70 Helpful Resources To Help You Understand Social Media


There seems to be a lot to learn about when it comes to marketing your business with social media.  The learning curve is steep, and mastery of the subject is still undefined.

by Flowtown

by Flowtown

The first step is understanding the shift to social media.  Are you looking to answer the who, what, where, when and why questions? You also want resources that will keep you up to date.   I’ve compiled a list of resources I’ve found helpful in developing my knowledge on the subject.

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10 Social Media Books Every Small Business Owner Should Read This was compiled by Small Business Trends.

2010 Social Media Marketing Industry Report by Social Media Examiner

The Ultimate List:  300+ Social Media Statistics from Hubspot

6 Specialty sites

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Mashable

Hubspot

ClickZ

Econsultancy

Social Media Today

SmartBrief on Social Media

Alltop Social Media

8 noted “social media greats”

I enjoy perusing these sites to see social media in action!

A Smart Bear

BizSugar

Brian Solis

Chris Brogan

Gary Vaynerchuk

Seth Godin

The Steve Rubel Stream

Webinknow

25 Folks to follow on Twitter for great social media information

Jeff Bullas

Iconic88

Christinekorda

SMMmagazine

MackCollier

karenswim

birdbathbuzz

mikefixs

SocialStreaming

TrendTracker

ChrisPirillo

RayBeckerman

DeniseWakeman

AmberCadabra

PennOlson

equalman

social_smallbiz

pete_kistler

SocialMediaProf

realstrategic

simonmainwaring

mashable

MariSmith

TBsocialmedia

SocialNetDaily

2 great lists

Or you can follow Mashable’s Social Media list on Twitter or Wefollow’s Socialmedia