My Twitter stream is flooded.

And not in the you-follow-too-many-people kind of way.  It’s more like a too-much-of-the-same-content kind of way.  Every day my stream gets inundated with the same content from the same dozen sources, and I think we can do better.

There are hundreds of blogs that are just waiting to be discovered.  Some have, and just haven’t found an audience yet.  Most will have better content then many of the top blogs on the Internet.  They’ll teach, provoke thought, and encourage the discussions that this industry needs to move forward.

That’s why I’m starting this challenge.

The Challenge:

I challenge you to find 10-15 blogs that are not ranked in the top 150 on AdAge’s Power 150 List, or within Technorati’s top 100.

The Rules:

• For 14 days, when you tweet blog posts, it can only be from those blogs. (the only exception being your employer’s or personal blog)
• Before starting the challenge, you must blog about your list.
• When you tweet posts from your chosen blogs, include the hashtag #smchallenge.
• Optional: At the end of the 14 days, write a follow-up post about some new post or blog that you found inspiring or enlightening.

As the tweets come in, I’ll compile digests of the blogs that people are finding (and enjoying).  I’ll also create a Twitter list for those of you who participate in the Social Media Challenge.

The major point of this exercise is to find and promote blog content that may be a bit obscure, but just as deserving.  Abide by that guideline, and you’ll do well in the challenge.

Do we have a deal?

My Ten Twelve:*

• Citizen Marketer 2.1
• Justin R. Levy
• IncSlingers Blog
• Seth Simonds
• LAF
• Alyssa Gardina
• A Thousand Cuts
• Doug Haslam
• Mike D. Merrill
• What I’ve Learned So Far
• Being Peter Kim
• Gangway Advertising

I’m starting on Monday – are you?

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*I added 2 more!

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