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The Value of Social Media: Building Meaningful Connections

The Value of Social Media: Building Meaningful Connections

“Social media” is a phrase that gets thrown around quite a bit. Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, Google Plus and the like have changed the way we interact with each other and how we define being social. They help us to keep up with loved ones and create contacts we might never have otherwise. It has helped us become active participators when before we were only passive receivers. … [Read more...]

How To Avoid The Deep-End of Social Media

Please note: this is a cross-post by Alasdair Munn. You can find his website here. Enter Alasdair Munn: There is no doubting that the innovation and investment into social media tools, software and applications have come from the commercial sector. By that I mean start-ups backed up by investor capital, which have taken risks, believed in themselves and their ideas and run with them. It is no … [Read more...]

Basics of User Generated Content (UGC) and Enhancing to UGV

Please note: this is a cross-post by Alasdair Munn. You can find his website here. Enter Alasdair Munn: User Generated Content (UGC) is no longer news; it is an established part of our lives. We expect to be able to participate, share and create online. Just as having a mobile phone is standard. Do you remember when mobiles were something special? Sure, mobiles are evolving. It is no longer … [Read more...]

How to Rediscover Web 2.0

Please note: this is a cross-post by Alasdair Munn. You can find his website here. Enter Alasdair Munn: I have not been a fan of the term Web 2.0, mainly because of the many instances where it has been taken out of context. Through revisiting the man who coined the phrase, Tim O’Reilly I have rediscovered that his thoughts and concepts around this phrase not only make sense, but puts … [Read more...]

With Social Media, where is the line between personal and professional?

One of my Twitter friends shared a link to a very interesting article on appropriate corporate blogging which got me thinking about a similar topic. Where is the line between personal and professional in the social media world? When I am on my personal blog or my personal twitter account, am I still representing my company? If I make a rant about my job, company or boss on one of my social … [Read more...]