• This Is How Social Media Really Works
  Common sense advice for all of us who are trying to stand out in the marketplace.
  (tags: socialmedia marketing wordofmouth)

• Digital Cupcakes: Smart Marketing in a Downturn Whether You’re Out of Work or Not | Debbie Weil on Corporate Blogging and Social Media
  Small is the new big–tips for marketing in a down economy.
  (tags: socialmedia marketing)
• 10 Corporate Twitter Accounts Worth Following – Reviews by PC Magazine
  Learn something from the Big Ones.
  (tags: socialmedia twitter)
• It’s Time To Start Thinking Of Twitter As A Search Engine
  Maybe you should be using Twitter search as your home page instead of google.com.
  (tags: socialmedia twitter)
• Facebook Poised to Unveil Sweeping Design Changes
  Changes may require publishers to take a more active role in communicating to users. That's not a bad thing.
  (tags: facebook socialmedia)

• The Anatomy of a Tweet: Twitter Gets a Style Guide – Bits Blog – NYTimes.com
  The Elements of Style for Twitter
  (tags: twitter writing guide socialmedia)
• How to Participate in Customer Conversations Without Being Party Crashers | Customer Conversation | Fast Company
  Learn how to go from listening to participating without embarrassing yourself.
  (tags: socialmedia blogging marketing conversation customer)

• Are the Creators of Twitter Living in the Last Dreamworld on Earth? — New York Magazine
  "Sure, the Twitter guys still have no idea how to make money off their fabulous invention. But for now they are living in a dreamworld of infinite possibilities, maybe the last one on Earth."
  (tags: business twitter web2.0 socialmedia)

• 13 Quick Tips to Make Your Blog STAND OUT from the Crowd
  (tags: blogging socialmedia)
• '25 Random Things': Been Tagged Yet?
  I’m sure someone’s going to figure out how to use this viral campaign as a template to market their business. Something like, “How Chicken McNuggets changed my life.”
  (tags: socialmedia facebook marketing viralcampaigns)

Friday fun story about a viral Q&A on Facebook called “25 Random Things.” I’ve been tagged twice and I won’t participate. Yeah, I’m a spoiler. I also hate chain e-mails.

I’m sure someone’s going to figure out how to use this viral campaign as a template to market their business.  Something like, “How Chicken McNuggets changed my life.”

New York Times: Ah, Yes, More About Me? Here Are ‘25 Random Things’

UPDATE:  I just signed onto Facebook to share the link above and I see that I was tagged with “One Word Answers.”  This is apparently the new “25 Random Things.”  As I said, there’s a marketing application in this somewhere.

What do you think of “25 Random Things” or “One Word Answers?”  Can you think of a way you could use it to promote your product or service?

• Why Your Community-Building and Social Media Efforts Aren't Working… – The Viral Garden
  "If you want to create an online community, don't view it as a money-making venture, instead consider how you can attract customers by creating something of value for them."
  (tags: socialmedia community)
• The Economics of Giving It Away – WSJ.com
  In today's economy, "free may be the best price, but it can't be the only one."
  (tags: marketing business web2.0 2009 trends)