I thought this article by Danny Sullivan on SearchEngine Land very useful… he breaks down and categorizes Social Media sites into the following categories:
* Social News Sites (such as Digg, Reddit, Yahoo Buzz)
* Social Bookmarking Sites (such as Delicious, StumbleUpon)
* Social Networking (such as Facebook, MySpace, LinkedIn)
* Social Knowledge (such as Wikipedia, Yahoo Answers)
* Social [...]
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How Social Media sites compare to SEM…
Social ‘Engagement’ in Online Travel…
This article/post was written by the CEO of WorldNomads.com and emphasizes the fact that Social Media needs to be considered as a form of Social Engagement rather than a form of ‘Marketing’. It’s true that in 2008 many companies were looking to monetize the Social Networks such as Facebook and Bebo… but I can’t help [...]
Professional Social Networks…
I thought I’d post this link from the Economist about the rise in popularity of Professional Social Networks… especially during this economic downturn and the 1000s of Bankers, Finance specialists and M&A guys updating their profiles in a bid to secure new and more stable jobs.
It also provides a quick comparison between Linkedin and Xing [...]
