Social Media Zeitgeist Volume 6 – The Best Links of the Week
Here are my favorite links from around the web for June 12, 2009. Because this space moves so fast, I wanted to surface great content rather than try to comment on everything. Have a great weekend!
Photo Credit – Shadowgate via Flickr
There’s an art to writing on Facebook or Twitter — really [From USA Today]
- When Social Media stuff hits the mainstream press, it’s usually bland and irrelevant
- But this great article from USA Today written by Maria Puente gives tips that I found myself ignoring
5 Reasons Content Strategy Comes Before Social Media [via Junta 42]
- Most brands getting involved with Social Media are not Media companies. Media companies possess very specific skills and talent to create content, so what’s a non-media company to do?
- The first reason is really the most important, “Social Media does not work unless you have something valuable to say.” Brilliant in its simplicity, largely ignored by many companies
Dedicated Social Media Silos? That’s the Last Thing We Need [via Ad Age]
- Staffing for Social Media is all the rage right now, and this article brings up lessons from past media initiatives
- I think it Social Media should go beyond marketing and spread through the entire organization
23 Essential Elements of Sharable Blog Posts [via Chris Brogan]
- A checklist many content strategists simply aren’t using.
- I like #7 – “Write in small words where possible. Remember: eschew obfuscation.”
Fun Link of the Week – 30 Rock is a rip-off of The Muppet Show [via Brian Lynch]
- The musings on Jack Donaghy are very well-written.
Have a great weekend!
June 12, 2009
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