Different
platforms of Social Media for using preps are :
For
Connection purpose using this site Social Networking Sites, Business
Networking Sites, and Micro Blogs.
For
Creation purpose using this site Blogs, Video & photo Sharing Sites
For
Collaboration purpose using
this site Wikis , Discussion Forums, Questions and Answerssite sites
For Customization purpose using this site Feeds,
widgets
For
Collecting purpose using this site Technorati, Search Engines, Alerts
For
Segmenting Commenting purpose using
this site Book marking sites voting sites
General
Social Media Platforms are:
- Social networking sites
- Discussion Forums
- Blogs
- Video & Photo Sharing
sites
- Review Sites
- Collaborative Research
Sites
Social
Networking Sites:
Social
networking sites are connect With like minded people on common interest
groups; become fans, share videos, pictures and info. And brands should connect
with their audiences in these groups and get to know them better. Eg. Brands
like kaya Skin Clinic are sharing the latest in Skincare tips, noting concerns
and addressing them. Eg: Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, Google Plus+, Tumblr,
Instagram, VK, Flickr, MySpace, Tagged, Ask.fm, Meetup, MeetMe, ClassMates. And
Business Networking Sites (BNS) are Weebiz.com, LinkedIn.com, Spoke.com,
EFactor.com, Ryze.com, XING.com, Quora.com, Plaxo.com, ect.
Discussion
Forums:
Discussions
are taking place every minute on a variety of topics. You name it, and it is
being discussed. Movies, games, makeup, relationships, TV serials. every
category sumo of discussion forums and use to that forums.
Blogs:
A blog
is to maintaining a diary in public, allows people to educate and inform from
an expert point of view or to merely entertain a larger audience with a unque
perspective on a particular topic in general. Eg: Blogger.com,
WordPress.com, Weebly.com, Blog.com, Tumblr.com, Squarespace.com, FriendFeed.com,
Dailybooth.com, qaiku.com, identi.ca, plurk.com, Meemi.com, SpotJots.com, ect.
Video
& photo sharing sites:
A brand
idea can manifest in the from of online video to reach out to its potential
users. A separate brand channel created on you Tube can build a community of
fans for the brand. The impact of visual medium is far higher than reading mere
text. Eg: Video Sgeraing Sites are youtube.com, dailymotion.com,
veoh.com, vimeo.com, myspace.com, break.com, metacafe.com, ect. And Photo
Sharing Sites are Instagram , Imgur,
Flickr, Photobucket, DeviantArt, TinyPic, WeHeartIt, ImageShack, ImageVenue, ImageBam, Picasa, SmugMug, Twitpic, Snapfish
Review
Sites:
Review
sites have become the watchdogs for consumers in the onlines space. Consumers
have a voice today. Platforms like mouthshut.com, Compareindia.com help
consumers share their product and service experiences for the world to learn
from. Eg. Samsung and Sony actively seek out consumer opinion on these
platforms and resolve issues. Eg: Erodov.com, Ralreviews.in,
ConsumerSearch.com, TestFreaks.com, Epinions.com,
ConsumerReports.com, Wired Reviews, ect. This ar top site in review in any
product.
Collaborative
Research platforms:
Don’t
know why or how to do something? Put up your query online on sites like yahoo
Q&A, Reddiff Q&A, Wiki Answers and get an answer in no time. It gives
brands a chance to go online and figure out the common queries that are
emerging relating to them and address them. Ex: Wikis , Discussion Forums,
Yahoo Q&A sites.