Category — Random Thoughts

I spent some time today catching up on some of my Social Networks and in doing so read an interesting post on LinkedIn regarding how to do you define Social Media.  This post had some great insights and definitions that I felt really hit the nail on the head.

I think when you think about Social Media and how it is defined it can be very broad.  The definitions may include the sites or platforms that are used for Social Media such as Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, YouTube and many more.  It may include activities such as blogging, creating videos, posting tweets, adding friends and connections, sharing links and more.  It also may refer to using a medium to market to your niche market.

However you define Social Media it is something that is here to stay and something that you can’t ignore – it is definitely a way to connect and communicate with others regardless of which platform you use and what you share while you are doing it.

Here is a link to the discussion for further reference:

http://www.linkedin.com/groupAnswers?viewQuestionAndAnswers=&gid=1245667&discussionID=11314932&sik=1275866238156&trk=ug_qa_q&goback=.ana_1245667_1275866238156_3_1

As well as a couple of great videos on the subject:

I would love to hear how you define Social Media …..

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As we wrap up the year and set aside some time to focus on our friends and family and celebrate Christmas and prepare for the New Year I wanted to take a minute and reflect back on 2009.

2009 in my opinion and many others is the year that Social Media and Social Networking came to life.  This year we saw many individuals and businesses jump into the Social stream and start using Social Media and Social Networking as a way to grow and market their products and services.  This movement also created a lot of success stories and cases to take note of.

Since 2009 is the year in which Social Media and Social Networking has come to life and jumped into mainstream marketing there was a lot of wonderful content shared.  This content was shared and spread with the following tools; blogs, Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, and several other tools.

Here are some of my favorites for 2009:

50 Ideas on Using Twitter for Business

Freebies for Social Media Marketing

101 Ways to Promote a new blog

50 Social News Websites from DoshDosh

Social Media ROI: Socialnomics

This is why HootSuite is one of my favorite tools

If you Have an Extra Half Hour

Here are some great links to posts from others that are highlighting some of the top posts from the year:

Adam Vincenzini shares the top 99 of 09

SimplyZesty shares Top 50 Social Media Stories of 2009

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I wanted to take a minute and wish everyone a safe and Happy Halloween today.

This morning when I spent my regular time online to catch up on news and events and what my friends and those I respect are up to it was great to also get a glimpse of what everyone has planned for Halloween today.

One huge difference that I see this year compared to last year’s Halloween is that I was able to get this glimpse of what everyone is doing a lot faster via social networking and social media.

Here are some examples of the info that I was able to check out today on Halloween that I wouldn’t have been able to in years past:

From Twitter I was able to check out pumpkin carvings and costumes:

cloudberrynine: Happy Halloween! Here’s my pumpkin effort http://yfrog.com/j4b0ij

gina_romero: Me and my little monsters: Happy Halloween all! http://moby.to/8uliz3

BinkyBird: WOW!! RT @DaveGorman: http://twitpic.com/nohmd – For Halloween, some pumpkins I carved a few years ago.Chicago, 2005.

MintMickey: http://twitpic.com/nppsk – My boys in their Halloween costumes just minutes ago.

From YouTube

How to make a witch costume:

And from Facebook

Halloween Wishes from friends

Matt Bacak Happy Halloween from the Bacak family ->> http://yfrog.com/e66ymj

Mandy Christensen Happy Halloween! Be SAFE and stay warm:)

There are many examples I could give but these are just a hand full.

Have a Happy Halloween

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This post is a bit off topic, however it is one that I wanted to write to get things started on the right foot.

The idea for this blog has been floating around for a while and even had a few test runs, but the feel just wasn’t right.  I guess maybe I should say that the look and feel both were out of sync.  I know it is the content that matters, right?  But I am sure you would agree that the look needs to fit as well.

Today it happened – the look and feel came together.  I know this should have been something that happened to start with, but I had to mix both my personality and goals of this blog as well as those of the sponsor for the blog, SourceOne Technologies.  So now the look and feel gelled together and the train is ready to leave the station and start moving forward.

The goal of this blog is to keep a pulse on the Social Networking and Social Media scene for you and provide you with the needed insights and tips to help you be successful in this area.

A personal goal I have of this blog is to also be able to share my knowledge of email and browser technology that I have acquired over the years and mix it up with what can be done with Social Media and Social Networking tools.

Needless to say I am excited about the opportunity to write for this blog and move it forward.

Ok we are now moving forward so hang on and get ready.

~Stefanie

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