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Social Media Is Growing Up: You Can Stop Copying the Cool Kids Now

Bare Feet Studios

My partner @Shane sent me a link today “ Why They Stopped Using Foursquare &# by David Berkowitz. It summarizes a number of my social media friends and peers who have weaned themselves off this geo-location social network also known as a check-in service. On a larger note, social media is reaching a tipping point.

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Customer Service on Twitter: Top Brands Respond To Only 14% Of Tweets

The Realtime Report

This also makes sense given the data from Simply Measured , which found that out of the 23% of top brands that have dedicated customer service handles, only 7% respond to 50+ tweets/day, and just 3% handle 100+ tweets/day.). While this is a small-scale study, there’s no doubt that the results are not so impressive.

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Ignore Foursquare at Your Peril - An Analysis of Potential.

Convince & Convert

Now, I’m not suggesting Foursquare will ever approach Twitter’s level of ubiquity, much less Facebook’s. Because Foursquare makes very little sense unless you’re in a physical location like a store, restaurant, etc. At least it is for me.

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Convince and Convert Blog: Social Media Strategy and Social Media.

Convince & Convert

Twitter’s role as a conduit for the Zeitgeist is unrivaled, and it has almost single-handedly ushered in the era of real-time search, and social CRM. So, fully expecting each of you to tell me I’m wrong in the comments, here are 7 reasons why Twitter is not the Valhalla of social media: 1. Not an overwhelming participation rate.

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Convince and Convert Blog: Social Media Strategy and Social Media.

Convince & Convert

But things kept speeding up – companies’ increasing customer data needs necessitated more complex forms, that were faster and more easily modified. It’s making social content sharing more fun. Ask a newly-minted Foursquare mayor how they feel about it. It will be slow, and it will be messy, though.

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Convince and Convert Blog: Social Media Strategy and Social Media.

Convince & Convert

It works like bit.ly, but incorporates all URL shorteners into the data mix. Sexy Bookmarks Plug-in My friend Michael Stelzner from Social Media Examiner (where I guest post monthly), turned me on to this excellent plug-in that improves upon the social sharing user interface. I’ve tried Foursquare , too.

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Dear Facebook Friends, You're Doing it Wrong

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

and its restricted access, people had no need to use any other names on the Mark Zuckerberg-created social network. It’s how social networks are intended to be used. In an effort to make Facebook data more public, Community Pages let people share ideas, thoughts, and their interests in a fully open forum.

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