Should Your Business Be on Facebook?

As I was researching for information to add to our class wiki, I stumbled upon an article called "Should Your Business Be on Facebook?" by Kathleen Ryan O'Connor. The article talks about the situations where Facebook could be beneficial to a business and situations where it would be counterproductive. Since Facebook is primarily for networking, she suggested that the site would be helpful for those who wanted to connect with others and not necessarily to sell things.

Check it out here:

http://money.cnn.com/2008/03/17/smbusiness/Facebook_marketing.fsb/index.htm?postversion=2008031809

THE NEW MEDIA TECHNOLOGIES: OVERVIEW AND RESEARCH FRAMEWORK

Firstly, I thought that the paper was very informative and really opens up the topic of new media to those who don't know anything about it. I was especially impressed by the logical layout of the paper and how it transitioned from topic to topic.

One of the questions I have though, and maybe Professor Friedman hit upon it and i missed it, is when is the exact point in time or in technology did media become "new"? Is any electronic content considered "new" media?

I also feel that compared to the rest of the paper, the conclusion was weak. It feels rushed and rough. I understand the point expressed in the conclusion but I think the conclusion can be improved to keep the quality of the paper consistent throughout.