Insight into the research and strategy behind Google Plus
By: Ray Perfetti - Studio Manager NY
If you haven’t been paying attention to Google Plus, the first real next generation competitor to Facebook, you should because the strategy behind it may change the way we use the social web. A mighty claim, I know, but Google Plus takes a fundamentally different approach to how we share information that more closely resembles the offline world and pays attention to justified concerns about not wanting to share everything with everyone all the time.
Paul Adams, the man behind much of the research and social strategy of Google Plus, published a presentation on the subject that gives a great deal of insight into Google’s revolutionary approach.
“I believe that the web is being fundamentally rebuilt around people and the world of advertising will fundamentally change because of the emergence of the social web.”
His blog also goes into a battle with Google over the publishing of his book on the topic.
Posted By: thedesignstudio

Insight into the research and strategy behind Google Plus

By: Ray Perfetti - Studio Manager NY

If you haven’t been paying attention to Google Plus, the first real next generation competitor to Facebook, you should because the strategy behind it may change the way we use the social web. A mighty claim, I know, but Google Plus takes a fundamentally different approach to how we share information that more closely resembles the offline world and pays attention to justified concerns about not wanting to share everything with everyone all the time.

Paul Adams, the man behind much of the research and social strategy of Google Plus, published a presentation on the subject that gives a great deal of insight into Google’s revolutionary approach.

“I believe that the web is being fundamentally rebuilt around people and the world of advertising will fundamentally change because of the emergence of the social web.”

His blog also goes into a battle with Google over the publishing of his book on the topic.


 


Paid vs. Earned vs. Owned model integrated by social media

This article by Mashable explains how social media is blurring the lines between paid, earned, and owned media. The above graphic shows that social media is an integral part in creating a conversation that across these three platforms. Essentially, brands need to integrate all three platforms to be effective, and social media is how they can do it.

Posted By: aliciavalko

 


Posted By: leesawytock

Here is a completely updated version of the Socialnomics “Social Media Revolution”—with stats as current as June 2011. It’s worth a look just for some mind-boggling statistics and information (a new LinkedIn profile is created every second). Even more mind-boggling? That some brands still aren’t capitalizing on the social media opportunity in a meaningful way. 


 


Posted By: brunamaia

What’s your Social Wealth? 

The Sunday Times recently released a new tool that can calculate your online social worth. Who cares about being rich when you can be SOCIAL & famous? 

(Source: the-social-list.com)


 


Home Depot’s Social Media Store Associates

Great article in Ad Age about The Home Depot’s program to designate a group of store associates as a hybrid of in-store and social media customer service providers.

What’s intriguing to me about The Home Depot’s approach:

— They thought about simply adding people to their corporate communications staff but decided their social media store associates really needed ongoing exposure to products and “live” customers

— After some months of trying the program they’ve found that the social media store associates are doing a fantastic job of generating content—both adding their own and inspiring feedback and dialogue with customers

So, the learnings? 

— Hybrid works: combining offline and online is key

— Experience matters: maintaining ongoing visibility in and to the store adds to the value of the content

Posted By: lizbigham

 


Posted By: leesawytock

Social Media Skewering. This (funny) video reminded me of this great Simpson’s quote when Homer and Marge are at a county fair and Homer deep fries his shirt. Marge’s response was “I didn’t say you couldn’t fry your shirt, I said you SHOULDN’T fry your shirt.” A good reminder that just because we can doesn’t always mean we should—and let’s work to make social media campaigns that are useful, entertaining or memorable.


 


 


NYT: Turning the Grammys Into an Interactive Event
http://nyti.ms/eXQmPS
“Consumers want access, and they want to be able to have their say and feel that their contributions are important.”
“In the age of social media, the audience’s reactions to a live event can have instantaneous effect, guided as much by what happens on screen as by what other fans are saying about it on-line.”
Posted By: semooney

NYT: Turning the Grammys Into an Interactive Event

http://nyti.ms/eXQmPS

“Consumers want access, and they want to be able to have their say and feel that their contributions are important.”

“In the age of social media, the audience’s reactions to a live event can have instantaneous effect, guided as much by what happens on screen as by what other fans are saying about it on-line.”


 


Posted By: brunamaia

I just love how the digital influence can be seen during the most unexpected, yet powerful moments in history, such as the Egyptian protests!

(via @PSFK)


 


Super (Social) Bowl Bets, Anyone?

Anyone want to place a bet on how long it will take the social media impressions of a Super Bowl ad to outpace its TV viewers?

There were 106 million viewers of the 2010 Super Bowl. As of September, only the top 2 of the top 10 viral videos of all time had passed that mark (http://adage.com/digital/article?article_id=145673)… but they took about 40 months and 15 months respectively to reach the 100 million mark.

Taking the #3 viral campaign of all time and #1 of 2010 (Old Spice) as an example, which is around 60 million after about 8 months….

I am going to place a bet that this year it will take less than 2 months for this number to be reached.

Any takers?

Posted By: lizbigham

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