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Hope this helps - from an article we recently published on this topic:
Summary: Used properly, social networking tools like Facebook, Twitter and MySpace can generate leads, create community with existing customers, and provide information on products and services.
You might think Twitter, Facebook and MySpace are only for your fifteen year old tween texting wildly on her cell phone, but these social networking sites have become important tools for large, respectable companies in generating business leadsand extending their brand.
Facebook currently has over 100,000,000 members who link to each other through known friends and to new friends through suggestions from existing friends. Though primarily for personal profiles - many companies have discovered that creating a company profile enables existing and perspective customers to learn about your company's services, products and to receive news blasts as you update your status.
Twitter has recently exploded as a quick and efficient means of sending short communications to customers since tweets are limited to 140 characters. (This sentence has 127 characters) "All ladies tops 50% off today only at DFW Dress Shack" is a great example of a tweet a retail company might send to their "followers" to generate interest and drive sales. Most followers receive tweets immediately on their cell phone further enhancing the timeliness of the Twitter mechanism.
The oldest of the three social networking sites, MySpace caters to a much younger audience but members cover all age groups. Rock bands, television shows, and other entertainment organizations have embraced MySpace to communicate with their friends in the same manner as Facebook... continue reading about social media at: http://www.metroplexinteractive.com/social-media-social-marketing-social-networking-fort-worth-dallas-company/51-social-media-social-networking-how-to-use-facebook.html
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What discovery or social change could be responsible for an emerging fifth social revolution?
Social media can be considered a fifth social revolution. Social media has changed the way people communicate and who they communicate with.
How does media works?
social media is a place for people to communicate and share ideas
Why do media practitioner use social media?
it is easy to use and communicate with others.
How do teens communicate with each other?
You can have teens talk to other young teens from around the world through the social media.
Are different social media more appropriate for communicating with employees?
to communicate with your employees I don't think using the existing social medias is appropriate. You can communicate through emails or through an intranet. You can also communicate using sharepoint, or yammer.com. You can keep in touch with them through social media if you are outside the office already.
What are the benefits of social media for society?
The greatest benefits of Social Media for individuals and the society are that you can communicate with your family, friends, and hopefully meet new people in the mean time! Social media is not just for talking bad about people or for the lies it makes, but its about being able to communicate with those who you cant talk to because you ether don't have a phone, or its out of the country so it costs too much!
How does social media work?
social media is a place for people to communicate and share ideas
What is Media Logic's motto?
Media Logic's motto is 'Marketing for a social world.'.
What are social media designed to do?
Facilitate and be promoted by interactions among people
What does Gladwell want to do with social media?
Change the world
What is a written social contact called?
A written social contact is typically referred to as a social media post. It can include text, images, videos, or other content shared on social networking platforms to communicate with others.
How has wireless media affected telecommunication?
With all of the advancements made in wireless media, many are able to communicate in a variety of ways. Whether it be text messaging, video call, or social media, people have ways of telecommunication.
