Guest commentary by Paula Huggett of The Bokka Group

Paula shares this collection of resources as a great primer for beginning social media participants.  It includes a listing of some great links that share information about the various social media tools and how to use them.  Some of these links are a bit outdated, and yet are still incredibly relevant.  A great comprehensive overview:

Facebook resources

Facebook Resources
Ideas & tips for building Facebook Pages:
http://www.theadvanceguard.com/about_face_white_paper/
Optimizing Facebook Pages:
http://mashable.com/2009/04/01/optimize-facebook-page
(Mashable is the definitive social media resource online)
Facebook for Business – Free Marketing Webinar:
http://www.hubspot.com/marketing-webinars/facebook-for-business-webinar-archive/
Case studies of what works and what doesn’t:
http://tinyurl.com/35dz7j

Twitter resources

Twitter Resources

How to get started:
http://www.cio.com/article/479010/Twitter_How_to_Get_Started_Guide_for_Business_Pe
ople
Twitter Etiquette:
http://dittochic.com/?p=4
http://www.fastcompany.com/blog/norman-birnbach/pr-back-talk/10-twitter-etiquetterules
http://www.cio.com/article/480318/Twitter_Etiquette_Five_Dos_and_Don_ts
How Twitter Can Help at Work:
http://shiftingcareers.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/09/07/how-twitter-can-help-at-work/
Find Businesses on Twitter:
http://www.twibs.com/
50 Ideas on Using Twitter for Business:
http://www.chrisbrogan.com/50-ideas-on-using-twitter-for-business/
(ChrisBrogan.com is another essential online resource for SM)
2 tools for optimizing Twitter productivity (although there are many more):
http://www.tweetlater.com/
http://www.tweetdeck.com
How to Use Twitter Without Twitter Owning You – 5 Tips:
http://tinyurl.com/dx2l7h
A few Twitter productivity tools:
http://mashable.com/2009/02/09/twitter-productivity/
10 Ways to Integrate Twitter With Your Website:
http://net.tutsplus.com/articles/10-awesome-ways-to-integrate-twitter-with-yourwebsite/

Business blogging resources

Business Blogging Resources

Should Your Business Start a Blog?
http://www.searchengineguide.com/diane-aull/should-your-business-start-a-blog.php
50 Content Ideas that Create Buzz:
http://www.conversationagent.com/2009/04/50-content-ideas-the-create-buzz.html
How to Promote Your Blog through Networking:
http://www.problogger.net/archives/2008/03/13/how-to-promote-your-blog-throughnetworking/
102 Blogging Tips All Bloggers need to Know:
http://www.mastersofseo.com/102-blogging-tips/
5 Types of Posts to Feed Your Business Blog:
http://blog.hubspot.com/blog/tabid/6307/bid/4524/5-Types-of-Posts-to-Feed-Your-
Business-Blog.aspx
Automated trend discovery system for blogs:
http://blogpulse.com
Links for searching blogs & message boards:
http://blogsearch.google.com/
http://technorati.com/
http://www.icerocket.com/
http://www.google.com/alerts
http://boardreader.com/

YouTube resources

YouTube Resources

How to Use YouTube Like a Pro:
http://www.mahalo.com/How_to_Use_YouTube_Like_a_Pro
Using video blogs and webcasts to promote your business online:
http://businessvideoblog.blogspot.com/
12 Tips For Effective YouTube Videos:
http://www.umstattdmedia.com/12-tips-effective-youtube-videos/
30+ YouTube Resources & Site Integration Tools:
http://mashable.com/2007/10/08/youtube-toolbox-resources/?cp=1

Social Media PR resources

Social Media PR Resources

Simple way to distribute your news:
http://www.prweb.com/destination.php?awsrc=prweb_plainenglish_fp
How to Write a Social Media Press Release:
http://www.copyblogger.com/social-media-press-release/

General resources

General Resources

Twitter, Facebook, Digg: Can You Join Too Many Networks?
http://mashable.com/2008/12/16/choosing-social-networks/
Social Network Etiquette:
http://www.chrisbrogan.com/considering-social-network-etiquette/
Active Rain / Social networking site for real estate & home building industries:
http://activerain.com/
Builder/Real Estate Industry blogs:
http://www.doyouconvert.com/blog/
http://www.ideaonemedia.com/blog/
http://blog.newhomesdirectory.com/
http://realestatetomato.typepad.com/

http://www.myersbarnes.com/blog/