Comments on: 7 Predictions for Social Networks http://stevenimmons.org/2009/10/7-predictions-for-social-networks/ Social-Eyes on the Web - with Steve Nimmons Tue, 23 Feb 2010 08:31:52 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Jeff Tomlin http://stevenimmons.org/2009/10/7-predictions-for-social-networks/comment-page-1/#comment-271 Jeff Tomlin Mon, 23 Nov 2009 16:27:20 +0000 http://stevenimmons.org/2009/10/7-predictions-for-social-networks/#comment-271 This is a great post. I'm a new fan. I really related to your 4th and 5th predictions. At SocialConnections, we are driven by showing people how they are connected and how recommendations can be marketed. My prediction is that there are going to be new exciting social solutions for businesses and business people to directly generate opportunities or sales. At MashedIn.com we've assumed that people have several social networks, (facebook, twitter, linkedin...) and if you mash up the graphs, you have a greater probability of finding a connection. Recommendations from friends and family are the number one driver of purchasing decision. As a business, if you can create a connection with a potential customer, it can greatly increase sales and conversion rates. The challenge that follows is how to generate specific recommendations and evangelize them in meaningful ways with those connections attached. This is a great post. I’m a new fan. I really related to your 4th and 5th predictions. At SocialConnections, we are driven by showing people how they are connected and how recommendations can be marketed.

My prediction is that there are going to be new exciting social solutions for businesses and business people to directly generate opportunities or sales. At MashedIn.com we’ve assumed that people have several social networks, (facebook, twitter, linkedin…) and if you mash up the graphs, you have a greater probability of finding a connection. Recommendations from friends and family are the number one driver of purchasing decision. As a business, if you can create a connection with a potential customer, it can greatly increase sales and conversion rates. The challenge that follows is how to generate specific recommendations and evangelize them in meaningful ways with those connections attached.

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