The Social Media Examiner recently chose the top ten social media blogs they suggest following. Reprinted here.
#1: Social Mouths
Social Mouths, the brainchild of Francisco Rosales, provides deep and honest looks at social media marketing and trends that impact our industry.
The site contains detailed posts with real-world examples, and addresses new and difficult topics.
#2: ViralBlog
ViralBlog provides a daily stream of social media trends and inspiration through case studies and other interesting articles.
The site has excellent content with useful tips and advice.
#3: Jeff Bullas
Jeff Bullas takes a close look at how businesses can get found online through social media.
The site has excellent content with solid social media insights.
#4: Hubze
Hubze has built an audience by focusing on social media trends and tips on social media marketing tactics.
The site contains a nice variety of media, including articles and podcasts.
#5: The Sales Lion
The Sales Lion from Marcus Sheridan is a blog that seeks to build community around inbound marketing, blogging, business and life.
The site fosters strong community with great participation through comments.
#6: Pushing Social
Pushing Social from Stanford Smith provides practical blogging tips and resources from a fresh perspective.
The site contains creative, informative and readable posts with deeper-than-average advice.
#7: Heidi Cohen
Heidi Cohen provides intelligent insights on social media tactics and trends, all while making the complex simple.
The site contains comprehensive and thoughtful content.
#8: MarketingTech Blog
MarketingTech blog provides a technology-focused approach to new media marketing.
The site covers a variety of topics and media, including radio and video.
#9: Likeable Media
Likeable Media keeps readers current on industry trends and new tools while also providing strategies and tactics for using Facebook and social media marketing.
The site contains very current information on new tools and platforms.
#10: SplashMedia
SplashMedia provides interesting takes on strategy, tips and trends, while their SplashCasts offer some great success stories.
The site features great use of a video show as well as diverse postings with good in-depth content.
Republished from the Social Media Examiner who chose the lucky ten a coule of weeks ago. Congrats to the winners.
Renee Blodgett is the founder of We Blog the World. The site combines the magic of an online culture and travel magazine with a global blog network and has contributors from every continent in the world. Having lived in 10 countries and explored nearly 80, she is an avid traveler, and a lover, observer and participant in cultural diversity.
She is also the CEO and founder of Magic Sauce Media, a new media services consultancy focused on viral marketing, social media, branding, events and PR. For over 20 years, she has helped companies from 12 countries get traction in the market. Known for her global and organic approach to product and corporate launches, Renee practices what she pitches and as an active user of social media, she helps clients navigate digital waters from around the world. Renee has been blogging for over 16 years and regularly writes on her personal blog Down the Avenue, Huffington Post, BlogHer, We Blog the World and other sites. She was ranked #12 Social Media Influencer by Forbes Magazine and is listed as a new media influencer and game changer on various sites and books on the new media revolution. In 2013, she was listed as the 6th most influential woman in social media by Forbes Magazine on a Top 20 List.
Her passion for art, storytelling and photography led to the launch of Magic Sauce Photography, which is a visual extension of her writing, the result of which has led to producing six photo books: Galapagos Islands, London, South Africa, Rome, Urbanization and Ecuador.
Renee is also the co-founder of Traveling Geeks, an initiative that brings entrepreneurs, thought leaders, bloggers, creators, curators and influencers to other countries to share and learn from peers, governments, corporations, and the general public in order to educate, share, evaluate, and promote innovative technologies.
