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40 Key Elements to Getting Started In Social Media 

One of the best get started guides you’ll ever find. /by @MichaelFruchter

Are You a Social Media Evangelist? / Frank Dickinson 

@FrankDickinson hits a homerun in this post. I’ve called myself a social media evangelist for sometime and he outlined the role I seek to fulfill.

  • Talk about others
  • Talk about tech that can help others

Media Curation Is Now Consumer-Generated 

The result of this change is a shift that puts power back in the hands of the customer, and no longer allows products or brands to ignore unhappy customers because they’ve got so many more. Subtle shifts, as return visits on Foursquare decline for a national chain or brand will surface quickly — and other unhappy customers will vote with their feet or their wallets.

We’re rapidly becoming a Curation Nation, a world where abundance is assumed in the world of content — there’s no shortage of content makers of all shapes and sizes. But the avalanche of content makes finding the content you’re looking for significantly harder. Applications like Foursquare provide new filters that turn media on its head.

4 Ways to Use Twitter to Capture Customers 

I love this advice from the Social Media Examiner

  1. Go Local with Twitter GeoTargeting
  2. Join the Conversation
  3. Do Something Unique (good idea but their example isn’t)
  4. Use Contest

Twitter 101 | A Refresher In @ Replies 

Do you really understand how Twitter replies work? @adamsconsulting wrote a very clear explanation

How to Track Twitter Friendships for Business and Pleasure 

Definitely not the same old ideas. Some new tips and tools to help you find and track friends on Twitter.

ROI: How to Measure Return on Investment in Social Media 

Learn from the Best: Getting Started With Social Media for Your Small Business 

An amazing resource of links and advice. Consider it must read for SMBs

The Twitter Experiment A UT Dallas history teacher shares how she is using Twitter to enhance the conversation in the classroom

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