<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> <rss version="2.0" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:sy="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/syndication/" xmlns:slash="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/" ><channel><title>Social Media Examiner &#187; nomination</title> <atom:link href="http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/tag/nomination/feed/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /><link>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com</link> <description>Your Guide to the Social Media Jungle</description> <lastBuildDate>Sat, 11 Feb 2012 15:47:14 +0000</lastBuildDate> <language>en</language> <sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod> <sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency> <item><title>Nominate Your Favorite Social Media Blog: 3rd Annual Top 10 Social Media Blog Contest</title><link>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/nominate-your-favorite-social-media-blog-3rd-annual-top-10-social-media-blog-contest/</link> <comments>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/nominate-your-favorite-social-media-blog-3rd-annual-top-10-social-media-blog-contest/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Thu, 08 Dec 2011 12:00:30 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Cindy King</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Reviews]]></category> <category><![CDATA[blog contest]]></category> <category><![CDATA[cindy king]]></category> <category><![CDATA[contest]]></category> <category><![CDATA[nomination]]></category> <category><![CDATA[social media blog]]></category> <category><![CDATA[top 10]]></category> <category><![CDATA[top 10 blogs]]></category> <category><![CDATA[top blog]]></category> <category><![CDATA[top social media blog]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/?p=12754</guid> <description><![CDATA[It’s time to open up nominations for our 3rd annual Top 10 Social Media Blogs contest—the blogosphere’s biggest contest for social media blogs. We&#8217;re looking for your nomination for the Top 10 Social Media Blogs. The winners will be promoted in our 120,000-reader newsletter and announced on Social Media Examiner. How to Nominate Please make [...]]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/category/reviews/ " target="_blank"><img class="alignright" title="social media review" src="http://cdn.socialmediaexaminer.com/images/case-study-pose.png?9d7bd4" alt="social media reviews" width="164" height="167" /></a>It’s time to open up nominations for our 3rd annual Top 10 Social Media Blogs contest—the blogosphere’s biggest contest for social media blogs.</p><p><strong>We&#8217;re looking for your nomination for the Top 10 Social Media Blogs</strong>. The winners will be promoted in our 120,000-reader <a href="http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/subscribe/" target="_blank">newsletter</a> and announced on Social Media Examiner.</p><h3>How to Nominate</h3><p>Please <strong>make a single nomination of your favorite social media blog by commenting below and including why you like the blog </strong>(only your first nomination counts). Be sure to include a link to the blog.<span id="more-12754"></span></p><p>To make the cut, <strong>a blog must be nominated by multiple people.  Make your nomination by 1/5/2012.</strong></p><p><strong>The Judges</strong>: Our judges include <strong><a href="http://www.damniwish.com/" target="_blank">Andy Sernovitz</a> </strong>(author, <em>Word of Mouth Marketing</em> &amp; CEO, SocialMedia.org), <strong><a href="http://www.blogworld.com/" target="_blank">Rick Calvert</a> </strong>(CEO, BlogWorld), and <strong><a href="http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/">Michael Stelzner</a> </strong>(author, <em>Launch</em> &amp; CEO, Social Media Examiner).<br /> <img src="http://cdn.socialmediaexaminer.com/images/1211ck-andy-sernovitz.jpg?9d7bd4" alt="andy sernovit" /><img src="http://cdn.socialmediaexaminer.com/images/1211ck-rick-calvert.jpg?9d7bd4" alt="rick calvert" /><img src="http://cdn.socialmediaexaminer.com/images/1211ck-mike-stelzner.png?9d7bd4" alt="mike stelzner" /></p><p>Winners will be selected based on the quality of their content, the frequency of their posts, reader involvement and their blog’s ranking (in that order).  Think part readers-choice and part Oscars.</p><p><a href="http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/top-10-social-media-blogs-of-2011/" target="_blank"><img class="alignright" src="http://cdn.socialmediaexaminer.com/images/top10-socialmediablog2011.png?9d7bd4" alt="" width="108" height="163" /></a>The winners will be announced here in January and also in our newsletter. <a href="http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/top-10-social-media-blogs-of-2011/" target="_blank">Click here to see our 2011 top 10 blog contest winners</a>.</p><p>Note that our judges will decide the final winners.</p><p>Go ahead and <strong>enter your nomination right now in the box below</strong> and be sure to let your friends know about this contest.<div class="wp_twitter_button" style="float: right; margin-left: 10px;"> <a href="http://twitter.com/share?counturl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.socialmediaexaminer.com%2Fnominate-your-favorite-social-media-blog-3rd-annual-top-10-social-media-blog-contest%2F" class="twitter-share-button" data-url="http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/nominate-your-favorite-social-media-blog-3rd-annual-top-10-social-media-blog-contest/" data-count="vertical" data-via="smexaminer" data-lang="" data-text="Nominate Your Favorite Social Media Blog: 3rd Annual Top 10 Social Media Blog Contest &raquo; Soci [...]">Tweet</a><br /><script type="text/javascript" src="http://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script></div> ]]></content:encoded> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/nominate-your-favorite-social-media-blog-3rd-annual-top-10-social-media-blog-contest/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>10</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Nominate Your Favorite Small Business Facebook Page: Top 10 Contest</title><link>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/nominate-your-favorite-small-business-facebook-page-top-10-contest/</link> <comments>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/nominate-your-favorite-small-business-facebook-page-top-10-contest/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Mon, 01 Aug 2011 12:00:39 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Cindy King</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Reviews]]></category> <category><![CDATA[View Points]]></category> <category><![CDATA[contest]]></category> <category><![CDATA[facebook page]]></category> <category><![CDATA[facebook page content]]></category> <category><![CDATA[nomination]]></category> <category><![CDATA[small business]]></category> <category><![CDATA[small business contest]]></category> <category><![CDATA[small business marketing]]></category> <category><![CDATA[small business page]]></category> <category><![CDATA[top 10]]></category> <category><![CDATA[top 10 contest]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/?p=11043</guid> <description><![CDATA[Social Media Examiner is accepting nominations for its &#8220;Top 10 Small Business Facebook Page&#8221; contest. Have you got a favorite small business Facebook page? Keep reading to learn how you can nominate them. The winners will be promoted in our 94,000-reader newsletter and announced here. How to Nominate Please make a single nomination by leaving [...]]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><img class="alignright" title="FB pages" src="http://cdn.socialmediaexaminer.com/images/case-study-pose.png?9d7bd4" alt="" width="164" height="167" />Social Media Examiner is accepting nominations for its &#8220;Top 10 Small Business Facebook Page&#8221; contest.</p><p>Have you got a favorite small business Facebook page? Keep reading to learn how you can nominate them.</p><p>The winners will be promoted in our 94,000-reader newsletter and announced here.</p><h3>How to Nominate</h3><p><span id="more-11043"></span><img class="alignright" title="badge" src="http://cdn.socialmediaexaminer.com/images/smallbizto10fbpage.gif?9d7bd4" alt="" width="163" height="237" />Please <strong>make a single nomination by leaving a comment below</strong> and include why you like the page (only your first nomination counts). Be sure to include a link to the Facebook page you&#8217;re nominating.</p><p>To make the cut, a Facebook page must be (1) owned by a small business and (2) receive at least two nominations.</p><h3>How it Works</h3><p>We track and score the nominations, then our panel of judges helps determine the top 10 small business Facebook pages.</p><p><strong>The Judges</strong>: Our panel of Facebook experts includes <strong></strong><a href="http://www.facebook.com/marismith" target="_blank"><strong>Mari Smith</strong></a> (co-author, <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Facebook-Marketing-Hour-Chris-Treadaway/dp/0470569646/" target="_blank"><em>Facebook Marketing: An Hour a Day</em></a>), <a href="http://www.facebook.com/LikeableMedia" target="_blank"><strong>Dave Kerpen</strong> </a>(author, <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Likeable-Social-Media-Customers-Irresistible/dp/0071762345/" target="_blank"><em>Likeable Social Media</em></a>) and <a href="http://www.facebook.com/smexaminer" target="_blank"><strong>Michael Stelzner</strong></a> (author, <a href="http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/launch/" target="_blank"><em>Launch</em></a>).</p><p><a href="http://www.facebook.com/marismith" target="_blank"><img title="Mari Smith" src="http://cdn.socialmediaexaminer.com/images/sme-contributor-mari-smith.png?9d7bd4" alt="" width="73" height="73" /></a><a href="http://www.facebook.com/LikeableMedia" target="_blank"><img title="Dave Kerpen" src="http://cdn.socialmediaexaminer.com/images/fbss11-dave-kerpen.png?9d7bd4" alt="" width="60" height="73" /></a><a href="http://www.facebook.com/smexaminer" target="_blank"><img title="Michael Stelzner" src="http://cdn.socialmediaexaminer.com/images/sme-contributor-michael-stelzner.png?9d7bd4" alt="" width="73" height="73" /></a></p><p>Winners will be selected based on the quality of their Facebook pages, the frequency and quality of their wall activities and fan engagement.  Think part readers&#8217; choice and part Oscars.  The winners will be announced here in early September and also in our newsletter. <strong>Make your nomination by August 22, 2011</strong>.</p><p>In addition to amazing exposure, <strong>each of the top 10 winners will also get free tickets to </strong><a href="http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/fbsummit11/sme1/" target="_blank"><strong>Facebook Success Summit 2011</strong></a>—the web&#8217;s largest online Facebook marketing conference.</p><p>Note that our panel of judges will make the winning selections. Their decisions will be final.  <strong></strong></p><p><strong>Enter your nomination right now in the comment box below</strong> <em>(scroll all the way to the bottom of this page)</em> and be sure to let your friends know about this contest.<div class="wp_twitter_button" style="float: right; margin-left: 10px;"> <a href="http://twitter.com/share?counturl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.socialmediaexaminer.com%2Fnominate-your-favorite-small-business-facebook-page-top-10-contest%2F" class="twitter-share-button" data-url="http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/nominate-your-favorite-small-business-facebook-page-top-10-contest/" data-count="vertical" data-via="smexaminer" data-lang="" data-text="Nominate Your Favorite Small Business Facebook Page: Top 10 Contest &raquo; Social Media Examiner">Tweet</a><br /><script type="text/javascript" src="http://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script></div> ]]></content:encoded> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/nominate-your-favorite-small-business-facebook-page-top-10-contest/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>10</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Nominate Your Favorite Social Media Blog: 2nd Annual Top 10 Social Media Blog Contest</title><link>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/nominate-your-favorite-social-media-blog-2/</link> <comments>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/nominate-your-favorite-social-media-blog-2/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Tue, 14 Dec 2010 13:00:46 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Michael Stelzner</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Reviews]]></category> <category><![CDATA[blog]]></category> <category><![CDATA[contest]]></category> <category><![CDATA[david armano]]></category> <category><![CDATA[debbie weil]]></category> <category><![CDATA[michael stelzner]]></category> <category><![CDATA[nominate]]></category> <category><![CDATA[nomination]]></category> <category><![CDATA[rick calvert]]></category> <category><![CDATA[social media]]></category> <category><![CDATA[social media blog]]></category> <category><![CDATA[social media examiner]]></category> <category><![CDATA[top 10]]></category> <category><![CDATA[top 10 blogs]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/?p=6832</guid> <description><![CDATA[It’s time to open up nominations for our 2nd annual Top 10 Social Media Blogs contest—the blogosphere’s biggest contest for social media blogs. I&#8217;m looking for your nomination for the Top 10 Social Media Blogs. The winners will be promoted in our 48,000-reader newsletter and announced here. How to Nominate Please make a single nomination [...]]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><img class="alignright" title="blogs" src="http://cdn.socialmediaexaminer.com/images/case-study-pose.png?9d7bd4" alt="" width="164" height="167" />It’s time to open up nominations for our 2nd annual Top 10 Social Media Blogs contest—the blogosphere’s biggest contest for social media blogs.</p><p><strong>I&#8217;m looking for your nomination for the Top 10 Social Media Blogs</strong>. The winners will be promoted in our 48,000-reader <a href="http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/subscribe/" target="_blank">newsletter</a> and announced here.</p><h3>How to Nominate</h3><p>Please <strong>make a single nomination by commenting below and include why you like the blog</strong> (only your first nomination counts). Be sure to include a link to the blog.</p><p>To make the cut, <strong>a blog must be nominated more than once</strong>.  <strong>Make your nomination by 1/5/2011</strong>.</p><p><strong>The Judges</strong>: Our judges include <a href="http://darmano.typepad.com" target="_blank"><strong>David Armano</strong></a> (Edelman), <strong><a href="http://twitter.com/marketingprofs" target="_blank"></a><a href="http://www.debbieweil.com" target="_blank">Debbie Weil</a></strong> (author, <em>The Corporate Blogging Book</em>) and <a href="http://www.blogworld.com/" target="_blank"><strong>Rick Calvert </strong></a>(CEO, BlogWorld).</p><p><a href="http://darmano.typepad.com" target="_blank"><img title="David" src="http://cdn.socialmediaexaminer.com/images/David-Armano73.jpg?9d7bd4" alt="" width="73" height="73" /></a><a href="http://www.debbieweil.com" target="_blank"><img title="Debbie" src="http://cdn.socialmediaexaminer.com/images/Debbie-Weil73.jpg?9d7bd4" alt="" width="73" height="73" /></a><a href="http://www.blogworld.com/" target="_blank"><img title="Rick" src="http://cdn.socialmediaexaminer.com/images/Rick-Calvert73.jpg?9d7bd4" alt="" width="73" height="73" /></a></p><p><img title="More..." src="../wp-includes/js/tinymce/plugins/wordpress/img/trans.gif" alt="" /></p><p><span id="more-6832"></span></p><p><a href="http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/top-10-social-media-blogs-of-2010/" target="_blank"><img class="alignright" title="badge" src="http://cdn.socialmediaexaminer.com/images/top10-socialmediablog2010.png?9d7bd4" alt="" width="108" height="163" /></a>Winners will be selected based on the quality of their posts, the frequency of their posts, reader involvement and their blog&#8217;s ranking (in that order).  Think part readers-choice and part Oscars.</p><p>The winners will be announced here in January and also in our newsletter. <a href="http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/top-10-social-media-blogs-of-2010/" target="_blank">Click here to see our 2010 top 10 blog contest winners</a>. Note that the decisions will be made by an objective third-party panel.</p><p>Go ahead and <strong>enter your nomination right now in the box below</strong> and be sure to let your friends know about this contest.<div class="wp_twitter_button" style="float: right; margin-left: 10px;"> <a href="http://twitter.com/share?counturl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.socialmediaexaminer.com%2Fnominate-your-favorite-social-media-blog-2%2F" class="twitter-share-button" data-url="http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/nominate-your-favorite-social-media-blog-2/" data-count="vertical" data-via="smexaminer" data-lang="" data-text="Nominate Your Favorite Social Media Blog: 2nd Annual Top 10 Social Media Blog Contest &raquo; Soci [...]">Tweet</a><br /><script type="text/javascript" src="http://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script></div> ]]></content:encoded> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/nominate-your-favorite-social-media-blog-2/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>3</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Nominate Your Favorite Social Media Blog for Social Media Examiner&#8217;s Top 10 Contest</title><link>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/nominate-your-favorite-social-media-blog/</link> <comments>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/nominate-your-favorite-social-media-blog/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Wed, 16 Dec 2009 13:03:45 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Michael Stelzner</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Reviews]]></category> <category><![CDATA[award]]></category> <category><![CDATA[best blogs]]></category> <category><![CDATA[blog nomination]]></category> <category><![CDATA[blog ranking]]></category> <category><![CDATA[blog winners]]></category> <category><![CDATA[contest]]></category> <category><![CDATA[favorite blogs]]></category> <category><![CDATA[fea]]></category> <category><![CDATA[industry award]]></category> <category><![CDATA[leading blogs]]></category> <category><![CDATA[michael stelzner]]></category> <category><![CDATA[newsletter]]></category> <category><![CDATA[nomination]]></category> <category><![CDATA[oscars]]></category> <category><![CDATA[post frequency]]></category> <category><![CDATA[post quality]]></category> <category><![CDATA[reader involvement]]></category> <category><![CDATA[readers choice]]></category> <category><![CDATA[social media]]></category> <category><![CDATA[social media examiner]]></category> <category><![CDATA[top 10]]></category> <category><![CDATA[top 10 blogs]]></category> <category><![CDATA[top 10 social media blogs]]></category> <category><![CDATA[top blogs]]></category> <category><![CDATA[top social media blogs]]></category> <category><![CDATA[whitepapersource]]></category> <category><![CDATA[winning blogs]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/?p=1067</guid> <description><![CDATA[I know you frequent blogs to keep up with the ever-changing world of social media. I&#8217;m looking for your nomination for the Top 10 Social Media Blogs. The winners will be promoted in our 25,000 reader sister publication, the WhitePaperSource Newsletter, and announced here. How to Nominate Please make a single nomination by replying to [...]]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><img class="alignright" title="blogs" src="http://cdn.socialmediaexaminer.com/images/case-study-pose.png?9d7bd4" alt="" width="164" height="167" />I know you frequent blogs to keep up with the ever-changing world of social media. <strong>I&#8217;m looking for your nomination for the Top 10 Social Media Blogs</strong>. The winners will be promoted in our 25,000 reader sister publication, the <em><a href="http://www.whitepapersource.com/newsletter.html" target="_blank">WhitePaperSource Newsletter</a></em>, and announced here.</p><h3>How to Nominate</h3><p>Please <strong>make a single nomination by replying to this message and include why you like the blog</strong> (only your first one counts). Be sure to include a link to the blog. To make the cut, <strong>a blog must be nominated more than once</strong>.  <strong>Make your nomination by 12/31/2009</strong>.</p><p><strong>The Judges</strong>: Our judges include <a href="http://www.scottmonty.com/" target="_blank"><strong>Scott Monty</strong></a> (Ford), <a href="http://twitter.com/marketingprofs" target="_blank"><strong>Ann Handley</strong></a> (MarketingProfs) and <a href="http://www.webinknow.com/" target="_blank"><strong>David Meerman Scott</strong></a> (author <em>New Rules of Marketing and PR</em>).</p><p><a href="http://www.scottmonty.com/" target="_blank"><img title="Monty" src="http://cdn.socialmediaexaminer.com/images/judge-monty.jpg?9d7bd4" alt="" width="73" height="73" /></a><a href="http://twitter.com/marketingprofs" target="_blank"><img title="Handley" src="http://cdn.socialmediaexaminer.com/images/judge-handley.jpg?9d7bd4" alt="" width="73" height="73" /></a><a href="http://www.webinknow.com/" target="_blank"><img title="Scott" src="http://cdn.socialmediaexaminer.com/images/judge-scott.jpg?9d7bd4" alt="" width="73" height="73" /></a></p><p><span id="more-1067"></span></p><p><img class="alignright" style="margin-left: 5px; margin-right: 5px;" title="award" src="http://cdn.socialmediaexaminer.com/images/awards.jpg?9d7bd4" alt="" width="191" height="285" /></p><p>Winners will be selected based on the quality of their posts, the frequency of their posts, reader involvement and their blog&#8217;s ranking (in that order).  Think part readers-choice and part Oscars.</p><p>The winners will be announced here in January and also in our newsletter. <a href="http://www.copyblogger.com/top-10-blogs-for-writers-2009/" target="_blank">Click here to see our other top 10 blog contest winners</a>. Note that the decisions will be made by an objective third-party panel.</p><p>Go ahead and enter your nomination right now below and be sure to let your friends know about this contest.</p><h3><strong>UPDATE: Nominations are now closed.</strong></h3><div class="wp_twitter_button" style="float: right; margin-left: 10px;"> <a href="http://twitter.com/share?counturl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.socialmediaexaminer.com%2Fnominate-your-favorite-social-media-blog%2F" class="twitter-share-button" data-url="http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/nominate-your-favorite-social-media-blog/" data-count="vertical" data-via="smexaminer" data-lang="" data-text="Nominate Your Favorite Social Media Blog for Social Media Examiner&#8217;s Top 10 Contest &raquo;  [...]">Tweet</a><br /><script type="text/javascript" src="http://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script></div> ]]></content:encoded> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/nominate-your-favorite-social-media-blog/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>159</slash:comments> </item> </channel> </rss>
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