Collective Wanderings; Take 3

Our 3rd week of Collective Wanderings draws to a close. This time around, we’ve added a thought to compliment the regular roundup…

Enjoy your weekend!!

Brian’s picks

• Essential Skills of a community manager – Chris Brogan
• Web networking photos come back to bite defendants – Yahoo News
• If your blog’s ranking is falling, is that really your fault, or Technorati’s? – The Viral Garden

Dave’s picks

• Socialititis strikes social media users – SEO Mentor
• New communication theory and roles – Brian Solis
• Twitter is not a micro-blogging tool – Mashable
• For a web analyst; what is social media? – Web Metrics Guru

Mark’s picks

• Open web foundation officially launches – TechCrunch
• No more software patents – Mashable
• Myspace to join OpenId – TechCrunch
• World’s first mainstream semantic web – Primal Fusion
• iPhone apps as marketing tools – Start up hustle
• MySpace/Facebook ignore location on iPhone at their peril -TechCrunch

Shana’s picks

• Create an Effective Strategy for Managing Your Online Profiles – Search Engine People
• 21 Ways to Make Your Blog or Website Sticky – ProBlogger

Brian also wanted to pass along his wishes in light of the passing of Randy Pausch; Achieving your childhood dreams