Social Media ROI: Socialnomics – a brilliant visualisation of why…

follow @equalman on twitter or visit his blog http://socialnomics.net/

An interview with Nikki Pilkington – a leader in simplifying social media & internet marketing

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Nikki Pilkington is one the founders of nikkipilkington.com. She has consistently managed to position herself as a leader in her field and is a major name in the world of Internet Marketing. Renowned across Europe for her innovative, experienced team of Internet Marketing experts primarily working with SMEs, she’s made her name by delivering results.

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Olivier Blanchard’s Basics Of Social Media Roi – well worth a look

living in 2009…how technology has changed us!

Hilarious….but true

Living in 2009

YOU KNOW YOU ARE LIVING IN 2009 when…

1. You accidentally enter your password on the microwave.
2 You haven’t played solitaire with real cards in years.
3. You have a list of 15 phone numbers to reach your family of 3.
4. You e-mail the person who works at the desk next to you.
5. Your reason for not staying in touch with friends and family is that they don’t have e-mail addresses.
6. You pull up in your own driveway and use your cell phone to see if anyone is home to help you carry in the groceries.
7. Every commercial on television has a web site at the bottom of the screen.
8. Leaving the house without your cell phone, which you didn’t have the first 20 or 30 (or 60) years of your life, is now a cause for panic and you turn around to go and get it.
10. You get up in the morning and go on line before getting your coffee.
11. You start tilting your head sideways to smile. : )
12 You’re reading this and nodding and laughing.
13. Even worse, you know exactly to whom you are going to forward this message.
14. You are too busy to notice there was no #9 on this list.
15. You actually scrolled back up to check that there wasn’t a #9 on this list

AND NOW YOU ARE LAUGHING at yourself.

Go on, forward this to your friends. You know you want to.

Joanne Jacobs: Interview

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Groundswell – a great book for those looking for knowledge on social media

I found this fascinating quote today:

″Groundswell by Charlene Li and Josh Bernoff may only be a little over a year old, but much of the advice feels like common sense now. Part of that feeling comes from the fact that some of the advice is actually just common sense that seems to be ignored when dealing with social media. Regardless how obvious some of the information may seem, there is still plenty to learn in the book.”

Rob Diana in Business, Social Media, Regular Geek, Sep 2009

A recommended read for those who take social media seriously (that should mean everyone)

You should read the whole article – click here

Social media means we’re all journalists and writers, its not just for newspapers & publishers!

Anyone remember Netscape? CompuServe? Windows 95? Processors running at 333MHz?

Well if you can you’ll also remember that when the Internet started to flourish it was run by those with the information, or rather those who had the budget and the ability to publish information.

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How to use Twitter as a marketing tool

The very essence of Twitter is engagement and forming relationships with people.

Across my twitter life I’ve been able to engage and now have regular contact with Gemma Went (@gemmawent).

Part of both our philosophies is collaboration and partnering so rather than me rewrite her words or steal, why not link to her blog and find out all about…

How to use Twitter as a marketing tool (just click the link)

I have nothing further to add. Excellently written, useful and thought provoking!