Social Media Evolution In India2005 - 2010
A WATConsult Presentation
Evolution of Social Networking in India 2005-10
Evolution of Social Networking in India Year - 2005
• 2005 – The First Hi5 to social networking
• What ticked the Indian User off?
• Freedom of Speech• Voyeurism• New Friends
Evolution of Social Networking in India Year - 2006
• 2006 – The rise of Orkut!
• What ticked the Indian User off?
• Exclusivity• Simplicity• Huge Reach & Freedom of Speech
Evolution of Social Networking in India Year - 2007
• 2007 – The Orkut VS Facebook Era
• What ticked the Indian User off?
• Security vs Sex Peverts• Private Network vs Open Network• Passive Feed With Viral Elements• The bees go where the honey is • Apps – A Different level to Interaction
Evolution of Social Networking in India Year - 2008
• 2008 – The Facebook Revolution Begins!
• What ticked the Indian User off?
• Facebook Chat• Facebook Connect (Going all over web)• More Interesting apps• Better Security• Early Adopters Shift To Facebook
Evolution of Social Networking in India Year - 2009
• 2009 – The Facebook vs Twitter Game. Offline Media Joins The Fun!
• What ticked the Indian User off?
• Facebook Goes Mainstream (Dhoni Aircel Ad)• Social Games Come to the fore• Realtime Revolution• Twitter attracts Glitterati• Twitter attracts Journalists• Twitter Goes Print, TV & Radio
Wait A Minute! What about Indian Social Networks?
• 2007-08 – The Year The Indian Social Networks were born
• What ticked the Indian User off?
• Low Engagement High Media Consumption Sites
• Heavily Advertised Media Properties• No Niche (Bigadda could be celebrity blogging,
Ibibo could be talent contests, Minglebox changed to student network)
Evolution of Other Forms Of Social Media in India 2005-10
Shift In Blogging In India
• 2005-09 – The Shift Of Blogging
• 2005-06 – Early stage individual Bloggers• 2007-08 – Pro Blogs start to Appear –
Corporates initiate Blogs• 2008 – Amitabh bachchan & Aamir Make
Blogging a house hold word• 2009 – Microblogs take fizz out of Blogging • 2009 - Brand blogs start to engage –
Corporate blogging continues to grow
Shift In Social Sharing In India
• 2005-09 – The Shift Of Social Sharing
• What ticked the Indian User off?
• Clear shift from Digg to Tweetmeme or twitter based sharing
• Clear shift from Delicious to Facebook sharing
Shift In Photo Sharing in India
• 2005-09 – The Shift Of Photo Sharing
• What ticked the Indian User off?
• Photos went social too with orkut facebook and twitter
Shift In Video Sharing In India
• 2005-09 – The Shift Of Video Sharing
• What ticked the Indian User off?
• Videos on Facebook & Twitter started appearing – Twitvids
• Youtube got a share on twitter and facebook widget
Shift In Knowledge Sharing In India
• 2005-09 – The Shift Of Knowledge Sharing
• What ticked the Indian User off?
• Message board give way to QnA• Documents and Slide sharing comes to the
fore
Evolution of Social Media Marketing in India 2005-10
Evolution of Social Media Marketing in India 2005-07
• Early Days• No professional
social media firm• No budgets or
interest in social media marketing
• Largely user driven communities on Orkut
Evolution of Social Media Marketing in India 2007-08
• Rising Demand• Few Players• Lack of
Understanding• Clicks vs
Conversation issue (PPC Metrics applied to Social Media)
• Early mistakes of Pricing, Positioning & Performance
• Recession issue
Evolution of Social Media Marketing in India 2009
• Over 30 players launch
• Several Niches emerge
• No Of Clients Increase
• Digital Firms Dive In
• Sharing increases and hence collective knowledge increases
• ROI still unclear
Crystal Ball Gazing – 2010 - 2015 For Social Media In India
Crystal Ball Gazing – 2010 - 2015 For Social Media In India
• Location + Mobile Will Redefine Social Media
• Business Networks Will Grow Faster Than Social & Will Engage More & More
• Social Tools Will Enter Into Business Collaboration space
• Live Video & Mobile Video As A Component Will Be Huge
• Realtime + Relevant + Timely Will Come To the fore
Crystal Ball Gazing – 2010 - 2015 For Social Media Marketing In India
• 3 Kinds Of Firms Will Emerge:
• Technology Analytics Firm• Strategy Consulting Firms• Outsourcing Firms
• Social Media Marketing Will Shift From How Many To Who?
• Social Media Marketing Will Shift From Outreach Value To Engagement Value
• Social Media Marketing Will Shift From Talk And Listen – To Listen, Index, Analyze, Strategize & Engage (Repeat)
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