Comments on: Top 3 Social Media Tools for Business http://www.rodkirby.com/archives/1513 The #1 Christian Entrepreneur's Destination for Small Business Advice! Wed, 08 Feb 2012 23:57:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: lolbsolis1 http://www.rodkirby.com/archives/1513/comment-page-1#comment-1546 lolbsolis1 Wed, 17 Mar 2010 08:02:24 +0000 http://www.rodkirby.com/?p=1513#comment-1546 Rod - pretty cool thoughts! Enjoyed them, as well as the great comments :)<br><br>Just a couple of quick observations relative to this post:<br><br>1. With video and wireless mobile exploding like cluster bombs (& maybe even catalyzing FCC's 100 Squared plan of having 100 million users at 100 GBps by 2020), and driving us to measure in yottabytes (~7 billion mobile subscribers by 2014 - Forrester estimates), having Youtube in your arsenal is a no-brainer. Moreover, they are beginning to use web2.0 analytics and trying to connect people across networks. I expect segmenting and targeting will only get more sophisticated. So, I would say, some sort of video or at least Youtube may be a good idea :)<br><br>2. Despite rumblings that @ev's keynote yesterday about @anywhere was murky, at best, I think it is a master stroke! The evil twitter empire wants to make @twitter the mega node in the world of collaboration & communications.<br><br>Cheers,<br>Prince Rod – pretty cool thoughts! Enjoyed them, as well as the great comments :)

Just a couple of quick observations relative to this post:

1. With video and wireless mobile exploding like cluster bombs (& maybe even catalyzing FCC's 100 Squared plan of having 100 million users at 100 GBps by 2020), and driving us to measure in yottabytes (~7 billion mobile subscribers by 2014 – Forrester estimates), having Youtube in your arsenal is a no-brainer. Moreover, they are beginning to use web2.0 analytics and trying to connect people across networks. I expect segmenting and targeting will only get more sophisticated. So, I would say, some sort of video or at least Youtube may be a good idea :)

2. Despite rumblings that @ev's keynote yesterday about @anywhere was murky, at best, I think it is a master stroke! The evil twitter empire wants to make @twitter the mega node in the world of collaboration & communications.

Cheers,
Prince

]]> By: lolbsolis1 http://www.rodkirby.com/archives/1513/comment-page-1#comment-1085 lolbsolis1 Wed, 17 Mar 2010 04:02:24 +0000 http://www.rodkirby.com/?p=1513#comment-1085 Rod - pretty cool thoughts! Enjoyed them, as well as the great comments :)<br><br>Just a couple of quick observations relative to this post:<br><br>1. With video and wireless mobile exploding like cluster bombs (& maybe even catalyzing FCC's 100 Squared plan of having 100 million users at 100 GBps by 2020), and driving us to measure in yottabytes (~7 billion mobile subscribers by 2014 - Forrester estimates), having Youtube in your arsenal is a no-brainer. Moreover, they are beginning to use web2.0 analytics and trying to connect people across networks. I expect segmenting and targeting will only get more sophisticated. So, I would say, some sort of video or at least Youtube may be a good idea :)<br><br>2. Despite rumblings that @ev's keynote yesterday about @anywhere was murky, at best, I think it is a master stroke! The evil twitter empire wants to make @twitter the mega node in the world of collaboration & communications.<br><br>Cheers,<br>Prince Rod – pretty cool thoughts! Enjoyed them, as well as the great comments :)

Just a couple of quick observations relative to this post:

1. With video and wireless mobile exploding like cluster bombs (& maybe even catalyzing FCC's 100 Squared plan of having 100 million users at 100 GBps by 2020), and driving us to measure in yottabytes (~7 billion mobile subscribers by 2014 – Forrester estimates), having Youtube in your arsenal is a no-brainer. Moreover, they are beginning to use web2.0 analytics and trying to connect people across networks. I expect segmenting and targeting will only get more sophisticated. So, I would say, some sort of video or at least Youtube may be a good idea :)

2. Despite rumblings that @ev's keynote yesterday about @anywhere was murky, at best, I think it is a master stroke! The evil twitter empire wants to make @twitter the mega node in the world of collaboration & communications.

Cheers,
Prince

]]> By: Reposition Your Business For Success : OneG360.com http://www.rodkirby.com/archives/1513/comment-page-1#comment-449 Reposition Your Business For Success : OneG360.com Mon, 16 Nov 2009 20:09:57 +0000 http://www.rodkirby.com/?p=1513#comment-449 [...] Narrow down your social media tools to the ones you’ll invest the most time in. Having a wider range of tools and profiles only disengages you with your market and wastes time. Here are my Top 3 Social Media Tools for Business. [...] [...] Narrow down your social media tools to the ones you’ll invest the most time in. Having a wider range of tools and profiles only disengages you with your market and wastes time. Here are my Top 3 Social Media Tools for Business. [...]

]]> By: Rod http://www.rodkirby.com/archives/1513/comment-page-1#comment-304 Rod Fri, 02 Oct 2009 01:15:17 +0000 http://www.rodkirby.com/?p=1513#comment-304 Steve, you are so right! You said it best, "if you listen to them, try to understand their needs/problems, and interact regularly, it will pay off in the long run." And really, that's what the social network (for business use) is there for. You know? I believe a blog brings the greatest return as well, mainly because you can make money, grow a community, and build credibility with it. How awesome is that?! Steve, you are so right! You said it best, “if you listen to them, try to understand their needs/problems, and interact regularly, it will pay off in the long run.” And really, that's what the social network (for business use) is there for. You know? I believe a blog brings the greatest return as well, mainly because you can make money, grow a community, and build credibility with it. How awesome is that?!

]]> By: Rod http://www.rodkirby.com/archives/1513/comment-page-1#comment-303 Rod Fri, 02 Oct 2009 01:13:10 +0000 http://www.rodkirby.com/?p=1513#comment-303 Hey, Naomi, you've got the right idea. The key is to keep it all connected and "cross traffic" to each other. That way you've got a steady stream of targeted traffic flowing from each network to the next. But of course, the ultimate goal is to direct all that traffic to your home-base (blog or website). I love how you've also sought out a specific network for your target market. Keep using strategies like that and you'll blow up quicker than dynamite! Hey, Naomi, you've got the right idea. The key is to keep it all connected and “cross traffic” to each other. That way you've got a steady stream of targeted traffic flowing from each network to the next. But of course, the ultimate goal is to direct all that traffic to your home-base (blog or website). I love how you've also sought out a specific network for your target market. Keep using strategies like that and you'll blow up quicker than dynamite!

]]> By: 3 More Top Social Media Tools for Business | The Success Center http://www.rodkirby.com/archives/1513/comment-page-1#comment-305 3 More Top Social Media Tools for Business | The Success Center Fri, 02 Oct 2009 00:58:33 +0000 http://www.rodkirby.com/?p=1513#comment-305 [...] I shared the poll results from this week’s poll – Which Social Media Tools are Best for Business. We learned that your favorites were Twitter, Blogs, and the almighty Facebook. Yesterday I took [...] [...] I shared the poll results from this week’s poll – Which Social Media Tools are Best for Business. We learned that your favorites were Twitter, Blogs, and the almighty Facebook. Yesterday I took [...]

]]> By: steveborgman http://www.rodkirby.com/archives/1513/comment-page-1#comment-302 steveborgman Thu, 01 Oct 2009 21:05:07 +0000 http://www.rodkirby.com/?p=1513#comment-302 I voted for Blogs, because of our mutual blogging ninja, Darren Rose. I loved his video about how he uses his blog. I believe that twitter is as good as you are at organizing targeted followers within your niche: if you listen to them, try to understand their needs/problems, and interact regularly, it will pay off in the long run. But I think that utilizing blogs and the search engine customers that it can bring may bring the greatest return. I voted for Blogs, because of our mutual blogging ninja, Darren Rose. I loved his video about how he uses his blog. I believe that twitter is as good as you are at organizing targeted followers within your niche: if you listen to them, try to understand their needs/problems, and interact regularly, it will pay off in the long run. But I think that utilizing blogs and the search engine customers that it can bring may bring the greatest return.

]]> By: Naomi Trower http://www.rodkirby.com/archives/1513/comment-page-1#comment-301 Naomi Trower Thu, 01 Oct 2009 18:07:53 +0000 http://www.rodkirby.com/?p=1513#comment-301 Hi Rod!<br><br>I find using all 3 of the tools and cross referencing each of them (add Twitter link to Facebook, add Facebook, Twitter link to Blog, etc) to be really useful to create a community across all networks. I've also added Active Rain, which is a real estate and mortgage social network to the mix as well. Thanks for your great insight! :) Hi Rod!

I find using all 3 of the tools and cross referencing each of them (add Twitter link to Facebook, add Facebook, Twitter link to Blog, etc) to be really useful to create a community across all networks. I've also added Active Rain, which is a real estate and mortgage social network to the mix as well. Thanks for your great insight! :)

]]> By: Cuesent http://www.rodkirby.com/archives/1513/comment-page-1#comment-298 Cuesent Thu, 01 Oct 2009 08:16:13 +0000 http://www.rodkirby.com/?p=1513#comment-298 I do agree with your comment I do agree with your comment

]]> By: Rod http://www.rodkirby.com/archives/1513/comment-page-1#comment-296 Rod Thu, 01 Oct 2009 04:20:03 +0000 http://www.rodkirby.com/?p=1513#comment-296 Awesome example, J! And that's soooo strategic as well. By being creative, Lulu Bakery takes customer service to a whole new level by creating fans within a medium that they're customers were already using. How awesome is that? Another great example is Sears who created an entire community website (my <a href="http://sears.com" rel="nofollow">sears.com</a>) that connects with their Facebook and Twitter users for support, customer service issues, job listings within the corp, and special deals. You gotta love creativity and technology at work! Awesome example, J! And that's soooo strategic as well. By being creative, Lulu Bakery takes customer service to a whole new level by creating fans within a medium that they're customers were already using. How awesome is that? Another great example is Sears who created an entire community website (my sears.com) that connects with their Facebook and Twitter users for support, customer service issues, job listings within the corp, and special deals. You gotta love creativity and technology at work!

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