Sunrise, Day One!

Speaking with the author today about the benefits of social media.

NFL draft and twitter

It seems like you can get a lot more inside look at what's going on with certain players in the draft by following their tweets.

iphone/blackberry apps

some of these apps that are coming out are wild.... i.e. flickr app for iphone

Social Media Hurdles

I'm finding it difficult to "sell" the benefits of adding New Media to a current organization's marketing mix whose managment or "decision makers" aren't techincally savy....

Manufacturer Reps

There are tons of sites out there where product reps gather to chat about what's hot with in various industries. Tapping into these conversations could prove to be valuable for a company looking to gain feedback on their products sales potential...

Social Media Management

Looks like there is a very real opprotunity for social media management solutions. Just Google "social media management" to see what I mean...

Ning

Cool way to find specified social networks.

www.ning.com

Social Media In Plain English

The Machine Is Using/Us

This is a cool video that explains the technology that created web 2.0

Nice Article

Here is a good post that is step by step plan on how to implement social media into your existing website.

http://www.entrepreneur.com/ebusiness/searchoptimization/searchengineoptimizationcolumnistjonrognerud/article199914.html

Getting Social

I'm finding out that building an online following (for a company) isn't as simple as just adding people to your choice of social network. You have to provide a reason, an incentive (just like with everything else) for people to take the time to listen to what you have to say...

Twitter and Business

I'm learning twitter can be an extremely powerful networking tool. You can quickly build an audience that will lend you their ear by posting useful/interesting content regularly...

Social Media Consulting

After getting back from the IHA show in Chicago this past weekend. I'm starting to realize in doesn't take that much to qualify as a "social media guru".

Groundswell Podcast

Check out my podcast on the book Groundswell.

http://patrickehowell.podbean.com/

First Post

Hello to all of Mkt 569!