Creativity Boost #3 – Dictionary Excursion – This was far and away our most read – and commented upon – post. Photo credit: alvimann from morguefile.com. We’ve posted on a wide variety of topics in THINKing this year, and based on what you have been reading, you must like the variety. Let’s take a look at the Top 10 posts from 2011. You might find something on the list that you missed. It’s an exercise to boost your creative writing skills. And that is how social media is like a mullet: it’s both business and personal. MORE >>

Please upload them to Flickr, use the creativityboost tag and comment to let us know when you have finished your urban photo adventure. This is the second installment in our series, Creativity Boost. Go here to read Creativity Boost #1. Today’s boost is about an urban photo adventure to inspire your creativity, and we’d like to see examples of your work. So, let’s use the Flickr tag creativityboost. It’s easy to find beauty in a natural setting, but not as easy in a gritty urban environment. Look closely. Sometimes beauty is in the tiny detail or in the shadows. MORE >>

bookmark to: Most Commented Posts Twittering Journalists The ROI Of Social Media RSS 101 – Top 16 Links To Get You Started Hunting New Business: A Primer Twittering Journalists – Part 2 Twittering Journalists: The List Top 15 Uses For QR Codes Copycat Creativity & You New Business: Positioning. Editor’s Note: This is the first in a series about how to use LinkedIn for B2B purposes. We are preparing this for the Bank of Commerce’s  School of Commerce. Advertising. Branding. Business Development. Event Promotion. Marketing/Sales. Recruiting. Oracle. MORE >>

As you may remember, we had a comment recently about proper photo attribution. THINKing has been posting on topics designed to help bloggers develop more compelling content. We have talked about the five keys to developing more compelling content ,  tips for developing compelling blog ideas , and even provided resources to help you find good, free images and photography. Typically, I use my own photos or those from Morguefile , which normally require no attribution. So, it seemed like a good idea to tackle that topic. Many people use Flickr to find blog photos. MORE >>

For blogs, Barker suggests goals could include increases in ratio of posts to comments; an increase in visits; growth in page views; or an increase in RSS subscribers. In part 1, we took a look at the initial elements of your social media plan: research, goal setting and audience definition. Now, let’s look at the rest of the planning process. Measurement - We talked in part 1 about goal setting. Those goals, we believe, must be achievable, aligned with business objectives, and measurable. Melissa Barker talks in a recent blog post about setting measurable goals. Related Articles. MORE >>