Not breaking news, just recent stuff of interest to those monitoring the social media phenomenon. Comments and link suggestions welcome.
- MAYBE YOU'RE UBER-SOCIAL: & your boss isn't. Social psychos determine social media comprehension? Thx @socialmedia411
- DYNAMICS OF FREE LABOR: Fascinating read on the volunteer economy & how it powers the social web. Downsides identified as well. How long will talented volunteers work to make you rich?
- BEST SOCIAL BRANDS?: Burger King sacrifice is #2? Mashable's Balwani praises 10 big names, but what is his criteria?
- MORE TWITTER vs. GOOGLE: Twitter as human + techno search engine. Good stuff. Thx @highedmarketing
- WORD OF MOUTH: I responded to a meme challenge from Social Fish, highlighting WOM opportunities for associations (and others).
- TWITTER - IT'S WHAT YOU MAKE OF IT: NY Times' @pogue reviews Twitter. I couldn't agree more! (Actually, I have!)
Stats & Factoids
- SOCIAL MEDIA 101 FOR MARKETERS (and other people who speak English): My 20 slide overview of this whole phenomenon.
- SOCIAL PROFILE IDENTITY HIJACKING: It was just a matter of time.
- CASE STUDY: Bakespace invites brands in as social network participants. A slightly different model.
Here's some other stuff you might find useful for keeping on top of things social:
- Scan past M2M digest posts.
- Get a daily feed of these headlines before the digest publishes.
- Here's a page I maintain with links to some of the more interesting info I come across (I'll make this more sophisticated later).
- My
delicious bookmarks.
- Come network and trade links on
Twitter (@dtheus)
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