Wednesday, September 9, 2009

Top 10 Social Media Blogs




Friends, clients, strangers and other interested parties often ask me where they should go if they want to learn about social media. There is no single answer to this question because there are so many good minds out there and the landscape changes so quickly. In an effort to organize the places to go and learn from the best, I wanted to share the best social media spots on several different platforms. This will come in a series of posts, but I'll start with my top 10 social media blogs.

I came to these numbers factoring in both quantitative data like page rank, alexa rank, compete unique visitors and others, as well as qualitative data like quality of posts and activity level of communities.

1. Mashable : Simply the powerhouse of social media news. Mashable attracts more visitors in one day than some blogs can even dream of getting in their active life. Great writers, great ease of use. It is simply the best right now.
2. Seth Godin's Blog: If you want some great insight into life while learning social media both directly and through osmosis than Seth is your man. Don't let his shiny scalp scare you away. He truly knows what hes talking about and has been the mentor to many social media minds.
3. ChrisBrogan: Chris is an expert in social media and isn't afraid to show it. That doesn't mean that he isn't humble because he most certainly is. He lives and breathes social media, which is evident in every post about his daily experiences or his major insights.
4. Marketing Pilgrim: There are a few primary bloggers whose primary goal is to flood you with industry news that can be of help to you. Go, read, download and emerge a smarter person.
5. Web Strategy by Jeremiah Owyang: Up until a couple of days ago Jeremiah was working with and providing intensely helpful information from the comfort of the Forrester offices. He has now teamed with Charlene Li, which should make for a powerful force in the social media world.
6. Scobleizer: Robert made his name while working at Microsoft, but his innovation and expertise goes beyond the world of Microsoft.
7. Duct Tape Marketing: Focused mostly on small businesses and small budgets. DTM is a great source for those just getting into social media marketing as a part of overall marketing strategies.
8. How To Change The World: Guy Kawasaki is a name that most if not all social media people know. He is really pushing Alltop, but continues to guide us through his blog. You can also find Guy's thought leadership at his other home on OPEN Forum.
9. PR 2.0: Brian Solis writes PR 2.0, while contributing at TechCrunch and Brandweek. He's a great strategist that knows the best technologies to use along the way.10. Logic + Emotion: David Armano is stretched a little thin these days because he is in such high demand though his work with Dachis Group, but he still manages to write posts about the contemporary issues and industry-specific news for social media.

4 comments:

Unknown on September 9, 2009 at 9:18 PM said...

Thanks for the list, really good to have it all in one place.. how did you decide on these as social media blogs, because some of them cover more than just social media?

Jake Rosen on September 10, 2009 at 7:59 AM said...

Anna, glad you liked the list. You're exactly right that some of these blogs don't focus exclusively on social media. I settled on these because social media is prevalent throughout their posts and blog environment as a whole whether it is the primary focus or not.

After determining the blogs that fit the criteria, it was the content, community size and community activity level that helped determine the final order.

Ryan Stephens on September 10, 2009 at 1:04 PM said...

I resent this list. Where's Ryan Stephens Marketing? I'm smarter than all of these people combined. In fact, I'm there mentor, though none of them would admit it b/c they don't want me to get more requests and get too busy to ghostwrite all their posts for them.

Jake Rosen on September 10, 2009 at 1:36 PM said...

I would respond with an intelligent reply, but you used "there" instead of "their" in front of mentor. Also, you're just jealous that you don't get to go on another elevator ride to the 9th floor.

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