Tweet This Post Plurk This Post Buzz This Post Delicious Digg This Post Ping This Post Reddit Stumble This Post. Tags: Trend Spots Trend Spotting Behavior Trend Spotting Tools Trend Targets & Groups Trends Review TrendsSpotting's presentations advertising focus group influencers internet behavior prediction search video youtube “2010 Video Influencers” is the fifth report from the series “ 2010 Influencers Series: Trend Predictions in 140 Characters “. data      #direct      #mobile      #standards. advertising      #30- second. YouTube      #Hulu      #boxee. MORE >>

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Share this: StumbleUpon Digg Reddit 3 Comments Filed under Iffort , Web 2.0 , twitter Tags: Iffort , iffort.com , study , twitter , twitter india , usage 3 Comments Ashwani March 22, 2010 at 11:04 pm Indian companies are slowly recognizing to the power of social media channels and the effects it can have on businesses, if used properly. Though looking for some more deeper analysis on the sales front or on overall impact on business (may be more qualitative, focus groups / individual interviews from the CEOs or MDs of the most activities companies on twitter). MORE >>

Marketers no longer have to rely on expensive, contrived focus groups; social media provides a vastly larger, richer, more real-world source of information. Twitter, Facebook and LinkedIn groups, community sites (e.g. Toolbox.com , Focus , Ulitzer ) and specialized discussion forums all provide opportunities to respond to questions and demonstrate industry expertise. Share this on Reddit. Though business use of social media is rapidly increasing, many executives remain skeptical of its value. Share content (your own and others’). Share this on Bebo. MORE >>

surveys, focus groups, test marketing) often spend millions to locate their target markets. You can search for related groups and Fan Pages through Facebook, start accounts on social bookmarking sites such as Digg or StumbleUpon, and check on who is linking to your site to find out who’s interested. Kirtsy Likaholix LinkedIn Mahalo Mento Mixx MyBlogLog MySpace Plurk Pownce Propeller Reddit SEOmoz Sphinn StumbleUpon Technorati Toluu Twitter Wikipedia Yahoo! Why do businesses need social media? What are your goals? Does your brand need a makeover? Some are great. MORE >>