International Search Summit London – Regina Bustamante, Plaxo
Traditional Globalization model: localization process after development of global product Plaxo has released 7 languages with this traditional model (German, Spanish, Portuguese, French, Dutch, Chinese, Japanese) The social nature of sites allows the adoption of a web 2.0 localization model collective intelligence playfullness social affiliation user generated content collaborative conversations Member sourcing is different: non traditional forms of recruiting different quality model non financial compensation flexibility around release dates Benefits of the model: accelerates the global expansion (FaceBook took 24 hours to be translated into French) cost effective scalability Plaxo has grown significantly in Italy with a strong base of volunteers that have significantly progressed the translation for the Italian market.
International Search Summit: Nicole Vanderbilt, AOL People Networks
Have introduced a platform (with toolbar) called LIFESTREAM Develop a platform to create and extend community distribute content control brand programming player advertising monetize sell and serve advertising ICQ Numbers 42 Million users 13 Million daily users 1.1 billion instant messages per day users spend 5 hrs per day Socialthing.com – in private
International Search Summit – Twitter, Jenny Simpson
Twitter is being adopted by many, especially celebrities who use it to “set stories straight” Fashions change – what’s big today may not be tomorrow The growth rate is very big, but retention is very bad – difficult to evaluate a follower on twitter Twitter is not that simple, easy to make mistakes and with a technical touch, it is not multilingual.
International Search Summit – Anne Kennedy
Anne Presents FaceBook numbers $ 419 M invested spending $ 20 M/month more than 50% of members are over 25 women over 55 are the fastest growing segment Linked in is big Twitter is active, FaceBook id Huge (will refer to FaceBook as FB) Has created a $ 500 M market for application developers Now FB has approx.
International Search Summit London May 2009 – Introduction by Andy Atkins Kruger
Search and Social Networks make it easier for people to find things and people they are looking for – people have been searching since the beginning of time, Search Engines have filled the gap and made it much easier (and much faster) to find things.