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6 Ways Emerging Technologies Are Set to Change the Use of Social Media

SocMed Sean

But Facebook, which is one of the leading social networks in the digital space, has already launched its own multi-user online virtual reality platform called Spaces. Users of Facebook can create virtual versions of themselves using their profile pictures, and interact with similar versions of their friends online.

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Directory of Social Networks for Learning Professionals

Buzz Marketing for Technology

DIRECTORY OF SOCIAL NETWORKS FOR. SOCIAL LEARNING. SOCIAL LEARNING. Directory of Social Networks for Learning. social networks aimed at learning professionals. The list is ordered by name of network. name of the network creator, where known are shown in brackets. iTOUCH LEARNING.

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Offerpal Launches Offerpal Tasks to Earn Virtual Currency

Bill Hartzer

Offerpal Media has launched “Offerpal Tasks,&# a new way you can earn virtual currency to use in online games and social networks. You can earn virtual currency through Offerpal Tasks by completing easy online tasks through Amazon Mechanical Turk. Monetizing virtual currency couldn’t be any easier.

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Event: Customer Service Call Centres and Social Media

Laurel Papworth

I’ve been asked to speak in Melbourne on April 15th (evening) about the impact of social media, online communities, social networks and call centres. Guest speakers: Laurel Papworth is Australia’s leading social media strategist and has been working with online communities, virtual worlds and forums for 20 years.

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22 Twitter revenue streams – monetizing tweets

Laurel Papworth

Whenever I present or give classes on monetizing social networks and online communities people usually have two questions. The first question is ethical – if money and currency is about a show of worth, a menu of value, then yes, we can monetize conversations and activities. Different types of Social Networks (3).

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KM Edge: Where the best in Knowledge Management come together

Buzz Marketing for Technology

In the current issue of Inside Knowledge magazine, editor Jerry Ash raises the same question that Chris Hearne brought up in this blog a few days ago : If virtual is so great, how come conferences are booming? As Larry [Prusak] says, "If the virtual world is so great, why are the planes still full?". Comments (0).

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7 steps to shutting down a social media site

Laurel Papworth

The photo sharing social network Radar.net is shutting down and, thankfully, they have all undertaken all the key steps to do that sensitively and graciously. And yes I’ve seen social media site hosts send out “blame&# emails “You guys didn’t help promote us enough so we are now shutting down&#.

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