This post represents the best of what I thought was tweet-worthy in 2010. I challenge you to do the same and post your best of in the comments section or @ me on Twitter.

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- HC

Best Tweets of Q4

One of the best posts I’ve read on writing for the web and email: http://ow.ly/3vMX3

RT @mashable 5 Ways Cities Are Using Social Media to Reverse Economic Downturn – http://on.mash.to/hm2l2n #econdev #placebranding

Very cool. RT @fastcompany San Francisco Aims for 100% Green Power by 2020 http://bit.ly/fKJpO0 #econdev

Hip does not equal sustainable. RT @mellormurray Great post – Cool or uncool cities? What really matters is prosperity http://ow.ly/3p20G

Need a social media policy for your EDO? Good database of corporate, gov’t and non-profit examples here: http://ow.ly/3hq2k #econdev #sm

RT @mellormurray How do you measure economic development success? http://ow.ly/39xqD

Approaching tourism from a regional perspective. Applies to #econdev too. http://ow.ly/35v4G (via @sandyratliff)

RT @jupia Low corporate taxes not a major draw of foreign investment; Conference Board http://bit.ly/c7TRa7

Business incubators as an #econdev tool – more likely to succeed AND stay local when they do – http://bit.ly/b4H7KK (via @EcDevComDev)

Best Tweets of Q3

Data as a municipal asset. http://bit.ly/b2A36R (via @MartinProsperiT) We were pretty impressed when Vancouver did this: http://ow.ly/2K8OH

Interesting ideas in here for cities/ #econdev too RT @mashable How Universities Can Win Big With Location-Based Apps – http://mash.to/2Io3I

Good news for small cities! RT @urbanophile Michigan State Study: Networks, not size, give cities competitive edge – http://is.gd/eTB9H

Don’t rely on clean tech industries for job creation: http://ow.ly/2qoIT via McKinsey Quarterly

How cities are using mobile apps for tourism and economic development http://ow.ly/2qoFL #econdev #tourism #placebranding

Why low taxes alone won’t get the job done for economic development. http://bit.ly/apHlhT via @edmarketingpro #econdev

“I‘ve seen thousands of ads that were too complicated or too generic. I’ve never seen one that was too simple or too specific”-@adcontrarian

Is marketing really the job of economic developers? Damn right it is. Our thoughts on why: http://ow.ly/2keu5 #econdev

Best Tweets of Q2

Make lemonade out of a tourism lemon: Wales sells the hell out of its shortcomings http://ow.ly/21aSs #placebranding #tourism

Real-life example of the diff’ce a copywriting tweak can make: Adding the word “not” increases organ donors like crazy! http://ow.ly/23leJ

For economic developers, tourists in your city are like fish in a barrel. They are here, loving the place – take aim and market like crazy!

Marketing in lean economic times is a competitive advantage. Here’s why: http://ow.ly/1Tvn1

One of the most pragmatic and intelligent articles I’ve read about social media measurement. http://bit.ly/c5qI4B @AmberCadabra

A great tourism campaign rises from the ash cloud: http://ow.ly/1VENs Iceland’s new commercial is sooooo good. #econdev #tourism

Australia seeks to attract business investment with new logo. http://ow.ly/1PKhx Australia Unlimited? I give it a 4 out of 10.

@PureMichigan deserves their own “Ads We Love” blog post I think. Amazing job guys. http://bit.ly/9O8ldx

on3 is THRILLED to announce that we’ll be opening an Atlantic Canada office! http://bit.ly/de5OXk

Best Tweets of Q1

Colorado tries to woo California companies away with campaign professing their love: http://bit.ly/baITtc

Email marketing you can measure: http://bit.ly/bKy5WU

Love how this CEO thinks about digital vs. traditional – i.e. there is no “vs.” http://bit.ly/cyY1kD Found via @danaditomaso (via @acriley)

Why companies are choosing to locate in smaller cities. http://bit.ly/7KGiaM

Survey of 1,000+ EDOs (US): Median marketing budget for effective marketers? $99,000. Ineffective ones? $40,000 from http://bit.ly/aIJ1BE

The avg company that blogs: 55% more visitors, 97% more inbound links, 434% more indexed pages. via @hubspot. Only 11% of Cdn EDOs blog.

Test your email campaigns to improve results! Lots of studies that show why it’s so worth it can be found here: http://bit.ly/9CUsIV

Eleven myths of economic development. http://bit.ly/5v9Og

Neat tourism/ec dev idea: private company sponsoring free parking. In this case, very colourful! http://bit.ly/c6fbgv via @ibelieveinadv

Place Branding: 5 ways to get it right http://bit.ly/ak7esO

If you are a city/region on Twitter, you WILL get negative feedback. The opportunity lies in how you respond.

Why you shouldn’t hire a local marketing agency: http://bit.ly/8Ah0oo