SocialFishing...

From the monthly archives:

March 2009

Here are a few links to tools I have been looking at recently, as well as some interesting posts about other stuff.
On Social Media Monitoring tools (thanks to social media explorer who explains what these do.)
FREE101 level monitoringFiltrbox – brand trackingIceRocket Blog Trends (the best blog search service I’ve found so far)Nielsen’s BlogpulseSM2 by TechrigyThere [...]

This post is the third in a 4-part series on social media policies. In this part, we’re looking at user agreements and moderation guidelines for an organization’s official presence in social spaces like Facebook, LinkedIn, and Twitter. (Remember, I’m not a lawyer. I’m just laying out what I’ve learned from smart people like Barbara Dunn [...]

New blogs of note

by Maddie Grant on March 30, 2009

Just wanted to let you know about four new bloggers I have had the distinct pleasure of getting to know recently.

Pat Jones is the Executive Director of the International Bridge, Tunnel and Turnpike Association. He blogs at Tolling Points.

Deirdre Reid is an association pro, and was until recently Director of Member Services at [...]

Here’s a little bit of a rant, for which I apologize in advance.
I find the theme about Twitter being all about what people eat for lunch totally irritating at this point. Yes, maybe two years ago people would write about every little thing they did, including eating lunch. But Twitter has evolved far [...]

In this post on the SmartBrief Blog, Merrit Colaizzi talked to Guy Kawasaki about his popular blog aggregator site, Alltop.
This question caught my eye.
With the demise of newspapers-as-we-knew-them, what role do you think news aggregators like Alltop and SmartBrief will play in the future of media (and social media)?
[Kawasaki] This is a complex question. Are [...]