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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. In true Twitter fashion, it wasn’t “rolled out” per se, it just appeared as part of the API that third parties access. Not an overwhelming participation rate. I love Twitter.

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

Convince & Convert

Smart phone-toting attendees could snap a photo of each others’ code, and instantly follow one another within the my.SXSW social network. If you come to Austin expecting it to be laid out if front of you, for it all to make sense in an orderly, pain-free fashion you’ll leave disappointed.