Chris Brogan is one of the most social media aware person I know. He doesn’t just theorize, he’s engaged. Learn from him.
What Makes a Social Media “Expert”?
Justin Kownacki ponders what makes a Social Media expert.
Andy Lark announced Project da Vinci which has at it’s core the selection of WPP to create a global marketing agency for Dell.
Facebook Not Understanding Opt-In is Like Universal Missing Digital Music
Ladies and gentlemen of the jury, you have been presented a case as to whether or not the Social Media Release is nothing more than a Meatball Sundae – a term created by Seth Godin to visualize the mixing of two great ideas into something not so tasty.
It’s cute to say the least, but unfortunately, cute doesn’t cut it.
Greg Jarboe, the prosecutor in this case, is someone whose work in SEO PR has helped evolve Public Relations into the Internet era, and we applaud his efforts.
I participated in the PR Do’s and Don’t's session at Blogworld Expo in Las Vegas. I have to say that this was one of the smartest panels I’ve had the opportnity to join in a while. Everyone just got it!
Facebook isn’t the only online aggregator that contributes, defines, and showcases your online brand. Everything we produce and share is online and readily discoverable, not just by friends and family, but business associates, customers, prospects, clients, etc.
You’d be surprised what people see, remember and in turn, share with others.
Stowe Boyd recently captured a unique observation in his short post, “With Apologies to Henry Davied Thoreau,” where he warned, “Beware of any undertaking that requires editing your Twitter stream.”
Facebook Blog: Public Search Listings on Facebook – I’m working on a post about this which further examines why Facebook is the online hub for your personal brand. In the meantime, here’s the first post.
Search Engine Guide: Why You Should Embrace the New Social Media News Release- A good overview on the Social Media Release. Read here for everything you wanted to know about SMRs.
Now is Gone: Facebook Marketing Primer
WebJungle:Markets are conversations – but not all conversations are marketing.
bub.blicio.us:Business 2.0 is Dead
PCWorld:Don’t ban Facebook at work according to researchers
Stephanie Agresta:I’m a geek marketer and proud of it!
User First Web: Ablog about putting people before technology (worth a read).
Jeremiah Owyang: What the Web Strategist Should Know About Twitter
Geoff Livingston: Now is Gone – Sources for the Book
Scott Karp: Google News Hosting Wire Service Stories Diminishes Value Of Duplicate Content
bub.blicio.us: Is Mark Zuckerberg the New Bill Gates?
Startup Schwag: Bringing back the schwag
Ross Mayfield: Status Contests and Attention Aggregators
AdAge/Steve Rubel: As Technology Develops, So Does Role of Geek Marketers (I think this is off base, but you be the judge).
The future of engagement introduces sociology into the marketing strategy. Technology is just that, technology. The tools will change. The networks will evolve. Mediums for distributing content will grow. Along with it, behavior will too continue to adapt.
In the era of the attention crash and social network fatigue, it is absolutely critical that we step back to realize that we are the communication bridge between companies and people. However, we also must realize that in the era of social media, people also have amplified voices and are now a powerful channel of peer-to-peer influence – for better or for worse.
I’ve been following Chris Messina‘s and Stowe Boyd’s discussion on creating pseudo channels for Twitter. I find this extremely interesting because the volume of users and tweets are well beyond overwhelming it it makes it difficult to track, discover, and participate in relevant and interesting conversations.
Messina and Boyd aren’t talking about groups as we know them in other social networks per se, but more along the lines of parsing information to specific assemblies of people around a common topic. This is sort of along he same track as Channels on Jaiku, but more of a user-driven magnifying glass into conversations specific to communities.
In an interesting twist of media, bloggers and podcasters now have something to read when wifi or EVDO is unavailable.
Blogger & Podcaster is the first monthly business print and online magazine written “exclusively for serious bloggers and podcasters.”
The premier issue features Robert Scoble discussing his foray into video podcasting.
Read the first issue online here. The format is very rich and unique. I actually read through the issue, cover to cover.
Brian Solis is principal at Altimeter Group, a research firm focused on disruptive technology. A digital analyst, sociologist, and futurist, Solis has studied and influenced the effects of emerging technology on business, marketing, and culture. Solis is also globally recognized as one of the most prominent thought leaders and published authors in new media. His new book, What's the Future of Business (WTF), explores the landscape of connected consumerism and how business and customer relationships unfold and flourish in four distinct moments of truth. His previous book, The End of Business as Usual, explores the emergence of Generation-C, a new generation of customers and employees and how businesses must adapt to reach them. Prior to End of Business, Solis released Engage, which is regarded as the industry reference guide for businesses to market, sell and service in the social web.
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