In order to qualify this year, each #Nifty50 nominee had to work for a technology company such as software, hardware, IT services or telecom. Coming next year , Tom and I will be honoring #Nifty50 Women and Men Writers, to include bloggers, journalists, authors and PR professionals. Based in Barrie, Ontario (just north of Toronto), Chris is CTO and co-founder of gShift Labs , a developer of web presence optimization software for midsized companies and agencies. John is a fun and engaging presence on Twitter , Facebook , LinkedIn and Pinterest and also blogs for Dell. MORE >>

slick service that enables you to easily add a QR code to your business card which links to your LinkedIn profile and contact information. Buffer is a tool for automatically posting content to Twitter, LinkedIn and Facebook. “Greplin social media search can access more than just your Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn accounts. Innovation is alive and well in the development of cool free and low-cost web-based tools and apps. How can you quickly find out how far a link has spread on Twitter? Surf the web securely and anonymously when using pubic WiFi? PingTags. Buffer. MORE >>

Talk about it on Twitter, FB or LinkedIn. Journaling software. Here is a great example of their approach to helpful content, they recently ran a poll of the top bloggers on marketing automation – on their list was one of their competitors! Marketo's Modern B2B Marketing. Marketing and Sales Alignment – Marketo eBook (New!). How should marketers leverage content? Which content should be free? Which content should be gated to genereate leads? " Ardath Albee. Blog Marketing Interactions Twitter Ardath421. " Give to Get – Yes, it works. MORE >>

According to a recent report from Forrester Research titled “B2B Marketers Must Better Prepare for Marketing Automation &# ( get it from Marketo for free ), marketers have to really focus their efforts on content creation if they are to succeed: “If they only push this type of content out in campaigns, they push their audiences away, since business buyers have a low tolerance for commercial messages. Think about: Videos Webinars Presentations eBooks Whitepapers Sales Collateral Blog Posts Tweets Facebook Comments/Likes/etc LinkedIn (company page, discussions, etc.) MORE >>

Social Media in B2B Marketing - Survey Results - Everything Technology Marketing , November 16, 2010 The B2B Technology Marketing Community on LinkedIn conducted a survey earlier this year to explore the rapidly changing landscape of social media in the context of B2B marketing. Reasons B2B Companies Should Use Linkedin Company Pages, Plus 4 Examples and 4 Tips to Get Started - Modern B2B Marketing , November 3, 2010 Have you seen the changes to the LinkedIn Company Pages?  It’s a great place for businesses to make relevant LinkedIn users aware of their brand. blogs. MORE >>