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    Top 10 Social Media Blogs: The 2014 Winners!

    by Cindy King / February 3, 2014

    Are you looking for some good social media blogs to read? Look no further!

    Our fifth-annual social media blog contest generated over 600 nominations.

    Our panel of social media experts carefully reviewed the nominees and finalists. Each of the social media blogs were analyzed based on a number of factors, including content quality, post frequency and reader involvement.

    With that in mind, here are 10 social media blogs to put at the top of your reading list.

    #1: Jon Loomer

    Jon Loomer consistently delivers long-form articles, videos and detailed educational content that share an impressive depth of Facebook marketing knowledge.

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    Jon Loomer's blog is enthusiastic, helpful, detailed and well-illustrated.

    #2: RazorSocial

    RazorSocial explores social media tools and technology with well-illustrated, detailed posts written by Ian Cleary.

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    RazorSocial's useful content is delivered with no-nonsense, practical, actionable, step-by-step instructions.

    #3: Socialmouths

    Socialmouths, authored by Francisco Rosales, gives readers down-to-earth social media advice that can be applied to practical and tactical uses.

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    Socialmouths publishes how-to articles with examples and case studies.

    #4: Post Planner

    Post Planner provides a witty yet intelligent and actionable collection of easily consumable Facebook marketing posts.

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    Post Planner's well-formatted and easy-to-read posts include useful examples and images.

    #5: Dustn.tv

    Dustn.tv‘s Dustin W. Stout shows readers how to become better social media storytellers.

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    Dustn.tv shares excellent case studies and how-to articles.

    #6: Danny Brown

    Danny Brown publishes timely, informative and in-depth marketing advice and SlideShare decks.

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    Danny Brown's easy-to-read blog posts are smart and thoroughly cited with third-party links.

    #7: Boom Social

    On Boom Social, Kim Garst provides conversational posts, advice and case studies on social media marketing.

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    The content on Boom Social is easy to read and speaks directly to the reader.

    #8: Jenn's Trends

    Jenn's Trends is where Jenn Herman uses simple, concise language to deliver personal perspectives on social media trends.

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    Jenn's Trends has an engaging style that is easy to digest.

    #9: Top Dog Social Media

    Top Dog Social Media, the blogging home of Melonie Dodaro, focuses on what's happening in social media.

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    Top Dog Social Media publishes tips in Q&A format and a mix of personal and professional posts.

    #10: Simply Measured

    Simply Measured focuses on trends and measurement in the social media space.

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    The content on Simply Measured benefits any social media marketer.

    Congratulations to the winners! Be sure to check out these amazing social media blogs.

    top social media blogThe badge of distinction: If you're a winner, you can post the image you see here on your blog. Please link back to this page.

    Special thanks to our judges: Lee Odden (author of Optimize: How to Attract and Engage More Customers by Integrating SEO, Social Media and Content Marketing and CEO of TopRank Online Marketing), Denise Wakeman (founder of The Blog Squad™) and Neal Schaffer (author of three books, including Maximizing LinkedIn for Sales and Social Media Marketing).

    What do you think? Share your thoughts and comments in the box below.

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    About the authorCindy King

    Cindy King is the director of editorial for Social Media Examiner. She spent 25 years abroad in international business development and then built her own international business using social business networking.
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