Category — Features

Yeah, that’s right–I bet when you signed up for Digg or any of the other social media joints that you just threw together your profile using minimal brainpower (I did too :-))

Well, Brent Csutoras over at Search Engine Land is preaching about how to create a smart social media profle, and he is totally spot on.

Here are some great digger profile tips, comin’ at ya:
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Social platforms are playing a huge role in the political world, both for the voters trying to gather information or express opinions, and also for candidates who wish to get their two cents out to their younger, web savvy constituents.

No longer can anyone use the excuse “I didn’t vote because I didn’t have enough information about the candidates.” The truth is the information we have is bubbling over.

Which candidates are the most tech savvy?

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A recent survey of U.S. journalists by Brodeur reveals that over 75% of reporters turn to blogs for information when doing research for stories and that “blogs are not only having an impact on the speed and availability of news, but also influence the tone and editorial direction of reporting.”

I find this easy to believe! The news content that social media produces is very different that information a reporter would find by doing old school offline research. Blogs as sources are attractive to journalists because:

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Ashley Spencer, age 29, passed away on Tuesday, January 8 in a car crash, leaving her husband (Peter), brand new baby (Lucy) and a toddler son (Toby).

Almost immediately word spread throughout Ashley’s Twitter community and with shock and grief her online friends rallied together to do what they could for Ashley’s family. Together, in only 10 days they raised over $8,000 to help with the funeral costs and any other needs her family may have.

It’s amazing that so much can be done in such a short about of time. What is even more amazing is that most of the people involved in this initiative were either online friends of Ashley’s or didn’t know her at all, but only heard about her death through the web grapevine.

Some people may be wondering– “Why would you do something like this for someone you only knew through Twitter?”

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Perhaps you’ve heard your friends or colleagues make references to their adventures, exploits, or business endeavors in Second Life and have wondered “What is the DEAL??? Isn’t that a pretend world? Why are there so many people spending so much time and money in there?”

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I’ve known about Alpine Access for about 2+ years. I previously worked in a few different call centerish like atmospheres and both of them in Colorado and from networking with folks in this industry I’ve been following them off and on for a few years. They are a work at home call centric company. The majority of their employees are work at home folks who network utilizing a social networking platform to stay in touch and communicate. It’s called HiveLive.

Here’s what HiveLive says about themselves:
There’s a new model of business that isn’t about convincing people of your messages, value, or position in the marketplace. It’s about allowing your customers, employees, and partners to create those messages, determine that value, and help you get to that position. It’s about getting them excited about what you’re doing because they’re a part of it…because they’re at the very center of it.

The core concept is for clients, and employees to network and add value to the company. Alpine Access is a success story in creating a new way to work and utilizing a social platform to enable them to grow their company.