Having used both sites for about two weeks, there is still a great deal I am
learning to do with both Ulitzer and Ning, but a reader asked if I would do a
quick comparison, so I will.
The obvious point for me is that the sites have two different objectives for
the writers. For Ning, the writer is trying to be involved in a niche
social network from scratch. For example, I have built my own social
network for marketers and salespeople called BuyerSteps. I created
BuyerSteps as a way for other professionals to join in a conversation around
the 21st century buyer. So, Ning represents a way to build a community.
In the case of Ulitzer, as a writer I am focused on getting readers from
within an existing audience. There are already thousands of readers coming
to the Ulitzer site, so if they are interested in my topics such as
marketing, they will find my articles as ... (more)
My original post in late June was based on two weeks of using Ulitzer and
Ning. I've added additional thoughts after two months of use.
The obvious point for me is that the sites have two different objectives for
the writers. For Ning, the writer is trying to be involved in a niche
social network from scratch. For example, I have built my own social
network for marketers and salespeople called BuyerSteps. I created
BuyerSteps as a way for other professionals to join in a conversation around
the 21st century buyer. So, Ning represents a way to build a community.
In the case o... (more)
Social Media on Ulitzer
I use all of these social media tools and although they haven't put me on my
own island in the Caribbean yet, I'm very pleased with the combined results.
1. Twitter – It’s the fastest way to share that you have created
something of value. As a bonus, Tweetdeck or CoTweet are good ways to manage
your Twitter efforts and research. Huge audience with lots of active
participants. There are a few shady characters on Twitter but just like being
at Grand Central Station, you just step aside and keep moving. It doesn't
mean you eschew the benefit. Micro-blogging is... (more)
Like all new markets or applications, Twitter has early adopters to be
followed by the early majority and late majority of the market. This is not
guaranteed, so it will be interesting to see if Twitter can break out of the
current usage patterns. I thought this was compelling data.
From Sysomos -
Over the past few months, Twitter has experienced explosive growth,
attracting celebrity users such as Oprah, and a growing mountain of media and
blog coverage. Sysomos Inc., one of the world's leading social media
analytics companies, conducted an extensive study to document Twitter... (more)
Recently, I became an executive advisor to Kaavo, a Cloud Applications
Management software company. Kaavo is in a unique position to capitalize on
the soon to be obvious need to manage applications on the cloud. It's
interesting to see the cloud computing predictions and how it will change the
way we work with applications.
Overview
A solid majority of technology experts and stakeholders participating in the
fourth Future of the Internet survey expect that by 2020 most people will
access software applications online and share and access information through
the use of remote serve... (more)