After conquering the world of dancing cats and the lovable babies, YouTube, the internet's most watched video website, has opened its first ever channel devoted entirely to diamonds and diamond companies. And you are the stars!
IDI has also opened diamond communities on social media networks such as Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn, and also opened its very own blog.
Here are the top five social networks that will best help you and your business get connected:
Facebook: Today the largest and most common social network on the internet with more than 68 million users and 1.2 billion visits each month. Users of Facebook can join a networks organized by their city, place of work, school, etc, and interact with other people. Groups on Facebook (just like the group opened by IDI) allow people with a common interest (personal, social, or business) to share thoughts, ideas, news, and information and connect with one another. Click here to go to IDI's Facebook page.
YouTube: The internet's largest and most watched video website that features videos uploaded by users, including movie clips, music videos, video blogs, and now the new channel dedicated entirely to promotional videos uploaded by the Israeli diamond industry and its companies. Although YouTube is more commonly known for silly amateur videos, it has been successfully used in both commercial and political campaigns, including Barack Obama's race to the White House. So far 38 companies have been featured on the channel and more are yet to come. Click here to go to IDI's YouTube video channel.
Twitter: Twitter the newest and hottest social network on the internet. The idea behind Twitter is called "micro-blogging" where users send and receive short updates called tweets about their daily lives or business. Although fairly new to the social networking scene, Twitter has amassed a close to six million users. If used wisely, Twitter can prove to be very effective in the marketplace, offering the opportunity to expand business contacts and communicate briefly and clearly. Click here to go to IDI's Twitter profile.
LinkedIn: A veteran in the internet networking scene, LinkedIn is a business-oriented network designed to make business contacts between its users. The idea behind LinkedIn is the ability to make business contacts through a common acquaintance, similar to the concept of "six degrees of separation": using your friends to contact one of their friends. Isn't that what networking is all about? click here to add me to Linkedin: http://www.linkedin.com/in/israelidiamond And join our LinkedIn group by clicking here: http://www.linkedin.com/groups?gid=1908833.
Blogs: Originally derived from the term "web log", blogging allows anyone with internet access to say just about anything they want on any subject. Many blogs provide commentary or news on a particular subject; while others function as more personal diaries. Today, many commercial and public websites use blogs in order to provide a more personal or expert look into a particular subject. The idea is to find an interesting subject and slowly gather a following of readers, thus promoting yourself, your ideas, and your business. Click here to go to IDI's homepage blog.