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Please keep track of our sources here! Read these- its history is pretty funny, especially since in Austrail its legal to send a summons for court via Facebook. - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Facebook kinda cool to think how twitter reports and gets news faster to people then any other government emergency bulletin http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twitter

Stowe Boyd, of Socialmedia.biz  ( [] )

Wikipedia- **Social media** are media designed to be disseminated through social interaction, created using highly accessible and scalable publishing techniques. Social media supports the human need for social interaction, using Internet- and web-based technologies to transform broadcast media monologues (one to many) into social media dialogues (many to many). It supports the democratization of knowledge and information, transforming people from content consumers into content producers. Businesses also refer to social media as [|user-generated content] (UGC) or [|consumer-generated media] (CGM). Social media can be said to have three components; Our book: pg. 416 of chapter 10. Communication & Community pg .418-419 Case Study on Myspace pg. 422 Blogs pg. 424-425 Case Study on a Commerical Blog
 * 1) Concept (art, information, or meme).
 * 2) Media (physical, electronic, or verbal).
 * 3) Social interface (intimate direct, community engagement, social viral, electronic broadcast or syndication, or other physical media such as print).

Links about best buy on twitter: http://twitter.com/Bestbuy http://bbyconnect.appspot.com/tips_and_expectations/ http://mashable.com/2009/05/09/twitter-customer-service/ http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/07/21/best-buy-goes-all-twitter-crazy-with-twelpforce/

Online resource for information about social media advertising http://www.socialmediatoday.com/SMC/126103 http://mashable.com/2009/07/28/social-media-small-business/

http://www.chrisbrogan.com/20-free-ebooks-about-social-media/ - 20 free books short descriptions of each (I would suggest reading 1, 8, 11, 12, 13- either way look at 12 it'll make ya laugh!) 1. The New Rules of Viral Marketing – David Meerman ScottAbout the harry potter at universal Orlando resort, the marketing agent rather then go the big way tv/radio/such she told - she told the right 7 people, and that turned into 350,000,000 people knowing within a few weeks. “Putting fans first” “word-of-mouse”talks in detail about each way to spread your info to bloggers to make it go “viral 2. Marketing Apple – MarketingApple.comWas used as a way to find a new job- cant find it thru the link but is talked about in viral marketing (#1) 3. Masters of Marketing – Startup Internet MarketingVery hard to read- sounds like a used car salesman trying to say he’s better then all the rest… does have some good points on how to make things sound sincere and creating a clear identity 4. Podcast Marketing eBook – Christopher S. Penntalking about how to podcast and market it 5. Google Adwords Secrets – SEOBookExactly what title says- talks about getting your site on Yahoo/Google and making sure you’re the top hit. Talks about pay per click, versus bid manegement gets very detailed 6. Get Viral Get Visitors – Stacie Mahoe Not available 7. Marketing With Case Studies – Dynamic CopywritingExplains using stories “before/after” to be used in marketing 8. How to Write a Marketing Plan – Geisheker GroupGoes into list detail of how to write a marketing plan and ways to market yourself in 110 ways 9. SEO for WordPress blogs – Blizzard InternetTalks about marketing blogs- particularly using SEO and wordpress blogs, also talks about what people really want from blogs 10. Social Web Analytics – Social Web Analytics“review here how all organisations can try and make the most of the unprecedented wealth of information afforded by the Social Web” also looks at the analytical tools available on the web, gives good list of tools businesses should use 11. Geeks Guide to Promoting Yourself With Twitter – GeekpreneurVery well written guide to start tweeting, and how to get your name out there! Lists sites to help get your name further into other peoples blogs and tweets. 12. The Zen of Blogging – Hunter NutallREAD THIS ONE!!- if only to laugh… 13. What is Social Media – iCrossingGreat explanations of all the forms of social media. Good quotes.

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The Podcast Customer Revealed – Edison Media Research

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[|40 of the Best Twitter Brands and the People Behind Them http://mashable.com/2009/01/21/best-twitter-brands/]
Brief History of Social Media- []

Social Networking Sites: Definition, History, and Scholarship [] The Harvard Crimson Online http://web.archive.org/web/20050403215543/www.thecrimson.com/article.aspx?ref=357292