Mike Driehorst tagged me (quite a few days ago, I’m sorry to admit) with listing my five social media favourites.

Well, my first is Bloglines. No surprise there. I use different computers everywhere I go, as well as my BlackBerry, so Bloglines gives me a common reference point for my feeds.

My second is podcasts. Here are some of my regular destinations:

- American Copywriter
- Delta Park Project
- Inside PR
- Across the Sound
- KCRW’s The Business
- The Guardian’s Media talk
- Better Desirable Roasted Communications
- NPR Motley Fool Profiles
- The Sound of Young America

My third? Google Analytics. Thankfully, I jumped on the free offer last year.

Fourth? Technorati’ search, and combined with Blogpulse’s trend and conversation analysis.

Fifth is Movable Type. I’ve been using it since 2003 and, sure, other blogging engines may be surpassing MT in popularity but it’s still reliable and familiar.

Kind of like driving an AMC Eagle 4×4.