New Facebook Email Launches – Marketing Time!
A few months ago I wrote a rant about the supposed “death” of email, the focus of which was a Facebook employee who argued that email was going to disappear. Her rationale was that, because youngsters weren’t using email, email doesn’t have a future.
I argued that youngsters don’t use email because they don’t need it – without jobs or a wide circle of acquaintances, Facebook and text-message are probably adequate. I also argued that Facebook had better be less concerned about the future of email and more concerned with going the way of MySpace.
I find it funny that now, after pronouncing the death of email, Facebook is launching some sort of email solution today. While I’m a little irritated by the two-faced behavior, I think it’s a shrewd move. Facebook needs to give their youngest users a reason to stick around as they get older and enter the working world, and nothing has staying power like a free email account. Read More
Spork Marketing Blog Now a “NetworkedBlog”
Just when you thought Facebook couldn’t get any more fantastic, along comes a blog network app that allows you to promote your blog on your Facebook profile.
Is this “social media marketing” or shameless self promotion? How about I put together a list… Read More
Our New Facebook Page and Why You Should Get On Facebook Soon
It’s not too snazzy, but we’ve got a Facebook business page now.
