Links to two articles for you today to carry on the social networking conversation:
Steve Pohlit published part 3 of his response to Patsi's question about whether social networking is a waste of time.
Lee Odden of Top Rank Blog posts his notes from a panel discussion on Facebook Marketing Best Practices.
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This debate is ongoing in many circles at present, and the content you've shared mirrors some of the more popular inputs. While I believe the social trends are a tad over-hyped (starting with the name "Web 2.0"... gimme a break LOL) I do see big value in this movement.
Ultimately it's like anything else in the online marketing world: Those who *slow down,* and take the time to explore it will benefit, and those who spend one day on it and don't get rich will say it "doesn't work".
Posted by: Tim Whiston | Sunday, April 27, 2008 at 08:18 PM
I don't know about Social Networking, but I'd say Social Marketing has a good deal of relevance at the moment.
I made a series of links between one bookmarking site and 10 videos I have posted around the web - and got pg 1 organic rank for my phrase on Google, in less than 2 hours.
Heck, at the moment, I have #1 Google rank for more than one phrase, just by posting on Craigslist every 2 days.
SEM is wide open right now, but the question I have is how long will it last? It would be a damn shame to learn a set of skills and spend a bunch of time only to watch it become irrelevant in 12-18 months!
Posted by: EmailMarketingEZ | Monday, April 28, 2008 at 12:45 AM