Social Media Marketing FAIL: “Guaranteed Facebook Friends”

The world of social media marketing is relatively new, but not so new that there aren’t thousands of online posts telling you the “dos and don’ts” and the “no-nos” of utilizing the power of Facebook, Twitter, Myspace and all its spawn. Not to mention that common sense and decency usually dictates basic social media etiquette.

Social Media Stalking: Creepsters in the Internet Age

Chalk it up to overly protective Chinese parents, but I’ve always held a lot of things close to the chest. Perhaps they would prefer me not sharing some of my more embarrassing personal stories on the web, but I’ve come to appreciate the catharsis that comes with letting your thoughts, beliefs and sometimes secrets flow into the infinity of cyberspace. For me, it’s about drawing a line between sharing your humanity and sharing your identity.

Follow Friday: Everything Everywhere, Jonathan Gold, Jeff Bercovici

Tweet tweet, it’s Friday. Lots of great weekend reading for you: Gary Arndt of Everything Everywhere has got some travel stories to tell, Jonathan Gold puts out another 99 list, and Jeff Bercovici begrudgingly admits that the media world isn’t what it used to be.

Follow Friday: Cheri Lucas, Sinosoul, Read Write Web

My occasional Follow Friday — kick your Friday off with an eclectic mix of interesting online reads and the Twitterers behind them.

Potent Quotables: Twerrible Twocabularies

For those of you who are active Twitter users, I encourage you to read the article, if only to satisfy your jeer quota for the day. I’m not even going to get into how barf-tastic this article was (“tweethearts,” “twilebrities”). This article is just an embarrassment to proponents who understand and utilize the power of social media for good.

Follow Friday: Francis Lam, Heather Poole, Mashable

It’s been a little while since I’ve done a full-fledged Follow Friday post, but I’ve been waiting for some quality reading to materialize. So without further ado, here is some reading/Tweeting to kick off your weekend.

Follow Friday: Ruth Reichl, Air Asia Blog, GOOD

Thank God it’s Follow Friday! Check out these pieces by Ruth Reichl, Air Asia Blog and GOOD.

Follow Friday: Dianne Jacob, Airfare Watchdog, Find LA Food Trucks

Another Friday, another edition of Follow Friday. And don’t forget to check out some of the interesting new articles I’ve posted as well.

Follow Friday: Grant Achatz, Ott's World and LA Observed

I got a great response from last week’s Follow Friday, so I’m excited to introduce you to this week’s list. Again, I’ve got some more reading material for you, so enjoy!

Follow Friday: Michael Pollan, Roaming Tales and Bad Pitch Blog

One of the travel blogs that I follow, Roaming Tales, has taken a new approach to Follow Friday* on Twitter that I think is clever. Instead of posting a stream of @xxxes on her own Twitter account, she updates a page on her blog with the Twitter links to people she finds to be interesting, as well as an explanation of who they are and why they deserve recognition. I’ve decided to adopt a similar idea, but I’m going to take it one step further and give you reading material as well. Why? Because everyone should read, darn it.

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