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http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/12-social-media-tools-recommended-by-the-pros/ Are you struggling to make social media work for your business? Sometimes a few well-chosen tools are all you need to get your social media marketing working for you . In our recent Social Media Success Summit , there were presentations that covered all the key topics you need to make your social media marketing easy . In this article, I’ll share 12 of those tools that were recommended by the pros.

12 Social Media Tools Recommended by the Pros | Social Media Examiner

Top 5 Ways to Consolidate Your Social Life into Facebook | Penn

Ann Smarty is an SEO consultant and social media user. If you like guest posting as much as Ann (or more), join MyBlogGuest.com – community of guest bloggers to find like-minded people and exchange guest posts. Whether you are a social media newbie or a power social media user, the best advice you are ever given is to aggregate all your social networking life: link to all your web profiles from Digg, list all your accounts on your Flickr page, create interactive widgets containing your social media activity and post it to your blogs, etc. http://www.techinasia.com/2010/01/19/top-5-ways-to-consolidate-your-social-life-into-facebook/

Drew McLellan - The Marketing Minute: Social Media Policies - Fl

One of the hottest topics in social media today is the idea of companies developing social media policies, much like HR policies. Companies may not be able to control what their employees do on their personal social networking accounts (Twitter, Facebook, etc.) but they can certainly outline potential consequences. http://www.drewsmarketingminute.com/social-media-policies
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http://techcrunch.com/2010/02/08/the-value-of-online-buzz-for-the-top-20-brands/

The Value Of Online Buzz For The Top 20 Brands - Flock

Leena Rao currently works as a writer for TechCrunch. She recently finished graduate school at the Medill School of Journalism at Northwestern University, where she studied business journalism and videography. From 2004 to 2007, she helped lead Congresswoman Carloyn Maloney’s community outreach and relations efforts in New York City.
http://www.techinasia.com/screw-focus-groups-use-social-media/ Social media is not only great for building relationships, it is great for collecting feedback as well. But how many companies actually take feedback seriously? How many are like Starbucks and Dell , which actually turn feedback into change for the better?

Screw Focus Groups, Use Social Media | Penn Olson - Flock

http://www.dreamgrow.com/social-media-weekend-case-studies-e-commerce-social-media-budget-strategy/ 7 Key Findings On The Use of Social Media And E-Commerce: New Study . Online retailers have been rushing into using Social Media as the next big marketing thing and yes it is showing some promise. A recent study by Compete which evaluated online shopping trends, unearthed some interesting findings about the use of Social Media and online shopping, especially about Facebook and Twitter. The Compete study overview: Consumers Slow to Embrace Social Media As Shopping Resource . Where Will Social Media Budget Flow to in 2010 .

Social Media Weekend: Case Studies, E-Commerce, Social Media Bud

http://socialmediatoday.com/SMC/187381 I'm always a bit hesitant when it comes to writing posts about social media tools. However, on this occasion I think the tools / resources I'm about to walk you through MUST be part of a modern communicator's arsenal, if not today, then by the end of 2010. For some of you, these might seem basic, for others, they might seem a little foreign, but no matter which camp you are in, they should be part of your daily routine...no excuses!! AllTop

10 Free Social Media Tools Every PR Pro Should Master - Flock

Bloggers, especially web designers use Social Media sites to promote their articles and services. Promote your articles through social media is easier and you can see the results in a short period of time. So, how to get your readers to promote your articles to their social media friends? http://www.webdesignbooth.com/33-beautiful-social-media-icon-sets-for-designers-and-bloggers/

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Recently we’ve been looking at how well our Semantic Signatures technology works with messages posted to Twitter . These kinds of messages pose significant challenges for the semantic web in general, because their extremely short length (140 characters or less) means that there will be very little context available for understanding the content of the message. In addition, many of these messages feature “creative” spellings and grammar, and are of a personal nature (e.g. http://blog.textwise.com/2010/01/08/how-informative-is-twitter/

How informative is Twitter? » SemanticHacker Blog - Flock

Social Media ROI Will Become Important | DreamGrow Digital - Flo

As we predicted 2010 is the year when a lot of money will be invested in social media. When serious money starts to pour in then the guys upstairs want to see some results. Until now people have experimented with low budgets and without very specific goals. The bigger budgets will bring an need to show return. http://www.dreamgrow.com/social-media-roi-will-become-important/

Top 10 Consumer Trends for 2010 - Flock

Companies seeking to reach out to consumers this year need to prove they are good corporate citizens and also need to tailor their products, services and messaging to an audience that is constantly online, according to consumer insights firm trendwatching.com . Trendwatching.com’s top 10 consumer trends for 2010: 1.
Apologies for the technical terms that I am about to bombard you with. To make up for that, I am going to be using pictures and layman explanations to show you how awesome these theories are. Psychology, like it or not, is a big part of our lives. We can fall victim to our own irrational behavior without even knowing that we did. Marketers have used these theories to convince us not only to buy but to think that our purchase decision was right.

7 Psychology Theories That Help You Sell | Penn Olson - Flock

The Starbucks Formula for Social Media Success - Flock

Starbucks has over 705,000 followers on twitter and over 5,428,000 fans on Facebook. You could say that they’re doing something right on the Web. What is it about Starbucks’s social media strategy that makes it so successful?