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Metrics, damn it! Metrics!
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Felix Salmon considers new media platforms like Twitter, Tumblr and Wordpress — companies that aren’t seeking to vertically integrate all elements of a media stack, especially not wanting to own the ‘content’ — and he contrasts those with Rupert Murdoch’s empire, based on owning all layers of its stack and zealously guarding them, leading to a great line:
The content creators with the broadest reach will be the ones who care the least about protecting their copyrights.
Corporations have anointed an Open Leader, the Social Strategist. In our research, we found that this emerging role is critical in the adoption of new media for corporations. Over 41% of Social Strategists reported to the Marketing department. Primary responsibilities included leading the social…
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How addictive is social media? According to a soon-to-be released study from the University of Chicago’s Booth School of Business, it is more addictive than alcohol or tobacco.
The school conducted an interesting experiment in Germany wherein it asked participants to describe their recent urges at regular intervals and gauge them based on how strong the urge was.
Guess what? Social media interaction was at the top of their list of strong urges.
Fortunately, social media has not yet been proven to cause cancer or any other debilitating illnesses. In fact, short of the after-effects of a “drunk Tweet” or posting embarrassing photos of yourself on Facebook, this addiction doesn’t represent too great a risk to your well-being.
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