Listening to a professional blogger: Lori's speaking !

On Wednesday, we met Lori, a Dr. G's friend but also a professional (and talented) blogger. I don't know for you guys, but I found her blog (Mommy Friend) very interesting and amazing !

So, what did I learn this day ??

First of all, regarding the blog, she made me "believe" than there is an interest in having and managing a blog, because I was really not a big fan of blogging. But I learned that when you find something that really passions you and that you want to share it with others and build your community around this passion, well, a blog is the perfect way to go !

She also told us about how we could use the other social media tools and she explained it in professional terms. She told us, for example, how she was using Twitter for her blog, so as a professional. And what I learned there it's that Twitter, in my opinion, is more effective from a professional point of view than from a private one. So, for me, Twitter is still an abstract tool if I have to use it just for myself.

Well, I really encourage you to take a look to her blog even if you don't have kids or even if you're a man ! :)

See you soon guys and have a good Thanksgiving in advance !!

Anne So

The 4th Screen

Hey Classmates !! 

Last week with my group, we talked about the 4th screen. 

The 4th screen is a big revolution in the world of advertising and communication. It uses cell phones, tablets, iPod players.

First of all, for businesses and customers, it's really easier to use than a computer and it's more effective for businesses to advertise on the 4th screen than for example, on TV, because people are not always in front of their TV. On the contrary, we always have with us our cell phone or our tablet...

Then, it allows you to get all the information you need anywhere you are, whenever you want ! It also allows businesses to target their customer by specific geographic areas and offer them specific products and (or) services that they could need, thanks to the LBS (Location Based Services).

I hope you found the presentation of last week interesting, and I'; looking forward in seeing you on Wednesday !!

Running my Social Networks stats

 

BLOG

The stats overview of my blog says that my articles ave been viewed from 4 to 34 times (364 times in total) since I created this blog for the Social Media Class in September, 2011. And the article that has been viewed the most is actually the first one I posted on this blog : "Why Social Media Marketing ?" (Sept 22, 2011).

Regarding my audience, the major part of it comes from, not only from the United States but also from Russia and France, and then, representing a minor group, Czech Republic, Argentina, Germany, Spain, United Kingdom and finally, Brazil.

By operating systems, 73% of my total audience is actually using Microsoft Windows, while 18% use Macintosh, 6% i Pad, 1% Linux and less than 1% iPhone and Blackberry.

By browsers, 40% use Google Chrome against 23% using Firefox, 17% Safari, 16% Internet Explorer, 1% Opera and less than 1% Mobile.

TWITTER

In order to run my statistics for my Twitter account, I used both Twitter Counter and Twitaholic. According to Twitter Counter, I have 12 followers and I'm currently following 26 people. And I'm ranked 557,496 view top 100 Twitter users. The Followers predictions is 12 Followers in 15 days.

Twitaholic ranks me 2,045,398th by followers and 45th by followers located in Moreno Valley, CA.

LINKEDIN

Regarding my LinkedIn account, I have 20 connections in my network that link me to more than 82,361 professionals and 489 new people are in my network since November 3, 2011 (my 20th Birthday !!). Finally, in the past 15 days, I have shown up in search results 14 times.

Dear Classmates, see you on Wednesday !