Twitter

Twitter announced on CNBC yesterday that their plan for monetizing Twitter will start rolling out later this month (I think he meant next month - April). 

“We’re actually going to be later this month revealing exactly how we plan to make a sustainable source of income so that we can build a business,” said Stone.

If you didn't get involved in social media last year you no doubt heard lots about it and either wondered what all the hoopla was about or thought of dipping your toe in the water.

Are you in the business of acquiring and keeping customers? If you answered "yes" then 2010 is the year to put social media to work for you. Why? Two reasons:

1. Your customers are using social media  

I've been doing some research for a post on the best Social Media campaigns of 2009. When I starting reading about this campaign by Tony Hawk I couldn't wait to gather the rest of the campaigns, I had to get it out right away. This is brilliant. 

This is our final social media success story of 2009, and a great one it is.

I recently met Teri Conrad on Twitter while doing research on a social media strategy for a local realtor. Teri is an avid tweeter with over 5,000 tweets and almost 2,000 followers.

Today's consumer has enormous control and power when researching product or service purchases. From an initial online search to anonymous reviews and feedback from friends, there's a wealth of information at their fingertips to help guide the purchase decision.