by Brad Friedman | Social Media
I am a fairly average American. I spend a fair amount of time on the internet. I write this Blog. I am a member of the Problogger Community, and Viral Networks the social media marketing network. I have a Facebook page and a Facebook Fan Page. I am on Twitter, LinkedIn, Yelp and Plaxo. I have a bit.ly account, and I use HootSuite and TweetDeck, Seesmic, and SocialOomph. I share my location on foursquare, enter comments to other blogs through Disqus, and I use WriteToMyBlog, and Chitika Ads. I Stumbleupon, I Digg, and I'm Delicious. Like I said, I'm a fairly average American spending time on the Internet. (more…)
by Brad Friedman | Social Media
Recently, I have been cajoled, harassed, and embarrassed into participating in the “Social Networking” craze. I have a MySpace page. I’m on Facebook. I am participating in Plaxo, Linkedin, and Twitter. Putting aside the time I should have spent to set up my “page” on each of these sites (the bare minimum to participate is what I opted for), the question now is, how do I find the time every day to visit each of these social networks and actively participate in the things they have to offer?
At this point in time I am only visiting these sites in the evening, after work. I find that once engaged, I can be going from site to site for hours. These sites are addicting and time consuming. Which brings me to a few other questions: 1. Does a person have to be on all these different sites to stay connected or is one better than the rest? 2. What value do these sites really add to my already-too-busy life? (more…)
by Brad Friedman | Social Media
Here's an article written by my daughter Lauren Friedman that I found particularly interesting and wanted to share. Follow her on Twitter @Lauren_Hannah.
Twitter is becoming an essential tool used to market a business. Essentially, Twitter is a very concise blogging tool. Originally, Twitter was used by people to let their friends know what they were doing in quick, short updates. Now, it has evolved into a huge marketing tool where people and companies can easily market their services for free. (more…)
by Brad Friedman | Social Media
Not long ago I penned a post about social networking sites taking up too much of my time. I recently read this article by Kris Colvin and liked it so much I thought I'd post it here in its entirety. (more…)
