Is social media a fad? Or the biggest shift since the Industrial Revolution?

Yes, that’s the question this particular video is asking all of us.

Yes that’s ALL…it does really covers all age/generations.

Business owners, you may wants to consider some valuable statistics mentioned here
for your marketing strategies…

50 Ideas on Using Twitter for Business

I was surprised to know that a lot of folks (and businesses) out there still have no idea about twitter.

It happened to me, as a matter of  fact as I was on the way out of work the other day. I did bump into a father and son team who operates a multinational inkjet ink replacement business.

After few exchanges of pleasantries we got into the subject of how the Internet has affected their business.

Besides IM’s, phones and fax there is no other ways for them to solicit business.  So I ask them if they have twitter account. To my surprise, both have no clue as to what twitter is all about.

As a good neighbor, I gave them a bit of indoctrination about twitter. The young man of course is excited and will be testing twitter’s viral potential soon.

By the way here is an article from an industry expert on social networking — talking about 50 Ideas on Using Twitter for Business;

We really can’t deny the fact that businesses are testing out Twitter as part of their steps into the social media landscape. You can say it’s a stupid application, that no business gets done there, but there are too many of us (including me) that can disagree and point out business value. I’m not going to address the naysayers much with this. Instead, I’m going to offer 50 thoughts for people looking to use Twitter for business. And by “business,” I mean anything from a solo act to a huge enterprise customer.

Your mileage may vary, and that’s okay. Further, you might have some really great ideas to add. That’s why we have lively conversations here…READ MORE

Also, find here what Martha Stewart has to say about twitter.