Great article over at Search Engine Watch about prepping your SEM strategy for the Holidays.

Improve Your SEM in Time for the Holidays – Search Engine Watch (SEW)

I love this. Find someone that is hellbent on social media and make them read this.

Entrepreneur.com Daily Dose

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I have tried 9 out of the 10. How about you?

10 essential Twitter apps for marketers – iMediaConnection.com

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If you are going to do a video to promote your eBook, it might be a good idea to not have the camera man move the camera when recording…otherwise rerecord the video.

The Edge of Success – Download Now!

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Yet another thing from Google that looks pretty darn awesome. Check it out.

Google Fast Flip is Geared to Generate More Ad Dollars

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Looks like this new book called Crush It will be added to my winter list of reading.

Interesting post.

Help Me Interview Gary Vaynerchuk (@garyvee) on Twitter about his new book, Crush It! #crushitbook | Sazbean

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Its great to see that we have yet another social media strategy checklist to reference.

However, here is my question…with so many people coming out with these sorts of things as well as people claiming to be industry experts in social media, I wonder if the folks doing all of the talking could execute a strategy within a corporate environment.

Its one to talk about it on the agency side and preach the things that can be done, but its another to dig your hands in on the other side and execute.

Don’t get me wrong, I am not faulting or adding fuel to the fire with Sean’s article below, I am just curious as to how many people have actually executed this on the corporate side.

A Social Media Strategy Checklist – ClickZ

Chris Marriott over at iMedia talks about reactivation campaigns strategies and while basic in nature he does have some good point.

One of the things he fails to mention is that reactivation is tough and requires a tremendous amount of patience and testing in order to get it right.

I have often found that articles like this have a good message but fail to convey to the reader that this kind of stuff is really really hard work.

Also, not sure I dig the reference to calling subscribers the “living dead” as I prefer non-engaged, but since it was a Halloween reference post, I wont press that issue. Give it a read and let me know what you think.

Tactics for reviving dead email subscribers – iMediaConnection.com

Jay Baer is brilliant in this post. Humanizing the company should be a top priority for small and medium size business people.

To me, if I know the personality of the company and the folks that work there, I would be more inclined to spend my money or invest my time with them.

Great post Jay.

Social Media is About People, Not Logos | Social Media Marketing | Social Media Consulting – Convince & Convert

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Get your self hosted blogs patched today folks.

New worm attacks unpatched WordPress blogs – FierceCIO:TechWatch

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I love Firefox because of all of the add-ons. In fact, I am an add-on addict and my work browser is so customized even my CTO is impressed with all my stuff on it.

If I want speed however, I turn to Chrome and although a memory pig, it cranks. If I want my full experience with all my add-on’s and stuff, I turn to FF which of course is fast, but not as fast as Chrome.

Last but not least..I use Safari on my Mac and FF and Chrome on my laptops.

Good article below which gives the reader a good sense on all of the browser speeds. Enjoy.

Browser Speed Tests: Chrome 4.0 and Opera 10 Take On All Challengers – Browsers – Lifehacker

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I am not a big fan of long meetings. In fact, when I schedule meetings I try to only make them 30 minutes which angers some people, but I start on time and come prepared with an agenda and rapid fire through the agenda.

I think the business world would be better off if we can limit our meeting times to only 30 minutes on most occasions.

In any event scheduling meetings are the worst part, but here is an article which gives us the Top 10 apps for scheduling them.

Top 10 Apps for Scheduling a Meeting Online – ReadWriteEnterprise

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Here is a cool post on a Lego House being built. I wonder how well it is insulated?

Enjoy.

lego house | blankanvas

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Looks like a post that I did over at Deliverability.com made an impression on the folks at marketingprofs. Very cool.

MarketingProfs Articles : Find Out What It Means to Me

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Interesting Post over TechCrunch.

I remember signing up on Twitter when it first came out under another account name. I thought it had promise, but was lame that no one was on there.

As Twitter Continues To Grow, Popular Users Widen The Gap

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I tried the FB to Twitter thing and am trying to separate my personal stuff on FB with my Twitter account where I normally talk about industry/business related stuff with and occasional personal push.

Thoughts?

Facebook Page to Twitter | Are We Connected.com

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This post over at five blogs before lunch is funny and it got me to thinking to remind myself to not stay at The Waldorf-Astoria in New York City since I have to dress in smart casual to get a cup of coffee.

I like nice places to stay, but I also like wearing shorts and t-shirts where I go.

5 Blogs Before Lunch: A Dress Code at Starbucks?

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A post over at the Search Engine Optimization Journal talks about discontinuing the use of URL shorteners.

I use them pretty exclusively on Twitter, but its making me think again.

Should You Use URL Shorteners?

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I love Skype. In fact, I love it so much, that I am planning on using them as my full time phone and leverage my cell for other calls.

eBay Sells Skype: Undoing a Mistake, or Making Another? | Blogs | ITBusinessEdge.com

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I knew like 8 or so..which makes me about average.

How about you?

20 Things You Don’t Know About Google | Search Engine People | Toronto

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I have said it for years..simplicity works. People try to complicate things all of the time and in today’s low tolerance and short attention spans, simplicity works.

The Obama Marketing Lesson: Branding Strategy Insider

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Great post over at Leo Burnett – Cultural Fuel.

This is truly an iPhone ad you will never see. Who wants to bet that it will be shown to the folks over at AT&T

The other iPhone ad | Leo Burnett – Cultural Fuel

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Some great tips in this post to really make your blog stand out.

58 ways to build a better blog

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Want a great list to sink your teeth into. Here is a pretty comprehensive list of the the Top 50 Social Media Blogs.

I think I only noticed 1 or 2 that I don’t already subscribe too.

The Top 50 Social Media Blogs Of The Year

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Tac is right on with this post. I need to get way better at what he talks about, but I do it often.

Great post Tac.

New Comm Biz » That’s a Stupid Idea.

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Like me, I am sure you have seen the iPhone app commercials and love them.

Here is a post from brand dna with a video spoof on apps for obsessive boyfriends.

Totally funny in a spooky sort of way.

brand dna: An iPhone App for obsessives

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This is hilarious. The video is so cheesy that I actually felt sorry for the person who was contracted to make it.

Let me know what you think.

The race is on. | make the logo bigger

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Looks like I will be adding this book to my reading list.

All a Twitter is Twitter for Smart Cookies | Chris Abraham

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No doubt that a post like this gets me thinking about Twitter and its intrinsic value these days.

It almost seems that people are just lurking and waiting in the bushes to pounce on you with the hopes of either trying to sell you something, but inevitably just end up annoying you.

Lets call it a twitter ambush.

CrapHammer: What Spammers Know That We Don’t

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Excellent post on social media by Shannon Paul.

In Defense of Social Media « Shannon Paul’s Very Official Blog

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