Thursday, August 7, 2008

Must -Read Social Media Blogs

One of my Twitter connections (@AmberCadabra) has a great blog called The Brandbox. Amber Naslund is a Chicago-based social media and marketing consultant and she's currently my new favorite person! Why? Well because her latest blog entry is a Top 25 List of Social Media Blogs.

I haven't had a chance to review all of them but, because of my Twitter research, I am familiar with a few:
  • 4: ChrisBrogan (@chrisbrogan), who turned me on to Beth Kanter (@kanter), another social media consultant, and her blog specifically geared toward nonprofits and social media. She didn't make Amber's list but I recommend you bookmark her site.
  • 8. Every Dot Connects is an Austin-based consultancy. Primary contributors are Mike Chapman (@MikeChapman), Connie Reece (@ConnieReece) and Sheila Scarborough(@SheilaS). They're also all involved with the Austin Social Media Club. You might check for such clubs in your market.
My explorations in Social Media often feel as though they are pulling me further and futher into the trees but I'm learning a lot and am excited about how we might harness these tools.

Happy reading.
steph

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

Steph, thanks so much for linking to us at Every Dot Connects. Social Media Club is a great resource. We have active groups in Austin and Dallas, and new groups starting in Fort Worth, Houston and San Antonio. None in Arkansas or New Mexico yet, but will probably have Oklahoma City in the next couple of months. Readers can find more information at socialmediaclub.org [disclosure: I'm a co-founding member and on the advisory board of SMC]

Amber Naslund said...

Hi Steph, happy to be anyone's favorite person! :) Hope the list is as helpful to you as it is to me. Cheers!