So it is a public holiday today, the sort of day that is great for lounging around and reading or watching videos so in that light I thought it would be a great day to share some of the best social media videos that are both inspiring and informative. You'll find hundreds of social media related talks at conferences and videos by brands using social media but these 5 will get you thinking and inspire you to go out there and try to do something better. Video is one of the key tools as a whole in social media as the message that can be conveyed in videos is far stronger and more visual than any amounts of tweets or pictures can ever convey. Here are 5 of the top inspirational social media videos that I often re-watch to get inspired...

Set Godin : The Tribes We Lead

This one has been around for a good while but it is still as relevant today as when it was first published. The information within it is smart and to the point and although I don't agree with everything that Godin does or published on his blog this video really does hit the spot and is perfect to show to any newbies to the industry.

Gary Vaynerchuk - Old Media Is Dead

Vaynerchuk has 100s of videos and to be honest I have actually stopped watching them but this one always resonated with me and for that reason I made sure to bookmark it at the time. His points are well made and although some of them are sensationalist they are all starting to come true as time passes

Entrepreneurs Can Change The World

Not 100% to do with social media but it does use social media to get a simple inspirational message across. The fact that you can take one simple idea and with a bit of passion and some drive turn it in to something special is a message well worth spreading.

Clay Shirky: How social media can make history

This video is so far removed from the usual "start a Twitter account and set up a Facebook page" type presentations that we see on a daily basis that it really does stand out as something special and ahead of it's time...

Kevin Rose How To Get A Million Users

I have used this video before and it will probably appeal more to the techy minded people but it is a great example of somebody who has been there and done it and grown one of the world's biggest social sites laying out the tools and methods in which those tools can be used to grow your site or online business..

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