I've just finished my gift shopping, have two more days at work and am halfway through the various parties in my diary. There are just five days left until Christmas, and one of the longest breaks from work I've taken this year. I probably won't be posting between Christmas and New Year and so wanted to use the last five posts of 2008 to highlight Five Things to Do in 2009. (actually five lots of five things so 25 in total!)
Today I'm starting with Five blogs you should read in 2009. Blogs that I've enjoyed and learnt from in 2008 and that I think everybody in social media or online communities should be reading in 2009.
1. FeverBee
I've become a big admirer of Richard Millington's work this year. He helps companies with their online community strategy and his blog, FeverBee, contains ideas for how to build online communities. He generated a lot of interest in early December 2008 with his Online Community Building Manifesto, which highlights his belief that the non-technical aspect of growing and building an online community is important to focus on. And this is exactly what he does in his blog.
2. Ignite Social Media
The blog from Ignite Social Media is a great source of information and examples of use of social media by brands. I love it as a source of examples and ideas to use when talking to clients and to keep up-to-date on what brands are doing with social media.
3. Social media (re)loaded
I've studied languages for much of my life and have lived in both France and Russia. So I have a lot of respect for anybody who blogs in a foreign language, and enjoy reading the different perspective on the market that you get from other countries. ' English-language blog is a good source of information, interviews and debate on social media, coming from a European perspective.
4. ThreeMinds
The blog from Organic has been a respected source of information on digital marketing for a number of years now, and is a good source of information on trends in the market. Their Weekly Digest is a particularly valuable read and a quick and easy source of information on things you might have missed each week.
5. FutureLab
The only 'aggregator' blog on the list, and I should admit that some of my posts contribute to this blog, but the team at FutureLab select and then publish what they consider to be the best posts in marketing and strategy from around the web on their Marketing & Strategy Innovation blog. The end result is an interesting and informative digest of what people across different industries think and know, and it serves as a good route in to discovering new blogs.
Read all of our Five Things to Do in 2009 posts
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Some more reading
- Who's getting hired right now? Community Managers!
- Social Networking for ANY Type of Business, but there are Tricks ...
- Want to improve your community in 2009? Ask your members.
- ThePort.com - Social Media Solutions
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