Firstly, I want to explain that the following list is not comprehensive. I know there are many, many great bloggers out there that make huge contributions to the topic of social media. That being said, these are the most helpful, interesting social media centered (or influenced) blogs I have discovered this week through my newly formed Twitter community: @jennymccutcheon.
I selected these blogs as the best because they are either helping me along the road to social media enlightenment, or because they stuck out in my mind as containing valuable, engaging, timely, or amusing information related to social media. So without further ado, here are my top 4 social media blog picks (in no particular order):
Best Social Media Blog #1 :: Lara Kretlers’s Blog
http://www.larakretler.com/
Lara’s was the first social media blog I stumbled across after joining the microblogging community Twitter early last week. It’s witty and full of insightful social media related information. A must read for anyone who participates, or is interested in social media.
Best Social Media Blog #2 :: The Harte of Marketing
http://www.theharteofmarketing.com/
Beth Harte’s The Harte of Marketing blog is full of interesting posts about marketing, social media and communications. The October 6th post titled “Who are you? And why should I follow you?” is a fascinating glimpse into the culture and etiquette of Twitter for both newbies and veterans alike.
Best Social Media Blog #3 :: Hajj E. Flemings Blog
http://www.hajjflemings.com/blog/
Hajj’s recent post titled “Mastering 140 Characters: Personal Branding Tips for Twitter” is an outstanding source for those that use, or plan to use Twitter. Again, I am definetly in “Twitter Mode” this week, so any smart content related to Twitter is capturing my attention in a big way.
Best Social Media Blog #4 :: Shannon Paul’s Very Official Blog
http://shannonpaul.wordpress.com/
Shannon has loads of fantastic information about social media and Web 2.0 on her blog. It’s certainly worth reading if your a social media or Web 2.0 junkie like me.
That’s it! Thank you to all the social media bloggers out there for sharing your knowledge with us. The well-written blogs I’ve encountered in the past week have BY FAR given me much more insight into this social media phenomenon than any book I’ve ever read. Seriously.
Do you have a favorite blog that discusses social media trends? If so, please share it with us!
10 responses so far ↓
1 Tim Eby // Oct 8, 2008 at 11:15 pm
Thanks for these finds as, other than Lara’s, I have never stumbled across them. For what it’s worth, here four of my favorites — of course I could come up with about 100 others too:
1. Doc Serles Weblog http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/doc/ (The Live Web)
2. JP Rangaswami http://confusedofcalcutta.com/ (Information/Knowledge management)
3. Jeff Jarvis http://www.buzzmachine.com/ (News/Journalism/Web)
4. Johnnie Moore http://www.johnniemoore.com/blog/ (Collaboration)
2 jmccutcheon // Oct 9, 2008 at 1:35 am
Thanks for the additional blog links Tim. I can’t wait to check them out!
3 Shannon Paul // Oct 9, 2008 at 10:24 am
As a fellow social media junkie I understand your affliction. Trust me, it will only get worse in the best possible way.
Thanks for including my blog in your list here, I’m so glad you find it to be valuable. It’s a huge struggle to pick just four, but a few of my favorite social media blogs are:
1. Chris Brogan – http://chrisbrogan.com/
2. Scott Monty – http://www.scottmonty.com/
3. Jeremiah Owyang – http://web-strategist.com/blog/
4. Peter Kim – http://www.beingpeterkim.com/
If I had to include other marketing and PR focused blogs, it would have been even tougher to choose. Thanks also for pointing me to your blog — I’ll look forward to your future posts!
4 Cheapsuits // Oct 9, 2008 at 12:14 pm
All great blogs. I would also add Jason Falls Social Media Explorer on this list as he has been known to rock it from time to time.[ I would include a link with this post but I am posting from an iPhone and no cut-n-paste. Are you listening Steve Jobs?]
5 jmccutcheon // Oct 9, 2008 at 12:18 pm
Thanks Cheapsuits! Here is the link to the Jason Falls Media Explorer blog you suggested: http://www.socialmediaexplorer.com/
6 jmccutcheon // Oct 9, 2008 at 3:02 pm
I just got a new social blog link from Ashley Boquist (@ashlebo). Check out: Matt McDonald’s (@MattJMcD) social media blog at: http://www.mattjmcd.com.
Thanks Ashley!
Keep them coming everyone. There have been some really great social media blog discoveries so far!
7 jmccutcheon // Oct 9, 2008 at 3:16 pm
Here’s another one: http://prsarahevans.com/
8 Hajj E. Flemings // Oct 28, 2008 at 4:10 am
I appreciate the inclusion in your list of favorite social media blogs, I count it and honor. I have added some of my personal favorites, some of which are confirmation of what others have listed.
1. Chris Brogan. http://www.ChrisBrogan.com
2. Scott Monty. http://www.ScottMonty.com
3. JasonFalls. http://www.socialmediaexplorer.com
4. Maria Reyes-McDavis. http://www.websuccessdiva.com
9 Ricardo Bueno // Nov 5, 2008 at 1:41 am
Some of my favorites are:
1. Chris Brogan: http://www.chrisbrogan.com
2. Valeria Maltoni: http://www.conversationagent.com
3. Jason Falls: http://www.socialmediaexplorer.com
I’ve met both Chris and Jason in-person and they’re just as invigorating and thought-provoking off-line as they are on-line. They care about their community and they make you think on how you might improve yourself! I haven’t met Valeria but I’ve been reading her work for about a year now…and let me tell ya, she always gives you something to think about.
10 Lara Kretler // Jan 30, 2009 at 7:58 pm
Jenny, I’m embarrassed that it has taken me so long to find and comment on this extremely flattering blog post. Thank you! I’ve been a total bloggard (read: blog slacker) lately, but now you’ve inspired me to hit the blog hard this weekend. Thank you and I’ll do my best to get it back up to your high standards!
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