Comments on: The Perfect Social Media Trifecta: Have you found yours?

By: Belen Bookwalter

Belen Bookwalter — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 10:24:49 +0000

Hey there. great job. My spouse and i did not expect this kind of website on a Tuesday.

By: Twitter Marketing, and Other Social Media Insights « Audacious Ink

Twitter Marketing, and Other Social Media Insights « Audacious Ink — Thu, 05 Feb 2009 22:20:30 +0000

[...] for? RL: I have to say I’ve not been a big fan of MySpace. But that’s just me. I named my “Social Media Trifecta” in one of my blog posts: Facebook, LinkedIn and Twitter. I think it goes back to your own personal [...]

By: Marc

Marc — Thu, 29 Jan 2009 03:09:35 +0000

I found this article on LinkedIn, appropriately enough, and, like others here, was inspired to write about it in my brand spankin’ new blog.

http://www.myweb20blog.com/2009/01/28/social-networking-convergence/

I’m definitely a Facebook and LinkedIn devotee, but I’m still trying to get into the Twitter swing of things.

Thanks for the article!

By: Nathan

Nathan — Wed, 21 Jan 2009 10:57:15 +0000

I’ve always been a little afraid of twitter until recently, when I looked at it. It gets an enormous amount of traffic, and it’s hard to break in. But once you do it becomes easier. Cheers for the heads up about LinkedIn, never heard of that one before!

By: Lea

Lea — Fri, 16 Jan 2009 16:41:49 +0000

Wow! The only three I belong to! I was hesitant to join Twitter this year, but it’s actually turned out to have great uses (such as getting the latest info on weather and traffic through the state department of transportation Twitter site). I like Facebook for keeping up with friends, but it’s too much and frankly I can’t figure some of the silly gadgets out (besides, they waste too much time). Facebook is great for personal groups such as hobbies. Linked In is indispensable for business and a great way to find former colleagues and network.

By: Mark Druskoff

Mark Druskoff — Wed, 14 Jan 2009 12:35:28 +0000

A month of ago, I would have agreed with on the first two exactly. Facebook seems to work best for friends, kith, kin, and old school chums who I honestly thought I’d never see again–except in some wild coincidence that would provide fodder for a you’ll-never-believe-who-I-saw story.

Definitely LinkedIn is for professional contacts. Even Bill Gates recognized that although Microsoft put $100M into Facebook.

Twitter, however, seemed like a rift in the space-time continuum that would vacuum away what little discretionary time I had left. I still think I might be right, but Twitter IS powerful. (Want to be convinced? Check this out http://www.twitip.com/8-ways-that-twitter-can-grow-your-freelance-business/) I signed up and can see that will be worth the possible pain.

BTW, I’m not the type of guy who’s never met a social media site I didn’t like. I’ve tried many: Plaxo, Ryze, Naymz, Classmates, professional writer’s groups, and a few more I can’t remember (never MySpace or Orkut). However, Facebook, LinkedIn, and Twitter are the cream of the crop that… wait for it… rise to the top.

I hear now there’s meta-social media companies that can combine these sites into a single portal/dashboard. I think that violates the like-with-like principle of organization, and I plan to keep LinkedIn and Facebook separated for MY peace of mind. I’m still figuring out where Twitter fits into this, but if I’m going to spend time on it seems best to use it for professional contacts.

By: Patrick Rafter

Patrick Rafter — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 23:05:55 +0000

Renee:
Liked your your Trifecta post. You inspired me to blog on the subject “To Tweet or Not to Tweet”

http://intrastand.blogspot.com/2009/01/to-tweet-or-not-to-tweet.html

Have a great weekend
-Patrick

Patrick Rafter/Intrastand
prafter@intrastand.info

By: Andy McDonnell

Andy McDonnell — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 22:38:39 +0000

The idea of a Trifecta makes for a nice theme and Facebook, LinkedIn and Twitter are all worthy of “Top 3″ ranking, but if three is good, more is better.

Video sharing and viewing is great for personal fun and business too, so let’s not leave Youtube out of our Trifecta. Slideshare is an incredible tool for sharing Powerpoint decks with business associates and its a great place to find presentations on topics you are researching. Digg is a great tool to find info and content based on what the masses have rated as the “best stuff”. Oh yea, and Technorati is an effective tool for BLOG searches. I could go on and on, but I really don’t want to have to limit my Trifecta to three. Is there such a thing as a Decafecta?

By: Amy Bomar

Amy Bomar — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 21:38:54 +0000

I’m right there with you with the same trifecta! I’d have to add to the Twitter what’s in it for you – one of the things I really get out of Twitter is new information – posts to great blogs (how I found yours) and news, local and industry information. Good post!

By: SisterSledge

SisterSledge — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 19:52:49 +0000

My trifecta is the same, though I’d weigh it most heavily towards Twitter because I get immediate benefit from it daily.

To ShannonW, I’d provide this example of how engaging in social media in any fashion can bring you closer to your business goals – reading your comments here made me curious about you and I followed your link to see if I could learn more about you and perhaps find your Twitter user to follow you…I found your site interesting and your career path unique to my network. Having begun to like you already, I would remember to recommend you if there were an opportunity I felt you’d be a good fit for.

You never know who you’ll meet online or what helpful piece of info will be dropped into your lap by engaging in social media – I find good stuff every single day that helps me move forward in some fashion.

By: Shannon Wickliffe

Shannon Wickliffe — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 17:12:19 +0000

All points well put and well taken. I am aware of how much I have to learn about using social media venues to my advatage and expanding my virtual horizons. Pre-baby, I never bothered because I was as busy with work as I wanted to be. Post-baby, I don’t have a choice. The world is passing me by like a bullet train and I have to put the pedal to the metal to get back in the game… Good thing I like to go fast.

This has been a great place to start my new path. Many thanks.

By: Nerissa Marbury

Nerissa Marbury — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 12:31:11 +0000

We have the same trifecta. LinkedIn is my favorite as I finally tapped into more benefits of the site last year via the Questions/Answers section and company profiles available on the site. Facebook is great for reconnecting with people you have seen or thought about in years, which is why I like it. Twitter is my latest craze. Plan to have a voice in 2009 so I’m more focused and balanced (professional interests vs personal tidbits) in my tweets.

By: Renee Lemley

Renee Lemley — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 12:19:23 +0000

Sharon – I no sooner posted the above, when I stumbled upon this in my RSS feed… Too serendipitous on the heels of our conversation. Please do take a look when you have a moment.
http://www.jmorganmarketing.com/the-online-gods-three-things-value/
Sidebar Note: Jacob’s blog is a good one to subscribe to…I’ve learned a lot from his posts.
Best,
-R

By: minutemaker

minutemaker — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 11:22:53 +0000

Whew! You’re a toughie! But so am I. I’m not giving up on you Wickliffe!
Important to identify your goals when you enter any online social venue. You have done that, true. But I think you may be disappointed at the results unless you seek out venues that align with those goals.
For example, we’re not having this exchange b/c I think you’ll hire me. Nor do I engage in my TRIFECTA with a primary goal of getting hired.
Yet these venues are growing my business in unique and valuable ways.
My ROI is in the relationships I’m bolstering with those I already know and in the offline meetups that are occurring with those I did not previously know AND in what I’m learning from engaging with both of those groups.
And I would suggest that yes, we are getting to know each other better right here, for all the world to see. Your instincts for determining who you can and cannot trust will probably work better than you think online. As a true conversation begins, so does the foundation for trust.
I am ALL business…this blog is part of my business…and I’m absolutely thrilled that it can also be personally entertaining and enriching at the same time. I didn’t ask for more than that, but I’ve got to tell you, I’m getting so much more out of it than I ever expected.

By: Shannon Wickliffe

Shannon Wickliffe — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 07:42:36 +0000

Hey Minutemaker, I’m laughing out loud because, much to my surprise, I’m actually enjoying this – it could also be the screwdriver my husband just put in front of me, since I’m enjoying that, too.

The bottom line is that I have a long way to go before I’ll trust new people I meet online. Call me old school, but as I become more proficient at this social media thing (by the way, this is my very first time participating in a blog like this), I don’t believe I would value those relationships the way I do existing “in the flesh” relationships. To me, there’s no comparison – they are two distinctly different entities. One is a look in the eye, a vibe, a real hand shake, the other a mere gamble on a mystery person with fleeting words in cyberspace. I don’t hire someone I haven’t gotten a vibe from, spoken to or met in person – even if they’re referred. And I don’t expect to be hired by anyone reading this conversation.

Granted, this exchange is entertaining and this experience alone is helping me understand why people engage in blogs and date online. But my use of online networking is not to be entertained or to make new friends, and maybe that’s the difference. My intent has been to use it as a tool for research and to grow my business opportunties through existing contacts and people I meet in conventional ways, that’s it.

Would I be here if I didn’t already know you? Probably not. I’m talking with you now because we know each other, all be it not well, through mutual contacts and because of this, I trust you. What I am discovering, however, is that I admire your enthusiasm and crossfire – and incidentally, I really enjoy your writing. Could it be that I’m actually getting to know you better because of this social media interaction? …The light… it’s blinding…

I’m a newbie here. A visitor. An observer. I’m willing to give it all a try with guarded optimism, but as with all that is unseen, I need to see my business benefit to truly believe.

Now where’s my husband with that refill?