Next week is crazy for us. First, on Monday Facebook expert Mari Smith is interviewing us about how we're using Facebook as a marketing tool. This is not a public event, but a link to the audio will be available at some point through Mari's Facebook Fortunes program.
On Wednesday, we join Leesa Barnes, conference organizer extraordinaire, for a conversation about 7 Social Media Tools. This is a free event and precedes the Social Media Telesummit that opens on February 20. The 9 day extravaganza features two dozen experts (yes, that includes The Blog Squad!) helping you understand and use the myriad social media tools available to businesses.
Back to our conversation with Leesa. We're going to spend 30 minutes talking about how these tools can be used in business:
1. Microblogging - Twitter, Pownce & Jaiku
2. Blogging - Blogger, Wordpress, Typepad
3. Podcasting - live using BlogTalkRadio or Talkshoe, recorded using Podango or Wordpress
4. Social networking - Ryze, LinkedIn, MySpace, Facebook
5. Social bookmarking - StumpleUpon, Digg, del.icio.us
6. Photo sharing - Flickr, Bubbleshare
7. Video sharing - Blip.tv, YouTube, Revver
The call is free, but you do have to register. The conversation is at 8:00 pm Eastern Time (5 p.m. Pacific) on Wednesday, January 30. Note: we are guests of Leesa Barnes. Please direct any questions about the preview call to Leesa. The call will be recorded, but you must be registered to get the audio.
I'll let you know what's coming up Thursday in a future post...




Unfortunately, it will be too late for me in Europe (I usually sleep at 2 am...). Will the call be recorded?
Posted by: Pascale Cotton | Monday, January 28, 2008 at 10:18 AM
It will be recorded, but you'll need to add your name to the list to get access to the recording.
The sign up box is now easier to find. As soon as the page loads up, a box will appear where you can enter your first name and email address in exchange for the call in details.
Posted by: Leesa Barnes | Monday, January 28, 2008 at 09:54 PM
Your site is an excellent resource for entrepreneurs that want to market their business through blogs, me and my wife will be in the call... I found this useful for my blog visitors so I post some information about your teleseminar if that ok...
Looking forward for the call..
Yours truly,
Luis Galarza
Posted by: Internet Marketing Beginners Training | Tuesday, January 29, 2008 at 10:08 AM
Missed the teleconference but would love to access the post. Look forward to learning more about Social Media and how to use it for my business and blog.
Posted by: http://loveambassador.blogspot.com | Wednesday, January 30, 2008 at 09:13 PM
I have recently noticed that many people working online have a presence on Wikipedia. Do you consider this to be a worthwhile site to have a mention of your name and a short bio? Wikipedia says they are NOT a social networking site, but that is because there is no interaction.
Posted by: Connie Ragen Green | Saturday, February 09, 2008 at 06:32 PM
Connie,
I'm not that familiar with Wikipedia as a marketing tool. I don't think you can put your own information on the site, but I could be wrong about that.
Posted by: Denise aka The Blog Squad | Sunday, February 10, 2008 at 05:00 PM