Friday Link Love – April 3rd, 09

Amy Flanagan makes me crack up, yet again. The social media expert debate rages on. I’ll admit the expert title makes me uncomfortable but it makes me ponder what the very knowledgeable people™ about social media do to demonstrate their expertise. How do you set yourself apart from others? I always say hard work, but labels, they find their way into the best and worse of communities. Greg Verdino’s blog title, Twitter is This Year’s Second Life, made me scoff when I read it. He does have several good points though. Especially on 1, 3, and 4. What do you think? Does the virtual world and the microblogging service have more in common than we[.....]

Friday Link Love – Social Media, Music and Books

Jason Baer talks about The Consequences of Social Media Silence. Start talking to your customers before your compeition does. The CBS show ‘Flashpoint’ will be featuring one of my favorite Black Lab songs tonight at 9 PM EST, “Weightless”.  Haven’t heard Black Lab?  Check out this last.fm station and then buy their current album, Passion Leaves a Trace My favorite?  “Ghost In Your Mind”. David Meerman Scott has a new book that I haven’t gotten to read yet. Much to the disappointment of the author I’m sure, I now want to read it even more. Rhi gives us 10 Reasons Not to Read World Wide Rave. In Boston and not Austin next weekend?  Come to[.....]

Friday Link Love from chelpixie

Wanted to throw out a few blog posts that caught my eye and will hopefully catch yours.  These posts are inspiring to me for different reasons, so check them out and let them know what you think on the subjects. Amber Naslund – White Noise Mack Collier – What if your number of Twitter followers didn’t matter? Media Hacks – Podcast #3 is out: Media Hacks #003 – Live From The Carnegie Deli Diva Marketing: With the Facebook uproar this week, I thought this was an interesting POV.  Facebook Trust: A Point of View From The Millennium Generation Jon Swanson: 8 ways to remember your three words.