Most of the articles today were found through Twitter links. I love clicking links from resources I trust in my friends column of Twitter. It’s been an interesting way to keep up with new developments and to share historical moments with an interesting mix of strangers, friends and family. Surreal at moments like the final Olympic hockey game recently.

In any case…it’s where a lot of my non-client reading initiates. Yes, I am a geek who reads this stuff for fun.

Successful Blog Most small business owners will do everything they can to avoid coming across as pushy or obnoxious.  Learning how to do that in the social media space is going to be an important part of your marketing if you are a small business owner with a local market. This article covers several tips on how to create a presence on social media without coming off as a shark.

Get In Front Marketing – If you aren’t going to hire PK Marketing Solutions for your press release needs, you should make a point of learning how to write one that gets attention for yourself. This article gives 25 tips on writing a powerful release.

Damn! I wish I’d thought of that – Just found this blog this morning, and it got me excited enough to comment – which doesn’t happen too often on blogs that I’m new to…I usually read for a while before leaving a comment. But this one piqued my interest because of the co-operative element.

Retail Minded – This article is perfect for retailers trying to improve their e-commerce websites, providing 5 tips for optimization.

That’s some of what I read today. I switch computers for daytime work, so those are just the bookmarks from before 8:20 am when I headed out for the school run.