This isn’t the first post I’ve written about Gary Vaynerchuk. He has a way of distilling the “complicated” subjects and questions down into the gritty basics. He talks about Social Media and Internet Marketing, but he is really stressing the point that it’s all about relationships and one-to-one
Here is a video I came across on Google+ (connect with me there) and he had me laughing and thinking. Fair warning: he drops a lot of expletives.
It’s not confirmed by Facebook and it’s not clear whether or not Gowalla will continue to exist as it is now. Apparently the Gowalla team will be working on Facebook’s Timeline.
Facebook buys Gowalla From CNN Money
I’ve been reading Crush It! by Gary Vaynerchuk lately and it is so far a really great book. Although I have kept up to date with The progression of social media and the different tools available, at times I’ve found it difficult to understand how it all fit together for different applications.
At my worst I think I pretty much boycotted social media because I feel that it can be a bit of a misnomer. That’s a discussion for a later time, but the point is that this book really solidified a full social media strategy for myself and my realtor mother who I will be helping develop a social media strategy.
I would definitely recommend checking out Gary’s book. It discusses the importance of building a personal brand, as well as a lot of tips and tools to get started. I haven’t read all of it yet, but from what I’m seeing so far, it is a good book for beginners and the more experienced alike. It would definitely help you build a social media strategy, and give you some ideas to get started.
