Judy Grundstrom at the Just JudyJudyJudy blog yesterday announced the Twin Cities Top Ten Titans In Social Media 2009 , chosen by a distinguished group of judges. The winners come from a variety of backgrounds, including politics ( Dusty Trice ), broadcast media ( Jason Matheson and Alexis Thompson of FM 107.1, You can find details of the top five and 6-10 winners on Judy's blog. Social Tagging Need to Know It's a very interesting list. me ), among others. If you live in the Minneapolis - St. Paul del.icio.us MORE >>

Note: this is a guest post from Cece Salomon-Lee , social media relations expert and author of the PR Meets Marketing blog. Cece has previously guest-posted here on best practices in PR and blogging outreach. Proponents state that social networking technology can help promote similar interactions in a virtual environment. The same goes for social media technology. In this case, social media isn't only for virtual events. Conclusions Like any event, social media takes time and patience. And they did it for FREE. MORE >>

Most Popular Forms of Viral Media Online video is the most popular viral medium for both B2C and B2B use. corporate blog, if done well—that is, focused on industry issues and customer problems as opposed to company "news" and product pitches—can be an effective viral tool. As content grows over time, authors of related blogs will increasingly link to it, the blog's search engine rank will rise, and the blog's author(s) will become recognized as thought-leadership contributors within the industry. Themed variations of common game types (e.g., MORE >>

How can you utilize rich media ads to take advantage of the coverage provided by Google's content network? Find the answers to these questions and others here in more of the best articles and blog posts on maximizing the value of Google AdWords from the past year. Rich Media and Video templates in display ad builder by Inside AdWords Emel Mutlu steps through the benefits of and process for creating rich media AdWords ads for display across Google's content network. How is AdWords Quality Score calculated, and how can you improve that score in your campaigns? MORE >>

A panel of social media experts will discuss how business-to-business organizations can effectively use social media strategy to help achieve business goals MINNEAPOLIS--( BUSINESS WIRE )--The Minnesota chapter of the Business Marketing Association ( BMA-Minnesota ) will host a panel discussion on how business-to-business (B2B) marketers can use social media to boost their performance metrics and support a customer-centric business model. Mark manages all aspects of the social media strategy -- including the blog, Twitter, podcasts, videos and KPIs. MORE >>