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  • Social Media 101

Social Media 101

What is Social Media?

• Video: Common Craft, “Social Media in Plain English“
• Wikipedia, “Social media.“
• White Paper: A Primer in Social Media, SmashLab, March 1, 2008

What is Web 2.0?

Tim O’Reilly, “What Is Web 2.0: Design Patterns and Business Models for the Next Generation of Software,” O’Reilly, Sept. 30, 2005.

Benefits of using social media and blogs

• iMedia Connection: Five Reasons to Blog
• Social Media still on rise: Comparative global study

Social Media Tactics

Your Social Media Strategy Starts with Monitoring, Marketing Profs - before you dive into social media, you must monitor it first.

How to Develop a Social Media Plan for Your Business in 5 Steps, Mashable - Great 5 step guide to getting your business into social media

How to Leverage Web 2.0 & Social Media Sites to Market Your Brand & Control Your Message, SEOmoz - a business-minded look at thirty sites whose content fits the Web 2.0 description

The Essential Guide to Social Media (PDF)

50 Steps to Establishing a Consistent Social Media Practice, Chris Brogan, July 27, 2008

100 Personal Branding Tactics Using Social Media, Chris Brogan, June 16, 2008