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Posted on January 21, 2011 - by Wayne Sutton

#babysutton is born and renamed as Micah David Sutton

I’m proud to announce that yesterday LaToya Sutton gave birth to a handsome 7lb 12oz baby boy. His name is Micah David Sutton. No more will I be referencing my new son as #babysutton on twitter as his Twitter user name is @micahdsutton.

I’m really excited about the birth of our new son and the next chapter of our lives now as parents. LaToya and I a truly grateful to all of our family members, friends and online colleagues who have been supportive to us over the years. Your continued friendship and support will be needed as we’re both new to raising a child. With that being said, if you have any advice or tips please let me know in the comments.

You can see pictures, birth information and more on Micah’s new website at http://micahdsutton.com Website screenshot:

Have a great weekend and stay tune as I will be making a few more announcements in the upcoming weeks.

Posted on January 20, 2011 - by Wayne Sutton

Are you like one of the top 5 female tech influencers? – infographic

Via: Wpromote

Posted on January 19, 2011 - by Wayne Sutton

29 of your top social media questions answered on Quora

Quora, the question and answers social network that keeps on buzzing remains a mystery to some and a great resource to others. You can blame some of Quora success on all of the social media practitioners who are asking tons of social media questions to either be looked at as a thought leader or they’re just tired of searching google.

Using the PostRank extension for Google Reader to filter the social media rss Quora topic feed, here are the top 29 social media questions answered on Quora in the last seven days.

1. Why does Google fail at social media?

2. For my website, should I chose AddThis, ShareThis or Twitter’s and Facebook’s specific sharing tools?

3. What is a community manager?

4. What are examples of successful “green” social media campaigns?

5. On Quora, why has the quality of the Social Media Marketing topic declined so extraordinarily, so quickly?

6. How do I export the ‘like’ list of a Facebook company/brand/fanpage?

7. What are the biggest mistakes one can make in managing a social media account?

8. What are the issues of scaling Twitter for customer service?

9. What are some ways schools are using social media tools to make the classroom more effective?

10. How relevant is the Klout score?

11. What are the best PR and social media blogs to follow?

12. What is social targeting?

13. What are the biggest legal concerns with using social media?

14. How different is Social Media Strategist from a Digital PR Consultant?

15. Is keeping a locked account in Twitter a good practice?

16. Is it a good practice to duplicate content in Twitter and LinkedIn?

17. What are some recommendations for good social media and/or digital marketing conferences to attend in 2011?

18. What are good ways to become more influential on Twitter using Quora?

19. How can one prove to a more traditional marketer that social media is essential for a food truck’s success?

20. Which universities are effectively using social media?

21. How could the functionality of Facebook Groups be improved ?

22. What if in the future a “Social Scoring” system like Klout or PeerIndex, would determine, just like credit reports do, your job hiring, promotions, life, etc?

23. Is there a social media website to complain about a customer service from an online company?

24. What is a “social object” in social media context?

25. Why might someone want to follow 1,000+ people on Twitter?

26. What are the best practices or interesting case studies about social media for non profit organizations?

27. Why should an established private community switch from a mailing list like Yahoo groups to a microblogging tool such as Socialcast or Yammer?

28. What should Google do to completely overhaul its social strategy?

29. Do I really need Quora in addition to Facebook and Twitter?

Bonus
What is a Social Media Guru ?
How many Social Media Gurus does it take to screw in a lightbulb?

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If you didn’t see your social media question listed you can follow all of the social media topics on Quora here: http://www.quora.com/Social-Media

Posted on January 18, 2011 - by Wayne Sutton

infographic – How to get the best value from attending technology conferences?

When trying to make a list of technology conferences you should attend and getting approval from you boss can be a tough challenge. You’re going to be asked what is the value from the conference, who do you plan to meet with influencers and/or land new deals all while in the back of your mind you’re thinking about what parties you want to attend. To help you make those decisions, FutureSimple.com has created an infographic called “How to make the most out of a conference day”