H. Court Young's Blog – April 2009 Archive (2)

Social media websites are a modern phenomenon. They have become a force in global marketing. Two sites, www.twitter.com and www.ning.com, are part of this revolution. They form an easy to implement, and use business model which you can use to market and sell your product or service.



Twitter and other microblogging sites prove the power of words. Companies like Comcast, Sprint Telecom, CNN, British Airways, Gartner, Inc., Eastman Kodak and many more are finding that 140 characters can… Continue

The following illustrates the speed of technology's advance:



Race to 150 million customers

• Telephone - developed in 1876 - 89 years

• Television - developed in 1928 - 38 years

• Cellphone - developed in 1983 - 14 years

• iPod - developed in 2001 - 7 years

• Facebook - developed in 2004 - 5 years

Source: How Facebook is Taking Over Our Lives, Jessi Hempel, Fortune magazine, March 2, 2009



The technology race illustrates why you need the… Continue