Socialized

NOVEMBER 26, 2009

Here are my five social media predictions for 2010. Location-Based Applications Will Dissolve Into General Social Networks. Twitter recently rolled out its Geotagging capability on a limited basis. More Social Media Regulation Will Follow the FTC’s October Endorsement Guides. Even Google, a Web 1.0

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DECEMBER 14, 2009

About a month ago, I wrote about my five social media predictions for 2010. Social media and careers are covered by prediction #6: “In 2009 we saw a couple of interesting surveys by respected organizations indicating that recruiters are increasingly using or planning to use social media to find and investigate talent.

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MARCH 19, 2010

The Million Follower Fallacy: Audience Size Doesn’t Prove Influence on Twitter, on Read Write Web , cites a recent survey that found “Twitter follower count is somewhat of a meaningless metric when it comes to determining influence.&# How high can I get on a Google search? Tags: Social Media.

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FEBRUARY 6, 2010

I was interviewed recently by Canadian Press , and subsequently a number of radio stations across Canada, on the effect of social networking on student language skills. The title of the Canadian Press article was Students failing because of Twitter, texting and no grammar teaching , but I don’t necessarily agree with that.

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OCTOBER 1, 2009

What is a brand, and, as caretaker of your company’s brand, how does social media affect you? So what does this mean in the social media world? Tags: Social Media brand David Ogilvy joel postman The Experience Economy Joel Postman. It’s a fabulous book on this topic.). Don’t neglect it.

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MAY 14, 2010

If you want regular updates, set up Google Reader or create a Google Alert on the words “Facebook&# and “privacy.&#. Follow the Electronic Frontier Foundation , the ACLU , and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) on Twitter. I have also created a Twitter list of Internet law and privacy experts. Share a link.

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MARCH 26, 2010

Witness Google, with Google Buzz, which has generated some interest but doesn’t really seem poised to destroy Twitter. This is definitely the year of location-based social media, and a lot of interesting things are going to happen in the next nine months. Wagers anyone? *

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