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Social Networking in Action
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Social Media in Business
21 May 2010
Kate Worlock
Director/Lead Analyst
Social Networking in Action
2 © 2010 Outsell, Inc. All rights reserved.
Our Company• The only worldwide business information firm
serving the media and information industry• Global team of 50+• Track 9 segments in the US, Europe, and
Asia • Provide fact-based analysis of markets,
companies, trends, technology• Deliver actionable advice to CEOs and their
teams in 300+ firms• Offer subscription, membership, and custom
consulting services
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The Age Of Experience…
•Users now experience information•And information now shapes
experiences• These, plus the experience of doing
business are becoming the competitive differentiators for 2010 and beyond
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...and the Age of Uncertainty
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Outsell’s Research
•Annual survey• Panel of c.6000 information users• 20 functional groups, in 40 vertical
segments within corporate, education, government and healthcare•Data that follows is from December 2008
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Use of Social Networking
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Use of Social Networking by Age
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Professional vs. Personal Use
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Case Study: Sermo
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InnoCentive
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Essential Actions
• Think Platform and Network• Think beyond Information to Reinvention• Serve a Legitimate Need, Identify a Champion,
and Nurture Community• Experiment and Be Realistic• Use Social Networks as Marketing Opportunities• Understand the Positioning of the Different
Networks• Drop Generation-Based Stereotypes
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