Comments on: A Definitive Explanation of Social Media

By: Coherent Sales Consulting - Ed Callahan’s Blog » Blog Archive » A Theme Song for Twitter

Thu, 02 Oct 2008 19:05:18 +0000

[...] Oliver showed a graphic created by Matt J. McDonald which creates a current snapshot categorizing social media overall. You can find Matt’s entire article in his blog. [...]

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Blog For Profit » How to Use twitter as a Lawyer - Part 1 — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 00:50:03 +0000

[...] where we said twitter is a social media tool. And what is social media. A definitive explanation of social media is “any new web tool or technology that connects people.” Connecting with people and [...]

By: If You Say “Leverage” You Might Get Punched In The Face at A New Marketing- Social Media and New Marketing With a GenY Perspective from Matt J McDonald

Wed, 20 Aug 2008 18:07:33 +0000

[...] tactics. I know it might seem daunting, but don’t worry. You can (and should) take it slow. Start with (my version of) the basics. People like Chris Brogan, Mitch Joel, Joe Jaffe, David Armano, Jason Falls, Valeria Maltoni, and [...]

By: Matt

Matt — Mon, 11 Aug 2008 00:41:26 +0000

@Kris
Thanks! I have seen that preso and love it. Great info and just enough kick. I think we’re on the right track. Thanks for reading

@Jeff
Thanks Jeff, glad you like it. I think you make a good point about Socially Organized Content, but I feel that Digg, SU, and Reddit highlight content in specific categories making it more organized than just good luck. Glad you’re looking forward to sharing it! Also, I used Adobe Illustrator to make the graphic per some advice from David Armano. Thanks again.

By: Jeff De Cagna

Jeff De Cagna — Sun, 10 Aug 2008 12:03:58 +0000

Matt, I really like this construct. Not only is it simple, but it emphasizes the social importance of these technologies and not just the technologies themselves.

I’m going to adapt it for my purposes by adding a fourth circle called “Socially Organized Content.” While sites such as digg, StumbleUpon and Reddit are about serendipitous discovery, I look at Wikipedia, del.icio.us and Google (as well as tagging and linking in general) as tools for purposeful organization conduct in a social context. I think that’s important element that should be included.

Thanks so much for creating this construct. It’s been a big help in my thinking and I will certainly share (and credit you) in what I create.

BTW, how did you create this image? What application did you use? It’s very attractive.

By: Kris

Kris — Fri, 08 Aug 2008 19:39:49 +0000

Great post. Have you ever seen the preso called What the F*$% is Social Media? I think that readers who enjoyed this post, will also find it highly relevant and also entertaining. Now if we could just figure out a way to convince our brand partners the power of social media/networking/sharing, we would have an entirely new and different revenue stream! Check out the blog post I referenced here: http://tiny.cc/UR41s.

By: Matt

Matt — Thu, 07 Aug 2008 14:26:48 +0000

@Sanford
Glad you like it. Thanks for reading!

@Not Matt
You certainly win in terms of simplicity. Touche!

By: Not Matt

Not Matt — Thu, 07 Aug 2008 04:12:58 +0000

Or this: http://crappygraphs.com/user_graphs/?id=2230

By: Sanford

Sanford — Wed, 06 Aug 2008 21:03:51 +0000

Great visual for this - thank you.

@stan - ff = friendfeed.com

By: Matt

Matt — Wed, 06 Aug 2008 15:48:47 +0000

@Becky
I understand that a B2B company wouldn’t want a “consumer” feel, but still other businesses are the consumers of their products/services. I think that B2B would benefit from seeing things from a collaborative point of view, and that is inherently social.

Really glad you’d be interested in sharing that with your class! Let me know if you’d like to talk about things further.

Thanks for reading.

@Paul
Thanks, I tried to keep things fairly simple and straight forward. And yes, I’m looking forward to see how things develop too.