Posts under ‘MySpace’

I have a confession: I am f*cking sick of the “What’s the ROI of web 2.0 or social media” debate.
Not that I don’t think we shouldn’t talk about it – we should – but I’m sick of convincing everyone that there is one at all. If done correctly, you will see a return on investment. [...]

Would advertisers pay more to reach you rather than your mother? How much are your clicks worth?
These are the questions posed by Heather Green in a recent BusinessWeek article: Making Social Networks Profitable. Green lays out intriguing possible scenarios in which Google could redefine advertising through social networks like Facebook and MySpace.
It represents either trivial [...]

Email is dying, mark my words. It will soon go the way of Morse code, the ham radio, and hand-written letters.
Whisper it to yourself: “No. More. Email.” It’s scary, but freeing at the same time. It sounds like heresy, doesn’t it?
So how can email be dying? Emarketer reports that almost a quarter of Americans check [...]

Generation Y – roughly those aged 13-29 – are among the strongest consumers and influencers. And while social media like Facebook, delicious, and Flickr have garnered media attention, many businesses are still wary of dipping a toe in the social media water.
I argue that we can gauge return on investment (or influence) for Gen Y [...]

You’ve heard all the hype about Web 2.0, but what does it all mean? How will it affect your business?
How do you communicate with potential readers and customers in this new era?
My free white paper, Writing Content in a Web 2.0 World, answers these questions and:

What exactly is Web 2.0?
How should your writing style change?
How [...]