81% of users of global internet properties are outside the USA!
Social networks Google+ Facebook – if Facebook were a country, it would be the 3 rd most populated Bebo – appealed to audiences outside of the America, purchased by AOL in March 2008 Orkut – social network that was owned by Google, most visited sites in India and Brazil Hi5 – social network with focus on social gaming MySpace – dropped down from being one of the top social networking sites, purchased by News Corp. in 2006 Micro-blogging Twitter Tumblr – active community, also allows app development Posterous Plurk – Similar to Twitter, used quite a bit in Asia (Taiwan) Location-based Foursquare Gowalla Instagram Brightkite
Just pick 3
Elite position based on expertise, passion, frequency of communication Influencers can’t be bought, and start off neutral – which is why their potential is so great Influencers are not equal – they can be assessed, ranked and prioritized Research Advertising Web Development Public Affairs Technology Investor Relations Brand management Crisis Management
Have message, will travel through the wilds of social media