Sabrina M. Perkins
Net Savvy – Pg. 107
1. Facebook has advanced so much over the past year. What was a simply profile
based online communication site, is now a HUGE marketing outlet. I have gained
personal experience from this application. My sister and I own a clothing boutique
names “Charmed Southern. We sell women’s clothing and accessories. We got our
start through facebook. Why? It’s a huge market, and the basics are free. Facebook
offers much more than the basics now. They allow you to boost posts, and boost
those posts to specific audiences (ex. when boosting a post you can tag it to various
categories: women, fashion, clothing, small business, age, etc) Facebook is a valuable
resource in that it allows you to target people who would more likely be interested
in the product or service you are offering. Overall am amazing application, with so
much customization. You are also able to keep track of how many people view you
page, share you page, like you page and the demographics of those groups.
2. I so much enjoyed the information I learned from salesforce.com. I did not know
this existed until now, and believe that could be a useful resource for my small
business. The site mentioned the importance of listening and analytic systems. You
are able to see what people are talking about, what they think of your business, what
is most popular, and other interesting facts that can really help you in social media
and online posting. It is important to be in he knowhow and to use information, such