Top 5 Social Network Geek Resource Websites
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“Knowledge is the only instrument of production that is not subject to diminishing returns”
J. M. Clark, Journal of Political Economy, Oct., 1927
Any self respecting Social Network aficionado knows that hardly a day goes by when a new application, plug in, technique or strategy is developed. And let’s face it… internet geeks like myself just have to share! Social Network Marketing techniques are the opposite of static and the tools you use, whether provided by the Social Networks themselves or 3rd party applications are constantly evolving.
Anyhow here are my favorite bookmarked Blog / Resource websites with a short explanation of what they are all about. These are in no specific order as the subjects they are addressing are widely divergent. I would greatly appreciate any comments about this list and very much welcome suggestions of other helpful websites to check out.
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1. Megaleecher.net
In their own words as posted by their admin,” The one stop portal for all the latest, freshest and most interesting stuff on the internet, Bookmark for latest technology, software, internet, computing tips tricks and tweaks…”
I love this site because of all the OS (open source) offerings and a first shot at many beta applications. Office software, PC maintenance, gaming, phone network applications…you name it! They review it and often you can grab coupons or jump on “first 100 to sign up” freebie offers for stuff everyone else is paying big bucks for. Interested in the latest from Microsoft?, Google?, Apple?, Cisco?, Adobe? This is where to find it…and get the first shot at using it.
The Social Media Guide
2. Mashable
This website is self proclaimed as “THE Social Media Guide” and they do certainly attempt to be. They do incorporate a technical aspect like Megaleecher but the overall emphasis is more on sociological and cultural impact of social media.
Twitter is heavily emphasized and I think Mashable must be the most RT’d (Re-Tweet) blogsite on the internet. This is a great reference website for comparison stats and Mashable is heavy into lists if data is your thing. My one complaint is that their damn page reloads every 2 minutes! GRRRRR….
Technorati collects, organizes, and distributes the global online conversation.
3. TECHNORATI
From their ABOUT US link…
Founded as the first blog search engine, Technorati has expanded to a full service media company:
- The largest social media advertising network
- The third largest blog media property*
- The 6th largest social media property*
- Online properties that introduce blog content to millions of consumers
*comScore March 2009
Technorati, as is evident from their own ABOUT US blurb, is evolving. It’s evolving into an advertising / affiliate machine of gargantuan proportions…look out Google! However, that being said, Technorati ever was and for the time being anyway is the best source to find the very best bloggers in the business. If you want to learn blogging..go here. Hint: The end of the year 100 BEST Social Media blogs are worth searching the archives for!
W3Schools Online Web Tutorials
4. W3Schools
OK I don’t even know where to begin praising these guys. I meekly bow before the holiest of holy shrine to Web Building Resources.
If your involved with Social Media at all then you know how much it helps to have some technical know-how. I learned HTML scripting on these hallowed pages in a straightforward self-paced way even a “tech challenged” bonehead such as myself could easily grasp. Learn HTML, PHP, SQL, CSS, XHTML, ect., ect., ect……the list is nigh on endless. Self testing pages. Tons of easy to use practice pages so you can tell what your screwing up. PLUS references such as tags, attributes, colors, symbols, again…on and on. All dead easy to find and all totally FREE!
Addict-o-matic: Inhale the Web
5. ADDICTOMATIC
Technically Addictomatic is a search engine not a true website but it’s my blog and my list so your all going to have to live with it! This a custom built blog trollers paradise. Simply type into the banner field the topic of choice click “Create” and BAM! You are presented with the top 5 latest blog titles about your topic from Twitter, YouTube, Digg, Bing News, Technorati, Delicious, Ask, Twingly, WordPress, Bloglines, Wikio, Google Blogs and more….
So dig in to Blog buffet and chow down!
I know you all must have your favorites as well so go ahead…share! Comment Below.
