Wow, that is some list! This is helpful information for all those who may be unfamiliar with all the social media out there. There are some on the list that I have never heard of.

Thanks for sharing !

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Angela D. Jordan
Your Humble Assistant, LLC

Awesome info.. I had no idea there were so many. Thanks!

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--Leigh

Actually, that's the tip of the iceberg.

The Conversation Prism came about in 2008 and is a visual representation of the reach that social media is making. Take a look:

http://www.vapdx.com/images/conversation-prism.jpg

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Tony Thomas - Social Media Professional
Social Media of Portland

Wow! That is an impressive image. Very fascinating, intimidating, overwhelming, and many other adjectives that I can't think of now. Thanks for sharing this..

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Sylvia Mesaros
The Alliances

Originally Posted by VirtuallyAssist

Thanks for this very comprehensive list. However I think it is wise not to spread ourselves too thin - I think we should just choose the top 3 - 5 and concentrate on those. It is difficult enough to maintain continuous content for the top 3 (Facebook, LinkedIn & Twitter).

Thanks for the great information Tony! I do agree it's important not to spread ourselves too thin. The top 3 is probably good enough (at least for now).

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Stephanie Finkbeiner - Balanced Business Service
Helping you balance more than the books

Hi
I too am familiar with this magazine. They are a good resource for blogs, and other marketing areas. The plus side, its free! YEAH!

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Neasie Jackson

I absolutely agree that we should only do what we can do well. We don't want to overwhelm ourselves or our clients. What we recommend and set up for them is going to depend on each individual client and their business.

For example, a B2B will more than likely get more bang for their buck from LinkedIn than a B2C. Not every social networking tool is for everybody. We need to find where their laser-targeted audience is hanging their hats most often, etc. That's where an initial analysis with our clients comes in.

Who are they wanting to target? What are they presently using? What is working? What isn't? What may work better? That type of information will help us focus.

We're setting them up for success and that means teaching them to effectively use what is going to help their business the most.

It's just amazing the amount of tools that exist right now to help us do all that!

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Tony Thomas - Social Media Professional
Social Media of Portland

Thanks for the link. I am really glad that I joined Virtual Assistant Forums, as I am finding a lot of great help.

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Ruth Powell www.ruthssecretarialservices.c om/

50! I had no idea there were so many. ut:

Thanks for sharing! There are lots there that I'd never even heard of! Now I'll sound all knowledgeable for my clients!