Affiliate Programs and Affiliate Reviews
A couple of weeks ago, I wrote that Google+ could be the most significant product release in the history of social media. That declaration was based on my belief that this platform represents Google’s best — and perhaps last — chance to offer Facebook any competition in the social networking arena. That may have seemed like hyperbole at the time. Now, I think it was a bit of an understatement.
This week, I got emails announcing changes to two online services I subscribe to. I just sort of shrugged at one message, though it did represent a significant change in the service’s business model. The second email outlined a major change as well, but my reaction to it was much stronger. It ticked me off.
I am not now — nor have I ever been — an online gamer. I’ve never even thought about sitting down in front of a Sony PlayStation, Microsoft Xbox or any other game console. And until a few days ago, I considered the idea of paying real money to buy virtual goods to spruce up ones surroundings in imaginary worlds like "FarmVille" and "CityVille" just plain dumb.
By now, you’ve probably heard about Google’s limited release of its new social networking platform, Google+ — but did you know this could be the most significant product launch in the brief history of social media? That may sound like an outrageous statement, but it’s true. And it’s valid regardless of whether Google+ proves to be raging success or a total flop.
There’s no denying that social media is migrating from the consumer realm to the business arena. What can still be debated is how quickly this technology is making its way into the core of the enterprise, and becoming something more than marketing and sales tools.
Some people — primarily analysts, vendors and media types — contend social media already has a prominent place within the core of business enterprises.