According to Wikipedia, Crowdsourcing is: …the act of taking tasks traditionally performed by an employee or contractor, and outsourcing them to a group of people or community, through an “open call” to a large group of people (a crowd) asking for contributions.” In the world of web 2.0 this has totally revolutionized the way businesses drive solutions for their […]
For those of you who don’t know our industry’s first unconference, eventcamp 2010, will be hitting New York during Social Media Week on February 6, 2010 from 7:30 a.m. – 5:30 p.m. This event is a great example of how to build an event around a community. The organizers of this event are all active […]
Demystifying Twitter is easy. Yes, it’s updates and conversations that take place online in under 140 characters. But, better said, Twitter is real-time conversations about what people are thinking, feeling, experiencing and even reviewing, anytime and anywhere. It’s also where people ask their peers for recommendations. Using Twitter to find potential customers is simple, simple, […]
(click on image above to download the free eBook) For those of us who have been involved in social media for the past few years, we have witnessed a true awakening. 2009 was a year where businesses got serious about tapping into the power of social media for events. We saw an upswing of Facebook fan […]
foursquare has been touted as the IT application for 2010. I started playing around with it – more so to stay on top this high-buzz tool than any desire to add another social media site to my arsenal. But it appears that I’ve been hooked. Let me tell you why… Foursquare is a location-based social networking […]