Why social media? Is it that important? Here are some statistics: Social networking makes up more than 20% of all time users spend online in the US. Another statistic states that more than 230 million people used mobile devices in December 2009, starting as low as age 13 and older in the U.S. Specifically Twitter alone processed more than one billion tweets in one month and averages over 40 million tweets per day. Also in December of 2009, Over 25% of U.S. internet page views occurred at one of the [...]
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Why Blog???
I’ve known about blogs for some time but until about eight months ago I hadn’t really done much with blogging. What a great marketing opportunity; what a great way to share ideas and learn new information; what a great way to make additional income via the internet. Wikipedia explains blogs in the following way: “A blog is a user-generated website where entries are made in journal style and displayed in a reverse chronological order. Blogs often provide commentary or news on a particular subject, such as food, politics, or local [...]
The Amazing Growth of Google and Wikipedia
I’ve been following Google and Wikipedia closely. I’m constantly impressed with the various ways they have permeated from the internet into mainstream culture. I expect that they would be known to people who use the internet. However, both are growing at an incredible rate not just online, but on television, news, and in popular culture generally. Wikipedia, the free online encyclopedia, is rather geeky. Anyone can contribute and edit an entry about just about any subject. However, Wikipedia became a major news portal during the Virginia Tech tragedy. CNN quoted [...]
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