Social Media Ideas http://www.smc.outofthemud.org Just another WordPress weblog Thu, 25 Jun 2009 15:47:21 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8 en hourly 1 Making Your Social Network Work For You http://www.smc.outofthemud.org/2009/06/making-your-social-network-work-for-you/ http://www.smc.outofthemud.org/2009/06/making-your-social-network-work-for-you/#comments Thu, 25 Jun 2009 15:47:21 +0000 skstarkiller http://www.smc.outofthemud.org/?p=118 One of my favorite magazines, Collide just posted a great new article on their website about “Making Your Social Network Work For You.” It is a great article and I thought you might be interested in reading it.
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]]> http://www.smc.outofthemud.org/2009/06/making-your-social-network-work-for-you/feed/ 0 Twitter Part II: Return of the Search and Hashtags http://www.smc.outofthemud.org/2009/06/twitter-part-ii-search-and-hashtags-in-plain-english/ http://www.smc.outofthemud.org/2009/06/twitter-part-ii-search-and-hashtags-in-plain-english/#comments Wed, 24 Jun 2009 19:47:14 +0000 Lauren Rodriguez http://www.smc.outofthemud.org/?p=113 Another great video in Plain English. Lee LeFever does a great job explaining the concept that makes Twitter search and hashtags so important. Understanding the importance of these two features is key for organizations wishing to harness the Twitter Force and for you if you want to become a Twitter Jedi (sorry I attended a Star Wars marathon last weekend).

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]]> http://www.smc.outofthemud.org/2009/06/twitter-part-ii-search-and-hashtags-in-plain-english/feed/ 0 2009 Social Marketing Playbook http://www.smc.outofthemud.org/2009/06/2009-social-marketing-playbook/ http://www.smc.outofthemud.org/2009/06/2009-social-marketing-playbook/#comments Wed, 24 Jun 2009 17:42:56 +0000 Lauren Rodriguez http://www.smc.outofthemud.org/?p=108 360i released this great FREE e-book: 2009 Social Marketing Playbook (you can also check it out on Scribd without downloading).

Highly Recommended Because…

This playbook walks you through setting up a social media strategy from A to Z. It’s an important read for anyone considering building an effective and comprehensive social media presence for their business.

Below is a screenshot from the discussion on mapping a blueprint for your brand’s “online footprint” in Section 2:

Checklists

My absolute favorite part of this e-book (aside from the fact that it’s free) is the overviews, insight summaries and checklists they provide for setting up your brand on any of the major social media platforms. From YouTube to Twitter, they cover it all!

Below is a screenshot of the Facebook checklist:

It’s Free!

Best of all it’s free, so why wouldn’t you give it a try?

This was also posted on my Discovering New Media blog and my BCM/D Media in Ministry blog

]]> http://www.smc.outofthemud.org/2009/06/2009-social-marketing-playbook/feed/ 0 Monitor Your Brand on iGoogle (for Free) http://www.smc.outofthemud.org/2009/06/monitor-your-brand-on-igoogle-for-free/ http://www.smc.outofthemud.org/2009/06/monitor-your-brand-on-igoogle-for-free/#comments Sat, 20 Jun 2009 00:00:11 +0000 skstarkiller http://www.smc.outofthemud.org/?p=96 Carrie Lewis of the Humane Society of the US has posted a most helpful how to on her blog. It allows you to set up an iGoogle feed to follow your brand on the web from one convenient Dashboard. Check it out after the jump...]]> My twitterific friend Carrie Lewis of the Humane Society of the US has posted a most helpful how to on her blog. It allows you to set up an iGoogle feed to follow your brand on the web from one convenient Dashboard. Check it out after the jump…
Carrie Lewis’ free iGoogle Brand Monitoring idea

]]> http://www.smc.outofthemud.org/2009/06/monitor-your-brand-on-igoogle-for-free/feed/ 0 Social Media Icons: Something Perty Fer Yer Website http://www.smc.outofthemud.org/2009/06/something-perty-fer-yer-website/ http://www.smc.outofthemud.org/2009/06/something-perty-fer-yer-website/#comments Sun, 14 Jun 2009 04:45:27 +0000 skstarkiller http://www.smc.outofthemud.org/?p=93 Today I was working on a website and added links to all their social media site pages. I didn’t want to just add text links so I did a search for some free social media icons. I found an awesome source for over 20 different packs. Here is a link to that page.

Here is the link for the pack that I choose to use.

Social Media Icon Pack

Social Media Icon Pack

]]> http://www.smc.outofthemud.org/2009/06/something-perty-fer-yer-website/feed/ 0 YouTube Just Became the TwitPic of Video http://www.smc.outofthemud.org/2009/06/youtube-just-became-the-twitpic-of-video/ http://www.smc.outofthemud.org/2009/06/youtube-just-became-the-twitpic-of-video/#comments Fri, 12 Jun 2009 01:36:42 +0000 skstarkiller http://www.smc.outofthemud.org/?p=90 YouTube Logo

YouTube Logo

Another great article from Mashable on how you can link your YouTube Channel with your Twitter and Facebook Account. This can only be a good thing. Check it out after the jump…

YouTube Video Sharing Twitter by Mashable

]]> http://www.smc.outofthemud.org/2009/06/youtube-just-became-the-twitpic-of-video/feed/ 0 HOW TO: Retweet on Twitter http://www.smc.outofthemud.org/2009/06/how-to-retweet-on-twitter/ http://www.smc.outofthemud.org/2009/06/how-to-retweet-on-twitter/#comments Tue, 09 Jun 2009 16:52:03 +0000 skstarkiller http://www.smc.outofthemud.org/?p=87 Got a great tweet today with a link to this excellent article on how to repost (Retweet) someone’s messages on Twitter. Check it out…

Mashable Retweet Guide

]]> http://www.smc.outofthemud.org/2009/06/how-to-retweet-on-twitter/feed/ 0 Catch the “Wave” http://www.smc.outofthemud.org/2009/06/catch-the-wave/ http://www.smc.outofthemud.org/2009/06/catch-the-wave/#comments Tue, 09 Jun 2009 14:13:48 +0000 Lauren Rodriguez http://www.smc.outofthemud.org/?p=84 Have you caught the wave?

Think about it. Email was invented without the experience of SMS, Instant Messaging, blogs, wikis, social networks, media sharing sites and collaborative editors. So ask yourself, “What might email look like if it was invented today?” [Paraphrase of Lars Rasmussen]

The Rasmussen brothers who engineered Google Maps have found their answer: Google Wave. It’s still two years away from release but you can sign up to be a guinea pig on the Google Wave site.

Learn more about it now!

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]]> http://www.smc.outofthemud.org/2009/06/catch-the-wave/feed/ 0 How To use the basic features in WordPress 2.7 http://www.smc.outofthemud.org/2009/06/how-to-use-the-basic-features-in-wordpress-27/ http://www.smc.outofthemud.org/2009/06/how-to-use-the-basic-features-in-wordpress-27/#comments Tue, 09 Jun 2009 01:58:12 +0000 skstarkiller http://www.smc.outofthemud.org/?p=82 I was on Twitter today and saw a post about this video from someone I follow MatthewNeer. I thought it was pretty good so I asked him if I could share it here and he said, of course. I love the open source community and their willingness to share!

In this video Matthew Neer is going to show you how you can post new content to your wordpress blog as well as how to add new media to your library such as images, video, or whatever you’d like to upload. You will also learn what the most valuable plug-in for wordpress is because it allows you to install every single other plug-in you can find on Wordpress.org right from you dashboard. Very powerful indeed.


]]> http://www.smc.outofthemud.org/2009/06/how-to-use-the-basic-features-in-wordpress-27/feed/ 0 RSS? Really Simple? Whatever… http://www.smc.outofthemud.org/2009/06/rss-really-simple-whatever/ http://www.smc.outofthemud.org/2009/06/rss-really-simple-whatever/#comments Fri, 05 Jun 2009 15:05:38 +0000 Lauren Rodriguez http://www.smc.outofthemud.org/?p=76 Actually, it is really simple. Watch the vid…it’s in Plain English

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