Change is the only constant in the online frontier of social media – the landscape sees endless shifting between newly-formed companies, acquired entities, and failures, requiring a keen understanding of current conditions for all businesses using any form of social media. Brian Solis, of Altimeter Group, has long shared such understanding with legions of readers and clients. Since 2008, one of the key components of this shared understanding has been a graphic covering the various companies serving online – the Conversation Prism. Now in its fourth iteration, the Prism wrangles the tentacles of social and ties them up in one easier-to-consume diagram. Here’s where social conversations happen in 2013: - See more at: http://www.tnooz.com/article/this-is-social-every-service-you-need-to-know-right-now-in-one-graphic/#sthash.w4bebjR1.dpuf..
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