Get on the 'social media' bandwagon
‘Social media’ is the new buzz term. Everybody’s doing it, and why? Because it can generate masses amount of traffic to your website, which can easily turn into revenue. It’s really what ‘web 2.0’ is all about.
So, what exactly is social media?
Well, its all about non-passive user participation. Getting users to interact with websites by building online communities which generate content in the form of blogging, comments, images, audio and video. Users rate content and the more popular your content, the more traffic generated, which can snowball.
Social media isn’t just the latest fad. It will eventually integrate its way into every aspect of our online and offline lives. Facebook already has well over 100 million active users worldwide and its still growing rapidly, and that’s the best reason to create a Facebook app you’ll ever have. We have only just started to explore the possibilities.
The future of social media is up to us! So get in touch if you have a good social media idea and let’s make it happen. We’d also like to hear your thoughts on the future of social media, let your opinions known!
SEO is so last week, its all about SMO (Social Media Optimisation).
Here are some great examples of popular social media websites to send you on your way:
Image sharing
Social networking
facebook.com
linkedin.com
twitter.com
pownce.com
bebo.com
secondlife.com
Audio and video
youtube.com
vimeo.com
last.fm
myspace.com
Social bookmarking
digg.com
stumbleupon.com
del.icio.us
reddit.com
google.com/reader
Blogs
lifehacker.com
smashingmagazine.com
boingboing.net
Misc
boxwish.com
epinions.com
upcoming.org