Social Media Marketing

Using the Social Media to marketing, brand or promote your product / services is a good idea. However, it needs to be done correctly. There are many factors to take into consideration. Social Media, when done correctly, should be used to communicate with your target market as well as compliment your brand or marketing initiatives.

One of the biggest pitfalls I have seen with Social Media being used as a marketing tool is the lack of resources allocated to do it right.

Some of the sites that fall into the Social Media environment:

Digg
http://www.digg.com

What is Digg?

Digg is a place for people to discover and share content from anywhere on the web. From the biggest online destinations to the most obscure blog, Digg surfaces the best stuff as voted on by our users. You won’t find editors at Digg — we’re here to provide a place where people can collectively determine the value of content and we’re changing the way people consume information online.... Content provided by Digg

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delicious
http://www.delicious.com

What is Delicious?

Delicious is a social bookmarking service that allows users to tag, save, manage and share web pages from a centralized source. With emphasis on the power of the community, Delicious greatly improves how people discover, remember and share on the Internet.

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Other Social Network Sites:

YouTube

Reddit

Technorati

Squidoo

FaceBook

MySpace

LinkedIn

Twitter

StumbleUpon

Second Life

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Social Media Marketing Terms:

Viral

Blog

Blogging

Twittering

Links

MicroCommunities

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Social Media Resources:

Ultimate How-To: Social Media Buttons, Tools and Badges Resource

Social Media Marketing Beginner’s Guide