Marketers are starting to realize that just setting up social media accounts on sites like Facebook, Google+, LinkedIn, and Twitter and "experimenting" by participating sporadically isn't really going to generate results. If you really want to get the most out of all social media has to offer your business and truly make it work for you, you need to do more than just experiment. Here are some awesome cheat sheets for Facebook , Twitter , Google+ , and LinkedIn to help you get the most out of each of these networks. The reason for this shift? Hallelujah! MORE >>

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Getting Your Small Business Ready for Google+ by Blue Focus Marketing. Mark Burgess explains how small business can build trust and creatively use circles on Google+ (“This insight [that people prefer to share specific information with specific groups of friends or followers] led to the creation of Google+ circles, a major differentiator between Google+ and Facebook.  But Google brings something extra, something that Facebook and Twitter can’t offer – the power of open Web search.” It’s the fastest-growing social network ever. Image credit: SEOmoz. MORE >>

50 (of the) Best Twitter Guides, Stats, Tips and Tools of 2010 (So Far) , October 5, 2010 While a dwindling number of business executives still dismiss Twitter as a waste of time, recent research suggests it is one of the most valuable social networks for business. Awareness of Twitter has exploded; 87% of Americans said they were “familiar with” Twitter in a poll taken earlier this year, versus just 5% in 2008 and 26% in 2009. Twitter success stories: Explaining the ROI of Twitter , October 11, 2010 Measurement and ROI are constant themes in the social media world.  MORE >>

On some level, that’s the fundamental principle of public relations -- to get people talking about and interacting with your brand, your executive team, and your product in lovable ways that inspire great conversation and content. Moreover, PR professionals wielded considerable power in the sense that if journalists wanted to interact with their customers, executives, or analysts, they were responsible for facilitating that interaction, so marketing education focused on making the most of those opportunities. But (isn''t there always a but ?). the campaign.’" MORE >>