One of the greatest tools of social media is group sharing and collaboration. In that venue, you should expand your mind with two articles a day that will grow your social media brain-power. In the case of the following two articles: they will probably make your brain explode.
Our first article of choice is from Chris Brogan- 50 Online Applications to Consider. "For those of you who are getting involved in social media a little bit at a time, consider this a list of things you might check out a little bit at a time to see what appeals, what fits into your workflow, and what you can dismiss as unnecessary for your needs."
The second article is by Franklin Bishop - 15 Blogs All Bloggers Should Read. "A lot of of times bloggers, especially new ones, do not know where to look for help. Well, look no more."
The interesting part is that out of 50 of the online tools mentioned 50 Online Applications to Consider, our staff has experimented with all of them. Of the 15 Blogs All Bloggers Should Read, I have 11 of the 15 on my RSS reader (and I am now checking out 4 new ones.)
There is no limit to the amount of information available and being created. Every day a new service appears (think I'm kidding- check out Mashable.com) or someone writes an epic article like Brian Solis - Comcast Cares and Why Your Business Should Too (which relates to an SEO/Reputation problem I wrote about in Online Reputation Control, Branding, Insurance, or Blind-luck? )
As consultants in this space, keeping up-to-date with the volume of information and technological change becomes a matter of streamlining your own work flow and clearing focusing on high-quality news sources.
If you have any top-notch news sources to recommend, leave a comment with some pointers to introduce high quality stuff. (Comments are moderated for this)
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