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7Nov/101

The 6 web services that really count for your business

In his blog post It’s Facebook, Google and Some Other Things, health care blogger Phil Bauman claims only six web services really count in terms of user adoption:
  • Google is a search engine. People search for things.
  • Youtube is a search engine. People search for things to watch.
  • Facebook is the Walmart of Social Media. Get used to it.
  • LinkedIn is a rolodex for business people who aren’t on Twitter.
  • Twitter is 21st Century telephony. Pick up the phone, hang up and get back to work.
  • Blogs are for people who aren’t addicted to Twitter, who know about SEO and produce most of the content on all the places listed above.

He concludes:

For people actually doing this stuff in a business context, resources are limited and decisions about allocation are vital.
You don’t have to be everywhere to be somewhere.

Do you agree these six are the most (and maybe only) web services to watch?

And how would you re-phrase his definitions?

Filed under: Blogs, Definitions, Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter, YouTube Leave a comment
  • http://philbaumann.com philbaumann

    Hi Clo

    I’d agree with Mic above about picture sites. Can’t argue against that.

    The list isn’t meant to be utterly literal and strict, but the post was mostly concerned with the allocation of resources.

    Also, there’s a bit of an inside joke about the tech sphere’s obsession with the latest Web gizmos. It’s easy to go on wild-goose chases, and for enterprises that need to focus their efforts, they may have to tread carefully about following what those of use who enjoy playing with these toys say about them.

    Phil

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