Gone are the days when mere advertising through various mediums helped in reaching target audience and building brand image. In this age and time, without social media a company or organization can become invisible, and the worst part is that with a wrong social media strategy it can easily be ambushed without mercy.
The monetary benefits from social networking cannot be calculated as such, but when it comes to reaching out to the world, it is imperative that you do the right thing at the right time...because social media can do wonders for you. Egypt being the most recent example of the power and reach of social media. So here are 14 examples of excellent blogs that can make this widespread phenomena a walk in the park for you. To be fair to all these amazing blogs that we are about to mention, we have listed them in alphabetical order:
ALL FACEBOOK
How can we talk about social media without concentrating on Facebook or Twitter. All Facebook, has everything that you need to know about the largest social networking site of this era. “The unofficial Facebook Resource” is what they call themselves and have wide range of topics about Facebook and related events, news, stats, insights and trends. (Link)
CONVINCE AND CONVERT
This blog is owned by Jay Baer who calls himself 'a tequila-loving hype-free social media strategy consultant' who is also a speaker and an author. His articles are precise and practical, where he shares his personal experience in the simplest way possible. This blog covers topics like, video blogs, content marketing, personal branding, presentations, book reviews and of course social media. Watch out for his Social Media Speaking gigs, that can that prove to be quite resourceful and motivating. (Link)
CREATIVE GUERRILLA MARKETING
Although it is not social media centric blog, but guerrilla marketing is definitely something that can do wonders for promotional campaigns and advertising. Rather than googling for Guerrilla marketing examples, simply visit this blog that has great creative and inspiring examples featured. (Link)
DAILY BLOGGING TIPS
Although this blog focuses on Blogging (and is very good at it), but it also has some interesting insights and tips about Social media, promotions, marketing, and useful web tools that can help you understanding and implementing social media strategies. The articles are to the point and well framed. (Link)
DANNY BROWN
“The human side of media and the social side of marketing” is Danny's tag line...and very rightly so. He brings an interesting angle when he talks about social media, marketing, PR, insights, videos and blogging tips. His blog won the “Hive Award for Best Social Media Blog” in 2010. (Link)
KIKOLANI
A refreshing blog that can turn out to be quite useful for those who are stepping into the world of eCommerce and social media. Her articles cover social media and blogging along with useful resources and guest posts by other experts. “ I hope to share my interests on this site with the hopes that everyone who comes here can find something technically beautiful, artfully beneficial and useful.” she says. (Link)
READ WRITE WEB
A very renowned blog that brings quality content about technology, social media, news, eCommerce, blogging and all the latest trends on the Web. They describe themselves as “Our readers are smart, tech-savvy, engaged, decision makers; 46% have significant input and 'make final information technology purchase decisions'." (Link)
SOCHABLE
This blog takes socializing quite seriously, where you can find fresh insights on major social networking and bookmarking sites like Facebook, Twitter, Flickr, StumbleUpon, Digg and many more. They bring facts, statistics, news and events along with interesting How-To articles. “People Socialize. They don't care how it's spelled. They just do it.” is how they put it. (Link)
SOCIAL MEDIA EXAMINER
This is the second time we are mentioning Social Media Examiner, we'd featured them in our 12 Blogs That Every Small Business Owner Must Read list but we believe that they perfectly fit in this list as well. It's a great online magazine that does everything it can to teach you about leveraging social media to grow your business online. Their detailed and very well explained articles makes social networking look like a walk in the park. (Link)
SOCIAL MEDIA EXPLORER
This blog covers a wide range of topics that are in some way or the other related with Social Media, you can find articles covering: online communications, conversational marketing, digital marketing, community building, branding, digital marketing and public relations. (Link)
SOCIAL MEDIA TODAY
They describe themselves as “independent online community for professionals in PR, marketing, advertising, or any other discipline where a thorough understanding of social media is mission critical”. A blog that has variety of posts and reviews about anything and everything that you need to know about social media and contributions from well known bloggers all over the web, makes a visit to this blog all-the-more worth it. (Link)
SOCIAL WEB TOOLS
It is very clear from the name of this blog that it is all about internet tools and applications that can be of huge help in social media strategies and campaigns. Charnita Fance, the owner of this blog compiles resourceful lists bringing, “Social media and internet tools for your everyday addiction.” (Link)
SYSOMOS
Since we have a dedicated blog for Facebook, how can we not mention a blog dedicated to the largest micro-blogging site: Twitter. They have all the information that you may need about Twitter, latest trends, latest applications or tools coming up and the Twitteraties. (Link)
THE NEXT WEB
One of my favorite blogs that covers everything and anything related to Web, what I really like about them is that they cover news, updates and happenings internationally. “A number of 'glocal' blogs with technology news in their own language from blogs across the globe” is how they describe themselves. Regular guest posts by people from all walks of life makes this blog all-the-more resourceful and versatile. (Link)
So this wraps our list of 14 incredible social media blogs. If you know of more resourceful and informative blogs like this, then do share them with us in the comment section below.
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Thanks very much for including my blog on this esteemed list. Great people here that I really, really respect.
Thanks for including Sysomos on this list! We're honoured.
Cheers,
Sheldon, community manager for Sysomos
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This is a fantastic list - there are a few blogs I am not familiar with, need to go check them out immediately!