Murat Aksu, the social media guru behind the concept of I Am Modern Magazine.
What on earth is social media?
One of my favorite quotes is “If you are not on a social media site, YOU’RE NOT ON THE INTERNET.” So what is social media? Well, a famous social media site, Wikipedia.org, describes it as “... is an umbrella term that defines the various activities that integrate technology, social interaction, and the construction of words, pictures, videos and audio.” I know, I know you are saying “In English please?” Well in English, social media is people having conversations online.

Do you realize that what you are holding in your hand right now is social media? I Am Modern Magazine is the first and only publication in the world that is based on social media.The old way of media was a monologue; we turned it into a conversation and it is not only online or in print, it is also in person with our social club. Its’ content comes from you, the readers. It is about you, the place you call home (Northern Virginia), the establishments you like to visit and your lifestyle. We took an old industry product (Print Magazine) and combined it with 21st Century technology and concept (Reader Generated Content). Welcome to 2009.

Who is Murat Aksu?
Murat is a 17-year veteran of marketing and new technology. As an executive in new technology business, he used the collective wisdom of crowds to build and market products. During the creation phase of I Am Modern Magazine, Murat helped to create the social media angle in the magazine that included reader generated content, blogs, forums and more. Murat envisioned that in our new democracy, the voices of the people needed to be heard and social media was the enabler. That is how the idea for the world’s first reader generated magazine for moms.

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