Social Media is Dead

Have you ever heard of the song, “Who let the dogs out?” Of course you have! Just the shear mention of it probably has you cringing and wanting to shout out, “Who… who. who!” at that same time.  Like most people, when you first heard it, you probably thought, ” That’s catchy.” And then suddenly it was everywhere.  It was in every movie, it was at every mall, it was on all the radio stations! Soon you would rather listen to a chain saw hitting cement than have to listen to that song… ONE… MORE… TIME!

I HOPE WHOEVER LET THOSE DOGS OUT ENDED UP GETTING MAULED! (who.. who. who)

Now enters Social Media… do you see where I’m going with this?

Yes, I am entering into a rant.  Yes I know that ranting is so cliché. Yes, I am perfectly aware that I am head deep into the “Social Media” world.  It is not that social media is dead, or ever going to be completely dead… it is just that name… “Social Media.”  It has been used, and over used, and over abused.

I do not like defining myself as a Social Media Marketer, I prefer terms like “Community Marketing” or “Brand Social Development.”  Social Media just has such a “Oh, that’s so 2008″ sound to it.

Can you come up with a better name?

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