Social Search To Be Highlighted at Search Engine Strategies New York
Social search takes center stage at this year’s Search Engine Strategies (SES) New York, taking place March 17-20, 2008, at the Hilton New York.
The social search track, set for the Wednesday, March 19th, will feature these sessions in addition to a keynote from Jason Calacanis, founder and CEO of Mahalo, Inc.:
Social Media Marketing – What is it and What is it Good For?Marketing to and through social networks means humans are hot again. Not as directory editors; it’s Web 2.0 and your customers are in control. The old-fashioned media buy has gone bye-bye. Social media marketing is fast — emerging as a must-have in search strategies. Learn about the social search revolution, and hear case studies of how marketers have successfully promoted brands and products with it.
Successful Tactics for Social Media Optimization (SMO)Community-built web sites, Facebook, YouTube, Microsoft Tagspace, Wikipedia and new sites allowing content to be shared through “tagging” can be a great way to tap into links and search-driven traffic. Hear how-to’s and tips from search marketers who have discovered what works today and what to avoid.
Social Media Research: Informing Search StrategiesIf search engines are tapping into human knowledge more widely through tagging, click-through tracking, search history features and other methods, so can search marketers. Social networks, blogs, feeds, tagging, social bookmarking and immersive game environments provide 24/7 real-time focus groups.
Social Search: The Next StepSocial media networking is changing the way people integrate the Web into their lives. Still, this seems one small step for searchers, but a giant change for search media. What will the evolution of social media mean to marketing as customer behavior becomes nearly impossible to manipulate?
“There are some lofty predictions for social search in 2008 and we plan to dig in and assess what’s real and what’s not,” commented Kevin Ryan, Vice President of Global Content for Search Engine Strategies. “Marketers come to SES to get the latest thinking on trends along with practical knowledge they can take back and get started with immediately. If social search turns out to be as big as predicted, marketers need to be up to speed on how to tap into it effectively.”
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