Today is one of those days where I will cornily pronounce TGIF. No I am not five, but am just happy to have two days to just kick back, brew some Oktoberfest and watch some football. Next week is also a short week of sorts as I’ll be headed to Chicago to speak at the WOMMA event as part of the city’s social media week, which I am excited about. While in town, I’ll also get to catch up with Rebecca Denison, Gini Dietrich and Daniel Agee. If you are in the area and want to join in on the action drop me a line. How was your week? Any interesting weekend plans?
Scooby Doo Named Healthiest Cartoon – as a new dad, I am super excited to see that my favorite cartoon has been named the healthiest cartoon for kids to watch. My only question is how healthy are those sandwiches that Scooby and Shaggy eat? Or the substances to build up said appetites.
IBM: Companies need more community managers – this is a great look into the way that IBM sees social evolving and how businesses will need to adapt to continue to be successful.
Football social network Bantr expands from the UK into Spain and Italy – this is not football, but rather the game we Americans call soccer. Now I will never claim to understand the game, but the social network to me is very intriguing as it fills a void that other networks don’t provide. Wonder if MLB, NFL and NBA are keeping tabs on it.
You want results? Time to start reinvesting in people – This is one hell of a smart post from Oliver Blanchard. If you are a manager looking for results, take a look at this post as it may solve some of your problems.
The Swag and Tax Question: An IRS Auditor Reveals the Facts – interesting post on what swag can and probably should cost bloggers…worth a read if you work with bloggers or accept swag on your blog.
Hope you enjoyed this week’s edition of Five for Friday, catch you next week.
Image – steven w