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I see we have a new buzz word floating around these days:

Social Media Footprint

Actually I suppose that’s a buzz phrase since it uses three words – but that’s just a technicality.  You get the drift – we have a new word people are using – and it sounds cool.  New words and phrases always sound kinda cool when they first appear.  Some of them stick – some of them fade away after a few weeks or months.  I’m betting that this little phrase gains popularity and becomes part of our everyday language.

So what is it?  What is a “Social Media Footprint”?

I really don’t know – and I’m in this business.  It’s sorta like “Web 2.0″ – it means whatever you want it to mean at any given time.  You make the call.  You decide.  Have you noticed we have quite a few words like this now?  “Digital Footprint” is another term you will hear these days.  I kinda like that one.

Here is my personal definition of this new buzz phrase:

Social Media Footprint: “Traces left by your activity on social networks.” How many FaceBook friends do I have?  How many people follow me on Twitter?  Do I get re-tweeted a lot?  Have I actually gained a new customer from MySpace?  Do I get comments about my Linked-In Account?  You get the picture…

So now we all have an “Eco Footprint” AND a “Social Media Footprint”.  Isn’t that special?

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