Despite the explosion of innovation, expect a Social Business Suite to appear that consolidate many of these features for enterprise buyers] Categorization is crucial in managing this rapidly evolving space It’s very difficult to completely segment this space as many of the vendors cross into multiple categories so I’ve separated it into major function groups. Yet don’t discount other systems, as when you look closely, Google, Yahoo, MSN, AOL are also social networks, and will continue to innovate as well as aggregate. Social Media Management Systems. MORE >>

The issue of lack of scale is resonating with social strategists –as a result, the market is developing new tools that will help them manage them. Solution: As a Result, Social Media Management Systems are Emerging Like CMS and WMS for centralized website management, Social Media Management Systems (SMMS) empower social media teams to manage multiple distributed social channels from one location –enabling the opportunity to build deeper relationships by being in more places at once. Can Social Media really be managed in this way??? MORE >>

Sure, there are other blogging platforms and content management systems you can use on your own domain, but none are quite as popular or powerful as WordPress. This is also a great place to find social networks by niche including business, design, entertainment, health, music, photo, tech, and travel. Importing Your Content. If you have blog content on other platforms including WordPress.com, Blogger, Drupal, Joomla, or other blogging platforms, then you might want to consider importing it into your new WordPress site. Choosing a Domain Name. KnowEm. MORE >>

Managing these multiple login systems from all these social networks is cumbersome due to changing APIs, protocols. Social Sign On enables visitors to register to your website using their preferred credentials increasing the opportunity for contextual content, website engagement, and conversion] Value Statement Social Sign On offers a variety of benefits: Increase conversion rate as users use existing Social Network logins (in a few clicks) rather than filling out long registration pages. Registration pages go away …much to the approval of consumers. Expect more now. MORE >>

More customers, buyers, and consumers are creating content everywhere they go. They don’t want to end up being trilobites and have become part of a larger system:  Recent acquisitions include Scoutlabs+Lithium(community), Filtrbox+Jive(Community), Techrigy+Alterian(WCM) and others. Right now, systems are just aggregating content to make meaning out of it, yet there’s no clear set of companies that are able to truly provide predictive recommendations. Social data is overwhelming. So what do I see happening next? Commodity technology. Not here, yet. MORE >>