SEATTLE SOCIAL MEDIA THOUGHTS

We have lots of brilliant social media people in here in Seattle and luckily they like to write about it.

• Shannon Paul: Becoming a Social Business
• Warren Sukernek: Don’t Read that DM
• Kristy Bolsinger: Don’t’ Take Advantage of Me
• Jessica Randazza: Is Social Media It?
• Filiberto Selvas: My Bookmarks 10/02/2009
• Randy Stewart: 140TC – The Twitter Conference
• Jennifer Cabala: Interview On Wiki-Brands With Sean Moffit
• Tac Anderson: Crowdsourcing Influentials Just Like Us

OTHER USEFUL SOCIAL MEDIA INFO

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

• Harvard Business Publishing: Scoring with Social Media: 6 Tips for Using Analytics
• ManVsDebt: How NOT To Suck At Blogging
• McKinseyQuarterly.com: How Companies are Benefiting from Web 2.0
• RWW: More Proof Facebook for the Rich, Myspace for the Poor
• MediaBuyerPlanner: Microsoft’s ‘Looking Glass’ Enables Brands to Monitor Social Media
• TechCrunch: Twitter Lists Competitors Respond: We Can All Get Along
• For The Win: How to Succeed on Twitter
• Computer World: Google Wave could threaten Facebook, Twitter
• SAS.com: How to Lose Customers in Five Easy Steps
• Scott Monty: Recent Facebook Demographics
• Mashable: HOW TO: Get Started with Google Wave
• Pro Blog Design: 13 Great WordPress Plugins to Power Up Your Admin Area
• Brian  Solis: Revealing the People Defining Social Networks
• Sneer Well: 10 Firefox Addons and Plugins for Twitter
• BloggingTips: 101 Great Blogs You Should Be Subscribing To
• Fast Company: How Social Media is Upending the Enterprise

COOL THINGS WE FOUND THIS WEEK

Social media platforms by themselves can be overwhelming, unorganized, and a mess. Thankfully there are some people trying to help us out.

• Tweetoclock – “Find out when it’s best to tweet someone”
• Trendistic – “see trends in twitter”
• Overheard.it – Eavesdropping on Twitter
• 6 Great Twitter Quiz and Polling Apps

HAPPY FRIDAY, EVERYONE!

It’s time for another Friday Link Dump where we try to 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 submissions to kenjionozawa@hotmail.com.

Enjoy!

SOCIAL MEDIA THOUGHTS OUT OF SEATTLE

We have lots of brilliant social media people in here in Seattle and luckily they like to write about it.

• Social Media Marketing – The 5 Levels of Authority Found in Social Media
• ESPN WTF???
• Is Social Media a Strategy or a Tactic?
• Shut the Tweet Up!
• 6 Ways To Make A Better YouTube Video

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.

• Why Blogging Is Good For Your Career
• Social Media’s Effect on Learning
• Twitter changing the way small businesses operate
• The Problem(s) with Social Media Monitoring Technologies
• Tips from Whuffie Factor’s Tara Hunt
• Prepare Yourselves: Augmented Reality Hype on the Rise
• Robert Scoble: You are SO unfollowed!
• 2009 Facebook and Twitter Growth by Age Group
• Digg-able Ad Program to Launch This Week
• Social Media for Introverts
• How the National Wildlife Federation uses social media
• How Flickr needs to change

NEWLY DISCOVERED SOCIAL MEDIA SERVICES

Social media platforms by themselves can be overwhelming, unorganized, and a mess. Thankfully there are some people trying to help us out.

• Tweetblocker – Helps identify and unfollow Twitter spammers
• Izea Launches Sponsored Tweets
• SocialSafe – Backup your Facebook photos and profile info

EVERYTHING ELSE

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

• Report: Publicis heads the pack to buy Microsoft’s Razorfish
• VIDEO: Gelato Tweetup – By Todd Buckley
• IMAGE: Google Classic
• 26 New And Awesome Web Apps You Probably Don’t Know About
• Microsoft’s Zune HD wins fans
• 45 Year Old Modem Used To Surf the Web
• VIDEO: Kuroshio Sea – 2^nd largest aquarium tank in the world
• The Evolution of Cell Phone Design Between 1983-2009

EVENTS TO WATCH OUT FOR

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

• SMC Seattle Social Media For Social Good Event – Monday, August 10th
• Mariner’s Social Media Happy Hour – Tuesday, August 11th
• Cold Pavement – Thursday, August 13th
• Bellevue Tweetup – Thursday, August 13th
• SMC Seattle’s August Event – Tuesday, Auguest 18th
• UWTwtrBook Open House – Tuesday, August 18th

TWEETS OF THE WEEK

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

• ShannonPaul Don’t you get sick of talking about driving traffic. Isn’t it better to think of attracting visitors?
• Taylor_Tweets At #fairmont5th last nt, I said “I think I follow you” her response: “I’m sure you do”. Narcissistic? Does Twitter make us all reality stars
• moniguzman Oh wow. Before I talked to the officer investigating the car prowl, he Googled me, called me at work & saw the damage on my tweet!
• tacanderson I have an addiction: @clutch_22 to me “Do you really have 3 phones?” Me: “No, not yet.”
• KevinUrie Frustrated by @espn and @nfl new SM policies. If I’m connected with your employees on Twitter/FB the more I value your brand!
• dingbatkaren If twitter continues to have issues…I might have to actually open my mouth and talk to people today.
• jennihogan Explaining twitter to a friend: Twitter is like a puppy dog… rub it’s belly and you will get lots of love in return

#SeaSMFOLLOW – Seattle SM Folks to Follow!

Have a local social media person you want to recommend everyone 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.

• @KevinUrie - A big reason why we have an active vibrant social media community in Seattle.

• @JenniferCabala - One of the most active people I know in the Seattle social media scene, Jennifer is extremely intelligent and passionate.

• @jeffdnyla - A very intelligent guy, Jeff will get your mind thinking.

• @jandrick - Combine social media intelligence and a great sense of humor and you’ll get Jeremiah.
  

• @stewtopia – With a quick wit and a sharp eye for photography, Randy captures the community through his lens.
  

• @JLDavid - A truly great guy who always brings great advice and insight. Uber social media savvy to boot. Make it so!
  

• @DavidHoang – Combining art with social media. A forward thinker indeed.
  

• @StevenMatsumoto - Involved, helpful, and friendly. A really good guy.
  

• @ adnanmahmud - A brilliant gentlemen who’s leading the charge at @jolkolna, a fantastic Seattle-based non-profit.
  

• @Spontweetup – Spontaneous tweetups? Fantastic idea.

It’s time for another Friday Link Dump where we try to 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 submissions 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.

• Social Media Won’t Work If You’re Not Social
• Can You Tweet Your Way to a New Job?
• Categorized List of Social Media and Social Networking Websites
• How to build communities
• From Corporate to Personal: A Breakdown Of the Four Types of Twitter Profiles
• HOW TO: Deal with Social Networking Overload
• What is Twitter? 69 Percent of Adults Don’t Really Know
• Social Media’s Effect on Learning
• Should Twitter be Allowed in the White House?
• The Pushbutton Web: Realtime Becomes Real
• Three Analogies for Social Media Strategy
• Does Social Media Produce Groupthink?
• Be a Social Media Black Belt with Posterous
• Social Media CRM: What Are the Rules of Engagement?
• Top Ten Social Media Branded Nightmares
  

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!

• Social Media for Government: What Does It Look Like When It’s Done Right?
• Nine Must-Haves for the Social Media Newsroom of My Dreams
• Our Litigious Society: Realty Firm Sues Over Tweet

NEWLY DISCOVERED TWITTER SERVICES

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

• 15 Useful Twitter Tools For Web Workers

EVERYTHING ELSE

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

• If the Twitter community was 100 people…
• FUNNY: Xbox 360 vs. NES
• 50 Surprising Ways to Boost Your Brain’s Performance
• Will Your Tongue Really Stick to a Frozen Flagpole?
• Jill & Kevin’s Alter Jam
• How to Memorize Anything
• Should I Stop Playing This Game?
• Kelly Pickler on “Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader?”
  

THINGS TO WATCH OUT FOR NEXT WEEK

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

• Monday, August 3 – Backstage5thAve & Fairmont Olympic Tweetup
• Monday, August 3 – Ignite Seattle 7
• Tuesday, August 4 – Gelato Tweetup

TWEETS OF THE WEEK

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

• LilyJangI love it when people say, “bless ur heart”. I think it really means, “you’re an idiot”.
• JenniferCabala Overheard: “I set up a google alert on my name. The results were disappointing.”
• geekgiant For @JenniferCabalaIt’s not “ADD” any more. It’s “ADOS” Attention Deficit Oooh Shiny…
• howardcwu plans to talk to the Brits on his bus commute this morning. Cheerio!
• teawithatree Enjoying @starbucks iced coffee–I need a double shot of motivation today.
• Akula Facebook was enjoyable until the relatives arrived.
• d2k US Air Force says decision-making attack drones will be here by 2047  SkyNet will launch a week later.
• CoolGuyGreg When life throws you lemons, throw apples. They’re harder and hurt more.