8 Social Media Basics for 2010

8 Social Media Basics for 2010 December 29, 2009

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Larry Brauner I’ve bookmarked and skimmed a dozen or more articles that project the path of social media in 2010. Collectively these articles represent many days of researching and writing.

Search Social Media 2010 on Google, and you’ll be able to compile your own social media 2010 reading list. If the information in all the articles isn’t sufficiently comprehensive, a list of 44+ social media books to buy and read can help fill the gaps.

2010 Not that I don’t like reading about trends and innovations — I do. However, I learned long ago that the bleeding edge cuts both ways, and there’s merit in waiting until the timing is right.

Blogs and Facebook have been around for years, yet only recently have they emerged as key tools for main- stream businesses.

I suggest that we watch and see how social media and technology play out in 2010, but that we focus on the basics and build our web presences right now using techniques and resources at our fingertips.

Here are my eight social media basics for building a web presence 2010:

Core Marketing and PR Competencies – Analytics, branding, communication, competitive intelligence, design, list building, market segmentation, marketing research, targeting, etc.
High-Quality Relevant Content – Producing and sharing articles, videos, podcasts, pictures, conference calls and talk shows.
Search Engine Optimization – Social media and SEO complement each other. Read Social Media vs. Search Engine Optimization and Website vs. Web Presence.
Blogging – Also in Website vs. Web Presence, Darren Rouse, author of 31 Days to Build a Better Blog, shares in a video his blog-centric approach to social media marketing, an approach to which I subscribe.
Social Networking Sites – Nearly any social media site can present opportunities to network. By social networking sites, I mean sites that exist primarily for networking rather than content sharing.The principal social networking sites for business are LinkedIn, Facebook and Twitter. You can also throw into the mix Ning and other niche social networking sites.
Content Sharing Sites – Two of the most popular content sharing sites are YouTube and Flickr, but there are many more.
Social Bookmarking Sites – There are hundreds of business and social bookmarking sites. Two of my favorite sites are Business Exchange and StumbleUpon.
Blog and Web Site Networks – There are many blog and website networks. My favorites include Entrecard, NetworkedBlogs, Technorati, MyBlogLog, BlogCatalog and Google Friend Connect.

With these social media basics, you can build a huge web presence in 2010. It’s not possession of the latest technology or an inside scoop on a new FB app that’ll enable you to soar in 2010. Your success will depend largely upon your own creativity, skills, efficiency and inner motivation.

I hope you have already mastered the all-important skills of subscribing to blogs and commenting on blog posts.

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