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Top 29 Social Media Managers on Twitter

Ari Herzog

Partially inspired by my Twitter list of social builders , and empowered by web startup list.ly that enables anyone to create a list with any web data and to share that list with the world to be rated and liked, here is a list of the top 29 social media managers on Twitter. Stop Diluting Social Media.

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The ROI of Social Media

Ari Herzog

Pam Moore created a Twitter chat last night and asked people to explain the return on investment of social media. Some responses: One thing I'll offer off the bat: ROI is vital, but not every social activity should have ROI. Stop asking about social media ROI and start learning how to measure.

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Got Value? Stop Using Social Media.

Ari Herzog

Social media posts expire very quickly. Metrics are worse on Twitter – with a half-life four times shorter! One takeaway is you must be memorable and analytical in every social media post. Another takeaway is to stop using social media for sharing big thoughts — and to blog about it instead.

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19 Twitter Best Practices That Show the Real You

Ari Herzog

You may not know I curate a Twitter list that includes over 300 social media managers and marketing professionals at some of the world’s most well-known organizations. Most of the time their tweets promote their employer, their industry, or social media in general. Sara Lang manages social media for AARP.

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Bring Balance to Your Social Media

Ari Herzog

Penelope Trunk once wrote about portraying yourself on social media : Each of us is multi-faceted. With a selection of media to choose from, we can express different parts of ourselves in different ways. I see people using Twitter for a lot of stuff, but not for fleshed-out ideas. Way better than, say, Twitter.

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How Social Media Should Connect Us

Ari Herzog

While he focused on the interconnectedness of links between blogs, his description goes to the heart of what social media means. I recently started throwing out my social media rules and embracing the ripples that were always there but I chose not to see. Social media is about being social.

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Facebook LinkedIn Twitter in 2013

Ari Herzog

Of the three largest social networking sites in the United States, I plan to use Facebook the most, LinkedIn the second-most, and Twitter the least. I will continue to seek out new connections who are strategically aligned with my interests and passions in social media marketing, open government, and social change.

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