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I know Mark R. is probably going to frown (does he swear?) that I didn’t do it sooner, but I finally got around to signing-up for MyRagan.com (sorry, but boatloads of paying clients have to take priority… my wife and mortgage insist!). And I’m not the only one… as of tonight there are already more than 3900 members after only a couple of weeks of existence! Wow!
Firstly, before I end this unpaid advertisement for the *free* membership in MyRagan.com, let me say how impressed I am by how easy it is to sign-up, and how easy it is to use. Some people know me as an ‘intranet guy’ (and that’s how my wife knows me, my children too, friends, the kids across the street, that dog down the block… I do Internet too, I swear!) so I went into the Internal Communications discussion forum (click on “Forums” and then choose “Internal Communications”) to have a look. I noticed Anne in Regina needed some advice on building a business case for an intranet. So I gave her my thoughts and offered to send her my white paper on Intranet ROI. Bang! She got help. And many others are finding help and similar advice, or if you’re Steve Crescenzo, whining about some kind-of-something, too-many-martinis, and a fall off an airplane…
Here’s where I end the advertisement and skip to the point: the new social media (Web 2.0 revolution) is friggin’ huge. My Ragan is just a case in point. In case you missed my post of a couple of weeks ago, here is some of the evidence:
• People click on web links 100-billion times per day
• Five of the top 10 most visited websites are user-generated content sites that did not exist a couple of years ago
• There are well in excess of 100-million accounts on MySpace – and growing at a rate of nearly 250,000 per day
• If MySpace were a country, it would be in the top 10 most populous countries on the planet
• 1 out of 8 couples married last year in the U.S. met online
• The number of text messages sent every day exceeds the population of the planet
• It is estimated that 1.5 exabytes (1.5 x 1018) of new, unique information will be created this year – more than the previous 5,000 years
Are you part of the revolution – or part of the resistance? Post your comments, feelings, or booze-fueled rants below.
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Comments (2)
Wait a minute, Toby, can we see your white paper? And can we post it as a free resource on www.MyRagan.com?
Thanks for kind comments, and I hope you notice how we cleaned up the home page after your letter to us way back when.
Mark
Posted by mark ragan | May 25, 2007 11:17 AM
Posted on May 25, 2007 11:17
I love MyRagan - love love love it.
I've been social mediaing for many years now (you can find me on Live Journal, MySpace, Facebook, Blogger, Wordpress, and one or two old school BBSes that are still kicking around) and I am so happy there is finally a site that is for and by communications professionals.
For a new(ish) communicator like me, I'm finding it to be such a resource for knowledge.
It also gives me much needed support.
In my current position of Web Princess - there's only little ol' me so it's great to find others who can offer support after a dreary meeting and new ideas of how I can do my job better.
And heck - most communicators are insane (in the greatest way possible) - so if all else fails, at least I'm making new buddies.
My only complaint is I have 9 friends. Nine friends! How am I ever going to achieve my goal of being the post popular person on the Internet with 9 friends?!
Sigh.
Posted by Lia | May 25, 2007 3:55 PM
Posted on May 25, 2007 15:55