Short Takes: The changing face of social media
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Two perceptive items worth checking out on the changing face of social media from Social Media Consultant Jay Baer at Convince & Convert (well-worth adding to your RSS feed):
6 Lessons Learned From the Demise of MySpace
Once the undisputed king of social media (at least in the U.S.), MySpace last week declared what amounts to a post-modern armistice, announcing that they will integrate status updates with Facebook (and Twitter). MySpace used to be Janet, and now it’s LaToya – at best. (for the rest, click here)
6 Timely Tips for Twitter Success
New research from Sysomos shows that 92.4% of all retweets happen within the first hour after the tweet has been sent. This demonstrates that Twitter users are not browsing the public stream (or even their own lists) to find and interact with tweets from earlier in the day. Consequently, WHEN you send your tweets has a tremendous impact on virality. (for the rest, click here)
Related Articles
- Link Tank: MySpace’s Fall, Email Don’ts, The Value of a Social “Share” (aweber.com)
- It’s Not Just Facebook: MySpace Transmitted Personal Data (mashable.com)
- Most Tweets Produce Zero Replies or Retweets [STUDY] (mashable.com)
- The Short Lifespan of a Tweet: Retweets Only Happen Within the First Hour (readwriteweb.com)
- NSFW: Changing the world via Twitter? Yeah, you should get out more (techcrunch.com)
Deciphering Culture
Deciphering Culture 
Another interesting tidbit about what makes videos go viral from futurity.org:
http://www.futurity.org/society-culture/viral-videos-traced-back-to-2-blogs/
Florencia Prada
October 26, 2010 at 4:06 pm
Apple now has Rhapsody as an app, which is a great start, but it is currently hampered by the inability to store locally on your iPod, and has a dismal 64kbps bit rate. If this changes, then it will somewhat negate this advantage for the Zune, but the 10 songs per month will still be a big plus in Zune Pass’ favor.
nix nash alan
November 4, 2010 at 8:26 am
Excellent story, saved the site in interest to read more!
Marilyn Parsh
November 16, 2010 at 12:20 pm