Welcome to Social Media Applications in Business!

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Social Media Applications in Business: What is Pinterest?

Social Media Applications in Business: What is Pinterest?

A question directed to Evan Sharp, one of the co-founders of Pinterest:

Social Media Applications in Business: What is Pinterest?

Another question directed to Evan Sharp, one of the co-founders of Pinterest:

Kent Welsh of West Des Moines produces a unique product that received unsolicited attention on Pinterest by fans. (Link)

Social Media Applications in Business: Des Moines Register Article and Small Business Usage of Pinterest

http://www.desmoinesregister.com

Kent Welsh of West Des Moines produces a unique product that received unsolicited attention on Pinterest by fans. (Link)

Social Media Applications in Business: Des Moines Register Article and Small Business Usage of Pinterest

“The pin of Kent's work got some traction. He started to get calls.

More important, he started to make sales.”

- Des Moines Register Article

Kent Welsh of West Des Moines produces a unique product that received unsolicited attention on Pinterest by fans. (Link)

Social Media Applications in Business: Des Moines Register Article and Small Business Usage of Pinterest

Kent creates pieces that look like they are made of copper, iron, steel, or brass – but are in fact

made of wood.

Fans started pinning his work on Pinterest pages.

Kent Welsh has a shop on Etsy. (Link)

Social Media Applications in Business: Des Moines Register Article and Small Business Usage of Pinterest

What is Etsy?

“Marketplace of individual

sellers/creators of handmade

or vintage items, art, and

supplies.” – Etsy.com

http://expandedramblings.com

Introductory Activity:• This is a learner-centered activity. It will help you get an impression of what to expect

throughout the semester: your interests and ideas become part of the discussion and help guide the direction of the class.

• You may work with another student or alone (not groups of three).• Choose one of the social media applications that we are exploring this semester.• Search the Internet for “success stories in business” with regard to the social media

application you picked.• Pick one of the success stories to comment about and share with the class.• Open PowerPoint and use the screenshot command to grab a screen clipping of the

article (or other thing) you found about the success story. Add a few sentences of text next to the screen clipping that describe the success story.

• Next, think about your favorite social media application and the feature of it you think is most useful in business. If you need help coming up with an idea, I suggest searching for “useful social media features in business”.• Insert a blank slide in your slideshow. Grab a screen clipping of the feature you think

is most useful in business. Add a few sentences of text next to the screen clipping that describe the feature.

• There should be a total of 2 slides in the PowerPoint slideshow.• Save it, close it, and email it to yourself as a backup.• Share the two slides with the class on Tuesday, March 14 (after spring break). Sharing will

be done seated at your computer (I am able to put the content of your screen on the projector). We will have about 10 minutes on Tuesday, March 14 to prepare for sharing.