Comments on: Why 2009 is THE Year for Social Media!

By: DF Marketing SEO

DF Marketing SEO — Fri, 16 Jan 2009 15:32:10 +0000

Social Media isn’t my forte’ – however I have seen spikes of 500 visitors from social media – its a nice little surprise to brighten up your day

By: Goran Web Design

Goran Web Design — Mon, 12 Jan 2009 11:49:48 +0000

Social Media is undeniably huge… I personally find it to be a mission to navigate and perfect, but it’s power cannot be ignored and the fact pushes me everyday to perfect it

By: thewutzupphilippines

thewutzupphilippines — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 10:54:59 +0000

I used social media every so often and i guess its about time that it will finally shine thewutzupphilippines's last blog post..No marriage plans yet for Rachelle Ann Go, Gab Valenciano

By: Utah SEO Pro

Utah SEO Pro — Sun, 04 Jan 2009 20:56:04 +0000

It'll be interesting to watch corporation fully embrace social media this year. Utah SEO Pro's last blog post..An Interview with Utah SEO Pro (Jordan Kasteler) by Martin Bowling

By: Jason Kuiper

Jason Kuiper — Sun, 04 Jan 2009 00:29:50 +0000

I am sure this is the wave of the future!

By: Jacques Seoman

Jacques Seoman — Sat, 03 Jan 2009 19:09:43 +0000

Social media is just getting bigger and bigger, and allied to mobile is definitely where the strongest trend is.

By: Dave Wheelock

Dave Wheelock — Sat, 03 Jan 2009 04:50:58 +0000

As I click all the links of commentors to find out what business they are in, it becomes very apparent that they are almost all other bloggers trying to get a reputation for themselves and their websites (happens on all blogs). Don't get me wrong, I'm posting my own as well, but you'd hope that Google figures this out at some point and puts far less importance on it. While I understand that the democracy idea is a good one, it quickly turns into meritocracy and then, due to the nature of the search beast, a monarchy. Importance of relevancy has taken a back seat lately and I do hope that social media is tamed this year from an SEO perspective. I do admit though, as far as SEO goes, it's far easier than it used to be in this 'everyone link to everyone' type of world... Dave Wheelock's last blog post..SEO For Michigan

By: Argentina Warez

Argentina Warez — Sat, 27 Dec 2008 16:16:25 +0000

I think the social media is one of the best inventions, i send everyday to Digg and Delicious and some days to Mister Wong, StumbleUpon Argentina Warez's last blog post..Windows 7 Ultimate Beta 1 Lanzamiento MSDN 32 Bits Descargar Windows 7 Gratis

By: Milo

Milo — Sat, 27 Dec 2008 15:38:24 +0000

Social Media of 2009 will be the new Social Networking of 2008….
I think that makes sense?

By: Greg Burrus

Greg Burrus — Fri, 26 Dec 2008 04:31:32 +0000

“You cant buy links anymore” hmmm i see people still buying but not sure why they are buying. I like the direction your talking about because i see the social media links having much more value since someone real is actually commenting and someone else can follow. I say onward and upward with social media. The corps will come on board.

By: Kenney and Kim

Kenney and Kim — Wed, 24 Dec 2008 20:46:33 +0000

I totally agree with social marketing really taking off even more in ‘09, “as if it hasn’t already”. But what I am totally stoked to see the social media advertising models, like Technorati’s Engage, Myspace and Facebook ads. I can’t wait to see how they turn out this coming year. Also ‘09 will be huge for businesses who give away “valuable” stuff. They will generate more leads and more sales in the short and long run.

By: Chris

Chris — Wed, 24 Dec 2008 16:28:28 +0000

I think the advantage of social media is the buzz that serround it at the moment.

By: Jon McCulloch

Jon McCulloch — Wed, 24 Dec 2008 12:31:14 +0000

I think like many things, social media marketing is vastly overhyped. It’s my observation that the people making the most out of social media marketing are the ones selling courses and products teaching people how to succeed with social media marketing.

There’s no doubt it’s useful for some businesses and industries. For others, I think it’s largely a waste of time. The trick is to know the difference.

Another downside to it is it’s labour intensive: you stop doing it and you drop off the radar entirely. Not terribly efficient, even if it’s effective.

And last of all is the old adage… if everyone’s doing something, then do the opposite. It has a lot of merit. There is a lot more to marketing than just the Internet. I think too many people forget this, especially many marketing professionals, who really ought to know better.

– Jon

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By: Web Design Beach

Web Design Beach — Wed, 24 Dec 2008 09:11:38 +0000

Thanks for sharing. This is perfect article for all anti-socials .

By: Jesse Liebman

Jesse Liebman — Wed, 24 Dec 2008 05:35:16 +0000

Andy, I think it's safe to coin the phase that, "2009 is the Year of the Conversation" Jesse Liebman's last blog post..Strategic and Steady Wins the Race

By: SEO Training Grounds

SEO Training Grounds — Wed, 24 Dec 2008 03:41:59 +0000

I hope 2009 will be a good year for Social Media. Best wishes! SEO Training Grounds's last blog post..Holyfield VS Valuev Replay Video

By: Ken Acton

Ken Acton — Tue, 23 Dec 2008 20:30:55 +0000

I agree, social media is the future. Speed and ease of communication, as you indicte in your article is apparent, and is very powerful. I read recently that facebook was adding something like 7 new members every minute. That's massive growth! The implications are equally massive. Ken Acton's last blog post..Traffic Or Fish Food?

By: Carrie Hill

Carrie Hill — Tue, 23 Dec 2008 18:23:49 +0000

@Erno

I think if you read Todd’s post you’ll see the “You cant buy links anymore” was said a bit “tongue in cheek.” People buy links every day – as Andy says, very carefully – but they still do it.

In my opinion, using creative content as a means of linkbuilding (through social sharing) is a great benefit that doesn’t involve me paying “domain.com” for a link and shouldn’t be overlooked.

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By: Andy Beal

Andy Beal — Tue, 23 Dec 2008 17:51:37 +0000

@Erno – I totally agree. I can’t remember the last time I paid for a link–but others find them very valuable. Each to their own, I guess.

By: Erno Hannink

Erno Hannink — Tue, 23 Dec 2008 17:47:30 +0000

Andy, I understand you have to be very careful when buying links. There are still too many companies that are trying these short cuts for more links. Why not do something your target groups really likes; have a perfect product or service, this will get you links any time. It just is a longer route to take, but also with longer lasting results. Right? Erno Hannink's last blog post..Help! WordPress 2.7 is helemaal anders