| Description |
1 online resource (xxvii, 323 pages) : illustrations. |
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text file |
| Series |
Chandos social media series
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Chandos social media series.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 311-316) and index. |
| Summary |
Information available through 'traditional' business and competitive resources can be complimented by information gained through social media tools. Social Information is a must-have book for competitive and business researchers in any discipline including librarians, information professionals, intelligence analysts, students and marketing personnel, and explores how more 'traditional' resources can be complimented by social media tools. The book outlines different categories of social tools, competitive and business applications of these tools, and provides example searches with screenshots. The book provides concrete search examples, as well as strategies and approaches for searching social tools that may be available today or that may emerge tomorrow. Readers will learn ways to quickly develop new search strategies as new tools and features emerge. The future of social tools and information, and the lasting impact that these tools have had on how information plays a part in our lives, our businesses and our careers is discussed. The title is structured into seven chapters, covering: the impact of social media, and the approach of the book; a brief history of business and competitive information and the rise of social tools; blogs and microblogs; video, audio and images; social search engines; and the future of social information. The book specifically explores business and competitive information and approaches using social media toolsWritten by a highly knowledgeable and long-time practitioner and researcher in the fieldProvides both practical and strategic search approaches, so that the skills learned will be readily transferable to other social tools, and to social tools as they evolve. |
| Contents |
Cover; Social Information: Gaining competitive and business advantage using social media tools; Copyright; Contents; List of figures and tables; List of examples; Acknowledgments; About the author; Introduction: the impact of social media and the approach of this book; 1 A brief history of business and competitive information, and the rise of social tools; A brief history of business and competitive information; Getting started with social tools; Review; Note; 2 Social networks; What are they?; How do they work?; LinkedIn; Google Plus; Facebook; Orkut; Other tools in this category; Review. |
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Note3 Blogs and microblogs; What are they?; How do they work?; Blogs and blog search; Microblogs; Review; Notes; 4 Video, audio and images; What are they?; How do they work?; Examples of these sites; Video resource: YouTube; Audio tools; Image tools; Review of the chapter; Note; 5 Social search engines; What are they?; How do they work?; What kind of business and competitive information can be found there?; Examples of these tools; Samepoint; SocialMention; Caveats; Additional and related tools in this category; Review; 6 The future of social information; Introduction. |
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Current trends and developmentsKeeping up with social technologies; A final word about safety; Conclusion; Notes; Appendix 1: resources; LinkedIn; Facebook; Google Plus; Twitter; Flickr; Picasa; YouTube; iTunes; Appendix 2: tools; Networking; Publishing; Social search engines; RSS and news feeds; Video/audio/images; Collaboration; Communication; Location; Games and virtual worlds; Lifecasting; Bibliography; Index. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Social media -- Marketing.
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Social media. |
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Marketing. |
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Internet marketing.
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Internet marketing. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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Electronic books.
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| Subject |
Social media. |
| Other Form: |
Print version: Brown, Scott, 1964- Social information. Oxford : Chandos, 2012 9781843346678 (OCoLC)806466282 |
| ISBN |
9781780633275 (electronic book) |
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1780633270 (electronic book) |
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9781843346678 |
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1843346672 |
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