Trayvon Martin, Twitter's birthday, and a Romney music video -- a week in social media
Almost everyone will miss almost everything discussed on social media. So...here's what was hot last week, including widely shared topics such as the killing of a Florida teen and Twitter's sixth birthday.
Another week has flown by in social-media land, which means, you--and I--have missed a lot of developments, new products, etc. Most of them, of course, don't matter, but these Week in Review posts (March 19; March 12; March 5; February 26; February 19) are meant to help you catch up with the ones that do. Wherever I can, I insert Twitter handles so you'll have some new folks to follow. Each week, you can help by posting links in the comments section or e-mailing me or tweeting with @sree or #sreetips.
First stop: Mashable's 53 Digital Media Resources You May Have Missed by Matt Petronzio (@MattPetronzio) is where I go to catch up with the best of what that site posted during the week. Several among them are worth saving for later, including:
- Twitter Rewind: Big Highlights From 2012 to 2006
- 9 Hot Social Networks to Watch
- 6 Ways to Improve Your Vacation Using Social Media
The death of Trayvon Martin: This story was hard to miss. Thanks to social media and some crusading journalists, millions of people became aware of the shooting death of an unarmed African-American teenager by a neighborhood watch captain. To see the full extent of social media connections to the story, see this Know Your Meme page. Martin was wearing a hoodie when he was killed, and some have used their own hoodies as a way to bring attention to his killing. The most prominent tweet was this one by basketball superstar Lebron James (@KingJames). It's a photo of him and his Miami Heat teammates, all wearing hoodies. To keep up with developments see this Mother Jones primer by Adam Weinstein (@AdamWeinstein) and the Atlantic posts by Ta-Nehesi Coates (@Tanehesi).
LinkedIn's week in review: Thanks to a roundup of the most-shared stories on LinkedIn by Francesca Levy (@FrancescaToday), we get a glimpse of what people have been reading there. This week, the top stories were:
- The Magic of Doing One Thing at a Time (HBR)
- 6 Habits of True Strategic Thinkers (Inc.)
- Why Top Talent Leaves: Top 10 Reasons Boiled Down to 1 (Forbes)
- Why Bilinguals Are Smarter (NYT)
- Job Seekers Getting Asked For Facebook Passwords (AP)
Infographics Week in Review: I am a big fan of smart infographics and the best of them get a lot of play on social media. Here are three I noticed this week.
- Rise of Tablets in Small Businesses: A look at how iPads and other tablets are being used in small businesses; created by SpiceWorks.
- Famous Musicians from New Jersey: A look at musicians from the same state as Sinatra and Springsteen; created by eMusic.
- Pro Sport Salary Structures: A look at some of the eye-popping salaries in some U.S. sports; created by FansEdge
YouTube Week in Review: I'm going to try to highlight some videos each week, looking through the YouTube Trends Blog. The popular video I picked involves Mitt Romney, President Barack Obama, and a parody of an Eminem song.
The tweet with the most retweets was about LinkedIn's potential globally:
Another tweet with a lot of retweets and impressions was about my online social media workshop and the #cjsm hashtag you can follow for tips:
Readers, what did I miss? Post your thoughts in the comments below, please, or e-mail me or tweet me at @sree or #sreetips on Twitter.