
Courtesy Twitter Wiki
Twitter strategies are critical to successfully extracting as much value and information out of your efforts on Twitter as possible. Chief amongst these critical strategies, besides identifying your purpose for being there in the first place, is who you the entrepreneur or company should follow. If you are an aspiring social media marketer, looking to learn and leverage social networks, and interested in enriching your knowledge base the following are the best people and companies to follow on Twitter (in no particular order) :
What is your take? Did we miss anyone? Is there a less than worthy person on the list? Give us your feedback
The following is a very short list of what I believe to be the most influential social media centric sites in the blogosphere. Thanks go to Heidi Sullivan of Cisionblog for her great article “Top 100 Social Media & Internet Marketing Bloggers.” The value these sites bring include: content resource, tips, strategies, new trends, industry analysis, breaking news, and connectivity within the niche. If I were made to choose just five social media sites to read, then this would be my starting five:
1. ReadWriteWeb.com: Massive traffic, with a reported Feedburner RSS subscribers number 272,000 and respect account for the cashe of this site. The content is magnificent with their recent post “10 Ways Social Media Will Change in 2009″ garnering huge readership.
2. ChrisBrogan.com: Continually excellent stream of fresh content, personalized style, and open transparent offerings make Chris a true social media superstar. He gives value first, he gives it often, and he gives without request. His “Best of” page and Rockstars acknowledgement page are both brilliant and valuable.
3. Mashable: Pete Cashmore and the gang give so many tips, how to’s, and top list articles it’s like a factory assembly line of continous quality. A person could read this blog alone and learn social media within a matter of months. The variety is great and the “usefullness quotient” is very high.
4. BeingPeterKim: Have you ever discovered a fantastic tiny restaurant tucked away in a favorite neighborhood where the proprietor treats you like family and you always feel satisfied after stuffing yourself? Well that is the feeling I get everytime I show up to read Peter Kim’s analysis. I gain such clear understanding, I learn something new nearly every session, and I feel satisfied that my time was well spent.
5. Blog.guykawasaki.com: Guy is like one of the Beattles, he’s been around and seen alot, you can say his name and fans come out the woodwork, he constantly delivers value like a great musician performing what comes naturally. Guy is a entrepreneur’s entrepreneur and the most influential read for anyone to consistantly follow.