Top 15 Favorites – Social Media Websites and Experts

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Lately, a few friends have asked me who I follow for Social Media news. So here is my list of just a few of my favorites – both websites and ‘experts’. It includes folks I know who may not yet be famous, but are pretty darn smart Please feel free to add your recommendations in the ‘comments’. I’ll also probably keep adding to this list as I find more great people to recommend. Enjoy!

1. Debbie Weil : Leading lady of social media.
2. Sue Young : PR expert – follow her on Twitter!
3. Chris Brogan : Social media god.
4. Brian Solis : Social media legend
5. Liz Strauss : Another of the leading ladies of Social Media. She’s a star!
6. Terry Crosby : Terry is amazing – follow her on Facebook, Twitter etc. She is a wealth of information!
7. CopyBlogger : You want to start a blog? Then this is your bible!
8. SmartBlogs – Social Media : Sign up for their newsletter. Great array of stories – including case studies.
9. Social Media Examiner : Great social media insights in a fun and digestible format.
10. Mashable : This is where I get my breaking news from (if not from Twitter, or Mashable on Twitter). It is a resource STOCK FULL of info on social, new media, tech trends and WAY more.
11. John Haydon : Social media, marketing, non-profits, how-to guides, video blogging, musician, storyteller – John wears all these caps and more.
12. Amy Howell :  Amy is smart – super smart.
13. Justin Levy : Everyone retweets and quotes Justin. Leading social media.
14. The Social CMO :  Aggregate of great content by Social Media smart people.
15. ReadWriteWeb : Latest in web technology and social media trends.