Tuesday, March 3, 2009

How Twitter changes marketing forever, a simple explanation

Traditional media is dying. More often your customers rely on their friends for referrals and not the TV or local newspaper ads. There is nothing that beats a personal referral because we trust our friends more than your ads. That being said, complaints to friends have the same powerful effect, but to your detriment. So it’s vital that you keep your ear to the ground.

10 Features That Will Make Twitter Better

Twitter’s popularity has skyrocketed in the recent months. Usage statistics states that most people who use Twitter interact with the application via the web rather than a third-party client such as TweetDeck or twitterfeed.

Sunday, March 1, 2009

Will social networks on the web ever make money?

In the last month or so, there have been a number of events that bring up the big question: Will Web-based social networks ever become significant businesses? Or, put another way: Do these social networks -- Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, MySpace -- have the ability to "monetize" their audiences?