Talking about Social Media

This is a great conversation about social media. The guest are Chris Brogan, author of Trust Agents: Using The Web to Build Influence, Improve Reputation and Earn Trust, and Erik Qualman, author of Socialnomics: How Social Media Transforms The Way We Live and Do Business. The panel is hosted by Ed Nawotka of Publisher’s Weekly.

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FAQ | Should I create a Facebook Fan or Group page?

Facebook is now the largest social network. I can see why? It’s by far the easiest one to set-up a profile and connect. I’m still blown away with the connections to high school classmates after twenty years of no contact. It only takes one person requesting to be your friend and then you are connecting with who they have connected with and vice versa.

I just finished reading Hubspot’s Join the Fan Club: Facebook Fan Pages are Better for Business than Groups and Profiles. I agreed with them, but I mainly work with authors. Authors have to treat their books as a business, but there are some things to think about before creating a fan page. Like do I really need to? Is the Facebook Profile page enough?

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