Comments on: Eight Social Media Trends for 2012

By: ginidietrich

ginidietrich — Wed, 14 Mar 2012 12:40:49 +0000

@maragarettate I love Pinterest! We were just talking about its use for food companies last night.

By: maragarettate

maragarettate — Wed, 14 Mar 2012 12:01:49 +0000

New social networked and social commerce are certainly the new ‘in-thing’. Pinterest is already roaring. And it won’t be late before Facebook comes up with some e-commerce features for its business pages.

By: ginidietrich

ginidietrich — Wed, 14 Mar 2012 00:36:55 +0000

@amandaohaver Some of it will be like the music industry – they’ll have to adapt because we demand it. The textbooks on your tablet are coming. As are classes done completely online.

By: ginidietrich

ginidietrich — Wed, 14 Mar 2012 00:36:06 +0000

@danielleawilson And look at how well Kickstarter has done…with no real equity in businesses, but people just giving a few dollars here and there.

By: ginidietrich

ginidietrich — Wed, 14 Mar 2012 00:35:31 +0000

@sherrilynne It’s funny how people forget about it. There was a study that came out yesterday (I think) that shows how it’s still the most effective tactic for B2B companies.

By: amandaohaver

amandaohaver — Tue, 13 Mar 2012 21:32:47 +0000

Even though we are a few months into 2012 now there is still much time to go and I think (hope some of) these trends actually happen. The idea of checking out using an app on my phone is crazy and crazy in a good way. It will make things so much easier. The other trend being tablets. As a college student the thought of having a textbook on my iPad would be great and easily accessible. But even with these great new technologies and trends there is always that black lash. Like how can stores ensure that people have checked out? Or for the tablets how are textbook and publishing companies going to react when they do not have to same revenue? These are questions that we won’t know the answers to unless these trends happen. But I am optimistic that theses trends are going to make things quicker and easier.

By: danielleawilson

danielleawilson — Sat, 25 Feb 2012 17:39:52 +0000

I think a trend that will continue to grow in 2012 is the rise of small business and idea crowd sourcing. With the unemployment rates still recovering and the rise of a generation of risk takers, it’s a natural progression that people will be looking for funding for their ideas. I think a future where entrepreneurs get funding for their ideas from individuals rather than from institutions is a definite possibility. Thus websites like Kickstarter will continue to grow in 2012. Also, people are not afraid to look for ways to supplement their existing incomes. This will lead to growth in applications like TaskRabbit and AirBnb, where you can take on short-term commitments risk-free for cash.

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By: sherrilynne

sherrilynne — Sun, 12 Feb 2012 06:31:35 +0000

I totally agree with you about email marketing. It’s still an effective channel, when the marketing was done right.

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