Thursday 13 January 2011

N Reasons Why Engineers Will Benefit from Social Media (Where N is a large positive integer)

Introduction

Social media sites are the fastest growing on the web, doubling in traffic over the last year. Social Media, such as Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn are having a major impact on the way people build business relationships and make purchasing decisions. Many businessmen now use TripAdvisor to check out a hotel before making a reservation.

Review sites like Qype are becoming increasingly popular with engineers and technicians and can have a significant influence on customer decisions. For instance, people looking for internet solutions in Nuneaton on www.qype.co.uk will find PDC with 5 recommendations. Search engines such as Google are now using these sites to contribute to web site rankings.