A List of 50 Of the best social media blogs in the world. Social media has really exploded in the last couple of years and there are some great blogs out there sharing tons of content and it is getting to the stage where it is nearly impossible to keep track of them all.
With that in mind I wanted to make a list of 50 of the biggest social media and tech blogs. Some offer great insight, some have the latest news and some are focused on giving you practical advice to improve your blog or business. They might not all be for you as they are all at different levels but you'll hopefully find a couple of blogs on this list that are well worth bookmarking and reading on a regular basis. If you think your blog should be on there or know of any other good ones makes sure to leave a link to it in the comments. Here is my list of 50 great social media and tech blogs form around the world... Social Media Examiner This blog is a great mixture of social media news, helpful hints and tips as well as great selection of lists and reviews of apps and services.
PowerShift – The Radian6 Blog « Social Media Monitoring and Engagement – Radian6. The Comms Corner. Teaching PR. For a class on Digital Reputation Management, working on LinkedIn is a must.
But this semester, instead of a small social media class with 15-25, I'm teaching a large lecture class with 136 students, and it's not feasible to spend as much time on each student's profile as I used to do. So, I developed a checklist assignment -- a series of boxes the grader can check to determine the student's score. It's not ideal, but it ensures each student has a decent profile to share with potential employers. Here's the assignment: Assignment: Create or update your LinkedIn profile to maximize its effectiveness for your career.
Objectives: To begin to create a positive online reputation, to participate ethically and effectively on a digital media platform Procedure: A. B. C. D. E. F. BONUS: get at least one recommendation. PRos in Training. PR Communications. The Top 100 Advertising, Marketing, Media & PR Blogs. From PR To Eternity: Matthew Watson's Blog.
Public Relations Matters. David Mullen's blog. A Class Act. RelentlessPR. Public Relations Commentary. Fake Plastic Noodles. Ogilvy PR 360 Digital Influence Blog. Murphy’s Law. You may have seen the story about Mita Diran, a young copywriter in Indonesia, who died soon after tweeting about how she had worked 30 hours straight.
Now I don’t know if there were complicating factors, but even if there were, it’s a timely and tragic reminder that we all need to take responsibility for our work-life balance. It’s an understatement to say the world of work has changed since I started my first job back in the early 1990s. I did have a computer, but no email. I had a phone, but no voicemail. No mobile phones, no Skype, no text messages, no instant messaging, no blogs, no RSS feeds, no social media, no Internet, did I mention no social media?
On the downside researching a new business pitch back in the early 1990s meant driving to the local library with a bag of 10p coins to feed the photocopier. Today by comparison we face a dizzying variety of channels, and the volume of information being pushed through those channels is incredible. I see two core issues here. So. PRos in Training. KDPaine's PR Measurement Blog. PR Connections. Prstuffetc. Strategic Public Relations. A recent BuzzFeed presentation inspired me to consider how marketers and publishers are tapping into nostalgia to push engagement online.
Appealing to a consumer's sense of nostalgia is just one approach BuzzFeed recommends to crafting content readers will share with their friends. This is not a subjective statement considering that BuzzFeed had 100 million unique visitors in January -- and half of them clicked through from shared BuzzFeed content. The power of nostalgia is no surprise. It's always been popular; but it's taken on increased popularity in the last few years. Online: Throwback Thursday, #tbt, and apps like Time Hop Offline: The demand for vinyl records and the renewed popularity of Polaroid cameras have moved from the subculture and firmly taken root with a broader consumer audience.
Mash Up: Somewhere old and new are mixing together, including the 8-bit, "chiptune" music movement and a hack porting the defunct Flappy Bird to the Commodore 64. Nostalgia & Content Creation?