The Virtual Conversation Is Social Media
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“Social media are media for social interaction, using highly accessible and scalable communication techniques. Social media is the use of web-based and mobile technologies to turn communication into interactive dialogue.” Source: Wikipedia.org Virtual conversation is social media Make no mistake about it – virtual conversations are driving the social web. Sure sharing links and re-tweeting others content is part of it; but it's just one aspect of many parts that make up the overall social media experience. To build a presence and establish authority you must engage the community. Whether it's on the Twitter platform, your Facebook page or your blog community, there is no other way for people to get to know who you are, what your expertise is and what makes you tick you as an individual unless you are contributing to the conversation. Here is an article Ari Herzog posted on his blog about my friend Bill Dorman: "What Bill Dorman Can Teach Us About Value." Bill has done an incredible job of building a community. He's done it in just the last few months and all of his growth and credibility came from engaging people in a transparent open manner. He's becoming a rock star by just being himself, bringing humor to the conversation and adding value — on other people's blogs! As a result, he has started a great community on his own blog. This can work for anybody willing to be themselves and who desire to build relationships and add value to conversations. The social web can be a great place to grow your business or just meet cool interesting people, however, it's the conversation that people will judge you by and it will ultimately determine the quality of your overall social media experience. No engagement, no value — lot's of engagement, lots of value… And then of course there's the in-between :p You can find out about anything on the social web… From breaking news stories to access to the best products and services in marketplace; its instant access to real-time conversations on what's hot and what's not based on what people are saying right now about the subject matter — and not what a highly optimized website for search engines says about it. Conversations drive all of the content that's being consumed on the social web. They influence consumer buying decisions and mobilize concerned citizens to get behind worthy causes. If the information shared on the social web fell on deaf ears and nobody talked about it or shared their discoveries, social media would be dead. If you are trying to figure out how to go about participating on the social web, a good starting point would be joining in conversations that are of interest to you. This will get you traction fast and can help you establish a presence on Twitter, Facebook, Linkedin and even your personal or business blog. The longer you stay on the sidelines as a bystander looking in, the longer it will take for you experience the benefits the social web can provide. Oh, there are many great future friendships waiting for you too, so jump in already! How has joining the conversation on the social web impacted your social media experience?Category : Blog &Social Media
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