Livingston

Nov
18
2008

Goodness Gracious, Great Blogs of Fire!

2008blogsoffire3 Jothy Rosenberg predicts that “millenials will abandon Facebook.” On Rocketvox Jothy provides a detailed history of Facebook, and he offers insight into why it has developed gracefully. But, according to Jothy, things are changing. He asks rhetorically, “what is turning the Millennials — Facebook’s original and core constituency — away in droves? Creepiness, complexity, and lack of privacy.” Check out Rocketvox, for an in-depth look into Facebook’s rise, and predicted fall.

Technosailor’s Aaron Brazell reveals the latest news on the upcoming WordPress release. Aaron has includes three screenshots in his post. He also says to be on the lookout on Technosailor for “the big release cheat sheet as soon as it comes out.”

Check out Amber Naslund’s post on Attitude about how social networks and new media tools are able to bolster business development. Large quantities of money are spent on generating leads and nurturing relationships, and business development practices are evolving in the 2.0 world. Amber says, “Social media is business development. It’s merely a set of tools - yes, an overwhelming set at times - designed to better connect one person to another…”

Jay Deragon says that most companies don’t know what to ask for when hiring a new social media employee. On The Relationship Economy, Jay says, “Most of the job descriptions appear to focus on candidates who know how to use a listing of social technology with little if any emphasis on relationship or communication skills.” Jay argues that a social media professional’s job description is difficult to define. But the correct candidate’s value is based on the relationships they can create.

Are you looking to expand your Twitter presence, or to spruce up your blog or Facebook page? One way to do this is to add Twitter button, badge, widget, etc. to your online real estate. Darren Rowse provides an extensive list of links to “181 free Twitter buttons, badges, widget and counters to help you find followers.” These Twitter items go beyond the mundane. Check out TwiTip for the links.

In response to a PRWeek survey, which brings to light that 44% of CEO’s still don’t plan on using social media in the next year, TweetPR’s David Alston takes a deeper look at why some companies are struggling to catch the train. David “debunks” five main issues expressed by CEO’s in the study with detailed explanations. These include a lack of relevance, message control, ROI, lack of company know-how, and lack of communication agency know-how.

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