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SOCIALFISH MAY 31, 2011  Unleash your curation creativity: 4 cool storytelling tools I’ve been playing with a slew of storytelling tools lately. These are curation tools for publishing – in other words, not just curation as in filtering information for yourself, but curation in order to blog about some particular “story&# or present content in a visually interesting way for other people to look at. STORIFY. Click on this screenshot to see the full story. SCOOP.IT. | FRESHNETWORKS MAY 31, 2011  The social media landscape in 2011 – infographic Working for a social media agency means that I’m often inundated with infographics. Some are insightful, some show great design aesthetics…and some tell me absolutely nothing! The infographic to the right, by Fred Cavazza , which highlights the social media landscape in 2011, stood out for two reasons (click on the infographic to enlarge it). | DANNY BROWN MAY 31, 2011  Why I’m Hesitant About Triberr This is a guest post by Neicole Crepeau. Triberr is taking the blogging world by storm. And my hat is off to its creators, Dino Dogan and Daniel Cristo for trying to help smaller bloggers like myself get exposure. can definitely understand the appeal of Triberr , Twitterfeed , and other RSS auto-post systems. find myself hesitant to use them, though. Triberr, Twitterfeed, and Similar Tools. | CONVINCE & CONVERT MAY 31, 2011  The 6 Step Process for Measuring Social Media Can social media be measured? If course it can. But it’s not always easy. For a full and very specific account of how to measure social media in your company, pick up a copy of The Now Revolution , or Social Media ROI (by Olivier Blanchard). However, here are the basics to consider, drawn from my presentation “How to Hug Your Calculator&# last week at Social Media Success Summit 2011. | | | | | | | |
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SPIN SUCKS | TUESDAY, MAY 31, 2011  What Groucho Marx Taught Me About Community
Jack has been writing for print and web publications for more than 20 years, covering a wide range of topics including: Business, technology, parenting, politics, education, sports, and religion. My computer ate what could have been the greatest guest post ever written for Spin Sucks. It was the sort of post that was better than Muellerific. It is no exaggeration to say that when it was lost, the angels wept and for a brief moment Lucifer lay down his pitchfork and bowed his head. know, some of you think that I am engaged in a bit of hyperbole. Tell me what you know.” Ralph Waldo Emerson. MORE >> -
SIMON MAINWARING | TUESDAY, MAY 31, 2011  Building a We First community
Three years ago, Kevin Kelly (author of What Technology Wants ) wrote a very insightful post entitled 1000 True Fans. He explained how, for true influence, an artist doesn’t need one million followers. All he or she needs is 1000 loyal fans. The same of true of any movement for change. Today marks one week until the launch of the book, We First. As such, the message of We First is an important contribution to the ongoing conversations around global well being, the restoration of our economy, and our hopes for the future. That’s why I’m reaching out to you for help. MORE >> -
SOCIAL WAYNE | TUESDAY, MAY 31, 2011  7 recent QR Code marketing examples by major brands, music artist and publications
Sometimes I just chuckle and just shake my head when I see tweets or hear complaints and rants about how QR Codes suck, or don’t use QR Codes for this or that and my personal favorite, NFC is better than QR Codes, especially when it comes from “thought leaders&# or a super savvy “social media guys/gals&#. chuckle because there’s a huge educational curve for QR Codes to go main stream in the USA but they have taken off and proven valuable as when have seen over the years in Japan/China with all of their smart technology. See 101 Ideas for Using QR Codes. via [link]. MORE >> -
MOBILEGROOVE | TUESDAY, MAY 31, 2011  #DearKen: Does My Company Need A Social Media “Rock Star”?
#DearKen I’m under increasing pressure to show results from my team’s social media efforts. Does my company need a social media rock star ? * * *. Thank you for your question. Yes, your company must must must have a social media rock star. The twist? It’s you! My usual disclaimer before we start. All opinions expressed here are my own, and come from my experience running social marketing campaigns, managing social marketing teams, and advising social marketing clients. Your mileage will vary. Rock star. Ninja. Maven. Pre-Oprah. Pre-Gaga. Staying current is tough for everyone. MORE >> -
MINDJUMPERS | TUESDAY, MAY 31, 2011  Small Business Social Media Will Grow in 2011 [infographic]
Tweet Many small business owners acknowledge the potential of being present on social media. This is part of the conclusion to a survey made by Webs.com based the replies from 1132 small business owners. As an outcome Webs compiled this infographic. Even though many business owners see the potential of using social media, the survey also revealed that many of them are still learning how to use it. Here are some of the main findings: - 69 % of small business owners use social media. – More than 89% are using Facebook. – 77,5% plan on spending more time on social media. MORE >> -
- The Year of the Cow DIGIGEN | TUESDAY, MAY 31, 2011
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- 2 TRUTHS ABOUT SOCIAL MEDIA – PART ONE MYRLAND MARKETING | TUESDAY, MAY 31, 2011
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- Seven Statistics Reveal The Importance Of Social Media For B2B. PWB MARKETING BLOG | TUESDAY, MAY 31, 2011
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- How to Blog About Trending Topics KIKOLANI | TUESDAY, MAY 31, 2011
- The Future of Square NOWSOURCING | TUESDAY, MAY 31, 2011
- Writing a Book on Enterprise Collaboration (Enterprise 2.0) With McGraw Hill! JACOB MORGAN | TUESDAY, MAY 31, 2011
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- Win a Fifth: How Has Social Empowered You? GEOFF LIVINGSTON | TUESDAY, MAY 31, 2011
- Twitter Kicks More 3rd Party Sites To The Curb TWITIP | TUESDAY, MAY 31, 2011
- An Inspirational Local Strategy: Ben Lerer of Thrillist DIGIGEN | TUESDAY, MAY 31, 2011
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- The Perfect Family Tree STAY N' ALIVE | TUESDAY, MAY 31, 2011
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- Have you been hit with the referral bug? SOCIALNOMICS | TUESDAY, MAY 31, 2011
- GoSquared, The Newest Thing in Web Analytics. DEVELOP SOCIALLY | TUESDAY, MAY 31, 2011
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- Fun = Sales SOCIALNOMICS | TUESDAY, MAY 31, 2011
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- Blame Email, Not Web, For Lost Productivity ARI HERZOG | TUESDAY, MAY 31, 2011
- The Man in the Middle SOCIALNOMICS | TUESDAY, MAY 31, 2011
- Ethics are underrated. I wonder for how many Scobles there are. STEVE RUBEL | TUESDAY, MAY 31, 2011
- Do you offer and value freedom? ENGAGING BRAND | TUESDAY, MAY 31, 2011
- Has Social Taken a Supporting Actor’s Role? GEOFF LIVINGSTON | TUESDAY, MAY 31, 2011
- MeasurePR: The Community Edition WAXING UNLYRICAL | TUESDAY, MAY 31, 2011
- Experiment Your Way to Blogging Success PROBLOGGER | TUESDAY, MAY 31, 2011
- These Aren’t The Droids CHRIS BROGAN | TUESDAY, MAY 31, 2011
- Is Share of Voice a Useless PR Metric? STEVE RUBEL | TUESDAY, MAY 31, 2011
- Cartoon of the day JEFF ESPOSITO | TUESDAY, MAY 31, 2011
- Further thoughts on Authenticity in Social Media IMAGINE YOUR REALITY | TUESDAY, MAY 31, 2011
- Twitter introduces its new Follow Button CREATIVE RAMBLINGS | TUESDAY, MAY 31, 2011
- “Be curious, not judgemental” — Walt Whitman DIGITAL DIVA | TUESDAY, MAY 31, 2011
- Further thoughts on Authenticity in Social Media IMAGINE YOUR REALITY | TUESDAY, MAY 31, 2011
- Real life Pac-man: WTF?!?! (via Kim Randall) DIGITAL DIVA | TUESDAY, MAY 31, 2011
- Mashable has posted the full video from my talk at their recent. STEVE RUBEL | TUESDAY, MAY 31, 2011
- Anatomy of an infographic for SEO purposes This made me. DIGITAL DIVA | TUESDAY, MAY 31, 2011
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