Friday, May 1, 2009

Measuring the Value of Brand Friending on Social Networks

Social networks effectively act as personal web pages which may be linked to and viewed by friends, contacts or even the whole internet population.

They allow people to undertake a range of activities including the exchange of messages, the uploading and accessing of photos, videos and music and the publicising of upcoming events and activities.

A recent report from the Media Research Society looks into how brands can and can't interact with users in a social network environment.

The report suggests that in today's environment there is far more choice in where to allocate your marketing dollars - and as such, brands are required to consider a variety of new channels to get their message across.

This is particularly evident in the moving trend for "opt-in" advertising which changes the way marketers need to think about engaging with users.

Read the report here »

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