. [...] Like the film industry, the Golden Era is the emergence period, when fresh innovation in a new medium is born. New techniques, revolutionary content, and different business models emerge as innovators pioneer a new medium. He cites four trends to support his view: Corporate acquisitions stymie innovation - reference in particular to AOL's acquisition of TechCrunch in 2010, shoe-horning TechCrunch … [Read more...] about A golden milestone to mark a decade

Filed Under: Blogging, Communication, Social Media, Society, Technology, Trends, Web, Weblogs

Klout boils down to a $ value

December 29, 2011 by Neville Hobson 

Nothing wrong with that when it's transparent - Klout is about $ values, to marketers for information about you and your online behaviours, and to you, as suggested in the infographic. The more you surface yourself online, the greater the potential for upping your Klout score.Thus, more information Klout's customers obtain about you, the more they can promote things to you, and the more opportunities there will be for you to get stuff.So it's not about your "influence" at … [Read more...] about Klout boils down to a $ value

Filed Under: Google+ Tagged With: [From Google+]

That prediction of 400m users by end of 2012 is perfectly feasible based on the metrics…

December 28, 2011 by Neville Hobson 

That prediction of 400m users by end of 2012 is perfectly feasible based on the metrics as presented and the subsequent assumptions. Wonder what the numbers look like for active users, however that's defined - no mention/prediction.Reshared post from +Paul AllenGoogle+ Growth Accelerating. Passes 62 million users. Adding 625,000 new users per day. Prediction: 400 million users by end of 2012.Google+ is adding new users at a very rapid pace. It may be the holidays, the TV commercials, the … [Read more...] about That prediction of 400m users by end of 2012 is perfectly feasible based on the metrics…

Filed Under: Google+ Tagged With: [From Google+]

Thought-provoking post re IT support in the workplace for your own devices

December 27, 2011 by Neville Hobson 

I'm thankful my own experience when working for big enterprises wasn't as bad as portrayed in this post (although I do recall carrying 3.5" floppy disks around in those "pioneering days" in the late 90s).What's your experience like? Embedded Link Another View on The Consequences of BYOD Saying "'Bring Your Own Device' is an IT "trend" is like saying peanut butter in … [Read more...] about Thought-provoking post re IT support in the workplace for your own devices

Filed Under: Google+ Tagged With: [From Google+]

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