Social Media Questions - Week 7

Social Media Use is Soaring—Tine to Reconsider Your 2013 Strategy

 

·         What did you learn about the growing trends in the use of social media? That people are using their phones more and more to access social media sites.  Which makes people focus more on their social media instead of other things, such as websites, etc.

·         What takeaways do you see from the data? That people are accessing social media more and more through wireless (phones, tablets, etc.) technology.  People are also inflating social media use through the use of second-screens.

 

Technology & Internet:  10 Social Media Tips Every Business Needs to Know

 

·         How does business use social media?  As a way to connect with consumers.

·         Where you surprised by what “social media is NOT?” Yes and no.  I was surprised that the growing population of Facebook users was women aged 45-60.  Everything else the article mentioned was pretty common sense.

·         Describe some of the things that “social media IS.”  Social media is a fast-growing, free “place to be seen.”  It is also a major marketing tool.

·         What are the takeaways for business from this article? That social media is a major tool for people and businesses to use; you are either involved in social media or you are out of the picture.