My Google Reader subscription list is formidable, and I’ll bet it’s not half as long as some. Everyone has something to say. But when is it worth spending your time listening?
To me, social media is like sitting down next to someone on the bus, and starting up a conversation that might lead anywhere. Except, now, I don’t even have to pay bus fare.
I read blogs because I enjoy conversations where I might learn something. And, a lot of the most interesting people in social media have good things to share,and are worth spending some time talking with, even if you don’t always agree.
Finally, connections are also not a bad thing when you are interested in world domination. You never know when the person you spoke with in Starbucks this morning will turn out to have an army of cunning Mallard ducks, ready to attack by land, sea or air.
Each blog I subscribe to offers something of value to me. Entertainment, wisdom/experience, new ideas in areas I’m interested in, or a way of seeing things that I might not consider if left to my own devices. Check these out if you’re looking for some new food for thought, or if you just want to strike up a good conversation:
- awis.blogspot.com
- Alwaleed Center for Muslim-Christian Understanding
- Create Value or Die
- Andy Beal’s Marketing Pilgrim
- Anna Banane
- Backyard Gardening Blog
- Brains On Fire
- BtoB Magazine – BLOG ROUNDUP
- shakerartsinsiders.blogspot.com
- ChrisBrogan.com
- Container Gardening
- Creative Business Development
- Deal Money
- Dwight Schrute’s Schrute-Space
- Email Insider
- Event Guide
- FlackLife
- Geek.com
- How to Change the World
- John Chow dot Com
- Jon Heller
- Jonathan Coulton
- jonlee.ca
- Lifehacker
- Linked Intelligence
- Liz Strauss.com
- Logic+Emotion
- Madpoet’s House of Waffles
- Marketing Nirvana
- Marketing Profs Daily Fix
- Marketonomy
- Marshall Kirkpatrick
- Mediaphyter
- melanie mcbride online
- taranhero.livejournal.com
- My Masonic Journey
- One Monkey Don’t Stop No Show
- Papa Geno’s Garden Blog
- ProBlogger Blog Tips
- Productivity in Context
- ReadWriteWeb
- relentlessPR
- Rose Ariadne’s Blog
- remarkable communication
- Small Business Search Marketing
- Seth’s Blog
- Spare Change
- TechCrunch
- The Flowercast
- The Money Mythos
- The Nonprofit Quarterly
- The Progress Bar
- The Spark!
- The Viral Garden
- TudorHistory.org
- Twitter Blog
- Twitter Handbook
- Vegetable Container Gardening
- Veggie Gardening Tips
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Thanks for the link! I read this one too…
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