Social media is very much existent in China, but it’s like it’s on steroids: 298 million internet users, 105 million bloggers, 91 million members on their Bulletin Board Systems or BBS (discussion forums around different topics), and 58 million people on social networks. Much as I like Amazon, that’s not where I go to decide what to buy: but could Amazon or something like it channel prospective buyers in such vast numbers successfully? I was at a talk on how internet word of mouth (iWOM) works in China a couple of weeks ago. There were a few noteworthy

An overview of social media monetization revenues . API Widget Economy: Social Media Business Ep.003 from Laurel Papworth on Vimeo . Embeddable media is critical for spreadability and distribution – YouTube is a clear example of content that is watched 30% or more of the time “off site”… through an embed on Facebook, blogs and so on. Episode 3 focusses on monetizing APIs and looking at revenue streams from widgets. Companies that open their business databases and stream that data out, can have an army of hundreds of thousands (mostly) unpaid

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design-led approach to solving a business problem is very different to the way most “social media” projects work in real life. The current state of “social media” for many businesses looks more like an episode of MacGyver than Apple’s design process. Armano proposes that the term “social media” is itself part of the problem. David Armano. Photo uploaded to Flickr by jdlasica @bbhlabs

Pero al mismo tiempo, parece que se han confundido la idea de “comunidad” con la de “red social”… y el modelo de negocio de la mayoría de estas redes (publicidad a través de relaciones) está infectando la percepción del resto de las herramientas de social media. Hay muchos más procesos que pueden mejorarse usando herramientas y modelos de social media. Lo tenía que decir. Llevo un mes y pico tropezando con los mismos tópicos y lo tenía que decir.

Like buying on Facebook from eBay or Amazon rather than logging into those sites themselves. note: all the social media revenue streams are here on my social media monetization post) Anyway, the last slide was a set up for Jay to talk about blog monetization and Lee Hopkins social media monetization session in the afternoon. While you are reading the presentation outline below I’d like you to think about the Twitter change today. Today Twitter turned off “see replies to those I’m not following”.

good friend of mine started a new job for the new year – working in social media for a UK charity. There are a whole range of great books out there on how social media is used and the impact this is having on society (anything by Gladwell or Shirky would be a great starting point), but she was interested specifically in things that help managing and growing communities online. Community Building on the Web : Secret Strategies for Successful Online Communities Image by austinevan via Flickr A

Yesterday, Twitterers noted that Darren Rowse , otherwise known as Australia’s most popular media and marketing blogger Problogger, had had his logo ripped off by BeamDotMy When I checked on Buzz, there were hundreds of comments – followers had even taken beamdotmy logo, flipped it in photoshop and were able to prove without a shadow of a doubt that it was ripped from Problogger. When she complained about it, they ignored her and continued to sell on Amazon and elsewhere. I get asked all the time “if you blog, tweet, slideshare, podcast, can’t someone just TAKE your intellectual property?”

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There are some great examples of brands using social media that we use a lot at FreshNetworks . The study gives each of these Top 100 brands a score based on their engagement across more than ten social media channels, including blogs, Facebook, Twitter, wikis, and discussion forums. Amazon (88) Image by communista_unicorn via Flickr Not because they necessarily get everything right, but because they show what works for them and why, and they help to give ideas and inspiration to others.