Today, Jeremiah Owyang and the team at Altimeter released a new report (to which I contributed) called “A Strategy for Managing Social Media Proliferation.” ” It looks at the issues faced by large corporations when social media accounts steadily expand like Simon Cowell’s ego, creating lack of coordination and increased risk for social media crisis. Among the 140 global corporations studied for the report, they each have an average of 178 different social media accounts. How prevalent is this problem? MORE >>

Hristina Hristova is currently working for Acronis as a global social media manager for consumer products. Hristina’s background is in social media and publishing – Hristina was a founding member of Groupon UK , and worked for the social buying giant as a social media strategist. G: What are the key ingredients of successful social media strategy? The first step is to build a team of inspired creatives – people who not only understand how social media works, but also have the ability to create unique concepts. MORE >>

Layla Sabourian-Tarwe is Senior Social Media & Online Community Manager at Yahoo! Previously, Layla has been an International Community and Communications Manager at eBay , Community Manager at Logitech   and Global Partner Network Community Rep at Oracle. G: What are the key ingredients of successful social media strategy? L: The ingredients of a successful social media strategy would vary based on your company’s objectives, just as the 3 main ingredients of a recipe would vary depending on what you are trying to make! Yahoo!/Bing MORE >>

Technology allows us to be more efficient and effective when it comes to managing our digital presence. It enables us to schedule social media updates throughout the day without having to drop everything every 15 or 20 minutes and fire off a witty remark or share a link. Chris Penn has a solid answer : Yes, you can automate social media to an extent. Some things in social media absolutely can be automated. Content Management Best Practices Building Community Customer Service relationships resource management Social Media user experience MORE >>

When you need a social media manager, think of me? When you need someone to analyze, recommend, implement, monitor, or otherwise manage your internet presence, from being the voice of your Facebook page to steering tweets to evaluating whether the next best tool is a surefire way to outmaneuver your competition, I want to talk to you. As I elaborate on LinkedIn : I am looking for a full-time job as a social media manager. This is why I am looking for a full-time job as a social media manager. may have helped you connect! MORE >>