Interaction Is Important in Social Networking

Friday, 04. 16. 2010  –  Category: Enversa Companies

Interaction Is Important in Social Networking
Social networking sites, like Twitter and Facebook, have proven to be highly beneficial for many businesses and brands.  Most will argue that social networking is the future of marketing, and most businesses and brands have taken advantage of the ability to collect followers and fans by taking ten minutes to set up an account.  But contrary to popular activity, these sites are not just for the mass distribution of special offers and advertisements.  Members are not just looking for content, but community.  Communities involve interaction.  And like any other community, there are social etiquettes and expectations.  If you choose to basically ignore your followers and fans, you will still get exposure, but you will not get the full circle benefits…

How Authentic is Your Social Brand?

Monday, 04. 5. 2010  –  Category: Enversa Companies

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You open your Facebook or Twitter account and begin to scour the recent posts of your friends for interesting news.  As you scroll down the page, you see the following assortment of posts sprinkled amongst a pile of article links:
<p style=”text-align: center;”><em>Sunshine makes me happy!</em></p>
<p style=”text-align: center;”><em>Eating pancakes.  Yummy.</em></p>
<p style=”text-align: center;”><em>So sleepy.</em></p>
<p style=”text-align: center;”><em>Sigh.</em></p>
It’s exciting stuff, that’s for sure.  I mean, the great Pancake Movement certainly appreciates the support.  But what value does this bring to those reading?  With posts like these, it becomes difficult to justify that there is any value.  And if the goal of social networking is to stay connected to those you know, how are you…

The phrase “digital footprint” is used regularly to describe the trail of information we are leaving in an increasing fashion online and in technology devices.  And while the very real threat that the information could fall into the wrong hands, we continue to find new and different means to share our life through 1s and 0s.  As our aversion to putting personal information out there lowers, it becomes more important to monitor the extent to which we are extending ourselves into the digital world.

Five to ten years ago, there were very few things that we were doing digitally.  It seems like so long ago, but there was a time when mail trumped e-mail, phone calls were the way to reach out to those across the…

Be Careful Who Watches Your Digital Life

Friday, 01. 22. 2010  –  Category: Enversa Companies

The world of social networking sites, like MySpace, Twitter, and Facebook, is not only brilliant but addicting.  For many, these are personal accounts utilized to stay connected with friends and family, share basic updates about their lives, and post photos of their kids.  For others, it is their whole universe and key to their social world.  Daily updates, hourly posts, pictures of every at-home project, night out with friends, and vacations, and new diet ideas are posted for review and feedback.  Like any circle of friends, it can take time to adjust and crack the “shell” of personal inhibition.  To request a friend, to confirm a friend, to share plans for the weekend, to post those vacation photos of you in a swimsuit or with…