Social Media Revolution

Is social media a fad? Or is it the biggest shift since the Industrial Revolution?

This is the video compilation of Erik Qualman explaining his theory of Socialnomics(TM) along side relevant social media statistics.

The book Socialnomics from Wiley Publishing will be in stores August 31, 2009.



http://holychic.blogspot.com/2009/08/social-media-revolution.html

The author of The Information Age on Network Society

Long (58 min) but very interesting talk of sociologist Manuel Castells on identity and social change in the network society. Taped eight years ago, but not outdated at all.

http://holychic.blogspot.com/2009/07/author-of-internet-galaxy-on-internet.html

Identity Fragmentation

"This is by no means a complete model. I worry that I’ll never be able to effectively manage all the pieces of me that I’m absent-mindedly handing out." Francis Shanahan Identity Fragmentation [Nov 2007, no Twitter yet!]