Many believe posting updates to Facebook and Twitter is Social Media. If this is true then traditional broadcasting would still be just as effective. We no longer want one to many communications. We crave engagement.
This crave for engagement might be because we are becoming more connected online causing our real life connections to become less.
When we become connected online we begin to create a community.
Dictionary.com define community as
a social, religious, occupational, or other group sharing common characteristics or interests and perceived or perceiving itself as distinct in some respect from the larger society within which it exists
Community is what makes Social Media successful. While some follow Kanye West on Twitter for his amusing tweets and others “Like” brands on Facebook for their coupons, the successful brands are ones who listen and contribute.
For example, Oreo runs weekly campaigns on Facebook for their Fan of the week. Once the fan is chosen their picture appears in the Fan Page Profile icon.
- Listen – You have twice as many ears as mouths for a reason. Listen first, then speak.
- Think – Sometimes I wish the distance from our brains to our mouths were further. Maybe then we’d remember to think before we spoke.
- Contribute – Add to the conversation and be helpful. Don’t be defensive. Accept that you might be wrong and be open to other opinions.
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