Links to keep your social media and marketing brain flowing from my favorite reads of the day.

50 Social Sites that Every Business Needs a Presence On
A great list of places to be to build your business presence around the web. It may not be practical to be on every one of these places and its good to be aware of them for expanding your circles.

Dawn of the Twitter Effect
How Twitter can drive traffic to your website. Twitter, with its original tweet, plus retweets, plus retweets is like the roots of a tree spreading your message and bringing a flow of interested followers back to your site.

What Results Can I Expect From My Social Media Campaign?
Social networking campaigns are judged by relationships built not just traffic sent to your business

Why Some Leaders don’t get Social Media
Your motivation profile effects your interest in social media. Keeping this in mind while you’re pitching social media ideas and the way you gain interest in implementing social media can make a huge difference in your successful engagement.