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Web 2.0 Class In Wadesboro, NC

Huck Huckabee

On Thursday, October 21st, 2010 at 1:00 PM I, Huck Huckabee, will be teaching a class on Web 2.0 for South Piedmont Community College. The class will be taught at their Wadesboro, North Carolina campus. It will be an overview of the interactive Internet. Learn how businesses are using YouTube, Facebook, Twitter and other interactive tools to provide their clients exactly what they are looking for.

Contact Vince Holloman

To sign up for the class contact Vince Holloman. Call 704-289-8588 or send an email to vholloman@spcc.edu. Class size is limited so call now.

Class On Blogging, FaceBook, and Twitter

Huck Huckabee

On Thursday, October 14th, 2010 I, Huck Huckabee will be teaching Internet Marketing Techniques at South Piedmont Community College in Monroe, North Carolina. Learn the basics on blogging, Facebook and Twitter. And learn how businesses can use these tools to there advantage.

Contact Vince Holloman

To sign up for the class contact Vince Holloman. Call 704-289-8588 or send an email to vholloman@spcc.edu. Class size is limited so call now.

Huck Huckabee

Incredible Growth In One Year

From April 2009 to May 2010, Pew Internet research indicated that social networking in the 65 and older age group doubled. And the 55-64 age group grew 88% in the same time period.  While the younger population still dominates the networks, older adults are catching up at a rapid pace. E-mail has long been the popular medium for the older adults. But, they are beginning to see and understand the benefits of Facebook, Twitter and other social media mediums.

Marketing Opportunity

This age group is the population that controls most of the wealth in the US. That creates a marketing opportunity. Newspapers are going the direction of the yellow pages. Other than the Wall Street Journal, almost all major newspapers are experiencing significant declines in their readership. More older Americans are getting their information from social media. And the social media is where marketers need to go to reach this market.

How does your business use social media to target older adults?

Just A One Way Tool?

Too many people think of Twitter as one way communication. Those are the people that think their word is golden and yours is not. We all know who they are. The masters of  Twitter use is for two way communication. Ask a specialized question and get an expert response.

Your Followers Are Interested

People that are following you elected to do so themselves. They probably did it because they share some of your interests. So when a question pops up, odds are someone following you has some knowledge on that subject. When they see your request, they can respond to it. And the odds are pretty good that you’ll get a response. And with that response coming from one of your followers, it is probably valuable.

So go ahead, ask a question on Twitter.