My main reason for writing these weekend reflection posts is to provide you with links to important insights I came across during the week while browsing the blogosphere. Blog content can be both highly perishable and easy to miss.
Social Media TOOLS and GUIDES
– VERY Useful #tool2watch Number 1 – search Google, Twitter, YouTube, Friendfeed, & more
– VERY Useful #tool2watch Number 2 | get great search results for Google AND Twitter
– VERY USEFUL | Practical Guide to Implementing Social Networking Tools in companies
– VERY USEFUL | Practical Guide to the best WordPress plugins to use
Social Media MARKETING BUZZ
– Trend => FACTS “Where is the beef” unless quality goes up => newspapers are a dying breed
– Useful – ropes to skip 1 | lessons for corporate bloggers gained from the FT ComMetrics Blog Index | #FTCBI
– Useful – ropes to skip 2 | lessons for corporate bloggers gained from the FT ComMetrics Blog Index | #FTCBI http://commetrics.drkpi.ch/?p=2090
– #trends2watch – USEFUL Digg will launch new advertising model – the more ad is Dugg, the less advertiser will have to pay for ad = higher engagement even for undesirable ads …those brands that fail to relate with tech community at Digg pay higher price for ads.
– VERY USEFUL | 9 logical reasons why you should integrate Twitter with your blog |
Trendwatch – WHITE PAPERS
– CYBERCRIME 1 | UK = you’re >likely attacked by gossips than thieves – NICE graphic you want to check out
– CYBERCRIME 2 | UK = see research report => Credit crunch drives cybercrime wave
– Climate change 1 |human costs – 300000 lives lost each year, $125bn annual costs to global economy | by 2030 > than 5000,000 people will die each year due to climate change (research report)
Economic CRISIS AND POLICY
– GM – end of an era 1 | US vehicle market share => drop began 1980 & continued … view chart
– GM – end of an era 2 | Chapter 11 risks remain – Q&A about GM/Chrysler bankruptcy (Financial Times 2009-06-01, p. 16)
– GM – end of an era 3 | share price – since 1973 going up but after big spike during 2000 dropping forever – see chart _has been dropping ever since
– GM – end of an era 4 | lumbering GM crashes – history, demise and rebirth of GM – brands, stepping stones – view chart (Financial Times 2009-06-01, p. 16)
My.ComMetrics.com
– Google Alerts, Ziggs – creepy or … be alerted when @problogger @GuyKawasaki & others compare their blogging effectiveness against yours
– Useful – Ranking of blogs in the nonprofit segment, a bit sketchy on methodology (PS another example why one should not use Alexa to rank blogs)
Okay, now it’s your turn. What important links to insights discussed in a blog post this week did we miss here? Please add it below. Thanks much.
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