Is the Social Media world about to change on Tuesday? Probably not, but all eyes will be on Mountain View tomorrow when Google announces their latest venture into the social sphere, reportedly a social add-on to Gmail. What might Google have up it’s sleeve–let’s speculate and imagine a more powerful and relevant Social Media experience.
A minor tempest in the research industry teapot erupted today on Twitter and elsewhere. A SageCircle blog post entitled “Forrester tells analysts no more personal blogs with interesting implications for analyst relations” sparked a fair amount of dialog about Forrester and the rights and independence of analysts. Here are a few thoughts from the inside–by Augie Ray, Sr. Analyst of Social Computing at Forrester.
A shift is occurring in the relative importance to marketers of Social Media and Super Bowl advertising. As Coca-Cola, Pepsi, Audi, E*Trade and Unilever are demonstrating, the servant is becoming the master.
Much of the results generated by Social Media can be measured quantitatively and qualitatively: transactions, decreased customer service costs, increased awareness, improved sentiment, etc. But some of the advantages from Social Media cannot be measured, because much like investments in insurance and tires, the benefits come from risk avoidance. Why total and complete Social Media ROI may be impossible to measure but can be estimated.
If you saw the headlines yesterday, you might be excused for thinking Twitter was in decline: “Twitter’s growth slows dramatically,” “Twitter popularity declines, growth slows down,” and “Is Twitter ‘Traffic’ Tanking?” But is the story the number of Twitterers or the habits of those Twitterers?
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