Social Media – What’s the big deal?

By now, you’ve heard all about MySpace, Facebook, LinkedIn, blogging, and other social media platforms. Maybe you’ve dipped a toe in the water by creating a LinkedIn or Facebook profile, and maybe you’ve even heard of Twitter, or rated purchases on Amazon. What’s the big deal anyway?

I was thinking of writing an overview article on this blog, but then found that someone else had done a really good job. Here’s the link to this helpful scan of what social media is, and how it adds value.

And, here is a brief post I did on my “other” (Branding/Marketing) blog, about how social media helped me this week in several tangible ways.