Social Times Update
Posted by Nick O'Neill on December 3rd, 2007 10:12 AMLast week I came to the realization that there was a lot of overlap of Social Times with my AllFacebook blog. The main problem is that so far this has been simply news coverage or my opinion of the social web landscape. Given that this is not a scalable solution, I’ve decided to expand The Social Times through an alternative method. There will be a lot of changes coming to this site.
First up is a significant redesign. Currently, this site resembles the AllFacebook site. Instead I want to differentiate the two brands. The Social Times is going to cover the convergence of social technology, advertising and media. These industries are being tranformed by social technologies and I want to have this site be the single source to go to for full coverage. The second step to realizing this vision is a significant one.
I will be inviting thought leaders from across these three industries (social technology, advertising and media) to contribute to the site occasionally. This model is similar to the Huffington Post which has political leaders, media executives and other general thought leaders contributing to the site. The primary differentiation from the Huffington Post is that this site will be focusing completely on social technology, advertising and media as I have already explained.
When will these changes take place? Over the coming weeks. In addition to the Social Times launch event, I will be hosting events around the country including one that I will soon announce for New York city next month. In the meantime I will continue to cover the social web on this site so that the readers have interesting content while the transition is being made.
If you believe that you are thought leader or are an executive in any of the three industries that I outlined please let me know of your interest to contribute. I have begun to compile a list of highly influential individuals in this space and will soon be inviting those individuals to become contributors. If you would like to participate, let me know! I look forward to continuing to provide you with valuable content. If you have any suggestions, do not hestitate to post them on here.
December 11th, 2007 at 4:45 am
Liking the look of the Social Times at the moment, and new additions sound cool. Any plans for hosting events in the good old UK?
Cheers,