February 26, 2012

• DANNY BROWN | SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 2012
  	Change Your Routine Or Be Routinely Ignored You wake up. You wash or shower. You shave (or not). You brush your teeth. You comb or brush your hair. You get dressed. Have breakfast, drink coffee. You go to work. Routine. You know what you need to do so well that it becomes automatic. You don’t even need to think about it. Routine is good. Routine makes your day easier. Your customers. MORE >>

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• GAURAVONOMICS | SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 2012

  By: Gaurav Mishra Have you seen my recent blog post: How Social Media is Changing News and Crisis: The Crisis Curve Framework [link]. If you are seeing this update, you are subscribed to my old blog feed at [link]. am sharing long-form content, including essays, slide decks and videos at my new blog feed at [link]. MORE >>

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• CONVINCE & CONVERT | SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 2012
  	9 Social Media Hacks I Use Every Day Social media isn’t inexpensive, it’s just different expensive. To do it well requires a tremendous time commitment, and regardless of what your life and lifestyle entails, the time you spend on social comes with an opportunity cost price tag. Using your limited social media time wisely is all about going beyond the obvious activities. MORE >>

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• SMALL BUSINESS MAVERICKS | SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 2012

  Is Your Website Prepared For Mobile Traffic? One of the biggest changes in Internet use over the last two years has been the traffic coming from mobile users. It was interesting to read statistics this week related to the income of Microsoft and Apple over the past 12 months. Did you know that mobile traffic traffic increased substantially after 5pm. It should be. website developmentMORE >>

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• TWIST IMAGE | SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 2012

  The Marketing Agency Blueprint Episode #294 of Six Pixels of Separation - The Twist Image Podcast is now live and ready for you to listen to. What does it take to create and nurture a modern marketing agency in this day and age? The answer is not as obvious as it used to be. Enjoy the conversation. advertising. blogging. cast of dads. cc chapman. chris brogan. christopher s penn. MORE >>

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• PROBLOGGER | SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 2012

  The Essential Ingredients for Building a Blog That Ranks in Alexa’s Top 10,000 This guest post is by Neil Patel of  Quick Sprout. Would you like to know how I grew Quick Sprout to have an Alexa ranking of 10,000 in under four years? That’s not an easy feat. But the cool thing is I didn’t do anything that you can’t do now. My tactics will work for you , too. It’s a great interview to listen to. Saturdays and Sundays? Use Digg. MORE >>

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• IDACONCPTS | SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 2012

  4 Note-Taking Apps for Android Smartphones Here are 4 apps for your Android device that will make your life easier by allowing you to take notes digitally instead of on a boring notepad. One great advantage of taking digital notes is that are saved in digital form right away. ColorNote. ColorNote  has many neat features to assist one in the onerous task of keeping organized. Note Everything. MORE >>

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• MOBILEGROOVE | SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 2012

  M-Pulse ANALYSIS Mobile Voice: Nuance Talks Multi-Screen, Multi-Tasking At m-pulse we wrap up a month dedicated to mobile voice technology and transformation with a look at Nuance, a company aggressively leveraging its long heritage in speech recognition to enable a range of new experiences and – ultimately – a new voice search experience (and ecosystem). Nuance goes for deeper integration. To this end the Dragon Go! MORE >>

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• JEFF ESPOSITO | SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 2012
  	Reviewing the science of social media This post contains video, click here if you cannot view. When I received a copy of Dr. Michael Wu’s the Science of Social Media , I was more than happy to dive in. After reading, I can say that despite being ~100 pages, the good Doctor gives readers a great understanding of what makes users of social technology tick. MORE >>

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• ENGAGING BRAND | SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 2012

  Show 374 - Why Your Business Hides a Myth This weeks  The Engaging Brand podcast  is ready! The free audio podcast for business covering social media, managment and marketing.sponsored today by MozyPro Online Backup : Simple, Automatic & Secure Backup - for special offer try today! How the organisation chart hides a myth. The need for decision making models . MORE >>

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• Blog Wise Tip 3: Plan for Productivity PROBLOGGER | SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 2012

• The Four Benefits Of Communities: Pick At Least One FEVER BEE | SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 2012

• Representational Democracy is Dead LAUREL PAPWORTH | SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 2012

• The Joy Of Technology FEVER BEE | SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 2012

• Introducing Sean Platt: Internet Grammarian ARI HERZOG | SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 2012

• Forget Gold: Get into the SWOTR Credits Rush IDACONCPTS | SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 2012

February 25, 2012

• GET SOCIAL PR | SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 2012

  Improve Your Social Influence with Inbound Links Building social influence and authority online should be a public relations objective for any organization. One way to do that is by earning backlinks to content produced on your organization’s blog.  Banklinks, or inbound links, show who is paying attention to and sharing your content. Here is an example. Media RelationsMORE >>

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• SOSHABLE | SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 2012
  	Every 60-Seconds, Many Things Happen in Social Media In case you weren’t 100% completely aware that social media is a grouping of storms that rage with massive levels of activity every moment of every day, here’s an infographic to reiterate it. Pinterest is the new hotness with a rapidly-increasing userbase. Storm might not be powerful-enough of a metaphor to use. MORE >>

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• SOCIAL MEDIA MARKETING | SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 2012
  	Some Perspectives on Pinterest You've probably heard that Pinterest is here and in a big way. If you're not already familiar with it, take a look and see if you can understand what the fuss is all about. The site has been around for a couple of years but only recently took off. Why It Works And really, this approach is parallel to the way I think Pinterest is different. MORE >>

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• CREATIVE RAMBLINGS | SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 2012

  Independent writers: Best ways to promote your articles Keywords Attractive Titles Facebook, Twitter and Myspace Digg, Reddit and StumbleUpon Google Buzz and Care2 News LinkedIn Ping.fm Craigslist Blog Mailing List Conclusion Writing articles for directories is one of the most efficient methods for individuals to establish their names in their fields. MORE >>

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• CONVERSIONATION | SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 2012

  Social Media ROI: Check Before You Start An army of social media thinkers has deemed it useful to redefine ROI. In 2010, Brian Solis introduced it in his book Engage! as Return on Influence (and also as Return on Investment, Return on Involvement, Return on Innovation and Relevance of Interaction). The term Return on Influence (now Realization of Influence as well) [.]. MORE >>

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• TWIST IMAGE | SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 2012

  8 Ways To Score That Elusive Entry Level Marketing Position It's probably the most frequently asked question that people looking for work ask. The ultimate truth to winning a job is not about resume, experience or how you did in the interview sessions (sorry). The true answer is that it is a very subjective process, which is why it is extremely frustrating to so many. This is the wrong process to take. MORE >>

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• DREW'S MARKETING MINUTE | SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 2012
  	Let’s talk business, social and joy! I’m fortunate that I am invited to guest blog in some of the most prominent and cool spots on the web. Every once in awhile, those opportunities converge and it’s raining Drew ‘s thinking everywhere you turn. Come read what I had to say and join in the conversation by clicking here. Pinterest is our latest obsession. MORE >>

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• SMALL BUSINESS MAVERICKS | SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 2012

  Three Good Reasons To Include A Bio In Your Content If you look around the Internet, particularly on blogs, you’ll notice that some articles have bios in their footers. In most cases, the articles themselves are guest posts, and the bio is the ‘reward’ the author gets for writing the article. Reward? Should you include bios in the footer of your posts? Personalizing also leads to. MORE >>

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• SOCIALNOMICS | SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 2012

  NBA All-Star Game 2012: Social Media on Steroids 2012 NBA All-Star game in Orlando will feature Kobe Bryant. Although the NBA All-Star game will have a large broadcast audience (215 countries), it is Social Media that will have the enormous reach. For example in China, last year the NBA had 1 million following them on Social Media, this year they already have 41 million (thanks Jeremy Lin!). MORE >>

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• WEB METRICS GURU | SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 2012

  Social Media Monitoring BootCamp – Singapore – March 15th, 2012 Well, we’re doing it again, Social Media Monitoring Bootcamp, this time it’s in Singapore on March 15th, where I’ll also be, speaking at the Asia Pacific ICT Conference. … … … I will be adapting the training I gave in London to the Asian audience, and if your in Singapore, at this time, I hope [.]. MORE >>

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• Blog Wise Tip 2: Know Your Motivations PROBLOGGER | SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 2012

• Six Links Worthy Of Your Attention #88 TWIST IMAGE | SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 2012

• The Importance of Local Search and Local SEO Companies IDACONCPTS | SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 2012

• How To: Remove Paid Links Without Hurting Your Search Engine Rankings BILL HARTZER | SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 2012

February 24, 2012

• MOBILEGROOVE | FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 2012

  Why No Public Blowout Over Personal Privacy Breaches & Google Violations? In this column and across my other posts, I have often called out Facebook, Google and other companies  for privacy invasions that torpedo any trust that we as consumers can possibly have in the resolve of these Web giants to respect the integrity of our personal data. m still waiting. According to PC World , Google does have regrets. inch device. MORE >>

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• MINDJUMPERS | FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 2012

  How Enterprise Social Networking Drive Business Value [Report] Tweet Using social media to bring business value is an obvious choice for many companies. But the benefits of using social media inside an organization still remains somewhat unexplored. It’s about relationships, not technology. The report includes more interesting insights on how enterprise social networking drive business value. MORE >>

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• GAURAVONOMICS | FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 2012

  By: Gaurav Mishra Have you seen my recent blog post: The Social Integration Journey: How are Organizations Integrating Social into Technology Platforms, Marketing Programs and Business Processes [link]. If you are seeing this update, you are subscribed to my old blog feed at [link]. MORE >>

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• FRESHNETWORKS | FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 2012
  	How to write an engaging Facebook update Tweet If you’ve got a Facebook account, chances are you will have seen the different ways in which brands approach updating their statuses. It’s It’s worth putting some effort into making sure that you are creating engaging content for your Facebook fans. Make it short. common mistake on a brand page is to treat status updates like blog posts. MORE >>

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• KIKOLANI | FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 2012

  Fetching Friday – Resources Mashup & Baby Sloth Bathtime This post is part of a weekly series, Fetching Friday, featuring the best posts of the week in blogging, business, freelancing, SEO, and social media on kikolani.com. The Resources Mashup. Here are some of the best articles I have seen on Google+ , retweeted on @kikolani , and read in RSS subscriptions this week. Blogging / Writing. Freelancing. MORE >>

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• BRASS TACK THINKING | FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 2012

  An Open Letter To Professional Women: Appearances Matter My fellow professional ladies, We need to have a bit of a chat. go to a lot of events every year, and work with a lot of companies with brilliant women in their ranks. Overall, I’m not a big fan of making gender disparities a leading factor in discussions because I think that they tend to diminish women more than they help them. Heels. Period. MORE >>

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• SOSHABLE | FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 2012
  	Social Media’s Role in Automotive SEO Many in the social media industry got started from search marketing. In early 2007, many in the SEO world started noticing the benefits that social held over the various search algorithms and gave it a look. From there, a lot of them were hooked. Google+ is having a clear and tangible effect on search. MORE >>

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• PUSHING SOCIAL | FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 2012
  	Pushing Social Digest: Blogging Tips Just For You We covered a lot of ground this week. Here’s what you need to know: Blog Success Secrets Webinar (Replay). We had an awesome webinar with some smart and talented bloggers this Wednesday. We talked about 10 Blogging Success Secrets that every blogger should implement immediately. I also revealed a few of my best blogging ninja tricks. MORE >>

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• SPIN SUCKS | FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 2012
  	Gin and Topics: TV for Dogs and Creepy Marketing It seems we have a trend in Chicago. Every time it has snowed this winter (this is only the fourth time), it’s on Friday. wonder why that is? Mother Nature must be feeling generous to not make us trudge through snow all week long. Because, by Monday, it’s been gone. There are some interesting things for this week’s Gin and Topics. MORE >>

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• DIRECT MARKETING OBSERVATIONS | FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 2012

  The Dawn of Social Mediocrity Let’s do a hypothetical. You like western saddles. You search for them every day on Google. Google gives you relevant results from a) your Google Plus peeps and then b) the most relevant, most SEO’d results. You continue to search for info about saddles. am a marketer that sells cowboy hats or western hats. Will you buy from my site? MORE >>

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• Friday Clicks [Volume 14] | The Best of the Social Web ONE SOCIAL MEDIA | FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 2012

• Crystal Light Challenged Getting Ready For Bikini Season CONVINCE & CONVERT | FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 2012

• Show the fight in the dog… THE WAY OF THE WEB | FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 2012

• Emergent Collaboration Vendor Review: SkyDox JACOB MORGAN | FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 2012

• #FollowFriday: Tony Bennett SPIN SUCKS | FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 2012

• Social Media Measurement Tools Webinar – Part Duex – Recording WEB METRICS GURU | FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 2012

• Why Your Comfort Zone is in a Customer's Heart ENGAGING BRAND | FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 2012

• Toon Time: Carried Away WAXING UNLYRICAL | FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 2012

• Think Like a Startup, Act Like a Blogger ENGAGE | FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 2012

• Cartoon of the day JEFF ESPOSITO | FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 2012

• Blog Wise Tip 1: Diagnose Productivity Problems PROBLOGGER | FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 2012

• Social Media: The ROI of Marketing Engagement KOKA SEXTON | FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 2012

• Adam Singer of Future Buzz Going Google LOUIS GRAY | FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 2012

• Suicide in Success, Race and Social Media SOCIAL WAYNE | FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 2012

• How Inbound Marketing outperforms PPC the smart way INBLURBS | FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 2012

• How Basic Analytics Could Be Leading You Down The Wrong Path SMALL BUSINESS MAVERICKS | FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 2012

February 23, 2012

• PUSHING SOCIAL | THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 2012

  These 7 Simple Tweaks Will Get You More Blog Retweets Did you publish a blog post this week? . If you did, I bet you are slyly checking on you retweet count.  I’m a religious retweet checker simply because retweets are the one of the best ways to evaluate my blog post’s performance. That’s why it hurts (just a little) when the retweet count doesn’t climb beyond single digits.  Tweak #7: Go Naked. MORE >>

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• STEPHANIE WONDERLIN | THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 2012
  	Stephanie Wonderlin Is Chevy SXSW Interactive Host! www.youtube.com/watch?v=YLx30wZHKzw. YLx30wZHKzw. I’m so excited to announce that I’ll be your Chevy SXSW Interactive host for 2012!  Get ready for some amazing videos coming your way from Chevrolet to give you all the ins and outs happening during SXSW Interactive! See YOU at SXSW! MORE >>

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• MINDJUMPERS | THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 2012

  Blogging: 3 Secrets To An A-List Blog [Infographic] Tweet Every blogger wants to break through the clutter and be heard. Blogs are an important channel of communication, a platform to talk and be heard. Most of the time, bloggers will know the right things to do, write and talk about on our blog, but are often not able to put things in perspective or overlook them. Social Design for Social Success. MORE >>

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• SPIN SUCKS | THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 2012
  	How Not to Get Promoted At Work I was scrolling through some draft posts to get an idea for what I would write today. Last year, I copied a link (I think I remember my friend Rusty Speidel sending it to me) called “ 7 Sneaky Ways to Get Promoted ” into my drafts folder and I just revisited it. It’s in Shine , the Yahoo beauty online publication. But here you go. MORE >>

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• WEB METRICS GURU | THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 2012

  SOMEMO – Social Media Analytic Evaluation Matrix – Do We Need (Yet) Another Tool? I was recently contacted by Helene Fritzsche, who lives in Austria, on a new Social Media Analytics Evaluation Framework she came up with, as part of her Master’s Thesis.   Here’s an info graphic related to that framework, as well as general information, which is on the site. I’m hoping to get a chance to speak [.]. SEMEROMORE >>

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• WEBBIQUITY SMM | THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 2012
  	34 (of the) Best Google+ Tips, Tactics and Guides of 2011 Google+ (or Google Plus) is many different things, depending on who you ask. It’s the fastest-growing social network ever. It’s the tool Google will use to beat Facebook. It will fundamentally change SEO. It’s a pain in the arse because it’s yet another social network to join. It’s appealing, but too late. ”). MORE >>

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• SOCIALFISH | THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 2012
  	The PRSA responds! The PRSA has just made an announcement responding to the recent flap over their attempts to redefine the term “public relations” – and it’s a brave and good choice. Public Relations Defined: Our Teachable Moment. To be honest, we had a feeling this would happen. Our minds are open. think this is perfect. On what matters. MORE >>

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• STEPHEN P SMITH | THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 2012
  	Friday Morning Zen Know that the body is a fragile jar, And make a castle of your mind. In every trial. Let understanding fight for you. To defend what you have won. February Subscriber Special Suggest a topic for the Monthly Letter for March and get a chance to win a free month's subscription! publish a Weekly Letter and a Monthly Letter on a paid subscription basis. MORE >>

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• SIMON MAINWARING | THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 2012

  The State of the Social Sphere: Usual Suspects and Surprises Adweek just published this really insights info graphic produced by Carlos Monteiro that combines data from Experian Hitwise , Forrester Research and PQ Media  to provide a snapshot of the leaders in the social media sphere (excluding mobile data). Newcomer Pinterest just outstripped LinkedIn for traffic despite the recent surge. billion). MORE >>

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• FIREBELLY | THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 2012

  Bourbon, “Engagement”, ROI, & Transparency – The Kyle Lacy Interview We wanted to do our photo shoot with Kyle but this will have to do. The guy opposite me at an upscale Indianapolis restaurant is telling me about being ready for “even bigger things” Meet Kyle Lacy. Many of you already know him. His passion and determination is palpable. We’re drinking wine and bourbon. Test and build strategy. MORE >>

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• Lessons learned from Re-Branding IMAGINE YOUR REALITY | THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 2012

• How Far Should You Go To Protect Your Content? SMALL BUSINESS MAVERICKS | THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 2012

• Social and Mobile are Universally Global JEFF KORHAN | THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 2012

• 4 Questions For Any Business To Ask ENGAGING BRAND | THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 2012

• Buffer introduces new feature CREATIVE RAMBLINGS | THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 2012

• Are you Listening to Your Stakeholders? PROACTIVE REPORT | THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 2012

• Social Media and the Solution to Your Problems SPIN SUCKS | THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 2012

• Where The Boys (And Girls) Are TWIST IMAGE | THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 2012

• Curiosity is sexy ACIDLABS | THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 2012

• Quick Wins As A Community Building Tactic FEVER BEE | THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 2012

• PR Departments Take Note: How to Find Relevant Journalists on Twitter SOCIALFISH | THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 2012

• What Bubba Gump Shrimp Can Teach You About Social Media CONVINCE & CONVERT | THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 2012

• Discover the Secrets of 9 Productive Bloggers: Blog Wise PROBLOGGER | THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 2012

• Web Journal – Mid Febuary 2012 WEB METRICS GURU | THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 2012

• What Did You Think of Blog Smarter? PROBLOGGER | THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 2012

• This Week In Infographics: Old Sin With A New Spin NOWSOURCING | THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 2012

• Blog Smarter: Invest in Your Own Success PROBLOGGER | THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 2012

• Congratulations my data says you’re prego, social measurement and stock in beer JEFF ESPOSITO | THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 2012

• It’s Time to Make All Your Channels Pay Off. FIFTH GEAR ANALYTICS | THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 2012

• Cartoon of the day JEFF ESPOSITO | THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 2012

• Tired WAXING UNLYRICAL | THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 2012

• Should Google+ Be Part of Your Content Marketing Strategy? TRADESMEN INSIGHTS | THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 2012

• The Key to Online Success ARI HERZOG | THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 2012

• What is the Hypernet? DIGITAL DIVA | THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 2012

February 22, 2012

• FIREBELLY | WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 2012

  3 Ways Brands Can Prepare For Facebook Timeline Rumor has it Facebook will be rolling out Timeline for brand pages any day now. The most frequently given date is February 29. Until Facebook makes their official announcement, however, we don’t exactly know how Timeline will work for brand pages. Prepare your cover photo. Establish your timeline of events. Keep calm and carry on. MORE >>

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• SPIN SUCKS | WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 2012
  	Seven Tips for Gaining Business from Speaking Engagements More than three years ago, I decided I would go on the speaking circuit to see if we could drum up some business that way. The first year sucked. did 40 speaking engagements in 2010 – some free and some paid. And not one brought us any business. was getting high scores and great feedback, but the business wasn’t coming. was wrong. MORE >>

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• CHARLENE LI | WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 2012

  Report: Making The Business Case For Enterprise Social Networks In 2011, the US hit a milestone — more than half of all adults visit social networking sites at least once a month. But But when it comes to using social-networking technologies inside organizations, many business leaders are at a loss to understand what value can be created from Facebook-like status updates within the enterprise. Capture knowledge. MORE >>

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• PUSHING SOCIAL | WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 2012

  Why You Should Ignore Social Media Etiquette and Promote Your Blog Posts Here’s the “secret” to attracting more readers to your blog.  Ready for it? Promote your blog posts.  . am not being a smart ass and unfortunately I’m not stating the obvious either.    Most bloggers either under-promote their blog posts or refuse to tell their readers that they have something new to say.  know that you are serious about your topic.  MORE >>

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• KIKOLANI | WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 2012

  How to Get 40,000 Readers Without Guest Blogging This is a guest post by Gregory Ciotti. “It can’t be!” ” Ah, but it’s true! Not only that, this new blog isn’t about marketing, blogging, or making money online! Refreshing, isn’t it? Only a few months ago, I started my recent project, an electronic music blog by the name of Sophistefunk. But how ? Almost. MORE >>

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• JACOB MORGAN | WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 2012
  	Why Sharepoint is So Popular yet gets Such a Bad Rap It’s rare to come across an organization (typically mid or enterprise size) that doesn’t have Sharepoint deployed. In fact out of all of the large organizations I have worked with or talked with I can’t think of a single one that doesn’t have an instance of Sharepoint deployed. enterprise security from a reliable vendor. MORE >>

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• SMALL BUSINESS MAVERICKS | WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 2012

  How Infographics Can Help Improve Your Social Media Appeal Are you using infographics on your website? Infographics are those images you often come across that tell a story. They can be as simple as pie charts or bar graphs, or as complex as product process from raw material to finished goods. Graphics in general have a lot of appeal. So how do they improve your social media appeal? MORE >>

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• GEOFF LIVINGSTON | WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 2012

  What’s the ROI of Pinterest? Well known social media experts like to slough off tough questions about return on investment (ROI) with flip phrases like, “What’s the ROI of your mom?” ” Now it’s time to turn the tables and ask social media experts, “What’s the ROI of Pinterest?” MORE >>

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• BRASS TACK THINKING | WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 2012
  	Social Business: Far Beyond The Like If your social business designs reach beyond getting quick marketing hits, this point cannot be over-emphasized. Your ultimate objective is not the “like” The end destination is not for someone to follow your page on Twitter or on Google+. It is not for your employees to fill out their profile on the company social network. MORE >>

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• LOUIS GRAY | WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 2012
  	Clipping and Curation Service Amplify Shuts Down Sustaining a successful social sharing product with a small array of features is a challenge. For every success story like Pinterest , there are dozens more that have tried to gain traction, and, while possibly succeeding to a small degree, not seeing enough activity to convert into a healthy business. Amplify Curation PinterestMORE >>

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• Advice on Working From Home STEPHEN P SMITH | WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 2012

• Austerity Measures and Raising the Bar Do Not Mix SPIN SUCKS | WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 2012

• Fear And Loathing In Advertising TWIST IMAGE | WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 2012

• Using Pinterest For Business ONE SOCIAL MEDIA | WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 2012

• The W’s of Digital PR PROACTIVE REPORT | WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 2012

• Slideshow & Video: 3 tips to write great newsletters CREATIVE RAMBLINGS | WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 2012

• Why Your Strength Within Lies Without DANNY BROWN | WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 2012

• How Domino’s Improves Their Business Trough Consumer Input MINDJUMPERS | WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 2012

• The importance of ad formats in online brand metrics DIGITAL DIVA | WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 2012

• Membership as Living Community SOCIALFISH | WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 2012

• Super Bowl XLVI Goes Social: Amplifying the Game Experience Online [INFOGRAPHIC] SOCIALNOMICS | WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 2012

• The International Bar Association Publishes First Global Study of the Impact of Social Media on the Legal Profession SOCIALFISH | WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 2012

• 3 ways retail banks could get more benefit from social media FRESHNETWORKS | WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 2012

• Blog Smarter: 5 WordPress Plugins to Help You Make Money From Your Blog PROBLOGGER | WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 2012

• How tweet chats work DREW'S MARKETING MINUTE | WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 2012

• Join me @Semphonic Social Media Measurement Tools Webinar today at 1PM EST WEB METRICS GURU | WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 2012

• Blog Smarter: 9 Ways to Make Money from WordPress … Without Having a Blog PROBLOGGER | WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 2012

• Google to Retire Hosted Domains Product within AdSense BILL HARTZER | WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 2012

• The Efficacy Factor: Increasing Participation By Accentuating Impact FEVER BEE | WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 2012

• Cartoon of the day JEFF ESPOSITO | WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 2012

• Guest post: The 8 principles of logo design CREATIVE RAMBLINGS | WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 2012

• Why to attract Generation Y who increasingly spending more money online INBLURBS | WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 2012

• Search Engine Optimization Manager Job Opening – Dallas Texas BILL HARTZER | WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 2012

• Small Business: When To Go Big Or Go Home NOWSOURCING | WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 2012

• “Your Cheatin’ Heart”: Why Transparency Should Matter WAXING UNLYRICAL | WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 2012

• How to manage projects in time IMAGINE YOUR REALITY | WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 2012

• What Are You Doing to Grow Your Email List of Professional Tradesmen? TRADESMEN INSIGHTS | WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 2012

• 'Engagement': Fashionable Yet Bankrupt - Canalside View DIGITAL DIVA | WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 2012

February 21, 2012

• GET SOCIAL PR | TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 2012

  Use the ‘Law of Liking’ to Grow A Social Media Tribe Around Your Brand Did you know that using the ‘Law of Liking’ can ignite your social media network into an excited tribe, eager to get their hand on your brand? Let me tell you a story about a recent client of mine. My author wrote a powerful story about coming of age in the 60′s. Once we started [.]. Media RelationsMORE >>

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• SOCIALFISH | TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 2012

  Pinterest for Business: 9 Tips From Superuser PediaStaff [CASE STUDY] This post originally appeared on the Realtime Report. Author Tonia Ries  kindly agreed to let me repost it here, ’cause it’s just that good. PediaStaff is not an association, however its target audience – pediatric therapists – are a classic example of the kind of target audience an association might have. Promote your Pins. PediaStaff MORE >>

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• PUSHING SOCIAL | TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 2012
  	What Blog Readers Want Your reader has a problem. It could be a new template for their scrapbook.  It might be a different technique for dealing with a rebellious teen.  Whatever it might be, they want the answer. Like 80% of web users they pull up a search engine and put in their question – “How to handle teenagers?”  Google offers up 10 potential resource.  MORE >>

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• MOBILEGROOVE | TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 2012

  M-Pulse ANALYSIS: How Will Battle Around Mobile Voice Play Out? Should we brace ourselves for a new battle as companies (Apple, Google, Microsoft, Nuance) jockey for position to control the voice interface and our personal search/assistance experience? We continue our look at the opportunities and competition around mobile voice with Roberto Pieraccini , industry veteran and author of The Voice in the Machine. MORE >>

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• AKAMAI MARKETING | TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 2012
  	What’s the ROI of Social Media Silence? If you read this blog with any regularity, you know that I am a big proponent of measuring social media. But it struck me. Perhaps we are asking the wrong question. Regardless of the measurement opportunities, we still hear the same questions over and over again, “what’s the ROI of a social media?” ” So let me ask you. MORE >>

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• SIMON MAINWARING | TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 2012

  The Mutual: How brands make doing good, good for you There is a growing number of brand doing social impact work in alignment with their core values in the hope of earning goodwill, loyalty and profits for their company. The Mutual takes that one step further but allowing brands to reward customers for doing good to support the environment. Here’s how it works. We call it profitable activism. ”. MORE >>

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• SPIN SUCKS | TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 2012
  	Eight Practices for Developing a PR Hybrid Professional We’re trying something new with the Spin Sucks Pro webinars. We’re recording ahead of time so, while you’re watching the video, the expert is available to answer questions, via chat, during the full hour. She has a new book coming out called  Social Media and Public Relations: Eight New Practices for the PR Professional. It MORE >>

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• ONE SOCIAL MEDIA | TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 2012

  The Presidency and Social Media – No Longer An Option Tweet Photo courtesy of Associated Press. In honor of President’s Day , we at One Social Media (mainly me, the political junkie) felt it was a good time to talk about politics and social media. Gone are the days of political ads on television inspiring a citizen to campaign for their favorite politician or give money to his/her campaign. MORE >>

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• SPIN SUCKS | TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 2012
  	The Three Elements of Storytelling Today’s guest post is written by Erik Hare. The black and white TV images flickered inside the homes of viewers. woman in a long dress and heels sashayed to the rhythm of the announcer proclaiming how easy the Robo-matic washer is to use ahead of the punchline – “Goodbye, Blue Monday!”. Storytelling has long been an important marketing tool. MORE >>

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• WEBBIQUITY SMM | TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 2012

  The Two Core Elements of B2B Social Media Marketing Success There have been numerous models proposed for social media and content marketing (including the Four C’s of Social Media Marketing model previously published here), but when all of the complexity is stripped away, social media marketing success comes down to two core elements: content and amplification. Content is like singing a song. Case studies. MORE >>

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• The Evolution of Our Data Fixation in Social Media DIRECT MARKETING OBSERVATIONS | TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 2012

• By: Gaurav Mishra GAURAVONOMICS | TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 2012

• Expectations of Facebook Timeline for Brands MINDJUMPERS | TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 2012

• Doing The Same Thing Differently THE RELATIONSHIP ECONOMY | TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 2012

• Why money should never dictate lifestyle IMAGINE YOUR REALITY | TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 2012

• Interview with Community Manager: Monika Katkute from LBi SOCIAL MEDIA CITIZENS | TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 2012

• Making heads and tails of the new Facebook Insights JEFF ESPOSITO | TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 2012

• Digital Leaders Seeking Digital Leaders TWIST IMAGE | TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 2012

• Money Isn’t Everything: Rethink Incentives To Motivate Millennials MOBILEGROOVE | TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 2012

• Consumers Control The Brand (And Other New Media Myths) TWIST IMAGE | TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 2012

• People Keep Fighting Power with Social Media GEOFF LIVINGSTON | TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 2012

• 5 Facebook Page Post Ideas that you can use today! SOCIALNOMICS | TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 2012

• Will You Be Part Of The Twitter Self-Serve Ad Platform – Not Sure That I Will SMALL BUSINESS MAVERICKS | TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 2012

• ICMM Podcast with Justin McCullough STEPHEN P SMITH | TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 2012

• Personalization and Your Ideal Customer JEFF KORHAN | TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 2012

• Battle of the Social Media Giants: Facebook Vs. Twitter Vs. Google+ SOCIALNOMICS | TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 2012

• (Video) 4 Mistakes You Make When Posting Video on Your Blog CONVINCE & CONVERT | TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 2012

• How Average Players Use Twitter and a Human Voice to Become Social Media Superstars SOCIAL MEDIA STRATEGERY | TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 2012

• You could win a copy of ‘The Little Big eBook on Blogging: 40 Traffic Generation Tips’! CREATIVE RAMBLINGS | TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 2012

• My dad died last night. It was too soon. SOCIALIZED | TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 2012

• The Last 30 Years Of Social Media Infographic FIREBELLY | TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 2012

• The Million Dollar Mindset – How to Create a Website and Sell it Off for Six Figures TECHIPEDIA: TAMAR WEINBERG | TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 2012

• 2012 Mardi Gras and Fat Tuesday in New Orleans: Different? SOCIALNOMICS | TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 2012

• Blog Smarter: Turn Your Blogging Skills into Successful Affiliate Promotions PROBLOGGER | TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 2012

• Guest post: Who is leading our social media craze? The CEOs behind the top social media tools CREATIVE RAMBLINGS | TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 2012

• How to Use IFTTT to Automate Search Engine Optimization Tasks BILL HARTZER | TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 2012

• Whither #measurePR? Right Here! WAXING UNLYRICAL | TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 2012

• Media Companies are Changing Ways They Deliver Content TRADESMEN INSIGHTS | TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 2012

• Rise of the Hacktivist NOWSOURCING | TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 2012

• Engaging Brand - Untitled Article ENGAGING BRAND | TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 2012

February 20, 2012

• GET SOCIAL PR | MONDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 2012

  These Four Components of an Online Newsroom Will get You More Press What do journalists want to see in online newsrooms? And numerous other studies [.]. Media RelationsMORE >>

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• DANNY BROWN | MONDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 2012

  Why Research is Key and How to Create a Research Station For Your Social Media Strategy Back in the day, if you wanted to know how successful your marketing had been you had to use expensive and time-consuming analysis. Of course, the problem is, if you sent out 10,000 flyers, you don’t know how many actually arrived at a home; how many were read versus how many were put in the bin; and how many never made it out the post office. MORE >>

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• KYLE LACY | MONDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 2012

  5 Tips to Dealing with Negative Facebook Comments There are some truths in business that will forever built within the process of building a brand. Your customers will always talk about you whether good or bad. Everyone makes mistakes that can and will be remedied with the right process. Even PR people! Two-way communication is vitally important in this space. It is a fact of life. approach. . MORE >>

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• SPIN SUCKS | MONDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 2012

  Six Tips to Go Mobile without Going Broke Today’s guest is post is written by Eric Koester. When Gini Dietrich made her 2012 predictions , she (correctly) included integration of disciplines and social commerce. But, I’d expand social commerce to be a bit more broad. You see, I agree mobile commerce is the next big thing – and a critical opportunity businesses can’t ignore. Over $50?  MORE >>

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• PUSHING SOCIAL | MONDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 2012

  How to Find and Unleash Your Blog’s Voice If your blog is a microphone and your posts are the lyrics then what is your voice? ve been thinking about this question for three years. The answer is the key to explaining a situation that I see everyday. It goes like this -. Two blogs start at the same time. Both blogs target the same audience. One does spectacularly well. The Power of Voice. MORE >>

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• FIFTH GEAR ANALYTICS | MONDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 2012

  The Business of Being Social: 34 Years in Review and Looking Ahead. In social media marketing, there is something for everyone, whether B2B or B2C. Not sure where to start? Hire a partner who will assess your current state of social marketing effectiveness, and align that with your offline strategy to drive better results. There is so much social data out there, and as my friend Barb likes to say. MORE >>

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• KYLE LACY | MONDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 2012
  	Should You Delete Negative Comments? Content on this blog is meant to be a learning experience for readers of this blog and brands alike. The post today was written by Barrett Crites who was originally involved in the Facebook conversation with Fair Oaks Farms. Remember, that real change happens in extreme circumstances. Learn from the Red Cross. The other usually does not. MarketingMORE >>

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• SMALL BUSINESS MAVERICKS | MONDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 2012

  Are You Willing To Pay For Tweets? Every time a new social media site comes online, marketing people try to find ways to use it to advantage. Why not? It’s their job to look for marketing opportunities at every opportunity. Paying for tweets is not new. Naturally, you wouldn’t be doing this with an expensive product. It’s a valid point. MORE >>

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• JACOB MORGAN | MONDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 2012
  	Design for Collaboration, Plan for Serendipity Last week I wrote an article on “ designing for collaboration ” and this got me thinking a lot about serendipity which is the unexpected occurrence of events in a beneficial way. This made me think that serendipity within the organization should be more than this unexpected “happy” thing we hope will happen. MORE >>

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• ENGAGE | MONDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 2012

  How to Set the Table for Word of Mouth Marketing I f I play my cards right you’ll tell your friends about this post. Maybe you’ll even share it through Facebook or Twitter. Either way, your comments, recommendations or suggestions can spread like wildfire creating a buzz that is known as word of mouth. Word of mouth can actually be a social function in itself. How much does this cost the host? MORE >>

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• 7 Steps to Creating Million-Dollar Web Apps (And a Big Announcement) VIPER CHILL | MONDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 2012

• So, You Want to be a Web Editor? Know These 11 Things ENGAGE | MONDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 2012

• Shall We Play a Game? SOSHABLE | MONDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 2012

• Reinventing TED ACIDLABS | MONDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 2012

• How to Replace Your RSS Feed Automatically With Facebook's Like Button STAY N' ALIVE | MONDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 2012

• Rallying Help in a Crisis: How One Marketing Manager Got It Wrong BRASS TACK THINKING | MONDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 2012

• What is the difference between a mission statement and a vision statement? DREW'S MARKETING MINUTE | MONDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 2012

• Social Media Use At Work SPIN SUCKS | MONDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 2012

• Interview with personal branding expert Kim Garst CREATIVE RAMBLINGS | MONDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 2012

• Blog Smarter: A Step-by-step Strategy to Boost Your AdSense Earnings PROBLOGGER | MONDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 2012

• Top 29 Social Media Managers on Twitter ARI HERZOG | MONDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 2012

• The Common Problem With Top Down Community Planning FEVER BEE | MONDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 2012

• Presidents Day & Social Media: 5 Must-Reads FIREBELLY | MONDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 2012

• Pinterest for Business? JANET FOUTS | MONDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 2012

• Have you written your Humanize review yet? SOCIALFISH | MONDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 2012

• Guest post: The social butterfly: Branding CREATIVE RAMBLINGS | MONDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 2012

• Never Fall In Love With the Medium CHRIS BROGAN | MONDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 2012

• Like Your Date To Be Dirty? NOWSOURCING | MONDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 2012

• Stay N Alive Supports Facebook's Open Graph STAY N' ALIVE | MONDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 2012

• Cartoon of the day JEFF ESPOSITO | MONDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 2012

• Weekly Letter – Five Ways to Jump-start Your Creativity STEPHEN P SMITH | MONDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 2012

• My Official (and Obligatory) "Traditional Blogging is Dead" Post STAY N' ALIVE | MONDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 2012

• The Art of Balancing Perfection ENGAGING BRAND | MONDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 2012

• My big vision realization IMAGINE YOUR REALITY | MONDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 2012

• Creativity 2012 – Week #8 MY CREATIVE TEAM THINKING | MONDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 2012

• MAP: Charting a Journey in Social Media CONVERSTATIONS | MONDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 2012

• Chasing Engagement With Ads Is A Waste THE RELATIONSHIP ECONOMY | MONDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 2012

• Cartoon of the day JEFF ESPOSITO | MONDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 2012

February 19, 2012

• SOSHABLE | SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 2012
  	The ROI of Social Media Return on investment. It’s the compilation of metrics that are used to determine whether an activity or expenditure is worthwhile for a business. Over the last 4 years, social media has been at the center of ROI debates between marketers, company executives, and gurus across the spectrum. Video by Motion Graphics. MORE >>

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• DANNY BROWN | SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 2012

  The Clear and Continuing Need for Blogger Outreach Specialists at PR Agencies Last week, I received an email pitch from a PR agency looking to feature their client on my blog. The pitch was friendly enough, but had one glaring error. Here’s the pitch: Hi Danny, Thanks to social giant Klout, Badgeville gamification customers can now associate a numeric score with social interactions. Thanks and Happy Friday! Seriously. MORE >>

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• GAURAVONOMICS | SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 2012

  By: Gaurav Mishra Have you seen my recent blog post: How to Design Social Media Workshops That Appeal to Both the Left Brain and the Right Brain? link]. If you are seeing this update, you are subscribed to my old blog feed at [link]. am sharing long-form content, including essays, slide decks and videos at my new blog feed at [link]. MORE >>

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• SMALL BUSINESS MAVERICKS | SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 2012

  Building Partnerships To Help Grow Your Online Business There are tens of thousands of small business owners who are fantastic at what they do. The problem is, they are terrible when it comes to running a business. Take a tradesperson as a an example. They could be the very best in their trade, yet they go bankrupt everytime they try to work for themselves. The same problem existed before the Internet. MORE >>

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• JEFF ESPOSITO | SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 2012
  	Social Commerce Strategies: A Vistaprint Case Study Last month, I presented Vistaprint as a case study for social commerce. Below are the video and deck. Key takeaways include: What can be measured. All measurement is not equal. Evolving your metrics. Tracking sales to your social interactions. Measuring your social output. View more PowerPoint from Jeff Esposito. MORE >>

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• CONVINCE & CONVERT | SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 2012

  5 Reasons Pinterest is Addicting and 4 Weaknesses That May Kill it Like Google searches for M.I.A. after her Super Bowl middle finger salute, the growth of Pinterest is positively ferocious. 329 percent increase in unique visitors in 90 days is the kind of rocket ship acceleration that is usually far more myth than reality, even in social media start-up circles. Why this newfound obsession with Pinterest? Equality. MORE >>

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• PROBLOGGER | SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 2012

  The Most Common Word at My House: “Why?” As a father of three boys aged five and under, there’s a word I hear a lot in my house. I’m sure other parents, aunts, uncles, grandparents, child care workers, and people with kids in their lives will know what it is. “Why?” ” Why do I have to brush my teeth? Why are there clouds in the sky? Why does poo smell so bad? MORE >>

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• LOUIS GRAY | SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 2012
  	It's Not Social If You're Not Engaging What does it mean to "be social" or to participate with people online, including family, closest friends and colleagues, but strangers as well? Is sharing a link social? Is telling somebody where you are or what you ate social? Is showing a photo of your kid social? It can be - and it can also not be. This is something that's often missed. MORE >>

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• ARI HERZOG | SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 2012
  	Interview with Storyteller Susan Murphy: Monday Muse #3 From her blog to her tweets , there is a down-to-earth quality that attracts me to Susan Murphy. discovered her about two years ago and haven’t looked back. Her motto of creating, sharing, learning, and being brilliant — is amazing. Maybe it’s the storyteller in her, an aspect she elaborates further down this Monday Muse interview. MORE >>

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• FEVER BEE | SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 2012

  Change The Way You Approach Community Management Professional community managers don't use guesswork, they have a proven process.    Professional community managers use data to identify where they are now, proven theory to identify where their community needs to go, and apply developed skills to get there.   We've explained how to establish the value of a community. MORE >>

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• Blog Smarter: Don’t Just End Up Trading Hours for Dollars PROBLOGGER | SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 2012

• The Truth About Marketing Leadership TWIST IMAGE | SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 2012

February 18, 2012

• GET SOCIAL PR | SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 2012

  Use Online Newsrooms to Gain More Media Coverage How do you covert news that’s happening in and with your company into bona fide media to drive sales? Adding to your website an online newsroom my just do the trick. Research conducted this year found a growing number of media professionals believe online newsrooms available and open to the press are very important. In [.]. Media RelationsMORE >>

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• CREATIVE RAMBLINGS | SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 2012

  Hey Youtube! What about the little guy? Here is an interesting article I came across recently. Check out the graph, in particular. Google has been making a lot of noise lately about how Youtube can make as much money for artists and labels as they can by selling their music. The idea is simple enough and has been working for big artists. MORE >>

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• ACIDLABS | SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 2012

  On the news media This pointless brouhaha over the Kevin Rudd video has once and for all decided the fact that political reporting, and those that do it, in this country are bereft of what should be political reporting’s very core – objective policy and program analysis of all sides. pox on your collective houses! Posts media politicsMORE >>

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• TWIST IMAGE | SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 2012

  The Last Temptation Of Social Media There's a growing lesson for big brands in Social Media. Unless you own the platform (like a Blog, Podcast or your own, personal, online social network), ensure that everything else is a channel for you to connect and not the entire platform. it's dangerous. Direct relationships. You or Twitter? The answer may not be as simple as you think. brand. MORE >>

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• PAMORAMA | SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 2012

  30 Resources and Tips for Using Pinterest to Market Your Business People like to collect things. Sports memorabilia, carnival glass, stuffed animals, you name it. Pinterest , the new social-media darling, took note of this behavior and created an easy-to-use site where people can share their interests in the form of pictures. The site is beautifully designed and truly engaging. So how does Pinterest work? MORE >>

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• SMALL BUSINESS MAVERICKS | SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 2012

  Are You Confused About Google+? There is a lot of confusion amongst web site owners when it comes to the benefits Google+. could, and perhaps should, be a little flippant and suggest that, if it isn’t going to hurt your website, then you may as well join everyone else in the rush to become Google+ users. His first sort of fits in line with my original flippant statement. MORE >>

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• PROBLOGGER | SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 2012

  8 Blogging Lessons I Learned from Being Scammed by a Marketer This guest post is by Chris  The Traffic Blogger. This past month my fiancé and I went to a wedding expo. No, I am not one of those guys who lets the girl run around and do everything for the wedding! So I was there getting sold on everything from limos to flowers, and watching marketing at its finest (and worst). That should have been red flag #1. MORE >>

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• CREATIVE RAMBLINGS | SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 2012

  Guest post: Guide to promoting your event with social media Using existing management software Google Documents Promoting the event Creating an event blog Slideshare account Make a promotional video Conclusion The following is a guest post by John Lewis. His bio is at the end of the article. Social media websites allow user participation and content and to create an online community of shared knowledge. MORE >>

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• ACIDLABS | SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 2012

  Galen Hooks of LXD on dancing at TED Creativity, innovation and inspiration comes in many forms. It doesn’t require a scientist or an inventor or an ethicist. Sometime, the sheer pleasure of being present to the thing you love doing most makes for the most transcendent of moments. Here, Galen Hooks of The LXD , one of my favorite dance crews, speaks of dancing at TED 2010. Watch. MORE >>

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• CREATIVE RAMBLINGS | SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 2012

  CBC launches new digital music platform The Canadian Broadcast Corporation (CBC) announced the launch of CBC Music on Monday. The news comes after the recent landmark music licensing deal reached between the 75-year-old public broadcaster and Audio-Video Licensing Agency (AVLA). News canada Canadian Broadcasting Corporation CBC Music Digital Music NewsMORE >>

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• The Best Source Of Growth For Established Communities FEVER BEE | SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 2012

February 17, 2012

• KYLE LACY | FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 2012

  5 Problems Generated By Customer’s Social Media Complaints and the Solutions The goal of this blog is to engage, inform, and develop an overall understanding of social communication. Period. just happen to use my personal experience to create content that will drive conversation. That being said… my negative customer service post from earlier this week has been generating large amounts of buzz both online and offline.I MORE >>

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• FRESHNETWORKS | FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 2012

  5 social media misconceptions (and opportunities) in financial services Tweet. The financial services industry feels like it’s not ready for social media. You may think that this is due to regulatory restrictions, but there is more to it than that – and there are opportunities for the brands that overcome these misconceptions: 1. The public increasingly favours honesty & transparency. Who dares wins. MORE >>

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• CREATIVE RAMBLINGS | FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 2012

  Social Media news: Facebook, Twitter, YouTube and LiveJournal February 15 and 16, were two days of major announcements for four social networks. Let us have a look at what the near future holds for the social media experience. Facebook Celebrities can now have their Facebook accounts verified and choose to display nicknames if they want. However, this is an invitation-only process, and regular. MORE >>

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• KIKOLANI | FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 2012

  Fetching Friday – Resources Mashup & HDR Skies This post is part of a weekly series, Fetching Friday, featuring the best posts of the week in blogging, business, freelancing, SEO, and social media on kikolani.com. The Resources Mashup. Here are some of the best articles I have seen on Google+ , retweeted on @kikolani , and read in RSS subscriptions this week. Blogging / Writing. Freelancing. MORE >>

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• THE WAY OF THE WEB | FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 2012

  What is ‘The Way of the Web’ When I started blogging years ago, I had no idea that one day it would become the main public face of my business and career. If you’ve ever tried to name a website, business, book or band, you’ll identify with the problem of coming up with a name for something – until it’s established and familiar, most names just sound odd. MORE >>

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• TWIST IMAGE | FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 2012
  	Six Links Worthy Of Your Attention #87 Is there one link, story, picture or thought that you saw online this week that you think somebody you know must see? "Economies of scale mean that a few big players can dominate an industry. When they get too big, they can dictate pricing, control standards, and generally become uncompetitive -- which is why monopolies are regulated. Not true. MORE >>

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• ENGAGING BRAND | FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 2012

  Show 373 - Hiring for Attitude This weeks  The Engaging Brand business and marketing podcast  is ready! Talking about social media, leadership and marketing and sponsored today by MozyPro Online Backup : Simple, Automatic & Secure Backup - for special offer try today! Mark Murphy of Leadership IQ joins  Anna Farmery  to discuss Hiring for Attitude. MORE >>

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• BRASS TACK THINKING | FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 2012
  	Schedule An Immersion Day One thing I try to do every couple of weeks is have an immersion day. That’s a day when I don’t schedule any meetings or phone calls, and can devote myself entirely to a project, to writing, or just to getting my thoughts in order and planning if that’s what’s needed. Some immersion days, it’s just me and the Moleskine. MORE >>

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• WEB METRICS GURU | FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 2012

  Interesting Debates and Social Media Week Updates – Web Journal Another really busy week that left me engaged so much with what is going around around me, as to be unable post as much as I’d like; it’s not been the norm for me, but seems to be part of “ramping it up“, attending to the business at hand, being pushed to the limits. Interesting [.]. Web Analytics web journalMORE >>

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• PUSHING SOCIAL | FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 2012
  	Pushing Social Digest – The Good Stuff I have a feeling that you had a busy week. Maybe you didn’t get time to visit your crazy uncle over here on Pushing Social. No worries, I’ve kept the light on for you and rustled up a nice list of what we’ve been up to. Blogging Success Secrets Webinar. I’m fired up about next week’s Webinar! I want you to be there. MORE >>

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• The Empowered Consumer Needs An Empowered CPG DIRECT MARKETING OBSERVATIONS | FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 2012

• Imitators and Redefining Expertise JEFF KORHAN | FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 2012

• Linfographic SOCIALNOMICS | FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 2012

• Use Social Sharing’s True Motive For Better Traffic PROBLOGGER | FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 2012

• Danica Patrick in the Daytona 500 is Huge for Social Media SOCIALNOMICS | FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 2012

• #FollowFriday: Tyler Orchard SPIN SUCKS | FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 2012

• 5 ways to reach the right audience with your blog CREATIVE RAMBLINGS | FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 2012

• Agencies: Walk Your Talk CONVINCE & CONVERT | FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 2012

• Gin and Topics: Tweeting Beyond the Grave and Gorillas On Camera SPIN SUCKS | FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 2012

• Facebook Goes Public. What now? SOCIALFISH | FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 2012

• #myBootcamp Update: Halfway There WAXING UNLYRICAL | FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 2012

• Changing User Habits Is Really Hard FEVER BEE | FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 2012

• Good Service is Like a Great Steak CHRIS BROGAN | FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 2012

• Emergent Collaboration Vendor Review: HyperOffice JACOB MORGAN | FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 2012

• Has Social Media Gone Mainstream for Business? THE SOCIAL MEDIA INCUBATOR | FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 2012

• Why this PRSA situation is important. SOCIALFISH | FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 2012

• Are You Using A Call To Action To Boost Social Media Followers? SMALL BUSINESS MAVERICKS | FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 2012

• Friday Clicks [Volume 13] | The Best of the Social Web ONE SOCIAL MEDIA | FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 2012

• Cartoon of the day JEFF ESPOSITO | FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 2012