"Heyyyy Must Be the Money!"

To My Fellow Bloggers/Followers,

This will be the last blog I leave for you. It has been one exciting semester filled with insightful articles that taught us how social networking has shaped and continues to do so throughout the world.

This weeks blog post will focus on the ROI of social media. When viewing the "ROI for Social Media" article by Jason Falls, it was really interesting to see that people have "measured a sales return investment on social media is like trying to take multiple choice metrics and apply them to an essay question". Traffic=money because at the end of the day you are putting yourself out there for the world to see. Social medias are a great stepping stool.

The second article I read "Gauging the Value of Social Media 'Data'" reminded me of the outlets companies turn to. Companies have used Twitter to update its customers about the latest news of its products/services. They have also used Facebook to discuss problems and upcoming news. At the end of the day, all that matters is the PR of your company. Companies have really utilized these social medias for their benefit.

Have a great year everyone

CHANDOO OUT!!!


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The Future of Social Media

When trying to figure out the future of social media, I took a very simple yet effective approach to find the answer. I Google-d it!

When reading "Six Social Media Trends For 2010" I noticed how big of an impact social media not only plays a role amongst adolescents but also in the business world. According to David Armano:

"The New York Times iPhone application recently added sharing functionality which allows a user to easily broadcast an article across networks such as Facebook and Twitter. Many websites already support this functionality, but it's likely that we will see an increase in user behavior as it becomes more mainstream for people to share with networks what they used to do with e-mail lists."

The second article, "What is the Future of Social Media?" really looked at the popularity of social network advertising across the globe. It was really interesting to see that Non-US spending would increase and overtake US spending over the next couple of years. I never would have thought that. It really shows how important social medias are in the success/popularity of a company.

That's all for this week.

Stay tuned next week! CHANDOO OUT!!!


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Armano, David. Six Social Media Trends for 2010. Harvard Business Review, November 2,2009.
http://blogs.hbr.org/cs/2009/11/six_social_media_trends.html

What is the Future of Social Media?. eMarketer. February 12, 2010.
http://www.emarketer.com/Article.aspx?R=1007513

Welcome to My Site!

Here is the "how to" in order to make a successful website/blog and how to maximize search engine optimization:
- Relevant content in your message
- Tags
- Anything that could add more attention to the site (i.e. videos and pictures)
- read more here

A combination of these examples will bloggers and internet authors to attract customers and make their sites more enjoyable. Customers will also be able to access relevant content they are searching and therefor become a customer lifetime value (CLV), rather than just a new page view.

CLV....now this is something interesting to read about. When setting up my Google Analytics account for my blog, I was so concerned about how many people were viewing my blogs and was paying much attention to which blog entry was the most appealing and why. This article made it very clear that an internet blogger/author must always put a face to a number to see what content on their site is being most accessed and by whom.

That is all for this week folks

Stay Tuned Next Week! CHANDOO OUT!!!


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Let's Get a Job!

I find it harder and harder to find a job as my day of graduation nears. I have created all sorts of accounts to and profiles to get my resume and name out there in the "working world". We face tough times during this time in our economy. And most of us face problems of some sort.

When reading "Working with Financial Recruiters Laid Off and Looking" I was able to relate to aspect of how recruiters always promise to stay in touch with you, but somehow are unable to do so. I understand that recruiters sometimes have a large candidate pool to sift through, but what I don't understand is how they are unable to even write a generic email to the people who did not get the position?

In the second article read, "The Blog is the New Resume" I couldn't help but question if blogs could really tell that much about a person. Blogs can be used to express someones thoughts, tell fantasy/real life stories, or be professional. I feel that a blog can either hurt you or help you depending on the type of employer looking at the blog. While having a professional blog does not hurt having, having a satirical or not serious blog can be construed as childish or unqualified.

That is all for this week

Stay tuned next week. CHANDOO OUT!

Cyber Communication

As we have come to notice, the ability to communicate with others has become easier and a lot more impersonal. We no longer have to meet someone face to face to deliver a message and we can now sit on a computer and talk to someone across seas. Not only has communication been simplified but so has the access to information

The transfer of knowledge has become so fluid that it only takes a few clicks of a mouse to access anything your little heart desires. When reading "Corporate Culture, Not Technology, Drives Online Collaboration" and "Students Discovering Online Collaboration" I began to realize how much the methods of teaching and the conduct of business, corporate culture, has changed.

When I was a first grader, we never had tools such as Twitter or social medias to express opinions or communicate to our classmates. Does anyone else remember their early years of childhood and what we had/didn't have growing up?

The Epic Fantasy Team

I'm not going to be talking about my fantasy basketball team....sorry. In fact, I have something a little more interesting to talk about.

When reading "How to Pick Your Million Dollar Crew" and "Collaboration Tools are Ready for the Battlefield", I was surprise to find out the key players of teams and how they can be connected together by the internet to form strong virtual teams.

The first article made it clear that one shouldn't pick a teammate they know, but instead have pick a teammate that has unique talent or personality that differs from the group. Also, the smaller the group the more fluid the transfer of information.

The second article stressed that as long as virtual teams exist, the location of individuals becomes insignificant. Personally, I'm not a fan of virtual teams because of the lack of clarity and emotions that sometimes can not be stressed over distances.

Overall, interesting reads. ESPECIALLY "How to Pick Your Million Dollar Crew"

That's all for this week.

Stay tuned next week. CHANDOO OUT!!

Avatar...And I'm Not Talking About the Movie

NICE CRIB!

Has anyone actually looked into this new technology before?... It's called "Second Life"

It takes the whole idea of Sims to a whole new level. In the article, Virtual World, Real Money in 'Second Life', the author states that the ability to perform any task is endless. It mentions how you can earn REAL money by trading products and services in VIRTUAL world. The article also mentions how professors can use an innovative tool such as Second Life to provide lessons and field trips from the location of one's computer desk. How cool is that?!

The second article I happened to read was a transcript of an interview, Firms Seek Elusive Real Profit in Virtual Business. I understand that one can use services and buy things in the Second Life world by paying real money, but I couldn't help but think how odd it is to "live" in Second Life. Everything is based in a virtual reality, so how could it possibly effect me in the real world? I can see why it would be used for education purposes.

That's all for this week

Stay tuned...CHANDOO OUT!

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