Each week as I read blogs, view online videos and presentations in my areas of interest (especially social media), I come across some that are worth sharing.
This week I have 5 selections you may enjoy. In picking these I do keep in mind that some people like to read and others would prefer an online video or even an online powerpoint presentation. This week we touch on Facebook, the new Apple iPhone 4s, internet trends and key elements for content creation for digital social media.
My top pick this week is an online video by James Surowiecki at TED where he pinpoints the moment when social media became an equal player in the world of news-gathering.
1. Facebook Launches Analytics For ‘Like’ Data
As Facebook transitions from being a purely personal social platform for people to one that is used by companies and brands as well, here is a smart upgrade to Facebook that will better help business-oriented Facebook users measure progress within the social network and on their own pages…read more
The Apple iPhone continues to take market share from its competition at a rates that is unprecendented in the mobile internet era, the addition of features such as high definition video continues to change the way we use the mobile phone and the Web and companies need to be planning their social media marketing strategies for mobile accordingly…read more
3. What All Content Creators can Learn From Roger Ebert
Content creation requires the right elements for it to make impact and that includes passion for the topic, honesty and other elements that are covered in this guest post at the copyblogger.com post by Mark Dykeman who is the writer of the thought wrestling blog and Brodacasting Brain blog…read more
4. Internet Trends for 2010 – Slideshare Presentation
Monitoring trends in the digital online space are important if you want to ensure that you and your brand are keeping up to speed with your competitors and maintain your competitiveness. This presentation touches on the top trends such as mobile internet which is trending faster than the take up of desktop internet with growth that will make your eyes bulge.
5.When Social Media Became News: James Surowiecki: Video
I wrote a post called “14 Reasons Why Social Media Happened” and this online Video at Ted.com (an inspirational small non profit devoted to Ideas Worth Spreading, which started out (in 1984) as a conference bringing together people from three worlds, Technology, Entertainment and Design ) provides an additional dimension to this with a speech by James that identifies when social media moved into a mainstream news channel and medium in its own right.
James Surowiecki pinpoints the moment when social media became an equal player in the world of news-gathering: the 2005 tsunami, when YouTube video, blogs, instant messages and text messages carried the news — and preserved moving personal stories from the tragedy. To view click on the image below