Minnesota Monday – Communications Bloggers Posts From Last Week

Interesting posts from Minnesota communications bloggers for the week ending 1/18/10. Culled from the Minnesota Social Media Bloggers FriendFeed room.

• Tom Pick lists 7 reasons every business should Tweet and later launches his new blog
• Adam Singer talks about writing compelling social news headlines
• John Reinan examines the homoeroticism of Head & Shoulders’ Troy Polamalu ads
• Robert Stanke lists some important online community metrics then sings the praises of Google Groups
• Julio Ojeda-Zapata posts a follow-up on his iPods in the classroom story
• Lee Aase talks about seniors’ use of social media and then posts a video about Mayo’s employee communications
• Scott Hjulberg says the revolution will be YouTubed
• Jon Gordon does a two part interview with author Michael Belfiore about DARPA, examines Google’s potential exit from China, reports about teaching Generation V, and disaster relief via texting [MP3s]
• Arik Hanson lists 11 more intriguing PR people
• Phil Wilson examines how KDWB morning host Dave Ryan uses social media
• David Brauer looks at Pew’s new report, How News Happens
• Mark Palony says information is no longer power then talks about mixing traditional and social media
• Dave Folkens gives a shout out to nonprofits
• Doug Hamlin talks about loyalty “TweetCards”
• Kristin Gast posts a video for a Starbucks cause marketing effort
• Meg Canada posts a social media bingo card for Minnesota nonprofits & posts nonprofit social media resources
• Stefania Revelli looks at cell phone hotel check-in technology
• Allison examines Subway spokesman Jared’s weight gain
• Michelle Bowles lists 5 examples of social media marketing in health care
• The Iconoculture podcasts features impressions from CES [MP3]
• Katie Schutrop recaps the Twin Cities Young Professional Communicators event
• Douglas Pollei posts a social media presentation by Tara Hunt
• The Minnov8 Gang podcast addresses cloud computing [MP3]
• I posted about the iHologram app, a demonstration of FujiFilm’s 3D camera,  some Science Friday audio about the psychology of prices, and looked at Best Buy’s CES channel