Tim Piazza's BzzMatters

Online marketing and social media perspectives

Twitter is Doomed.

In fact, any social media platform that has a low barrier to entry is doomed to the same fate–ubiquity and irrelevance. The more popular it gets, the lower the signal to noise ratio. It’s fine right now as a frontier, but Twitter’s pioneer status won’t last. It works the same with any social media site. [...]

Keeping Your Cool Around Hot Tempers

It happens to everyone. Somebody makes a value judgment that you don’t agree with, so you state your disagreement. You point out that not everyone shares their particular values. Then they respond by turning it into a personal attack, suggesting that anyone who thinks like you must be a crackhead or worse. They’ve thrown down [...]

Big Media talks about your competitor? Great!

Here’s the scenario. NYTimes.com has a big story on the economy and how people are trading their favorite brands for more price-conscious choices. They mention your competitors, several in fact, but not yours. A missed opportunity? Not necessarily.

Four Simple Rules of Social Media

This is a note to the brand managers who are just discovering social media. It’s common sense to anyone who’s been plugged into social media for any length of time, but if you’ve just had your eyes opened, please consider the following advice. It’s meant to save you some grief. –Tim

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Tim Piazza is an online marketing consultant with expertise in social media, content development, ecommerce, and web optimization. He is an owner/partner with Social Life Marketing and founder of the Social Media Club of Evansville.

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