Older demographic is growing more than other demographics in Canada and the United States. Those over 50 are also the fastest growing demographic with respect to social media, though this would be reflective more from the opportunity to ramp up the participation of this group and the plateauing of younger demographics, rather than any new exciting trend. The real story
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Another year to start collecting items for review next year. In the mean time should we look at a bit of what went down in social media last year? Usually I can’t be bothered with year-end lists. I used to spend all of New Years Day waiting for the top song of the year in the 100 countdown. That of
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All major social platforms have their own usage guidelines. The following is some themes that emerge on the major social platforms. Of course it is always due diligence to read the actual guidelines on each platform’s website. Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/terms.php Twitter: http://t.co/nY4u5Nf Brand Guidelines: – Twitter: Offers “Verified Account” badges for accounts and “Promoted” badges for accounts, tweets and trends. These
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“Don’t tweet checkstop locations, police ask. Calgary police are asking people not to use social media to alert others to checkstops.” So starts a story on cbc.ca from Calgary. While I admit that there is nothing wrong per-se with the force in Cowtown asking this, what I do see amiss is that there warning that “… the information becomes outdated
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Cisco recently released a report and asks “Is the Internet a fundamental human necessity? Is a workplace with flexible mobility policies as valuable as salary?” The study reveals that one of those ready to enter, or already in an entry level position, consider the Internet to be as important as air, water, food, and shelter. Their desire to use social
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