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Puzzled about it all?!?!  

Which brings me back to social media sites. When you’re giving the masses the ability to submit, vote on and promote any sort of content from across the entire web, what do you think they’ll do?

Sure, some people will want to know about the latest news in the Middle East while others are interested in Obama, and lots of people are are paying attention to Jerry O’Connell’s ‘Life in a SPEEDO’ wtf, howabout the economy, and other relevant or non-valuable information.  

And yeah, niche social media and social news sites will have a focus (Digg leans towards technology, BallHype is sports-oriented, and Linkswarm focuses on Pop Culture & bizarre news). 

But when you sift through the crap most of the general social media site that allows anyone to participate, you’re gonna see a lot of mainstream, general crowd pleasing stuff. Pictures you can easily glance at and laugh about stupid rants that have no discernible point and won’t make any sort of positive impact other than the fact that they made you smile or laugh for five minutes out of your busy, hectic Facebook day. 

Similarly, great content still exists on the web just as it’s always existed, and it’s easy to find it if you know where to look.

Don’t take a cursory look at social media and reduce a vast, entire Internet’s worth of content to the stuff you see being featured on LinkedIn, Stumbleupon, Facebook, and MySpace profiles, etc. 

Just because the “crappy” stuff now has a magnifying glass being held over it doesn’t mean it didn’t exist before or that the “good” stuff  is drastically declining.  That’s the beauty of the Internet–it’s a comprehensive resource created by humans, for  humans.  And it’s for every and all kinds of people–freaks, snobs, dummies, juveniles, women, men, geeks, liberals, conservatives, and porn stars.  

 Today, I’m wondering why you engage in social media marketing -  is it personal, on behalf of your company (or clients), or some combination of the two?

Why do you have social media accounts?

What do you use them for? 

Agreed, there are a great deal of social news sites on the internet, sometimes too many.  Most of them are dormant and no longer active or you forget about them and the usernames and passwords, perhaps it’s largely because they are poorly marketed and hence, never had an active community of users in the first place!  

Just my opinion but most of them are a waste of your time: they are riddled with spam and possibly will never attract a critical mass of viewers and participants so know your sites and don’t bother.   hmmmm                                                                                 

YOU don’t have alot of time on your hands. 

YOU want a community that gives you fresh news on topics that appeal to you. 

YOU want somthing that sends prospects and traffic while ‘branding‘ your website or business. 

YOU want a social news site with a long term return on your investment! 

Here’s my TOP  5 General Social News Websites  in no particular order.. 

1. Reddit-popular social news website with a large user base. Covers a wide range of news. Includes several topical sections called subreddits, which focus on specific topics like programming, science, politics and business.

2. Digg - the largest and most popular social news website on the internet. Covers all topics including politics, entertainment, technology and general news. Includes a separate video and image section.

3. Propeller – A social news site that covers all topics from technology to politics and entertainment. Operates in a similar fashion to Digg.

4. Fark – A community news site which allows users to comment on news articles. User submitted links will be posted on the main page once they are approved by the administrators.

5. Slashdot – primarily a tech news site, Slashdot also covers topics like books, games, politics and entertainment. Users can submit stories and they may be published after editors approve it. A popular site that can send a large amount of traffic.

But don’t take my word for it try them yourself!

Sushi ist so eine Sache. Schmeckt beim ersten Versuch oft nicht. Mit Twitter verhält es sich ähnlich. Account angemeldet, für sinnlos befunden – don’t believe the hype – und dann doch zurückgekehrt: Voila, Begeisterung. Beim Projekt The Twitter Tim.es verhält es sich erneut so. Bei Golem darüber gelesen. Und auch bei Mercedes Bunz auf guardian.co.uk. Angemeldet, beeindruckend lange gewartet und schließlich die erste aus Tweets generierte und personalisierte Web-Zeitung zugestellt bekommen. Was sich in der Theorie spannend gelesen hat, machte beim ersten Aufrufen jedoch einen bescheidenen Eindruck, entfaltete aber nach und nach seine Qualitäten. Tim.es durchstöbert Links, der Twitter-Bekanntschaften. Und auch jene der Bekanntschaften der Bekanntschaften. Ein System, das ein wenig Struktur in das Rauschen unzähliger Tweets bringt. Eine neue Art von Social News eben. Faszinierend, was sich auf diese Weise entdecken läßt.

Doch auch eine Art Gegenteil dieses Prinzips wäre spannend. Denn wahre Begeisterung löst bei einem Nachrichtenjunkie oder News-Nerd mitunter doch das Entdecken von thematischem Neuland aus. Also eine Verkehrung des Prinzips der personalisierten Zeitung. Artikel und Content, die mich interessieren, obwohl sie nicht zu meinem Interessensgebiet gehören. In Print-Medien gelingt das mit kreativen Bildern, Headlines und grafischer Gestaltung. Im Web mutet dies schwieriger an – News-Reader steuern den Interessensfokus, Content Management Systeme lassen grafisch oft nur bedingt Spielraum. Ein Algorithmus müsste her, der einen täglichen Überraschungsfeed generiert.

Reddit was launched in 2005, and is a social news website that displays news based on your preferences, and what the site’s community likes. Your preferences are based on your history of voting stories up or down.

Reddit has over 5 million unique visits a month, and is very much like Digg and Stumbleupon in the way that viewers vote for the story, and the number of votes affects where the article is located; as in whether it is on the front page or not.

This site is a great way to improve traffic to wherever you want. You just write a story, relative to your industry, and if enough people like it and vote for it, you could be subjected to millions of views. Of these views, a fair amount will click through your link onto your website, or blog, or whatever else.

In order to make the most out of Reddit, you must make your article interesting, and make it into something someone would want their friends to see.

Reddit has some great features, too. For example, it allows HTML formatting of your writing, making it easier to highlight any particular part of the article that you want the reader to read.

If you have any more reasons why Reddit is beneficial to your business, please leave a comment.

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Social news pioneer Digg has joined the likes of Twitter and YouTube by adding it’s own real-time feed to the site homepage calling the feature (drumroll please..) Digg Trends.

The feature works by by identifying those stories that are generating a significant buzz, and then displaying them on the homepage for keen Diggers to either Digg or bury an article over a ten minute window. Based on the community decision during that time frame the fate of the story will be assured.

As real-time search and trends become increasingly popular it’s good to see another social media stalwart join the party. You can check the latest trending stories over on Twitter to join in the fun, and should a Moreover blog post ever reach the dizzy heights of Digg Trends remember to Digg, Digg, Digg!

[O primeiro Paciente Informado foi realizado dia 19 de maio de 2009 em São Paulo]

Em maio deste ano organizei, juntamente com a minha equipe, o evento Paciente Informado pautado pela tese de mestrado – que leva o mesmo nome – da pesquisadora da Fiocruz, a doutoranda Helena Beatriz da Rocha Garbin. Em agosto eu participei, em companhia de médicos e representantes da entidade de classe, de uma discussão com a FENAM (Federação Nacional dos Médicos) sobre o tema “Certificação Médica” para sites e blogs de saúde.

Pois bem, agora em outubro completo um ano de inserção no segmento médico na web. Desde o início da minha jornada, eu tinha bem clara uma integração lógica e natural de todo o Sistema de Saúde: Público, Privado e Suplementar. Lógica esta traduzida num engano meu ao estudar com mais profundidade os conflitos de DNA de cada “ser” do setor da Saúde.

Ao longo desses 12 meses, convivendo com médicos, pacientes, pesquisadores, professores, gestores, jornalistas, blogueiros e empresários, enxerguei uma luz no final do túnel para esse paradigma, que realmente fosse capaz de transformar os três sistemas em pessoas, representantes legítimos. Melhor ainda, proporcionar o diálogo entre diferentes DNAs, mixando experts e leigos, sem crachás.

No dia 8 de outubro, das 14hs às 16hs, todo esse esforço será colocado à prova durante o evento Paciente Informado, em Salvador. Para a minha surpresa, confirmaram presença os representantes da FENAM, ABO-BA, blogueiros, jornalistas, médicos, odontologistas e empresários, debatedores em torno dos seguintes temas:

• Paciente Informado – como a Internet pode ajudar ou prejudicar pacientes e profissionais a se informar sobre saúde.
• Médico Informado - quais são os recursos disponíveis para tornar o médico melhor informado sobre seus pacientes.
• Certificação Médica – como identificar o médico na web e passar a acompanhar a qualidade do conteúdo publicado.
• Odontologista na web - como os profissionais do setor podem se adaptar aos tempos de web 2.0 na mesma linha dos médicos.

Você poderá acompanhar a discussão pelo twitter #saudeconectada. Participe! Alguns dos temas a serem debatidos foram amplamente pesquisados em uma reportagem de capa da revista Veja SP.

O que os médicos tem na cabeça

“Uma pesquisa com 1119 clínicos e cirurgiões que atendem em 21 hospitais públicos e privados da cidade.”

ilustração: Veja SP

An exchange between myself and my roommate tonight (she works in publishing).

Roommate: I just heard Patrick Swayze died today. I can’t believe it!

Me: I can’t believe it either. I heard about it the instant the story broke on Twitter. I don’t even need to read the news anymore because the second it happens, everyone starts talking about it.

Roommate: See from a publishing standpoint, that’s terrible! I don’t even use Twitter.

Me: Where did you hear the news?

Roommate: NPR.

Me: Oh, that’s good.

Roommate: Well, that was actually only because someone posted it on Facebook.

…

Kind of makes you wonder…what is going to happen to the news? Where will it be in five years? Will it just become secondary to social media?

We had a few drinks at the Camden Arms, to celebrate Gill’s 75th birthday.

PEMBURY CONSERVATIVE ASSOCIATION is proud to announce their next fundraising extravaganza!!

We are holding a family social evening  ‘London Pride’ on Saturday the 26^th September in Pembury Village Hall starting at 7pm

There will be a melange of fun, music and frivolity to be enjoyed by all. There will also be a fish and chip supper – all for the reasonable price of £15

As usual please bring your own drinks and glasses.

A requisite of the evening will be the wearing of 5 pearly buttons – where is up to you but they must be on show!  Hats are optional but there will be a prize for the most original!

Please let us know if you would like to join us, by emailing lynn@hine68.fsnet.co.uk. We look forward to seeing you there.

The Huffington Post ha lanciato, non più tardi di ieri, HuffPost Social News, servizio che ,via Facebook , permette di condividere e commentare le notizie pubblicate da quello che attualmente è considerato il più importante sito indipendente statunitense di notizie.

Oltre ad aumentare il livello di coinvolgimento e quindi di adesione, l’operazione del sito web in questione è rivoluzionaria e definisce un nuovo livello di standard qualitativo nella relazione mezzi di comunicazione – pubblici di riferimento poiché per la prima volta effettivamente si riesce ad applicare l’idea, il concetto espresso più volte, di portare le notizie al lettore invece che portare il lettore alle notizie come è stato fatto perlopiù sin ora.

Se le notizie vengono definite una commodity, probabilmente la soluzione non sta nel trovare una modalità per far pagare profumatamente un prodotto svalutatosi nel tempo ma nel motivare adeguatamente i pubblici di riferimento a relazionarsi con i mezzi di comunicazione. Dall’avvento della telefonia mobile ad oggi credo sia chiaro come questo possa avvenire elaborando e soddisfacendo il bisogno di comunicazione, di coinvolgimento e dunque, fondamentalmente, di socialità dell’essere umano e non con altre trovate più o meno fantasiose.

Il problema, in termini di contenuti erogati, non è nel mezzo ma nel messaggio e nelle modalità [unidirezionali] con le quali sono stati portati sin ora i messaggi.

Se, come mi pare, l’uomo viene definito un animale sociale dovrebbe essere chiaro che la soluzione è in questo ambito. Elementare Watson!

Reddit! With several social news websites out there, reddit.com is my personal favourite. Content-wise, its main page offers a wide variety of stories. Breaking news arrives fast, and is quickly up-voted to the top. The many “subreddits” are a great way to catch up the latest breakthroughs in science, politics and technology — and at the same time indulge in the up-and-coming viral videos, funny pics, and webcomics.

The more sophisticated (usually) user base and clean interface makes reddit.com an enjoyable site to visit. Hopefully the site operators can maintain this quality service and allow “redditors” like myself to continue being unproductive.