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Seminar 5 Social Networks in the Web 2.0 Environment Ref: Chapter 8 – Turban and Volonino. Learning Objectives. Understand the Web 2.0 revolution, social and business networks and industry and market disruptors.
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Seminar 5Social Networks in the Web 2.0 EnvironmentRef: Chapter 8 – Turban and Volonino
Learning Objectives • Understand the Web 2.0 revolution, social and business networks and industry and market disruptors. • Understand the concept, structure, types, and issues of virtual communities and worlds. • Understand social networking and social networking sites. • Describe enterprise social networks. • Understand the Web 2.0 social networking, and e-commerce relationship. • Describe the Web 3.0 concept.
Problem – Competition is usercreated; often poor & lackingaccuracy. Invasion of privacy. • Solution – Advisory board – block offenders, improve complaint handling, reader involvement initiative. • Results – Initiatives boosted reader confidence early-on tripling traffic. • Problems continue.
Web 2.0 vs. Traditional Web • Greater collaboration among Internet users & others, content providers & enterprises. • May improve internal business processes & marketing. • Far better collaboration with customers, partners, suppliers, & internal users.
Web 2.0 Key Stats • 75 million blogs exist online & about 120,000 new blogs added each day, 1.3 new blogs every second. • Up to 7000 new splogs (spam blogs) created every day. • 1.5 million comments posted in blogs every day, 17 posts per second. • Growing to 75 million blogs took only 320 days. • Japanese is #1 blogging language at 37%, English at 33%, Chinese at 8%.
Web 2.0 Characteristics • Ability to tap into user intelligence. • Data available in new or never-intended ways. • Rich interactive, user-friendly interface. • Minimal programming knowledge required. • Perpetual beta or work-in-progress state making prototype opportunities rapid. • Major emphasis on social networks. • Global spreading of innovative Web sites.
Web 2.0 Companies – The Next Net 25 Mashups & Filters: Social Media: Enterprise:
Social Media • Online platform to share “social stuff” • People Control • Use with Ease • Little or no Cost
The Disruptors • Innovations that change the way a business is conducted. • Online wedding • Real estate industry
Industry & Market Disruptors Questions to help identify disruptors (Disruption Group): 1. Is service or product simpler, cheaper or more accessible? 2. Does disruptor change basis of competition with current suppliers? 3. Does disruptor have a different business model? 4. Does product or service fit with what customers value & pay for?
Virtual Communities and Virtual World • Virtual Community – interaction on the internet • Virtual World – user defined 3D world • Business aspects of virtual worlds
Online Communities Associations Ethnic Gender Affinity
Virtual Worlds Top 10 Trends for Online Communities Second Life
Issues For Social Network Services • Lack of privacy controls • Inappropriate language translations among countries • Fierce competition for users • Prey to illegal activities • Cultural objections may become volatile
Enterprise Social Networks Characteristics • Gated-access approach is common • Common interests • Source of information & assistance for business purposes
Enterprise Social Network Interfaces • Utilize existing social networks • Create in-house network & then use as employee communication tool & form of knowledge management • Conduct business activities • Create services • Create and/or participate in social marketplace
Retailers Benefit from Online Communities • Source of feedback similar to focus group • Viral marketing • Increased website traffic • Increased sales resulting in profit
YouTube is a Steal! • Tremendous ad-revenue potential • Brand-created entertainment contentRonaldinho: Touch of Gold • User-driven product advertisingNokia N90 • Multichannel word-of-mouth campaign • Customer product reviews
Web 3.0 Structure 1. Application Program Interface Services 2. Aggregation Services 3. Application Services 4. Serviced Clients
Managerial Issues • Impact from social networking. • Web 2.0 impact. • To sponsor, or not, a social network & all that it would require. • Dealing with risk.