I’m a pretty big fan of Facebook- not so much the company itself, but more so the interactions I have with my friends on the site. I don’t really have a ton of applications, and it was even a stretch for me adding Bumper Stickers, although I enjoy them now. That said, I’m sure you can think of someone who is really obsessed with FBook, has an obscene amount of apps and is a self-professed Facebook Creeper.
This video, taken from Current, cracks my shit up. It really plays into how obsessed people are/can get with Facebook, and puts it in a very entertaining form. Enjoy.
Advergirl provides an excellent presentation on social media and the way consumers and marketers use it, and also compare traditional models to the new social standard. Click on the image above to view the PDF presentation.
There’s no debating that social media is hot right now, with sites like Facebook and Twitter dominating in the blogosphere. But there is still skepticism as to the true value of these sites to marketers, and even whether some of these sites have business models to make money and survive. This article by Cyrus Afzali on Talent Zoo dives into the subject of marketers determining if social media sites really are valuable. Check out the article, although Afzali is a little down on the prospect, he does a good job of showing both sides of the social media story.