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What Does Salesforce-Radian6 Deal Mean for Everyone Else?

Net-Savvy Executive

Every few seconds this morning, TweetDeck brings another comment on today's announcement that Salesforce.com is buying Radian6. The announcement's not exactly a surprise—Radian6 was the obvious acquisition target in social media analysis (SMA), and their platform had supported Salesforce integration since mid-2009.

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The Specialization of Social Media Analysis

Net-Savvy Executive

The response might come from a customer service or PR function, but the basic idea is what Radian6 calls "the social phone:" social media represent a new customer-service touchpoint, and companies need to respond to every mention that merits or requires a response. But wait, there's more!

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

Convince & Convert

Sentiment: How much are you willing to automate verse check by hand? To be fair, I’ve only included those I’ve actually used (Radian6, Sysomos, Spiral 16) or tested (Meltwater, SM2). And of course thanks for including Radian6. And of course thanks for including Radian6. And of course thanks for including Radian6.

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

Convince & Convert

I look forward to getting past the basic questions of application of social media for B2B and starting to focus on things like lead generation and social CRM as we move forward in 2010.-= Big List: 13 B2B Social Media Prediction Blog Posts For 2010 =-. Thanks for sharing good support information for B2B social media.

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It's Time for Real-Time

Convince & Convert

Amber is Director of Community for Radian6 , co-proprietor of the influential Brass Tack Thinking blog (formerly Altitude Branding), a cool mom, a motivating force, and a hell of a flautist). link] jaybaer It's actually a match made in a bar, but I appreciate the sentiment. We just may take you up on the copy editing offer Connie.

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The 8 Wrong Questions PR Firms Are Asking About Social Media | PR.

Convince & Convert

But there are still plenty of PR firms (and companies, for that matter) looking at social media purely as a distribution vehicle. Lauren Fernandez, Radian6 [link] Nikki Stephan Jay – I like that you took this one step further and included the more appropriate questions versus just listing the wrong ones. I mirror your sentiments.

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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. You're right on about Twitter being only one of the channels for communication on the social web. I love Twitter. It enriches my life every day.