It's everywhere in the news these days; Twitter and Facebook are working their way into the lives of millions of people worldwide, and the number seems to be growing exponentially. Reading the front page of Google News Most Popular section this morning yields a curious grouping of articles.
I categorize them in the following ways, with example links from the Google group:
Uncertainty
Ask the expert: What are 'social media' and how can businesses use them? - Minneapolis Star Tribune
Social Media: 4 Quick Tips for Getting Started - Practical Ecommerce
Fear
Social Networks' Risks for Business Security - PC World
Protecting Network Security in the Social Networking Age - Securitypark.net
Forecasting
Personal Technology: Is Twitter the future of news? - The Jakarta Post
Social networks 'are new e-mail' - BBC News
Is the social stream the new email? - VentureBeat
It would seem to me - in light of all the recent press and new activity surrounding what many advertisers and advocates consider the professional trifecta of social networking (Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn) we are starting to cross the chasm between early adoption and early majority in the 'social web life cycle'.
Keep in mind - for the purposes of this article I am using the terms 'social media' and 'social networks/networking' almost interchangeably because I believe the average user/general public does not yet understand the difference between the two.
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I categorize them in the following ways, with example links from the Google group:
Uncertainty
Ask the expert: What are 'social media' and how can businesses use them? - Minneapolis Star Tribune
Social Media: 4 Quick Tips for Getting Started - Practical Ecommerce
Fear
Social Networks' Risks for Business Security - PC World
Protecting Network Security in the Social Networking Age - Securitypark.net
Forecasting
Personal Technology: Is Twitter the future of news? - The Jakarta Post
Social networks 'are new e-mail' - BBC News
Is the social stream the new email? - VentureBeat
It would seem to me - in light of all the recent press and new activity surrounding what many advertisers and advocates consider the professional trifecta of social networking (Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn) we are starting to cross the chasm between early adoption and early majority in the 'social web life cycle'.
Keep in mind - for the purposes of this article I am using the terms 'social media' and 'social networks/networking' almost interchangeably because I believe the average user/general public does not yet understand the difference between the two.
Interact With ADMAVEN on Twitter
PEOPLE WHO READ THIS ARTICLE ALSO READ:
> South by Southwest (SXSW) Interactive: March 13-17, 2009
> ADMAVEN to Begin Bimonthly Column For Young Professionals of Chicago
> Skittles on Twitter: From Social Media Sensation to Cliche in 48 Hours
