Social Media Explosion
Wow, have you seen how many Social Media events that are in the making this year? Too many to count, is the answer to that!
I’ve scheduled to attend a local Twestival (Farnham) on the 25th March and will also be attending the Social Media Forum at Olympia in London on the 15th. Having just read through a list of upcoming events, I thought I might give some thought to which way this bubble might go? There seem to be more and more Social Media companies, solutions, events etc, that are starting up each week (sounds very familiar, is this a second coming of the dot com bubble?).
I’m completely pro Social Media, anyone that knows me will tell you that. But I do feel that there seems to be a bandwagon mentality to the whole “scene” at the moment, nothing new, we all know that exploitation takes place in every industry… My point is this, and I’m looking at this from a commercial point of view, how are consumers to take Social Media seriously enough to buy into it, when there are so many events and companies springing up? Are we in danger of losing value? Should companies merge, should events merge? Should there be an overarching regulatory body?
Social Media seems to be a wild animal that needs to be tamed, even though there are well established solutions. Helping customers to use those to benefit their business is the main objective for many companies, tapping into that new information stream and providing consumer data, client feedback, two way communication and ultimately an increase in sales.
See the event guide from Mashable.com http://mashable.com/2010/03/01/mashable-events-mar1/
Thoughts?
First post, not the last
This is the first of many entries on my new blog. It’s been a long time coming, but i’ve finally got myself into gear and after a few glitches, managed to get things up and running. With my posts, I hope to inform, entertain and and engage with you on matters relating to technology, and perhaps the occasional random topic that happens to make it here.
