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Top Four Trends in Social Media

Jenn Lowther, Director of Social Media at 6S Marketing has come out with an article on the Top Four Trends in Social Media. “We’re living in an age of a perfect storm of technology and societal change” states Jenn ” increasingly, people are turning to social expression and interaction online versus more traditional venues for idea sharing and chatter.”

Jenn goes on to explain that the four emerging trends in Social Media include Microblogging sites such as the ever-popular Twitter, Blogs, Video & Social Networks such as Facebook, described by Lowther as the “800-pound Gorilla in the room”…Read full story

Written by Kelly Robertson

About the author: Kelly Robertson

Kelly, one of the main bloggers for 6S Marketing, was born and raised on Vancouver Island and spent most of her childhood running free through Strathcona Park hiking, camping and feeding the Whiskey Jacks. When she's not blogging for 6S you can find her enjoying the outdoors at Stanley Park and the Squamish Chief or training for half marathons.

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2 Comments

  • Comment by Salil Shah — February 13, 2009 @ 9:57 am

    Jenn, your article was very insightful and thought provoking. I am curious to know how 6S clients have incorporated social media in their marketing strategy and what kind of results they have seen. In my limited experience, engaging visitors from sites such as Facebook to transact has proved challenging. It leads me to believe that organizations will need to adopt unconventional means to see any real success from this medium. There are however success stories such as what Dell has been able to do with Twitter and the Direct2Dell blog. Thanks Jenn.

  • Pingback by The Canadian Social Media Survey | 6S Marketing — June 24, 2009 @ 2:25 pm

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