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	<title>Sparkplug CEO &#187; Dannie McClain</title>
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		<title>Twenty-Five Social Media Websites We Can&#8217;t Live Without</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Jun 2009 04:47:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dannie McClain</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Social media can mean a variety of things to many people. Below, we offer twenty-five social media websites and blogs that although very business-oriented or on the fun track of discussion, each share one element &#8211; express the need for great communication between each other and to help others understand and utilize the correct social [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Social media can mean a variety of things to many people. Below, we offer twenty-five social media websites and blogs that although very business-oriented or on the fun track of discussion, each share one element &#8211; express the need for great communication between each other and to help others understand and utilize the correct social tools.</p>
<div><img class="alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-2322" style="display: inline; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px" src="http://www.sparkplugging.com/sparkplug-ceo/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/mashable-150x150.jpg" alt="mashable" width="120" height="97" align="left" /><a id="vo93" title="Mashable.com" href="http://mashable.com/" target="_blank">Mashable The Social Media Guide</a></div>
<div>Twitter: <a href="http://twitter.com/mashable" target="_blank">@mashable</a></div>
<div>RSS Feed: <a href="http://feeds2.feedburner.com/Mashable" target="_blank">Mashable</a></div>
<div>Among the most respected teams online to create and manage a social media website.</div>
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<div><img class="alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-2311" src="http://www.sparkplugging.com/sparkplug-ceo/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/chris-brogan-150x150.jpg" alt="chris-brogan" width="120" height="96" /></div>
<div><a href="http://www.chrisbrogan.com" target="_blank">Chris Brogan Community and Social Media</a></div>
<div>Twitter: <a href="http://twitter.com/chrisbrogan" target="_blank">@chrisbrogan</a></div>
<div>RSS Feed: <a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/chrisbrogandotcom" target="_blank">Chris Brogan</a></div>
<div>Top-shelf guidance, just like a fine liquor, to individuals and businesses alike.</div>
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<div><img class="alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-2313" src="http://www.sparkplugging.com/sparkplug-ceo/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/chrisg-150x150.jpg" alt="chrisg" width="120" height="96" /><a id="yphp" title="Chris Garrett On New Media" href="http://www.chrisg.com/" target="_blank">Chris Garrett On New Media</a></div>
<div>Twitter: <a href="http://twitter.com/chrisgarrett" target="_blank">@chrisgarrett</a></div>
<div>RSS Feed: <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/chrisgcom" target="_blank">Chris Garrett On New Media</a></div>
<div>A wealth of experience using social media to build a better presence online.</div>
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<div><img class="alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-2315" src="http://www.sparkplugging.com/sparkplug-ceo/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/copyblogger-150x150.jpg" alt="copyblogger" width="120" height="97" /><a id="tvz_" title="CopyBlogger" href="http://www.copyblogger.com/" target="_blank">CopyBlogger</a></div>
<div>Twitter: <a href="http://twitter.com/copyblogger" target="_blank">@copyblogger</a></div>
<div>RSS Feed: <a href="http://feeds.copyblogger.com/Copyblogger" target="_blank">Copyblogger</a></div>
<div>Explodes with resources on using the right words to help you increase traffic and gain subscribers.</div>
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<div><img class="alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-2323" src="http://www.sparkplugging.com/sparkplug-ceo/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/problogger-150x150.jpg" alt="problogger" width="120" height="97" /><a href="http://www.problogger.net" target="_blank">ProBlogger</a></div>
<div>Twitter: <a href="http://twitter.com/problogger" target="_blank">@problogger</a></div>
<div>RSS Feed: <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/ProbloggerHelpingBloggersEarnMoney" target="_blank">ProBlogger</a></div>
<div>Learn to create and grow a better blog through strong placed content.</div>
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<div><img class="alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-2327" src="http://www.sparkplugging.com/sparkplug-ceo/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/seth-godin-150x150.jpg" alt="seth-godin" width="120" height="96" /><a id="t:.-" title="Seth Godin's Blog" href="http://sethgodin.typepad.com/" target="_blank">Seth Godin&#8217;s Blog</a></div>
<div>Twitter: <a href="http://twitter.com/thisissethsblog" target="_blank">@thisissethsblog</a></div>
<div>RSS Feed: <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/typepad/sethsmainblog" target="_blank">Seth Godin&#8217;s Blog</a></div>
<div>Seth is the lead vocal in the great choir of marketing. When Seth speaks, or writes, millions listen and read.</div>
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<div><img class="alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-2319" src="http://www.sparkplugging.com/sparkplug-ceo/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/gary-vee-150x150.jpg" alt="gary-vee" width="120" height="98" /><a id="mcgy" title="Gary Vaynerchuck" href="http://garyvaynerchuk.com/" target="_blank">Gary Vaynerchuck</a></div>
<div>Twitter: <a href="http://twitter.com/garyvee" target="_blank">@garyvee</a></div>
<div>RSS Feed: <a href="http://garyvaynerchuk.com/rss" target="_blank">Gary Vaynerchuck</a></div>
<div>A leader on how to utilize social media tools to take your business and build to the next level.</div>
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<div><a id="m7xs" title="Scobleizer.com" href="http://scobleizer.com/" target="_blank"><img class="alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-2325" src="http://www.sparkplugging.com/sparkplug-ceo/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/scocleizer-150x150.jpg" alt="scobleizer" width="120" height="97" />Scobleizer &#8211; Exploring the 2010 Web</a></div>
<div>Twitter: <a href="http://twitter.com/scobleizer" target="_blank">@scobleizer</a></div>
<div>RSS Feed: <a href="http://scobleizer.com/feed/" target="_blank">Scobleizer</a></div>
<div>Read &#8220;<a id="n8pv" title="Exploring the 2010 Web" href="http://scobleizer.com/2009/05/16/exploring-the-2010-web/" target="_blank">Exploring the 2010 Web</a>.&#8221; Literally, breaking down old walls to build new life again.</div>
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<div><img class="alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-2326" src="http://www.sparkplugging.com/sparkplug-ceo/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/scott-monty-150x150.jpg" alt="scott-monty" width="120" height="101" /></div>
<div><a id="af4-" title="Scott Monty's Social Media Marketing Blog" href="http://scottmonty.com/" target="_blank">Scott Monty&#8217;s Social Media Marketing Blog</a></div>
<div>Twitter: <a href="http://twitter.com/scottmonty" target="_blank">@scottmonty</a></div>
<div>RSS Feed: <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/SocialMediaMarketing" target="_blank">Social Media Marketing Blog</a></div>
<div>Ford&#8217;s Social Media guru, Scott has touched us all. Creating lively stories from daily events to teach anyone to network.</div>
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<div><img class="alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-2333" src="http://www.sparkplugging.com/sparkplug-ceo/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/viral-150x150.jpg" alt="viral" width="120" height="97" /></div>
<div><a id="e5ow" title="The Viral Garden" href="http://moblogsmoproblems.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">The Viral Garden</a></div>
<div>Twitter: <a href="http://twitter.com/mackcollier" target="_blank">@mackcollier</a></div>
<div>RSS Feed: <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/TheViralGarden" target="_blank">The Viral Garden</a></div>
<div>Mack&#8217;s motto, &#8220;Don&#8217;t focus on the tools, focus on the connections that the tools help facilitate.&#8221;</div>
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<div><img class="alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-2317" src="http://www.sparkplugging.com/sparkplug-ceo/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/duct-tape-150x150.jpg" alt="duct-tape" width="120" height="97" /></div>
<div><a id="tmnd" title="Duct Tape Marketing" href="http://www.ducttapemarketing.com/" target="_blank">Duct Tape Marketing</a></div>
<div>Twitter: <a href="http://twitter.com/ducttape" target="_blank">@ducttape</a></div>
<div>RSS Food: <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/ducttapemarketing/nRUD" target="_blank">Duct Tape Marketing</a></div>
<div>Award winning social media publisher John Jantsch is a top resource in small business marketing.</div>
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<div><img class="alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-2328" src="http://www.sparkplugging.com/sparkplug-ceo/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/social-explorer-150x150.jpg" alt="social-explorer" width="120" height="96" /></div>
<div><a id="syfl" title="Social Media Explorer" href="http://www.socailmediaexplorer.com/" target="_blank">Social Media Explorer</a></div>
<div>Twitter: <a href="http://twitter.com/jasonfalls" target="_blank">@jasonfalls</a></div>
<div>RSS Feed: <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/SocialMediaExplorer" target="_blank">Social Media Explorer</a></div>
<div>When you see the words &#8220;social media innovation&#8221; on a blog, you should stop and subscribe!</div>
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<div><img class="alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-2324" src="http://www.sparkplugging.com/sparkplug-ceo/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/readwriteweb-150x150.jpg" alt="readwriteweb" width="120" height="97" /></div>
<div><a id="efx1" title="ReadWriteWeb.com" href="http://www.readwriteweb.com/" target="_blank">ReadWriteWeb</a></div>
<div>Twitter: <a href="http://twitter.com/rww" target="_blank">@rww</a></div>
<div>RSS Feed: <a href="http://www.readwriteweb.com/rss.xml" target="_blank">ReadWriteWeb</a></div>
<div>A collaborative team filling the web with a treasure trove of posts geared towards tools used daily in social media.</div>
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<div><img class="alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-2312" src="http://www.sparkplugging.com/sparkplug-ceo/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/chris-pirillo-150x150.jpg" alt="chris-pirillo" width="120" height="96" /></div>
<div><a id="vf2b" title="Chris.Pirillo.com" href="http://chris.pirillo.com/" target="_blank">Chris.Pirillo.com</a></div>
<div>Twitter: <a href="http://twitter.com/chrispirillo" target="_blank">@chrispirillo</a></div>
<div>RSS Feed: <a href="http://feeds.pirillo.com/ChrisPirillo" target="_blank">Chris Pirillo</a></div>
<div>A man of many face, Chris takes the business out of social media and makes it entertaining to learn.</div>
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<div><img class="alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-2329" src="http://www.sparkplugging.com/sparkplug-ceo/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/social-today-150x150.jpg" alt="social-today" width="120" height="98" /></div>
<div><a id="k05k" title="Social Media Today" href="http://socialmediatoday.com/" target="_blank">Social Media Today</a></div>
<div>Twitter: <a href="http://twitter.com/socialmedia2day" target="_blank">@socialmedia2day</a></div>
<div>RSS Feed: <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/Smcblogs" target="_blank">Social Media Today</a></div>
<div>From creating strategies to implementation across the board, Social Media Today is your how-to in social media.</div>
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<div><img class="alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-2320" src="http://www.sparkplugging.com/sparkplug-ceo/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/instigator-150x150.jpg" alt="instigator" width="120" height="98" /></div>
<div><a id="ukgf" title="Instigator Blog" href="http://www.instigatorblog.com/" target="_blank">Instigator Blog</a></div>
<div>Twitter: <a href="http://twitter.com/byosko" target="_blank">@byosko</a></div>
<div>RSS Feed: <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/InstigatorBlog" target="_blank">Instigator Blog</a></div>
<div>Benjamin Yoskovitz focuses on creating a strong foundation using the right social media tools to get the job done.</div>
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<div><img class="alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-2330" src="http://www.sparkplugging.com/sparkplug-ceo/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/soshable-150x150.jpg" alt="soshable" width="120" height="99" /></div>
<div><a id="d8jn" title="Soshable.com" href="http://soshable.com/" target="_blank">Soshable.com</a></div>
<div>Twitter: <a href="http://twitter.com/soshable" target="_blank">@soshable</a></div>
<div>RSS Feed: <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/soshable" target="_blank">Soshable.com</a></div>
<div>Have your cake and eat it too! Soshable gives you great social media headlines to create your discussions.</div>
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<div><img class="alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-2331" src="http://www.sparkplugging.com/sparkplug-ceo/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/success-blog-150x150.jpg" alt="success-blog" width="120" height="96" /></div>
<div><a id="gjtm" title="Successful-Blog.com" href="http://www.successful-blog.com/" target="_blank">Successful-Blog.com</a></div>
<div>Twitter: <a href="http://twitter.com/lizstrauss" target="_blank">@lizstrauss</a></div>
<div>RSS Feed: <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/successful-blog/WuQV" target="_blank">Successful Blog</a></div>
<div>Bringing together like-minded bloggers to give each the opportunity to collaborate on business and social media.</div>
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<div><img class="alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-2334" src="http://www.sparkplugging.com/sparkplug-ceo/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/enterprise-150x150.jpg" alt="enterprise" width="120" height="102" /></div>
<div><a id="n08n" title="Enterprise 2.0 Blog" href="http://enterprise2blog.com/" target="_blank">Enterprise 2.0 Blog</a></div>
<div>Twitter: <a href="http://twitter.com/e2conf" target="_blank">e2conf</a></div>
<div>RSS Feed: <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/e2blog?format=xml" target="_blank">Enterprise 2.0 Blog</a></div>
<div>A central spot where information is dispersed on how to utilize proper tools to make individuals more productive.</div>
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<div><img class="alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-2310" src="http://www.sparkplugging.com/sparkplug-ceo/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/buzz-bin-150x150.jpg" alt="buzz-bin" width="120" height="97" /></div>
<div><a id="b-g_" title="The Buzz Bin" href="http://www.livingstonbuzz.com/blog/" target="_blank">The Buzz Bin</a></div>
<div>Twitter: <a href="http://twitter.com/geoffliving" target="_blank">@geoffliving</a></div>
<div>RSS Feed: <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/TheBuzzBin" target="_blank">The Buzz Bin</a></div>
<div>The Bin&#8217;s focus is to help individuals and companies embrace the forward moving motion of social media.</div>
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<div><img class="alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-2332" src="http://www.sparkplugging.com/sparkplug-ceo/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/the-social-150x150.jpg" alt="the-social" width="120" height="97" /></div>
<div><a id="s63m" title="The Social" href="http://news.cnet.com/the-social/" target="_blank">The Social</a></div>
<div>Twitter: <a href="http://twitter.com/caro" target="_blank">@caro</a></div>
<div>RSS Feed: <a href="http://news.cnet.com/8300-13577_3-36.xml" target="_blank">CNET&#8217;s The Social</a></div>
<div>Fun informative blog that gives you the meat and potatoes of social media in a gossip-chic sort of way.</div>
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<div><img class="alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-2316" src="http://www.sparkplugging.com/sparkplug-ceo/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/culture-buzz-150x150.jpg" alt="culture-buzz" width="120" height="97" /></div>
<div><a id="x3sj" title="Culture Buzz" href="http://www.culture-buzz.com/" target="_blank">Culture Buzz</a></div>
<div>Twitter: <a href="http://twitter.com/culturebuzz_com" target="_blank">@culturebuzz_com</a></div>
<div>RSS Feed: <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/MarketingViral-BuzzMarketing-EN" target="_blank">Culture Buzz</a></div>
<div>Culture Buzz finds, posts, and chats about all the hot campaigns deserving some buzz. <a href="http://www.culture-buzz.com/blog/Air-New-Zealand-Nothing-to-hide-2164.html" target="_blank">Happening Now!</a></div>
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<div><img class="alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-2321" src="http://www.sparkplugging.com/sparkplug-ceo/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/logic-emotion-150x150.jpg" alt="logic-emotion" width="120" height="98" /></div>
<div><a id="e64i" title="Logic+Emotion" href="http://darmano.typepad.com/" target="_blank">Logic+Emotion</a></div>
<div>Twitter: <a href="http://twitter.com/armano" target="_blank">@armano</a></div>
<div>RSS Feed: <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/Logicemotion" target="_blank">Logic+Emotion</a></div>
<div>Armano is a true communicator and focuses on creating &#8220;one&#8221;, by bring people and brands together.</div>
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<div><img class="alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-2314" src="http://www.sparkplugging.com/sparkplug-ceo/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/conversation-agent-150x150.jpg" alt="conversation-agent" width="120" height="98" /></div>
<div><a id="gt5y" title="Conversation Agent" href="http://conversationagent.com/" target="_blank">Conversation Agent</a></div>
<div>Twitter: <a href="http://twitter.com/conversationage" target="_blank">@conversationage</a></div>
<div>RSS Feed: <a href="http://feeds2.feedburner.com/ConversationAgent" target="_blank">Conversation Agent</a></div>
<div>Focusing on how to build value through communication. Check out the <a id="on1g" title="New Media Equity" href="http://conversationagent.typepad.com/.a/6a00d8341c03bb53ef011570a247d6970b-pi" target="_blank">New Media Equity</a> flow chart on interaction.</div>
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<div><img class="alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-2318" src="http://www.sparkplugging.com/sparkplug-ceo/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/every-dot-150x150.jpg" alt="every-dot" width="120" height="97" /></div>
<div><a id="k9wq" title="Every Dot Connects" href="http://everydotconnects.com/" target="_blank">Every Dot Connects</a></div>
<div>Twitter: <a id="qykw" title="@conniereece" href="http://twitter.com/conniereece" target="_blank">@conniereece</a>, <a id="b2gl" title="@epodcaster" href="http://twitter.com/epodcaster" target="_blank">@epodcaster</a>, and <a id="rc0e" title="@SheliaS" href="http://twitter.com/shelias" target="_blank">@SheliaS</a></div>
<div>RSS Feed: <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/everydotconnects" target="_blank">Every Dot Connects</a></div>
<div>The collective focus is to build a bridge between people and ideas using social media.</div>
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<div>Count them &#8211; twenty-five blogs to help nurture and entertain your social media curiosity. Do you have a favorite social media website or blog not listed? Leave a comment and share in our discussion.</div>]]></content:encoded>
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