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Social Media is the Back Channel for Teen Angst

Direct Marketing Observations

First I want to quote a paragraph from the abstract of a 2011 paper by danah boyd , a renowned expert on teen culture and social media at Microsoft Research. For teens, sites like Facebook allow for similar performances in front of engaged audiences. The paper is titled, The Drama!

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Social Pros Podcast – Scott Monty, Ford Motor Company

Convince & Convert

Do you think this whole social TV, whether it’s American Idol or Super Bowl or what have you, this back channel, we’re watching it with one eye, we’re tweeting it with the other eye, is that ultimately a good thing? It got a rise out of the Twitter back channel. Jay: A for effort. Scott: Yeah.

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Social Pros Podcast – Scott Monty, Ford Motor Company

Convince & Convert

Do you think this whole social TV, whether it’s American Idol or Super Bowl or what have you, this back channel, we’re watching it with one eye, we’re tweeting it with the other eye, is that ultimately a good thing? It got a rise out of the Twitter back channel. Jay: A for effort. Scott: Yeah.

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