Welcome to this belated March hot topic list!  This list contains hot topics for the month that could do very well on social sites, and seeing that it is about a week later than usual, it is a great reason to get working on these today!  Ideally you could use this to help aid in linkbait and content creation for social media.  Hopefully these ideas can help you harness the momentum of a current hot topic and get more traction.  Here’s what will be hot this March in social media!

• March Madness
  This is hands down the biggest event of the month.  Productivity drops across the country when the NCAA tournament is on.  CBS has been streaming all games live over the web and there are so many angles to take with your linkbait on this topic.
• The Pacific
  Tom Hanks is producing this HBO WWII miniseries that premieres  Sunday March 14th.  This is a great opportunity to tie in with WWII linkbait, timelines, history and anything that is educational about WWII and “The Pacific” series.
• Hot Tub Time Machine
  A new movie that is in theatres on March 26th is called “Hot Tub Time Machine” and features some crazed party animals in an absurd premise.  The film features John Cusack, Craig Robinson and other cult stars like Chevy Chase.  There are many topics that can be related to this movie like” Worst Ideas for a Movie” “Stupidest Movie Premises [Where the Movie was Actually Good]“  “Time Machines in Movies  – The Master Guide”  .. the possibilities are endless.
• Spring
  March is the month where snow-dwellers see a glimpse of hope for better weather to come.  Dropping Spring related linkbait will be quite timely and well-received by users.  Putting facts and information on the wonderfully melty world of Spring is sure to perform well!
• NFL Free Agency
  Free agency just began, and there is a world of content that will appeal to NFL fanatics across the country.  Breaking down the best/worst moves , ideal matches for free agents still available are prime topics for social users.  Report cards, breakdowns and the winners/losers are always great angles to take.
• Brackets & Gambling In General
  These days it is hard to find an office without a NCAA bracket pool.  This is by far the largest gambling event of the year in America.  Last year even President Obama filled out his bracket.  Any analysis of gambling that ties in brackets will perform extremely well.  Also, stats around brackets, previous winners, best ways to choose ..etc will be hot topics in March.
• Taxes
  If there ever was a time that people would be receptive to tax information, March is that time!  Show how much people pay, the average return, how to save $$ and other tips and tricks as people definitely have taxes on their minds this month.
• Hockey
  On the heels of the Canada/US game, people are paying attention to hockey again.  Creating interesting lists that play off of Olympic athletes should be well received this month.  Comparing Crosby to Gretzky, breaking down the best goaltending of the season, doing follow-up on how the Americans NHL teams fared vs the Canadians teams – there are many possibilities to revisit this formerly frozen topic.

Happy March linkbaiting!

Have any other hot topics for the month of March?  Feel free to share examples below, and don’t forget to follow 10e20 on Twitter and subscribe to our RSS feed.

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When I say “IRS” what’s the first word that comes to mind? Maybe: Taxes. Audit. Scary. Perhaps: I’d rather not say….

Did anyone think of: Sarcastic. Fun. Linkbaiters? Probably not. Well it looks like that all is about to change with this article they put out: 10 Reasons to Put Off Saving for Retirement. The article is a top 10 list (we know they work) and is completely sarcastic. Here’s the list (without their witty explanations for each):

1. There are so many important things I need that money for NOW.

2. There’ll always be time to save later.

3. Maybe I won’t live long enough to retire.

4. I love a challenge.

5. Social Security payments alone will take care of my needs.

6. I don’t know how to begin.

7. I don’t know how much I need for retirement.

8. Planning for retirement is such a big, complicated undertaking.

9. I might get lucky.

10. Taking care of me financially will provide wonderful character-building opportunities for my children.

Considering the source it’s funny and it will have some people look at them in a different way (kinder, gentler IRS) but there is one part that concerns me. There is no mention on this page that it is written in a completely sarcastic manner and that they really don’t want you to follow this advice.

Say I stumble on to this page and I read through the list, it seems strange to me but then again – it is the official website of the IRS – so I take their word for it and start following the advice here… Now you might say “Who is going to think this is real?”. Don’t forget how many people fall for fake IRS phishing schemes or think they just got $40,000,000 from a Nigerian prince…. My point is that you have to know your audience and think about any possible adverse effects before putting out a viral piece.

Found Via Mint

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Today there was a story on CNN about the government offering a $200,000 reward for tips on the 3 missing soldiers in Iraq. In the story they had a picture of the flier that they are hanging up with the details:

If you notice the email address is baghdadtipshotline@yahoo.com. Would you feel confident emailing in a tip that could potentially put your life at stake to a free email address that anyone could set up? This question has been raised before with businesses as to whether or not it’s professional to have a free email address as your main business account. In most cases – my answer is no, it’s not. In this case, I definitely don’t think it’s a good idea.  Get a .gov email address or military one and it will give people an extra sense of security that this is official.

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..and I shall shed my light over dark evil.
For the dark things cannot stand the light,
The light of the Green Lantern!

Yep – I took the Super Hero quiz and it turns out I am the Green Lantern:

You are Green Lantern

Green Lantern 90% Iron Man 80% Catwoman 80% Hulk 80% Spider-Man 70% The Flash 70% Wonder Woman 62% Supergirl 62% Robin 35% Batman 30% Superman 30%

Hot-headed. You have strong will power and a good imagination.

Thanks to Bill Slawski’s excellent reasons for convincing me to do this.

This quiz is an excellent example of a good idea spreading based solely on the fact that it’s a cool/fun idea. The page itself is as plain as you can get and is slathered with AdSense:

But the idea is fun and viral which equals success. The code to slap on your website is easy and the link back to them is plain to pass on the link love. You can even move it if you want – like this:

Click here to take the Superhero Personality Quiz

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What a pleasant surprise to find out that I have been named as Time Magazine’s Person of the Year. I mean – I knew I was having a good year but an honor like this was completely unexpected.

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So there has been a game of blog tag going around and I got “tagged” by Aaron Pratt and Kim Krause-Berg (check out SoloSeo’s Blog Tag Tree to see the complete breakdown).

The game is essentially the blog equivalent of a chain letter but the difference is that everything is out in the open – you don’t have to be on the receiving end of that email to see everyone’s answers. It’s also a good way to give and get links… So without further adieu – here are 5 things you might not know about me:

1) I lived across the street from the famous wax museum Madame Tussauds in London for a year of my life (also right down the street from Sherlock Holmes).

2) My fiance is Danielle Lanzillo who is also my partner in 10e20. When we first started out we never told people this because it was just the two of us in the company at the time. Also my best friend (Jake Matthews) from the time I was five is now a partner in our company as well.

3) When I was younger I lived close to a small ski resort. When I was seven I was the ranked second in New York state for my age group.

4) I’ve had conversations with Bill Clinton and Monica Lewinsky. Not at the same time though…

5) I wrestled and played baseball in high school. Wrestling practices were some of the hardest hours I have ever experienced. Drinking water after practice was pure heaven…

Hmmm – time to tag. How about Tamar of 10e20 (Techipedia is her personal blog), Greg of GoodROI, Brian of Copyblogger, TallTroll and incrediBILL. Not sure which of those have been “tagged” already or want to participate but I would be interested to see each of their responses.

Actually – #6 for me would be that I can’t believe I did this (b/c I hate chain letters) and I can’t believe how interesting I actually found it to be

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