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By: Social Media Education: How to Increase Your Influence in 4 Steps

Social Media Education: How to Increase Your Influence in 4 Steps — Fri, 14 Aug 2009 22:09:45 +0000

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By: Social Media Marketing 101

Social Media Marketing 101 — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 12:16:05 +0000

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By: Pat Grady

Pat Grady — Tue, 26 May 2009 13:43:21 +0000

I continue to gag on the uber hype being spread, and to see soooo many of my peers seemingly buying into it hook, line and sinker. People talk about social media marketing like its the holy grail, and I don’t mean to just marketing. I think we’ve got too many amateur marketers on the internet and they mistake being able to particpate in something as meaning it’s effective and important.

Here again in this article above, the lead off on this page, about this report, says…

“sponsored by the Social Media Success Summit 2009, validates the importance of Twitter and suggests how social media is re-shaping the manner in which small business is conducted”

Well geez peeps, the “Social Media Success Summit” sponsors a report and it shockingly turns out to validate social media… puhleeeeez.

At least this article has journalistic integrity and states the facts right up front! But I think people are still mislead, when they’ve bought into hype (of any sorts), their baloney screens don’t work very well, like their BS filter has been voluntarily turned off. I bet most proponents of this latest hype read that first paragraph and didn’t absorb what it says, other than “validates” social media.

I do wonder when the shallow thinkers will find the next subject to devour unabashedly. I bet it’s something anyone with a keyboard is capable of participating in… I thought blogging was the end of this current line, but apparently, that’s far too time consuming, so we’re headed towards <140 characters to get the job done. I think the next marketing trinity member to be annointed may be something with fewer than 20 characters, and my cat might be able to participate. I could tell by the look on her face this morning that Lucy, the more clever of my two cats, is looking forward to going viral and slaughtering her brother Linus in the marketplace of ideas.

For those of you constipated on social media’s hyper importance, here’s some fiber:
http://www.businessweek.com/technology/content/may2009/tc20090522_078978.htm

By: How to Maximize Your Social Networking Efforts

How to Maximize Your Social Networking Efforts — Sun, 24 May 2009 13:02:03 +0000

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By: DoFollow SEO Blog

DoFollow SEO Blog — Tue, 19 May 2009 16:04:45 +0000

Some social media is good for your business but it really depends on what you offer. From what I have seen, offering tools around the social site is where the value comes in.

By: UK marketers admit falling behind social media trends | FreshNetworks Blog

UK marketers admit falling behind social media trends | FreshNetworks Blog — Sat, 16 May 2009 20:34:49 +0000

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By: ARC Media Consultants - Social Media for Businesses

ARC Media Consultants - Social Media for Businesses — Fri, 15 May 2009 20:13:14 +0000

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By: Social Media Marketing to Increase by 48% | Kyle Lacy, Social Media - Indianapolis

Fri, 15 May 2009 01:11:13 +0000

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By: Linda_Margaret

Linda_Margaret — Thu, 14 May 2009 08:18:39 +0000

Let’s not forget organic Search. It’s important to involve social media, social networking and organic search in a three-pronged online marketing plan, supplemented by offline campaigns. Today, you have to eat, breathe and live your business on several fronts, making it easy for clients to find you and then staying important and relevant to your clients.