It’s time for another edition of Caught in the #SeaTweetStream, where we pick out and highlight some of the more interesting, relevant, and funny information floating around this week.

Do you think we’re missing something?

We accept submissions for all areas of this feature, so if you see something that you would like share with everyone, pass it to us and we’ll post it. And, of course, the more local it is, the better. Unfortunately, we won’t be able post everything, but we would love it if this section of the blog were built by the Seattle social media community.

Please send them to kenjionozawa@hotmail.com.

Enjoy!

USEFUL SOCIAL MEDIA BLOG POSTS

With so many social media bloggers, it can be easy to miss valuable articles; we make sure you don’t miss them.

• The Fine Line Between Informing and Spamming Your Followers
• HOW TO: Manage Social Media Goals and Expectations
• 5 Social Media Jobs That Made Us Drool This Year
• Is Your Social Media Expert Really an Expert?
• Seven Reasons Your Brand Shouldn’t Be On Twitter
• Should You Hire a Social Media Expert?
• What the F**K is Social Media: One Year Later
• Why Social Media Matters
• Tweetable Eats: What Street Vendors Can Teach Big Business About Twitter

SEATTLE-BASED SOCIAL MEDIA BLOG POSTS

We have lots of brilliant social media people here in Seattle and, luckily, they like to write about it. Check some of these minds out!

• 7 Reasons Why Social Media Is Not Working for You
• Weiward Girl: Adapting to Changes to Twitter @ Replies
• Can a Company Take Social Networking Too Far?
• Who Speaks For Your Company: CEO or Intern?
• 5 Steps In Personal Branding Online
• For Positive Enterprise 2.0 ROI, Build IT/HR Partnership
• 5 Ways Companies Let Employees Participate In The Social Web

SEATTLE SM PHOTOS

We are lucky to have some very talented photographers amongst us. As for me, I’m a professional cell phone photographer.

• SMC Seattle July Event Photos – @Stewtopia
• SMC Seattle July Event Photos – @KPedraja

NEWLY DISCOVERED TWITTER SERVICES

Twitter by itself can be overwhelming, unorganized, and a mess. Thankfully, there are some people trying to help us out.

• YoTwits – Automates retweeting (I’m not sure that I like this idea).
• Twitpay – Lets you pay for stuff over Twitter.

TWEETS OF THE WEEK

It’s amazing that these gems are just 140 characters long.

• columnbreak Haha! Totally just walked into a bus stop post while reading tweets on my phone. People around? Check. Laughed @ myself? Check.
• RealTweeter Blasting Bob Marley. It is that kind of day.
• CDownie I sometimes forget I’m not in an office anymore. Cubicles were not made for humming in.
• Clarkezone I have two zune hds on my person right now. just sayin.
• hawkrider1 I’ve had two quesadillas today. For some reason, I feel happier than normal.
• alixito can someone please draw eyes on my eye lids? I’m not sure if I will be able to fight this food coma any longer…
• JessicaRandazza Love that MS Word defines “facebook” and “MySpace” as misspelled words, but not “twitter.”
• LilyJang Excited that summer sun is back!! I’m crossing my fingers that from now til next Monday…. sunny and HOT with a chance of giddy and goofy.
• JenniferCabala One of my best reporting days ever! Helping find 3 missing kids.http://bit.ly/AQslG
• tosolini How to add some drama to your dessert serving: use liquid nitrogen. Curiosity guaranteed
• knitpurl I’ve given the middle finger to the gym a lot this week. Next week I will be a lil more nice to it.
• JenniferCabala From 16yo witness to house fire: “First thought: I hope he’s OK. Second thought: this will be cool to put on facebook.”
• LilyJang Dear Twitter: Please invent a teleporter-thingy for gifts I’d like to send my tweetpals: Ice cream, soup, hugs and smiles. Thank you, Lily.
• cj_alexander Best advice I’ve heard in a long time: “Go big or go home!” Life is short; there’s no time for being timid.
• awoods IE6 must die. just doing my part :-p
• d2k If you ever use the phrase, “trust me, I’m smart” in my presence, I won’t and you are not.

TWIT PICS OF THE WEEK

I live vicariously through twitpics. It’s like I’m practically there!

• I have the worst runner’s legs (via @MowRowless)
• Really 520? #eastsideislame #thisiswhyidontgototheeastside (via @Elise81)
• When in Maine… (via @LegalAdmin)
• Lily tweeting how old I am (via @MarkWright13)

#SeaSMFOLLOW – Seattle SM Folks to Follow!

Have a local social media person you want to recommend everyone to follow? Send it in a tweet with a reason why and I’ll post it next Friday! @Kenji_Onozawa or @SeaSMProfiles. Sorry, only one submission will be accepted.

I’d recommend the uber-cool @ShaunaCausey because she connects people 2gether! The ultimate social networker IMO!
(via @TimothyCarter)

I nominate @TJ_Sopher (@Shih_Wei ’s husband) because his tweets are very cleaver & insightful he’s really good!
(via @dakini_3)

We nominate our co-founders @adnanmahmud & @nadiamahmud #SeaSMFollow. Very passionate about the high-impact work of @Jolkona
(via @Jolkona)

I’d recommend @DanielleMorrill: she does great work for @Seattle20TV and is dialed in with the startup scene!
(via @ShaunaCausey)

@DanielleMorrill would be a great choice. she’s coming to our office to video our @twilio integration
(via @JoeSunga)

Thu-An Bui @anwith1n – She does great social media consulting work for tech startups.
(via @Shih_Wei)

Has @D2K been recommended? I rec him because he’s insightful, knowledgeable and asked the right questions. He’s doing great work with Twestival. His tweets are smart, snarky, and great to read!
(via @KarianneStinson)

Trying this #SeaSMFollow I nominate @takotruk because it seems to be where the REAL conversations happen.
(via @geekgiant)

I think everyone should follow @JAndrick- a brilliant dude who’s waaay SM savvy and has a great sense of humor.
(via @Kenji_Onozawa)

I must second your @Jandrick recommendation.
(via @KendallCovert)

@GourleyGirl for making it out to her first #SMCSea event last night & engaging w/folks. #SeaSMFollow
(via @columnbreak)

It’s time for another edition of Caught in the #SeaTweetStream, where we pick out and highlight some of the more interesting, relevant, or funny information floating around this week.

Do you think we’re missing something?

We accept submissions for all areas of this feature, so if you see something that you would like share with everyone, pass it to us and we’ll post it. And, of course, the more local it is, the better. Unfortunately, we won’t be able post everything, but we would love it if this section of the blog were built by the Seattle social media community.

Please send them to kenjionozawa@hotmail.com.

Enjoy!

USEFUL SOCIAL MEDIA BLOG POSTS

With so many social media bloggers, it can be easy to miss valuable articles; we make sure you don’t miss them.

• Jeremiah Owyang: 4 Ways Brands Are Earning and Buying Followers on Twitter
• Influential Marketing Blog: 10 Stunning (And Useful) Stats About Twitter
• NetWitsThinkTank.com: Non-Profit Blogging: Goals, Strategy, and Tactics to Crush It
• Social Media Today: The “Must-Have “ Tool Kit of Social Media Citizen
• MSN Careers: Social Media Pitfalls
• News Corp won’t buy Twitter, won’t sell MySpace
• Spare Change: Social Marketing vs. “Social Marketing” Smackdown
• Information Week: Journalists Get Left Out By Social Media
• Non-Profit Marketing Guide: My Five Favorite Twitter Tools
• Teach Paperless: Response to a Criticism about Using Twitter in the Classroom
• 10 Awesome Tools To Get More Out of Wikipedia

SEATTLE-BASED SOCIAL MEDIA BLOG POSTS

We have lots of brilliant social media people in here in Seattle and, luckily, they like to write about it. Check some of these minds out!

• Ignite Seatte: Community Genius: Leveraging Community to Increase Your Creative Powers
• Avoid A Social Networking Failure
• There’s Social In My Soda

NEWLY DISCOVERED TWITTER SERVICES

Twitter by itself can be overwhelming, unorganized, and a mess. Thankfully, there are some people trying to help us out.

• Twitter Analyzer – Not just a clever name.
• Tweepler – Organize your followers
• CoTweet – Not new, but open to the public!
• TidyTweet – “Filter your embedded Twitter feed and block Twitter spam”

EVERYTHING ELSE

Here, you can find some of the interesting, insightful, or funny stories that were floating down the tweet-stream this week.

• Skype Laughter Chain
• 9 Tips For Giving Memorable Praise—And Why To Bother
• Pringles banner ad worth a few dozen clicks
• IMAGE: The Perfect Graduation T-Shirt?
• 4 Sites That Teach You How to Do Anything
• An Ocean of Rubbish
• Top 10 Super Summer foods to Improve Your Health
• VIDEO: Damien Walters Showreel 2009 – I could do that if I wanted to. I just don’t want to.

THINGS TO WATCH OUT FOR NEXT WEEK

This week is over, but what’s coming up next? Find out!

• July 13: Twestival Planning
• July 13: Seattle’s First Official Google Meetup
• July 15: Cold Pavement
• July 15: Chris Anderson gives talk about “FREE: The Future of a Radical Price”
• July 16: SMC Seattle’s July Event, Sponsored by Real Player SP

TWEETS OF THE WEEK

It’s amazing that these gems are just 140 characters long.

• knitpurl Why do people get in the bus and get off at the next stop? #lazy
• majornelson Hello Friday. Great to see you back.
• kristy Drinking wine on the porch and telling embarrassing stories about family members who aren’t around – that’s what it’s all about
• davidhoang When I’m in Wikipedia and have a verified Twitter account, I will know I am made. Until then, time to work hard to earn it
• Shih_Wei My mother fell in love with my father for his impeccable penmanship.

TWIT PICS OF THE WEEK

I live vicariously through twitpics. It’s like I’m practically there!

• Refreshed the office keg with Deschutes IPA (via @CrapMonkey)
• That’s @benhuh mingling with fans at cheezburger nite at the ballpark (via @westseattleblog)

#SeaSMFOLLOW – Seattle SM Folks to Follow!

Have a local social media person that you want to recommend everyone to follow? Send it in a tweet with a reason why and I’ll post it next Friday! @Kenji_Onozawa or @SeaSMProfiles. Sorry, only one submission will be accepted.

@bcahill – I like his commitment to the space, his active participation, and the experienced insights he offers. Ongoing student 2.
(via @NW_Mktg_Guy)

I recommend @MargeryNabors. Her tweets are full of useful info. She’s savvy about branding, social media & tech.
(via @Shih_Wei)

@jchenry because he is in denial about being a social media cheerleader
(via @jandrick)

If you’re looking to enjoy our beautiful state, check out @experiencewa…
(via @JoannJen)

For#SeaSMFollow, I recommend@KendallCovert, the newest member of@SeaSMProfiles. Looking forward to her fresh perspectives & new content!
(via @columnbreak)

I nominate the region’s best news source@TheNewsChick – Linda Thomas
(via @wildpitcher)

I think@elliottp is a great local person to follow. He’s kind, helpful, and positive!
(via @binhog737)

U shd follow@VBalasubramanib/c of his crackling wit, his legal brilliance, & his joie de vivre
(via @randallmoeller)

Since it’s friday, I’ll kick start with a #SeaSMFollow @kegill since she’s been such a wonderful resource
(via @behzodsirjani)

@firmani tweets are like rainbow. They rarely come, but when they do, they are a sight to see!
(via anon)

If you’re passionate about social media here in Seattle, you should absolutely be following @Shih_Wei
(via @Kenji_Onozawa)

@tandembikeris a smart, fun friend & looking to meet cool tweeple.
(via @FreeRangeMom)

Would like to nom @Shih_Wei for outstanding leadership of our #SMCSeattle group and @BAoki for inspiring Creative Vision
(via @Dakini_3)