As I write this, I’m on Interstate 5 southbound heading to San Francisco for public relations agency tours with a smart and savvy group of students from Allen Hall Public Relations. I’m online from the passenger seat, listening to Pandora… god, I love technology.
Here’s our best of’s for the week. As always, you can learn more info about these “linky loves” and the background on the students’ assignment here.
NBA Fans to Decide Dunk Contest via Twitter in Most Connected All-Star Weekend Yet (Mashable) — A creative way to engage fans via Twitter and social apps.
The social media measurement smackdown (Ragan) — “As a social marketer, I can’t measure what I do. I just do it.” Really!? You can, and should, measure social media.
Judge: Jail or Facebook apology (Cincinnati Enquirer) — Do you think this violates free speech rights?
CEO Communications: Five Phrases That Signal “BS” (MarketingProfs) –Phrases you should avoid using.
Lay off the Social Media Experts (BetaBeat) — Interesting commentary on the social media profession.
Burberry to Debut Catwalk Collections via Animated GIFs on Twitter (Mashable) — Burberry gets more creative with second Tweetwalk.
Addicted to a Website Called Pinterest: Digital Crack for Women (The Washington Post) — Can’t stay off Pinterest? You aren’t the only one.
Avoid Social Media Overload: 4 Steps to Take Today (Ragan) — Having trouble executing your social media plan? Use these suggestions.
How Political Campaigns Should Be Using Video in 2012 (AdAge) — What are your thoughts?
9 Ways Students Can Use Social Media to Boost Their Careers (Mashable) — Some useful tips to think about using social media to network and build your career.
Clever or crazy: College student blogs for social media agency to hire him (Ragan) — I say pretty smart. What do you think and why?
Five insanely simple ideas to make your next presentation sizzle (Grow) — These might come in handy in the very near future. What do you think?
photo of Mount Shasta, which was in view as I put this post together, via Flickr from James the photographer
