Corporations vs Bloggers

It really amazes me how the internet has expanded in the past 10 years. The internet is growing more and more each and every day. If a corporation is not keeping up with the latest internet trends they fall behind everyone else.

I am always going to remember the day the Iphone was released. I was working in Manhattan and was walking to the train station. I passed the AT&T store on 5th Avenue and the line was around the block. Now not everyone wants to use AT&T as the provider but Apple made an agreement with them. CNN reported later that month about a high school kid who figured out a way to bypass the AT&T network so people could use other networks. Google hired him in an instant for a summer internship. Companies are nervous and excited about blogs. They finally have realized that they need to be on track of the emerging trends as new start up companies and bloggers are taking over.

Social Networking Around the World

I was recently in Israel for 2.5 weeks for a campus fellowship program with GW, Maryland and American University students. This trip allowed the students from the three campuses to connect and intertwine expanding their own personal network. The reason why we are all keeping in touch is the non-traditional outlet face book.

For the past five years, facebook has grown tremendously. In a recent Newsweek article, Zuckerman said he wanted facebook to become ubiquitous among all age groups. As mentioned in the article many corporations are realizing how social networking can have an influence on strategy implication. Networking helps build and maintain relationships and this is necessary for companies to grow and expand. It is making social boundaries more permeable and visible as managers are beginning to ask who knows what about certain areas.

Papers to Read

newyorktimes. com
latimes.com
wallstreetjournal.com
Three newspapers which should be looked at on an almost daily basis.

The First of Many Posts

I am a student at American University. I am currently taking a class called Social Networking for Business. I felt this course would be relevant to take because it relates to what I want to do with my career goals.

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