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Top 150 Social Media Marketing Blogs: Sept ‘10. Here are the top 150 Social Media Marketing Blogs as of Sept 2010: Chris Brogan, Jeremiah Owyang, and Brian Solis are consistently the most influential of the pack with posts from social media metrics, to insightful web strategies.The top movers/new entrants in our top influencer in social media marketing are: SocialTimes.comCreative TractionPlanting Seeds(3i)Third Eye by Shambhu Neil Vineberg.

Top 150 Social Media Marketing Blogs: Sept ‘10

Vineberg moved up the fastest and offers thoughts on a variety of topics, including technology, media and public relations. Interestingly enough,Vineberg experienced a huge lift because he was referenced by influencial bloggers during ‘Age of Conversation 3’ in May 2010. The chart above shows the number of conversations per week in the past 6 months mentioning Vineberg’s blog. Over half of the top 150 influencers in social media marketing moved up or down more than 30 positions since March 2010 (link here to post). Please tune in our webinar Tuesday October 19th @ 9:30!

References: Revisiting the Top 100 Social Media & Internet Marketing Bloggers. The Top 50 Social Media Blogs Of 2010. In today’s economy, it is not enough anymore for businesses to have just an email address or customer service number on its website.

The Top 50 Social Media Blogs Of 2010

Customers want to engage with companies in new andauthentic ways, and thanks to social media, now they can. From Facebook to Twitter, businesses that embrace social media are finding their new transparency rewarded with new and deeper client relationships. So just how can entrepreneurs make the most of these new tools? Check out the Top 50 Social Media Blogs To Of 2010 to hear what some of the industry’s leading voices have to say.

You can also view last year’s list here. Pete Cashmore, Mashable1) Mashable! Darren Rowse, TwiTip8) – Written by Darren Rowse, the mastermind behind ProBlogger and Digital Photography School, TwiTip is about capturing some of the lessons that he and others have been learning about Twitter and how to use it more effectively. 10 Lists Every Public Relations Professional Can Learn From. Valerie Simon I’ve noticed a lot of controversy regarding the subject of “lists” being discussed on Twitter lately.

10 Lists Every Public Relations Professional Can Learn From

Bloggers who create lists run the risk of being scrutinized for the choices they make regarding who is or is not put on a particular list and the methodology behind those choices. I have watched (and joined in) conversations over the merits of building a Twitter list, largely based upon who is excluded. Personally I have always focused on what is included; the resources that someone felt were worthy of a special designation.

I have learned quite a bit from reading the lists of other bloggers, and would like to give back by sharing some of my favorite lists for PR professionals. 10 Lists Every Public Relations Professional Can Learn From. Online Database of Social Media Research. Trendstream. Interactive Tool Reveals the Social Media Behaviors of Your Audience. Trend Stream has released a mini version of its Global Web Index — a syndicated market research service on web behavior and social media — in interactive infographic form.

Interactive Tool Reveals the Social Media Behaviors of Your Audience

The tool (above) provides an insightful look at the social media profiles of various online users. Euro RSCG Social ? Blog Archive ? Social Media Focus: Gaming. Individurls. The Business Owner's Social Media Tool Kit. Design*Sponge ? Blog Archive ? biz ladies: get a website in a weekend. Today we’re fortunate to be sharing what has to be one of my favorite biz ladies post we’ve ever run. amanda from the stylish copywriter and Better Than Chocolate Web Design is sharing her complete primer for building a website in only one weekend using wordpress. amanda will be breaking down the process step by step and, as a user and huge fan of wordpress, i’m really excited to see all of this information written out so clearly and simply for everyone to use. it’s rare that someone sits down and shares all of this detailed information so freely, so i’m incredibly thankful and grateful for amanda taking the time to do this. this is a MUST READ if you’re considering opening a shop/site/blog and need to get started without spending a lot of money. in the article amanda will cover: CLICK HERE for the full post and to start setting up your website after the jump!

Design*Sponge ? Blog Archive ? biz ladies: get a website in a weekend

Get a website in a weekend – with WordPress! Web designers are expensive. But take heart! Meet your new best friend: WordPress! 1. 5 Incredibly Useful Research Tools Your Competitors Don’t Know About. Jeffbullas. I wrote an article earlier this year on “30 Tips To Make Your Companies Blog Rock” and I had quite a few comments by readers and some added more tips on other keys to making a blog successful.

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So I have taken their suggestions, added them to the list and provided some more that I have discovered recently. Blogging is a journey and as technology develops there will be more ways to optimize your blog. You will also find other keys to keep the blog pumping and energised as you mix with other bloggers both online and offline and hear their stories and hints. So here are the original 30 plus 20 more ideas to increase your blogs readership and traffic. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.