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TOP IDEA: Louis Gray Rapid consumption and comprehension of content is power. With more information coming at us from more places at an ever-increasing rate, we must learn to not only consume from multiple places simultaneously, but also improve our filters to find the best content and most relevant information. We should not be unafraid to stop bad habits or time wasting activity, to unsubscribe from off-topic sites, or exchange one practice for another.

TOP IDEA: Louis Gray The best bloggers in the world today are those who are not just finding out new stories quickly, or getting the most page views. They are the ones who are taking unique angles, and uncovering new companies, people or ideas. It's not about making the most noise, but instead, doing what's right and advocating for your readers and representing yourself well.

TOP IDEA: Louis Gray Today's Web services simply move the collection of data to a new place, to be owned and manipulated by proprietary interfaces - whether they call themselves cloud or not. But this increases problems with data ownership and migration. In order for us to truly own our own data and its related metadata, these Web services should tap into our own personal cloud, enabled with our own secure credentials, and not store any of it locally. This would make us truly service and application agnostic.

TOP IDEA: Louis Gray I believe that social media marketing and traditional marketing will merge, as participating in new places becomes more accepted across all facets of companies. The idea of dedicating resources to social media will disappear, as it becomes core functionality of marketing, public relations, customer service and sales. In parallel, companies will cease to farm out online engagement to inexpensive interns, and take it more seriously as senior management increases involvement.

Ryan Paugh Hey everybody, I will be doing a Live Video Chat this Sunday, 5PM EST, at SXSW 2010 along with my friend, and fellow Brazen member, Benn Smithee. We'll be talking about all of the new and innovative ideas being shared by industry leaders at SXSW. We'll also be bringing on some special guests to talk about what they found to be interesting at this year's event. Click here to register: http://bit.ly/9xkYMZ

Louis Gray What are your first impressions of Google Buzz? I have been using it extensively, and was curious if it has a place for you in your workflow.

Andrew Stuhl How are people using Buzz? Do you like it or loath it?

Jason Mollica Twitter has become a great tool for me to network and promote my blog. It also has allowed me to become a better PR person. Facebook is used for keeping up with friends and family. LinkedIn is strictly professional for resume/group discussions. Brazen is the place I come to offer advice and discuss great ideas.

Vicki VanValkenburgh Love and adore gmail--nothing else will do. Requested wave invite, dinna get one. Waaaaaaah! :..( Needs one!