I did a presentation about the use of Social Media to a great group of people who mostly are different kinds of service professionals (attorneys, accountants, consultants, etc.). I'm hoping that others will help point me to other resources around this topic. A few things we discussed: Focus . I looked at a couple of specific examples, where I ask for help from my followers. I promised that I would do a follow-up post with some thoughts out of the presentation and providing links. This is that post. Value of Blogging I started the presentation talking

I can't find them listed on any kind of social site. They really need to take a look at how Twiistup , Mixergy and others are doing to both promote and help make their events better for attendees. A while ago I posted about Secret for Networking at Events - Prenetworking where I recommended that people should look at who's attending the event prior to going to the event in order to make their networking more effective. I've received a lot of positive feedback on the post.

During the last year, I’ve spoken to numerous investor relations officers (IROs) on the topic of social media and investor relations.  One of my favorite examples of companies using their blog to help ward off stock affecting rumors is Cisco .  It is my hope that other IROs will take a second look at how their company website and even a company blog can be used to help IROS throughout their many daily tasks, clarifying reputation IROs tend to be the last holdouts within a company’s communication teams to embrace changes in the communications process.  Holding out

high-tech community like this also has many bloggers and Web-based news outlets that cover our companies, venture capital, and events -- plus a number of advisers who help technologies entrepreneurial companies grow. Tags: Social Media Marketin Southern California is a hotbed of technology companies that are leaders in their sector. This includes MySpace, CitySearch, Ticketmaster, eHarmony, and thousands of lesser known technology companies.

Editor’s note: This is part 5 in the series of Lessons Learned:  Easy tips on how to create and grow a social media program.   Create a Social Media Policy Grow your social media program and overall web presence This series includes a discussion on the following topics: Research your business

So I invited AJ Vaynerchuk, Co-Founder of VaynerMedia, to show how his company helps organizations like the Jets and the NHL build their brands using social media -- and how you can use some of the [...] ...Tags: This is more than an interview because the Mixergy audience challenged me to make my programs more even useful. Tags: Intervie

I'm hoping you can help me figure out who I should be connecting with on this. I find myself speaking at various venues in Los Angeles to tell people (most often service providers) about how I've used social media and particularly my blogs, LinkedIn, twitter and topic hubs as part of my own services business. These presentations always inspire people to do more with LinkedIn, create or improve their blog, and maybe do more with Twitter. Invariably I'm asked by an accountant, lawyer, wealth manager, placement specialist, insurance agent, etc.: How can I get

Some social media techniques take too much of your time. So I asked Chris Winfield to teach us some easier techniques for using social media. Chris is the Co-Founder and President of 10e20 , a search and social media marketing firm. Be a resource - Be clear about your specialty and then look for people who need help in that Here are some of the techniques he recommended: Message boards - With Facebook/Twitter/etc getting most of the attention, it’s easy to forget how powerful message boards can be.

Sebastian’s Pamphlets If you’ve read my articles somewhere on the Internet, expect something different here. Shortcut: sebastian-x.com Blog About Blogroll Links How brain-amputated developers created the social media plague Posted on 12 January, 2010 The bot playground commonly refered to as “social media” is responsible for shitloads of absurd cretinism. Thanks in advance! Share/bookmark

I think we will discover that these tools help us to at least partially explain and predict their relative success and failure. Tags: social media Twitte One of the first things you notice about twitter is what a positive, happy place it is. In fact, Tweeters are 51% more likely to show love than the world at large.