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Interview Irene Koehler of Almost Savvy [Podcast]

December 9, 2011 By Leave a Comment

Irene Koehler Interview GraphicOn this weeks podcast I caught up with the San Francisco Bay Area’s own “Almost Savvy” Irene Koehler. Irene has a knack for educating and empowering people to get started using Social Media.

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Summary

Our discussion while somewhat broad overall was generally focused on:

  • Google+
  • Facebook
  • the bay area tech scene

This episode was live on Blog Talk Radio on 12/7/2011.

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The Ins and Outs of Blogging: Episode 3 Developing Content [Podcast]

December 1, 2011 By 1 Comment

Ins and Outs of Blogging LogoThinking about starting a blog? Want to get more out of your current one? Check out episode 3 of 3 “Developing Content” on the ins and outs of blogging with my featured guest Gini Dietrich of Arment Dietrich and the Spinsucks blog.

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Summary

In this episode you will learn about developing content for your blog and other social networks. One of the key aspects discussed is the importance of creating original content and avoiding the pitfall of providing un-original thoughts and ideas. You may also want to review this article written by Tim Otis, it was mentioned during the podcast.

See also:

Episode 1: “Getting Started”

Episode 2: “Building Community”

This episode was live on Blog Talk Radio on 11/30/2011.

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What is Content Marketing? [Podcast]

November 28, 2011 By Leave a Comment

Content Marketing Panel Graphic

On the Wednesday before Thanksgiving I connected with a excellent panel to discuss content marketing. The three panelists brought a breadth of knowledge about content marketing:

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Summary

The three experienced content marketers in this panel helped explain what content marketing is. You can also expect to learn about:

  • The importance of compelling content.
  • The importance of being conversational.
  • What branded journalism is and why people use this method.
  • Re-purposing your content.
  • Creative ways to produce content from non-bloggers/writers.

Quotable

“Compelling content is like porn, you know it when you see it.” – Steve Farnesworth

This episode was live on Blog Talk Radio on 11/23/2011.

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Glass brings a Community Layer to the Internet [Video]

November 18, 2011 By 11 Comments
Glass Conversation with Danny Brown

A Glass Conversation

Earlier this week I received an invite from Danny Brown to join him on Glass. Being perpetually curious about tech and web applications I headed over and signed up. The last few days the application has really piqued my interest because it creates a new community layer over the internet unlike anything that has been available previously. It achieves this by combining side-wiki like features with a virtual social network. It also allows comments and conversations to occur on any website but privately with the connections of your choice or publicly with any Glass users. It caps all that off with a community streaming function bringing your Glass, Facebook and Twitter content that contain links into one place.

Reasons Glass is usefull

  • Transcends the boundaries of social networks and websites
  • Allows private or public conversations about any site or page
  • Creates a community stream of your Glass, Facebook and Twitter
  • Potential to integrate any social network, blog comment systems
  • Enables you to share any website or page via Twitter, Facebook and Email

How about a video?

This video that takes a tour of the features and describes in more detail what you can do with Glass and why it may be a helpful tool for you.

Don’t see the video? Try this link instead.

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Social Media and Search with Sean McGinnis [Podcast]

November 10, 2011 By Leave a Comment

Social Media and Search
On this weeks podcast I had the distinct pleasure of discussing the world of SEO, Search and Social Media with Sean McGinnis of 312 Digital Media. Sean brings together a very unique background to his 10 year+ career in marketing.

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Summary

Sean brought technical knowledge and a practical approach to being found and marketing your brand, website or content while making it easier to be found by the search engines. You can anticipate to learn:

  • basic background on the evolution of SEO (Search Engine Optimization)
  • how some concepts in the legal industry play a role in how Search Engines rank content.
  • what the link economy and link rings are.
  • an introduction to the concept of Author Rank.
  • the value of quality content above all other factors.

Quotable

“A search engine cares about bringing to the user the best possible answer as quickly as possible.” – Sean McGinnis

This episode was live on Blog Talk Radio on 11/9/2011.

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The Ins and Outs of Blogging: Episode 2 Building Community [Podcast]

October 27, 2011 By Leave a Comment

Ins and Outs of Blogging LogoThinking about starting a blog? Want to get more out of your current one? Check out episode 2 of 3 “Building Community” on the ins and outs of blogging with my featured guest Gini Dietrich of Arment Dietrich and the Spinsucks blog.

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Summary

This episode helps you evaluate the value of a community for your blogging objectives and provides you with some guidance on how to do it effectively if you do determine it’s important for your mission. You may also want to read this Resource of the Day feature by my friend and past guest @Tinu who honored us by doing a great review of this episode. You might also want to check out Episode 1, “Getting Started“.

This episode was live on Blog Talk Radio on 10/26/2011.

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The ins and outs of Blogging Episode 1 [Podcast]

September 30, 2011 By 5 Comments

Young BloggerThinking about starting a blog? Check out episode 1 of 3 “Getting Started” on the ins and outs of blogging with my featured guest Gini Dietrich of Arment Dietrich and the Spinsucks blog.

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Summary

This episode takes you from “I am interested in blogging” to “I am blogging” with some excellent tips to save you time and get you started on the right foot.

This episode was live on Blog Talk Radio on 9/28/2011.

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Get more out of LinkedIn [Podcast]

September 28, 2011 By Leave a Comment

LinkedIn CloudLearn how to get more out of LinkedIn through a panel of power users:

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Summary

Our panelists discussed using LinkedIn for recruiting, building a professional network, highlighting your expertise and a number of other valuable aspects of the 2nd most popular Social Network.

Quotable

“I’ve always thought of LinkedIn as the sleeper social network.” – Lisa Gerber

This episode was live on Blog Talk Radio on 9/12/2011.

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Internet Radio Mashup Episode 1

September 9, 2011 By Leave a Comment

Internet Radio Mashup LogoI pulled together 3 great guests for the inaugeral Internet Radio Mashup episode on my Blog Talk Radio program:

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Summary

Our discussions covered a lot of territory from where we all were on 9/11 to movies and entertainment. We even had a little help the other panelists session near the end of the episode.

Quotable

“Just because somebody is your boss doesn’t mean they are a leader. You want to make sure that you learn what a real leader is.” – Rachael Seda

This episode was live on Blog Talk Radio on 8/31/2011.

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Introducing Internet Radio Mashup

August 25, 2011 By 5 Comments

Since November of 2009 I’ve been maintaining an internet radio talk show on Blog Talk Radio. Since I don’t have a commercial incentive/requirement and do it largely because I enjoy it, it’s provided me with complete flexibility of subject matter, frequency and format. A few trends have evolved over time, so many of my shows fall under these general guidelines:

  1. Most involve 2-3 “panelists”
  2. Technology, Science, Non-Profits and Social Media are my main subject matter topics.
  3. Most episodes are just about 1 hour.

Why panels?

I do enjoy one on one discussions but the chemistry that emerges from groups is way more powerful. Panels that I’ve organized have discussed everything from what it is like to participate on TV’s Survivor Reality Series to Measurement, a Life Saving Gov 2.0 Application, Branding, and even a PRapalooza. With good panel chemistry the discussions can be hilariously funny and really shorten the perceived distance between the panelists and listeners. I’ve also been fortunate to have some excellent repeat guests perhaps most notably Yau-Man Chan, Kathrina Rashid, and the dynamic trio of Shonali Burke, Danny Brown and Gini Dietrich.

A new concept is born!

Recently I had an idea to bring together a mashup of interesting panelists to not necessarily tackle any topic in particular but to discuss issues of the day. The first panel of this kind is scheduled for Wednesday August 31st at 3PM Eastern time when guests Adriel Hampton (Nationbuilder), Melanie Burkie (SonRise Equestrian Foundation) and Rachael Seda (Host of Two JMU Alum Podcast) join me for Internet Radio Mashup Episode #1. Planning to listen, check out this post about getting the most out of Blog Talk Radio as a listener. Check out the official logo:

Internet Radio Mashup Logo

Want to join me?

I encourage my friends and readers to inquire about participation on my podcast. Just use my contact form and let me know that you’re interested.

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