Pandemic Labs is pleased to announce a new contributor to the writing staff here at PandemicBlog. Many of you might now him by this avatar, but for those of you who don’t, let me be the first to introduce you to Jiannis Sotiropoulos.
Jiannis Sotiropoulos is currently living and working in Berlin. He specializes in online media, approaching it from a theoretical and aesthetic perspective. His studies in sociology and media sciences are his foundation in understanding the functions of the web and how its users interact. With his Masters Thesis on the attention economy of the social web, he scientifically decoded the marketing rules of social networks in the online universe. He continues studying social networks and waits to see how (and if) the future semantic applications will change the current laws of networking. His personal blog, Changemod, is a fantastic resource and has long been a favorite of the editors here at PandemicBlog. Without a doubt, Jiannis will bring a much needed scientific perspective to our discussions and we will all benefit.
Our Ongoing Mission
As our readers know, PandemicBlog aims to be a resource for insight into Social Media Marketing, Viral Marketing, and other forms of new media marketing that haven’t yet been discovered. We have tried to deal intelligently with topics ranging from the paradox of self-promotion with social media, and the power of viral marketing for small business. Up until now, this task has been shouldered almost completely by the editors, Matthew Peters and Brennan White. But…
We strive to be more.
From the conception of this blog our goal has been to bring together a group of thinkers and writers who can contribute their insight, expertise, and opinions on the sometimes nebulous world of Social Media Marketing. Jiannis is the first of our new group of contributors and we hope that a proper writing staff will have a synergistic effect, raising the value of this blog above the sum of its parts.
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I’m excited to hear what Jiannis Sotiropoulos has to share!! Welcome!