No Facebook Phone

Facebook has not released a phone with CEO Mark Zuckerberg maintaining they are not working on one. 

The Facebook event this morning revealed three new features Zuckerberg said "first new feature is a single sign-on, the second new feature are new location APIs, and the third new feature is a deals platform." 


This is as well as updates in iPhone and Android apps.

Are CEO's utilizing Social Media?

A recent study has revealed that 64% of CEO's do not use social media to communicate with the public and other stake holders.

                                                                (Weber Shandwick)

Among the CEOs profiled, 93% have been reaching out to people outside their companies in traditional ways. Most have been quoted in news and business publications, while 40% have talked to audiences directly at public events. 

So why are CEO's not taking advantage of social media? 

"There are several reasons why CEOs are not more social," Leslie Gaines-Ross, Weber Shandwick's chief reputation strategist and online reputation expert, said in a statement. "Time is better spent with customers and employees, their reputations are at an all-time low among the general public, the return on investment has not yet been proven, legal counsel tends to caution against it, and anything that smacks of 'celebrity CEO' is a no-win."

"It's not surprising that CEOs are less inclined to participate in social media given the perceived risk and time commitment required to engage in two-way conversations," Chris Perry, president of Weber Shandwick Digital Communications, said in a statement. "What's surprising, however, is how few CEOs are using social technologies as mediums to share information and company perspective. These are potentially powerful tools for real-time communication."

The full study can be viewed at Weber Shandwick's website: http://bit.ly/c30SJw 

What do we all think of Ping?

Apple's attempt at a social media site has been running for a few months now and has millions of users, but what is it actually good for? 

Ping lets you follow people (including artists), establish a "circle of friends," post comments, check out custom song and album charts, and even find over 17,000 concert listings (which you can of course let people know your attending). What's more, Ping is also making the jump to the iPhone and iPod touch. 


But do we really need all of this?


Is Apple simply trying to jump on the band wagon of the likes of Facebook, Myspace and Twitter? 


The answer is uncertian, Ping is built on a closed platform so you cannot link it to your Facebook or Twitter account so it is limited in this respect. However for the music lovers out there I can imagine Ping has its uses, for example it gives you much greater access to new music, artists, concerts and a whole lot of other information.


We can make up our mind on Ping so we want your help. 


Leave comments with your thoughts and opinions and lets continue this discussion!