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Just What Is Social Media? Danny Sullivan Editor-In-Chief Search Engine Land http://searchengineland.com What Is Social Media? One name for many subcategories… Social News Sites: Digg, Reddit, Yahoo Buzz Social Bookmarking Sites: Delicious, StumbleUpon
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Just What Is Social Media? Danny SullivanEditor-In-ChiefSearch Engine Landhttp://searchengineland.com
What Is Social Media? • One name for many subcategories… • Social News Sites: Digg, Reddit, Yahoo Buzz • Social Bookmarking Sites: Delicious, StumbleUpon • Social Networking: Facebook, MySpace, LinkedIn • Social Knowledge: Wikipedia, Yahoo Answers • Social Sharing: YouTube, Flickr, Twitter, Urban Spoon, Yelp, …. • How do they measure up against and interact with search?...
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Social News • Members share RECENT information, typically news • Traffic: HIGH • The “Digg Effect” crashes servers • Demand: MEDIUM • More “discovery” than search to fulfill direct need • Branding: MEDIUM • Top brand names insulated • “Brand news” might be exposed more…
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Social Bookmarking • Members share ANY info, not just new • Traffic: HIGH • Demand: LOW • Discovery without recency • Branding: LOW • Not showingfor much but in future…
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Social Networking • Members connect with each other, maybe share • Traffic: LOW • Not many stories of Facebook or MySpace traffic crashing servers • Demand: LOW • Slight discovery of what friends are sharing • Branding: LOW • Potentially individual profiles might expose(as might individual activities!)
Social Networking • Members connect with each other, maybe share • Traffic: LOW • Not many stories of Facebook or MySpace traffic crashing servers • Demand: LOW • Slight discovery of what friends are sharing • Branding: LOW • Potentially individual profiles might expose(as might individual activities!)
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Social Knowledge • Members share answers and information with each other or collectively • Traffic: MEDIUM • Reports that can be noticeable amount of visits • Demand: HIGH • People are actively seeking a solution to something • Branding: HIGH • Wikipedia required by law to top Google’s and other results, otherwise MEDIUM
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Social Sharing • Members share videos, images, reviews or even what they’re doing (Twitter) • Traffic: MEDIUM • Reports that can be noticeable amount of visits • Demand: HIGH • People are often actively seeking something (a picture, a video, etc.) • Branding: HIGH • Sites rank well…
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