RESOURCE: Social Media for Dummies

The folks at BrainGain Marketing based in Troy, MI have launched BrainStorm, a new online resource to help many of us 'net novices and web-tool wallflowers become more savvy when it comes to utilizing "social media" (tools which allow us to have "online conversations" such as blogs, Twitter, Facebook, etc.)

BrainGain understands that the world of new media can be an intimidating one. That's why we invite you to check out BrainStorm - BrainGain's redesigned blog all about "Social Media Savvy" to help you step into the world of new media and Marketing/PR 2.0.

While browsing through BrainStorm, I immediately followed a link to a great resource called The Common Craft Show. These guys explain everything from Social Networking to Zombies "in plain english". Check out their short introduction to blogs, how they work and why they matter below!

Lansing-area Online Marketing Firm Hosts Contest for Nonprofits

I read today that a Lansing-area Online Marketing Firm is hosting a contest for nonprofits:

Are you a non profit organization that could use some help marketing your web site? Netvantage Marketing is accepting applications to provide six months of free search engine optimization and web analytics services to qualifying companies.

Just click to read the article or to download the application from Netvantage's site.