Social Media Now 7.6.08

Here are some interesting links we’ve come across in the past week. Have you got some favorites to pass on? Share them in the comments section!

John McQuaid is thinking about hyperlocal in his post ”The Big Die-Off, And The Long Tail Of Hyperlocal”.

Josh Bernoff discusses the benefits and drawbacks when politicians delve into social media in his post Barack Obama vs. my.BarackObama.com on FISA — When Your Fans Disagree With You

Jeremiah Owyang discusses the Social CMS Dilemma and wonders if we’ll be seeing better tools for community management, and if community managers are ready for that.

Scoble points out some interesting stats about FriendFeed, and how participation can win you friends and followers.

Bright Shiny Objects
My favorite new Twitter App, TweetDeck launched in beta on the 4th of July.

I also discovered ClipMarks, which allows you to clip parts of a page and send it by email, to your blog, FriendFeed, or add a Clipmarks widget pretty much anywhere you want to.

And last but not least, check out TwitterPacks, a wiki that groups twitter users by areas of interest.

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