Get Social!
web2.0 is dead! That’s right, I said it…glossy badges, validation links, static css layouts, are dated, and let’s face it just aren’t cool anymore…
Where does this leave us? The Social Web! This is how people socialize or interact with each other throughout the World Wide Web today. There are so many different ways for people to socialize on the web today, from community driven sites, to blogs and forums, file sharing, friend finding, shared interest and hobbies, geographic location, job types, etc…
Without sounding repetitive, and to keep this short and sweet the Social Web can be described by the following:
- Identity: who are you?
- Reputation: what do people think you stand for?
- Presence: where are you?
- Relationships: who are you connected with? who do you trust?
- Groups: how do you organize your connections?
- Conversations: what do you discuss with others?
- Sharing: what content do you make available for others to interact with?
We all know Facebook, Twitter, Ning, blogger, MySpace, Last FM, YouTube, and sites like Digg, Stumble Upon, delicious, etc…
Social is viral, and grows in abundance daily. This week alone I came across 2 new social networks, Virb and Image Spark, i highly recommend you check them out, then blog it, tweet it, share it…you get the point.
