10 Tips to Getting More Retweets by TwiTip. Kiesha Easley shares her personal story of transition from Twitter newbie to expert and offers 10 tips for getting retweets she learned along the way including sending direct messages, tweeting others’ blog posts and responding to interesting tweets. 21 Twitter Tips From Socially Savvy Companies by Fast Company. In this ambitious, long and lavishly illustrated post, Angela West compiles a remarkable collection of Twitter tips, etiquette, jargon, tools, apps, icons, WordPress plugins and more. Digg this! Crabs. MORE >>

Particularly with Google’s emphasis in its recent Panda and Penguin algorithm updates on content that is fresh, compelling, unique, social, and naturally linked to, blogs have become even more essential to SEO strategies. Tips for Blogging – Maybe Your Most Important Social Media Activity for Business by SocialSteve’s Blog. No other endeavor can be better to promote you or your brand as a subject matter expert,” Steve Goldner offers seven tips for blogging success,  such as utilizing your passion, speaking (writing) naturally, and posting on a consistent basis. MORE >>

There’s been an important update to the way Google runs their search algorithms , designed to weed out the number of junk content farms. Here’s an excerpt from Website Magazine , an article from Mike Phillips that constitues good search marketing advice: From the Official Google Blog : “ Many of the changes we make are so subtle that very few people notice them. Although I’m a long way from being algorithm-savvy and an SEO wizard, you can’t go wrong with these 4 tips. Digg this! Add this to Google Bookmarks. Tweet This! MORE >>

So in case you missed any of these, here are almost 100 of the best blog posts and articles covering social media strategy and tactics, measurement, monitoring, research, pitfalls to avoid, policies, tools and more from 2009. SEO tips for Facebook and Twitter by iMedia Connection. 100 Tips and Tools to Research the Social Web by Sociable Blog. 10 Best Social Networking Tips for Business by Simple Thoughts. 10 SEO tips for YouTube by iMedia Connection. Google Wave: The Next Social Media King? Digg this! Social Media Measurement. and ROI. Urs E. MORE >>

Here’s a modest contribution to help with that effort; more than six dozen of the best, most bookmark-able articles and blog posts about social media tactics, tools and strategies written so far this year, by leading writers like John Jantsch , Lori Dicker , Lee Odden , Lisa Barone , Jay Baer and many more. Social Media Marketing Tips, Tactics and Guides. Todd Heim supplies a helpful guide to best practices for building a following on and generating traffic from social bookmarking sites like Digg, Reddit, Mixx and Propeller. Digg this! Post on Google Buzz. MORE >>