Social Media is people using tools (like blogs & video) and sites (like Facebook & Twitter) to share content and have conversations online. In 2005, 8% of all adults online had a profile on a social network site. Why should we care? Today, 35% do. Listen. Social Media is not about you. Listen before you speak. Be honest.

Began in social media marketing : 2005 (Bloggy disclosure GourmetStation was one of my first social media marketing clients. My favorite social media tactic is is the distribution of a video, or other original media I've created for myself or for a client, via Twitter. who signed up before the fire marshalls could call Stop!

But in today’s media environment, I believe you are better off spending more time creating and publishing your own content than trying to talk someone else into publishing it for you. Don’t get all twisted up about Twitter until your email marketing program is effective. Reality 1: Marketing is not a dirty word. Agree?

And here is the great news: There are many programs that you can use to incorporate texting, email, and even social media like Facebook and Twitter into your communications, all delivered from one dashboard. He has conducted 11surveys of mobile device usage since 2005 that includes a total of 5,500 college students. Like parents.

In 2005, he created one the first higher ed blogs, Wharton MBA Admissions Blog , He was one of the first to incorporate student blogs as a support tactic when he taught marketing at University of Delaware. Ford's Theatre is on YouTube, Facebook, Flickr and Twitter! waiting for the weekend 'playground' time to be sophisticated-silly.

As December 2005 drew to a close, I asked a few bloggers what their wish list was for the new year. Turning to thoughts for 2009 a few people felt that the blogs/social media has lost its focus of customer first content t o becoming ego vehicles while others are looking for advances in technology. Twitter is another example.

Part 1 For me, the secret sauce of social media marketing is in how the tech tools with odd sounding names like blogs and wikis and Twitter can build and nurture old fashion corner grocer store relationships. Our content may be a little smarter and a little deeper than your average web humor (sometimes).  Focus is on B2B and B2C.