Saturday, October 31, 2009
Friday, October 30, 2009
Interesting links on Twitter lists
Blogs and articles about lists
Listorious Lists
- Twitter blog: Soon to Launch: Lists
- 5 Ways to Use Twitter's New List Feature for Marketers
- The Emerging Twitter Lists Arms Race
- 8 Twitter Lists Nonprofits should create
- 10 Twitter Lists You Should Follow
- Twitter Lists No Substitute for Community
- Twitter Lists - I'm not Down
- Spam Arrives in Twitter Lists
- 6.5 Million Twitter Lists Created So Far
- The Twittering Masses Get Lists
- 6 Ways to Look at Twitter Lists
- Twitter Lists 101: Etiquette and Strategies
- 6 Ways I Use Twitter Lists
Listorious Lists
- Nonprofit Technology list by Rebecca Leaman
Thursday, October 29, 2009
You Don't Say ... a blog by Danny Brown
Another great blog by Danny Brown about how much we use the same
examples of Comcast / Dell / Zappos and how we need to get away from
that. Even though I am totally guilty of using those examples (and
those of Ford (@scottmonty) and others, I totally agree with what he
has to say. I made a couple of comments on the blog.
examples of Comcast / Dell / Zappos and how we need to get away from
that. Even though I am totally guilty of using those examples (and
those of Ford (@scottmonty) and others, I totally agree with what he
has to say. I made a couple of comments on the blog.
Wednesday, October 28, 2009
Questions for Prospective Director of Social Media
A short blog post asking what questions would you ask a Director of Social Media. I commented on the blog about the question I think is the most important.
Tuesday, October 27, 2009
Social Media Reading - 102709
- Mapping Your Way Through Social Media - Great presentation on how to get started making a social map.
- Social Media Is Not (Just) Twitter & Facebook
- Google Social Search
- LunaWeb: Google Social Search - Video preview
- Google Custom Search - Official web site with explanation of how to set up a custom search
- Deleted Tweets Finally Deleted from Twitter Search
- Weekends and Afternoons Show the Highest Twitter CTRs
Tips and Tricks
What Else I'm Reading
Monday, October 26, 2009
Social Media Reading - 102609
- Turning Good Intentions into Action: Hollywood vs. Google - Discussion about whether or not TV's iParticipate project actually generated any actual volunteerism.
- Facebook Launches Live Counts & Stats for Sharing Widget
- YouTube: Today, Animals Take Center Stage on the Homepage
Webinars and Conferences
- Smart Social Media Strategies for Nonprofit Groups - 11/5 - 2 PM Eastern - $95 / $165
Tips and Tricks
What Else I'm Reading
- New Findings: Adolescents and Digital Advertising
- Court case shows limits of anonymous blogging
- 10 of the best social media tools for entrepreneurs
- You Gotta Know When to Fold Em
- As Media Market Shrinks, PR Passes Up Reporters, Pitches Directly to Consumers
- For the Content Hungry: Eat the Media Blog
- Proof that Social Media is Killing Print Magazines
Labels:
advertising,
Facebook,
public relations,
social media,
volunteermatch,
YouTube
Sunday, October 25, 2009
Social Media Reading - 102509
- How Social Media Can Actually Work
- Internet Speeds and Costs Around the World - Great infographic
- Forget Twentysomethings; Let Carol Brady Teach You Social Media
- Some Thoughts on Twitter vs. Facebook Status Updates
- Manage your tasks with Google
- How I Use Google Reader without going insane
- Guide to Facebook's News and Live Feeds
- Web search in a post-Twitter world
- Twitter Finally Removing Deleted Tweets from Search Results
- Younger employees help senior executives unlock social media mystery
- The blogosphere is as real as the public in public opinion
- How to avoid missing the best days of your life, part 1
- 10 Twitter Tools for Nonprofits, Social Entrepreneurs and Activists
Saturday, October 24, 2009
Social Media Reading - 102409
- 5 Theses on Social Media Healthcare - A great presentation from Lee Aase from Health Camp Minnesota
- Overnight Success 3 - No Excuses - Video blog by Chris Brogram about making your business successful
Tips and Tricks
What Else I'm Reading
- The biggest difference between Twitter and Facebook - A post by Robert Scoble
- Is Google / Microsoft / Twitter in the news business?
Friday, October 23, 2009
Thursday, October 22, 2009
Wednesday, October 21, 2009
Tuesday, October 20, 2009
Monday, October 19, 2009
Social Media Reading - 101909
- Giving Groups a Stronger Voice - Facebook changes functionality of groups
- Do speakers need to weave social into their presentations? - How to integrate the backchannel discussions into your presentation (including taking questions via Twitter)
Tips and Tricks
- Optimize your Site for the Mobile Web
- 8 tips for raising funds online - Report from the #tools4npo session from the Blogworld Expo 09
What Else I'm Reading
Sunday, October 18, 2009
PublicMediaCamp
An un-conference in DC brought together by PBS and NPR to discuss public broadcasting and its relationship with local communities.
Blog Posts
- We Love DC: Public Media Camp
- COPE: Create Once, Publish Everywhere
- Programmable Web: COPE: Create Once, Publish Everywhere
- NPR: Examples of Cope [slideshare presentation]
- Nina Keim: Public Media Camp - Day 1
- NPR's API and Open Data (Public Media Camp DC 2009)
- Treasure Trove of Tools
- Shane Guiter: PublicmediaCamp Day 1 Wrap Up
Presentations
Saturday, October 17, 2009
Twitter Lists
10/17/09
10/16/09
10/16/09
- Wild Apricot: Twitter Lists 101
- Marketing Monster: Part 2: Twitter Lists: Developers and Applications
Social Media Reading - 101709
- Foursquare available everywhere "within weeks"
- Save your reputation in 48 hours? You might not even have four - Great article with examples from the UK about how quickly things can go viral and how you have to be able to respond to a crisis.
- Email marketing stats round up - Mostly data from the UK but still good benchmarks
- Beats and Tweets: Journalistic Guidelines for the Facebook Era
What Else I'm Reading
- Only Connect - Should Broadband Access be a Right
- Gourmet Editor Ruth Reich: Print Magazines are Toast
- An Ad Agency Getting it Right - How Mullen is combining traditional advertising and social media
Blogworld Expo 09
Friday, October 16, 2009
Thursday, October 15, 2009
Social Media Reading - 101509
Wednesday, October 14, 2009
Social Media Reading - 101409
- Social Media Strategy: National Association of Dental Plans - Jeff Hurt (@jeffhurt) discusses how the NADP is using social media to communicate with its members.
- Workshop Grantee Best Practices: National Public Radio
- Survey: Do small businesses use social networking - Citibank survey shows that 63% of those surveyed don't find social networking helpful
Tips and Tricks
What Else I'm Reading
- LinkedIn Reaches 50 million users
- LinkedIn Blog: LinkedIn: 50 million professionals worldwide
- Mashable: LinkedIn Surpasses 50 Million Users
- Bloomberg buys Business Week
- Financial Times: Bloomberg scoops up Business Week
- Detroit News: Bloomberg plans to take over BusinessWeek magazine
- Business Week: Bloomberg Wins Bidding for BusinessWeek
- Mashable: Bloomberg Acquires BusinessWeek for Less Than $5 Million
- New Technorati
- Technorati Blog: A Totally New Technorati.com & Technorati Media Rising
- TechCrunch: The New Technorati
- TechCrunch: Technorati Raises Another $2 Million in Venture Capital
- JoeTrippi.com: Technorati relaunches site with revamped blog rankings, new content
- LouisGray.com: Technorati Roars Back to Life After Self-Imposed Slumber
- Doc Searls Weblog: Technorati tweaking
- Regular Geek: Is It Too Little Too Late for Technorati?
- Blurred Out: 51 Things You Aren't Allowed to See on Google Maps - Includes White House and Ramstein Air Base in Germany
- Average Internet User Now Spends 68 Hours Per Month Online
- Facebook to go live on XBox Later This Month
Labels:
bloomberg,
business week,
Linkedin,
social media strategy,
technorati
Tuesday, October 13, 2009
Social Media Reading - 101309
Tips and Tricks
- 5 Great (and Free) Tools for Online Reputation Monitoring - includes SocialMention, Google Alerts and others
- Social Media Dos and Don'ts - An interview with SAP's executive vice president
What Else I'm Reading
Monday, October 12, 2009
Sunday, October 11, 2009
Saturday, October 10, 2009
Social Media Reading - 101009
- The Difference between Marketing, PR, Advertising and Branding
- Why Apple & Google Win - And Your Company Doesn't - Great little graphics to show the ease of Apple & Google's products and asks the question about how much information you're asking your potential customers to provide.
What Else I'm Reading
America's Giving Challenge - LInks
Main Links:
10/11/09
- We Can Move Mountains - Matt Damon talks about the America's Giving Challenge
- Rock Your Cause - America's Giving Challenge PSA [video] - YouTube video from MTV
10/7/09
Friday, October 9, 2009
Social Media Reading - 100909
- Social Media Alignment Map - Interesting way of looking at social media alignment and whether your organization should get involved in social media
Tips and Tricks
What Else I'm Reading
- Alert: Vulnerability Discovered in Adobe Acrobat and Reader - Problems are with new version 9.1.3
Thursday, October 8, 2009
Social Media Reading - 100809
What Else I'm Reading
- (How Much) Does Google Need Twitter?
- Ten Things You Need to Stop Tweeting About
- Sears Holdings Corporation: A silent giant in social media - Use of social media by Sears and its varied brands. I've actually thought about applying for the open social media position at Land's End. Love the Land's End brand and love Sear's, but the job is based in Dodgeville, WI and I have no interest moving back to the frozen tundra.
- "Wait, what? I don't get this whole Drew Carey thing" - Drew explains why he's selling the @drew name.
Wednesday, October 7, 2009
Social Media Reading - 100709
- Twitter vs. Facebook vs. Myspace - Infographic by number of unique visitors by month
- Twitter Adds Nonprofits to Suggested Users List
Tips and Tricks
- Facebook is the Most Valuable Source of Traffic [Stats]
- Great Conversation about Facebook Fan Pages - Kyle Lacy fan page
What Else I'm Reading
- Twitter Launches a Very Unofficial Twitter App Directory
- Sitting with @Scobleizer and @Jesse as part of a Big Silicon Valley Day - Discussion about social networking applications with @louisgray, @scobleizer and @jesse
- The 15 Largest Restaurant Pages on Facebook
- Should Twitter Buy Oneforty?
Tuesday, October 6, 2009
Monday, October 5, 2009
Social Media Reading - 100509
- More on Google Wave
- AppsLab: Google Wave, the Aftermath
- BetaNews: Sitting Out Google Wave
- Business Week: Will Google's Wave Replace E-maail--and Facebook?
Tips and Tricks
What Else I'm Reading
- Vonage Does What Google Can't - Vonage gets approval for an app on the iPhone
Labels:
email management,
Facebook,
google voice,
google wave,
vonage
FTC Announces New Rules for Bloggers
10/9/09
10/8/09
10/6/09
- WegoHealth: Health Activists Respond: New FTC Regulations for Bloggers
- Washington Post - Post Tech: FTC Wants to Clarify: Bloggers Probably Won't Get Dinged $11,000
- Kyle Lacy: 11,000 Reasons to Listen to the FTC
- Advertising Age: Why the FTC's Guidelines Are a Case of Government Gone Wild
10/8/09
- Marketing Pilgrim: FTC Confirms Bloggers Need Not Fear the $11,000 Fines
- Des Walsh dot Com: Why I'm Complying With the FTC Regime for Bloggers Even Though I Don't Have
- Fast Company: FTC Responds to Blogger Fears: "That $11,000 Fine is Not True"
- Abraham Harrison: Abraham Harrison welcomes new FTC ruling
- The Blade: FTC to Bloggers "That $11,000 Fine is Not True"
10/6/09
- SiliconAngle: The Dangerous Perceptions of the New FTC Rules Explained [Part One]
- Forrester Blog: The End of Marketer-Blogger Relationships?
- Blog Maverick: Am I in Trouble with the FTC Because of IHOP?
- THR, Esq: How will new FTC Guidelines Impact Endorsements and Product Placement?
- Social Media Business Council: Disclosure Best Practices Toolkit
- WebProNews: Potential FTC Fines Raise Big Blogging Questions
- Technologizer: The FTC Goes After Bloggers (Say, What's a Blogger, Anyhow?)
- Whitney Hoffman: The New FTC Guidelines on Endorsements by Bloggers
10/5/09
- FTC: Guides Concerning the Use of Endorsements and Testimonials in Advertising
- FTC Press Release: FTC Publishes Final Guides Governing Endorsements, Testimonials
- TechCrunch: FTC Values Sponsored Conversations at $11,000 Apiece
- BrianSolis.com (PR 2.0): FTC Values Sponsored Posts at $11,000 Apiece - Includes update from FTC
- New York Times: Soon, Bloggers Must Give Full Disclosure
- Mashable: FTC to Fine Bloggers up to $11,000 for Not Disclosing Payments
- LouisGray.com: Why I don't Think the FTC's Rules on Disclosure Will Have Much Effect
- BuzzMachine: FTC regulates our speech
- Washington Post: FTC: Bloggers, Research Studies Must Cite Ties to Advertisers
- Ars Technica: More transparency coming to blog reviews under new FTC rules
- She Scribes: New FTC Ruling
- Media Bistro: FTC to Bloggers: Disclose Payments or Face $11k Fine
- Cnet News: Yes, new FTC guidelines extend to Facebook fan pages
- National Journal: FTC: Bloggers Must Disclose Product Ties
- Matt Cutts: Disclosure
- ReadWriteWeb: FTC to Bloggers: Disclose Freebies or Face $11,000 Fine
- King5: FTC: Bloggers must disclose payments for reviews
- Advertising Age: FTC Cracks Down on Blogger Payola, Celebrity Tweets
- SiliconValley.com: FTC: Bloggers must disclose payments for reviews
- Wired: FTC Tells Amateur Bloggers to Disclose Freebies or Be Fined
Sunday, October 4, 2009
Social Media Reading - 100409
Tips and Tricks
- Get Your Email Answered - Chris Brogan gets over 600 emails a day and gives people some tips on how to your email answered from someone like him that could also be applied to all communications.
What Else I'm Reading
- The Numbers Just Don't Add Up - Too many reports with too many numbers that don't necessarily say anything worthwhile.
- 66% of Companies Do Not Use Customer Feedback from Social Media to Improve Products
- Improving Google's Search Quality
- A good Example of a Bad Facebook Strategy - Questioning why Expedia is not capitalizing on Facebook's value
Labels:
Facebook,
google,
social media measurement,
statistics
Saturday, October 3, 2009
Social Media Reading - 100309
- Wikitude
- Social Media Drives Increased Email Use - People who are heavy users of social media actually use email more not less than those that don't use social media.
- Women Rule Social Media - Sites like LinkedIn and YouTube are equal. Sites like FriendFeed, Twitter, and Myspace are dominated by women. Only Digg has more men then women.
- Brian Solis (PR 2.0): Revealing the People Defining Social Networks
- Mashable: Women Rule the Social Web
Tips and Tricks
- Using the Social Web to Make Local Impact - How Livestrong is using the social web, including Facebook, Twitter and others for things like Livestrong day and other programs.
What Else I'm Reading
- Twitter Boosts Social Entrepreneurs - Twitter added a bunch of the "giants" in social entrepreneurship to their list of "suggested users".
- Twitter Co-Founder: We Started it For the Giggles
Friday, October 2, 2009
Social Media Reading - 100209
- Google Wave
- Mashable: Video: Google Wave Gets Explained [video]
- John Haydon: WTF is Google Wave? All explained in the animated video [video]
- Jesse Newhart: Why You Havent' Got Your Google Wave Invite Yet
- Netzticker: Google Wave strandet an der Hypeküste [German]
- The point you're missing about Google Wave
- Look Out! Google Wave has Turbulence
- Google Wave Overview
- Los Angeles Times: How Google Wave could transform journalism
- JungleG: What has Google Wave Done to Us?
- Zeigen: The actual real genuine reason you don't have a Google Wave invite yet
- SocialWayne: How are you using Google Wave? The comments talk.
- Jordan Terrell: Google Wave = Social Networking Crack
- How to Build a Facebook community (14 "levers" you need to be pulling)
- Getting started with Twitter
- 6 Twitter tips for journalists
- 8 ways to use social media in the newsroom
- 3 Great Social Media Policies - With almost every corporation and organization publishing social media policies, these are three good ones: IBM, Intel & Kodak
What Else I'm Reading
- Twitter's New User Lists
- Twitter Geolocation
- Can Social Media Take a CBS Anchor 3000 Miles?
- Why You need to share your story
Labels:
cbs,
Facebook,
google wave,
ibm,
intel,
journalism,
kodak,
social media,
social media policies
Thursday, October 1, 2009
Social Media Reading - 100109
- Google Wave Invites Are Out
- ReadWriteWeb: Geeks Try Google Wave, Have Mixed Feelings
- Mashable: How to: Get Started with Google Wave
- Steve Rubel: Google Wave 1.0 = RSS, the Sequel. In Other Words DoA... for Now
- LifeHacker: Google Wave First Look
- Mashable: Want a Google Wave Invite? There's a Website for That
- Scobleizer: Google Wave crashes on beach of overhype
- ShoutMeLoud: How to Add Twitter to Google Wave: TwitterWave
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