Social Media Reading - 092209

• Google announces on Google developer blog that Google Wave will only run on Google Chrome or on Internet Explorer with the Google frame added
• Mashable: Google Invents a New Way to Kill Internet Explorer
• Mashable: Google's Plan to Kill Internet Explorer? Google Wave
• Google Chromium Blog: Introducing Google Chrome Frame
• 19% of tweets mentions brands

Tips and Tricks

• Picasa Photo App Gets Better at Recognizing Faces, Locations

Webinars and Conferences

• Planning and Running Your First Experiment in Website Optimizer - Webinar - 9/24/09 11 am Pacific - Free 
• Real-Time Web Summit - Mountain View, CA - October 15 at 9 am - $195 

What Else I'm Reading

• Redskin Player Deletes Twitter Account After Mocking Fans - Robert Henson posted a tweet criticizing fans, offered an apology and then deleted his Twitter account. 
• Five Companies that Fix their Story to Inspire Service - Zappos, Whole Foods and others are mentioned 
• What's a "Certified Social Media Specialist"? - New certification that seems pretty bogus
• Gelato: Social Media Meets Online Dating
• How Doctors are Using Social Media - Love the idea of a rise in physician-only social networking. Doctors need a safe place that they can talk to each other online. 

Social Media Reading - 082609

• 5 Social Media Lessons Learned from Whole Foods - Best lesson of the 5 is to decide what channel to use for what purpose. 
• Listening Dashboard via Email - Frank blogs about Netshellmail. 
• My blog about my experience with Netshellmail.com.

SMUG Social Media Pyramid 

• Social Media University: The SMUG Social Media Pyramid
• Social Media University: Portions, Servings and the SMUG Social Media Pyramid

Webinars and Conferences

• Making Micro-Donations Matter - Direct Marketing Association of Washington - 8/27/09 2 pm - $69 for non-members

What Else I'm Reading

• On Collaboration
• How Chad Ochocinco Plans to Tweet During NFL Games
• Is it Time for Twitter to Sell?
• Facebook to Announce Privacy Changes - These changes are largely based on requirements from the Canadians 

Social Media Reading - 071509 Part Two

• Google Reader Adds New Features
• Mashable: Google Reader Gets a Social Makeover, Adds Likes and Followers
• Louisgray.com: Google Reader Improves Link Blog Discovery, Adds Likes
• Google Reader Makes Reading More Social
• Regular Geek: FriendFeed is Getting Ripped Off
• Twitter Hacked
• Official Twitter Blog: Twitter, Even More Open Than We Wanted 
• Context: TechCrunch Posts Twitter's Reality Show Pitch
• TechCrunch: Twitter's @EV Confirms Hacker Targeted Personal Accounts; Attack was "Highly Distressing
• Mashable: Twitter's Security Meltdown
• SiliconAngle: Why the Hand-Wringing over #twittergate? Because We're Not All Journalists
• Fast Company: Twitter's Stolen Documents Raises Ethics Questions
• Backlash Against "Mommy Bloggers" accepting free stuff 
• PR Blackout Challenges Mom Bloggers to Return to Basics

Webinars and Conferences

• Free Webinar: Using Mobile Technologies for Outreach and Technology - 7/16/09 - Free - Webinar

What Else I'm Reading 

• Aid Group Apologizes for Botched Clothing Distribution
• WholeFoodsMarket gains a million followers with lame twitter contest