Comments on: State of the Social Networks http://hourglass8.com/state-social-networks/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=state-social-networks Tue, 22 Nov 2011 00:46:31 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.2 By: BrnzeTyger http://hourglass8.com/state-social-networks/comment-page-1/#comment-587 BrnzeTyger Fri, 16 Apr 2010 22:25:10 +0000 http://hourglass8.com/?p=1297#comment-587 Interesting read. People (especially corporations) tend to have a knee jerk reaction when it comes to social media. They know that social media is hot so they think "I have to be on Twitter, Facebook or MySpace" just because social media has become another buzz word. Social media consultants I know have told me that they usually pose the question to their clients, "Why do you want to be on there?" They are usually met with deafening silence or with answers like "Well....because." If you are using social media as a way to attract more customers or remain engaged with existing customers that's fine. But these sites are only tools and you should understand the mindset behind those tools and how to be engaged with your target market. The 3 you mentioned won't be here forever as they will likely be replaced by something else as things often are. Those in job transition they may use Facebook to connect with friends and family. For the 25+ Up Club (smile) MySpace is considered "old school" believe it or not but people still get on there passively to play games. However, if they are looking to land a job then Twitter and, more importantly, LinkedIn.com are good tools to make connections. With the latter you can use the principals of social media as connect with old colleagues/managers who will ideally recommend your past work performance, you can join industry-related and alumni-related groups or those specific to your field and build a presence by actively commenting on questions posed by the groups or post articles. All will increase your visibility to companies or external recruiters who are searching for candidates (a means of increasing search optimization) and build connections to individuals in target industries or companies through your established network. The more you grow quality contacts in your network (like your list of friends on Facebook and MySpace) the better your chances of landing a job. Its just social networking in a different form which is better than applying on job boards. Social media won't go away anytime soon. Only the tools for engagement. :) Interesting read. People (especially corporations) tend to have a knee jerk reaction when it comes to social media. They know that social media is hot so they think “I have to be on Twitter, Facebook or MySpace” just because social media has become another buzz word. Social media consultants I know have told me that they usually pose the question to their clients, “Why do you want to be on there?” They are usually met with deafening silence or with answers like “Well….because.”

If you are using social media as a way to attract more customers or remain engaged with existing customers that’s fine. But these sites are only tools and you should understand the mindset behind those tools and how to be engaged with your target market. The 3 you mentioned won’t be here forever as they will likely be replaced by something else as things often are.

Those in job transition they may use Facebook to connect with friends and family. For the 25+ Up Club (smile) MySpace is considered “old school” believe it or not but people still get on there passively to play games. However, if they are looking to land a job then Twitter and, more importantly, LinkedIn.com are good tools to make connections. With the latter you can use the principals of social media as connect with old colleagues/managers who will ideally recommend your past work performance, you can join industry-related and alumni-related groups or those specific to your field and build a presence by actively commenting on questions posed by the groups or post articles. All will increase your visibility to companies or external recruiters who are searching for candidates (a means of increasing search optimization) and build connections to individuals in target industries or companies through your established network. The more you grow quality contacts in your network (like your list of friends on Facebook and MySpace) the better your chances of landing a job. Its just social networking in a different form which is better than applying on job boards.

Social media won’t go away anytime soon. Only the tools for engagement. :)

]]> By: VixenBlu http://hourglass8.com/state-social-networks/comment-page-1/#comment-586 VixenBlu Fri, 16 Apr 2010 20:33:35 +0000 http://hourglass8.com/?p=1297#comment-586 Admittedly, I am using Twitter a bit for the business side of things. Just because my account is for generating a bit of interest for my endeavors, doesnt mean that I see it as an excuse to be lazy. You are very true that with the low-attention-span of Twitter and the increase of spambots using the service.. you have to make sure that your appearance in that 140-character realm is meaningful and genuine. Now, Im a bit intrigued about Facebook and how adult-oriented business can really thrive in there. I know of people who have had pretty clean Facebook pages and/or profiles but still had their account disabled suddenly and no reason given. That said, how would adult stars be able to use Facebook without breaking the site's TOS? -Vixen Blu Admittedly, I am using Twitter a bit for the business side of things. Just because my account is for generating a bit of interest for my endeavors, doesnt mean that I see it as an excuse to be lazy. You are very true that with the low-attention-span of Twitter and the increase of spambots using the service.. you have to make sure that your appearance in that 140-character realm is meaningful and genuine.

Now, Im a bit intrigued about Facebook and how adult-oriented business can really thrive in there. I know of people who have had pretty clean Facebook pages and/or profiles but still had their account disabled suddenly and no reason given. That said, how would adult stars be able to use Facebook without breaking the site’s TOS?

-Vixen Blu

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