Enhanced EBook VIDS Creator Tim Street – Show 222

VidsCover.225x225 75 Enhanced EBook VIDS Creator Tim Street   Show 222On todays show we have Tim Street a  popular web media and social media  writer/producer.  Tim is the Vice President of Mobile video at MDialog   Tim has just launched a ground breaking (or internet breaking) Ebook call VIDS.  You can download a copy of the Ebook here.    Tim talks about the story, production and distribution of his mystery/thriller story of Hartley and her married Washington lobbyist lover Bill.  Besides being a really fun read it is also a must read for anyone looking to find other ways of using hybrid media to push out content.

Meetings and events organizers should look at how they could use this type of media to enhance training and content from meetings to carry on the theme or action desired of your attendees.

Learn More on the VIDS Facebook Page

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Link to Book: http://bit.ly/VidsByTimStreet

 

 Enhanced EBook VIDS Creator Tim Street   Show 222

Jon Trask and Elizabeth Glau recap last weeks Podcast Meetup in San Diego Show 192

4990237149 775e2c86d9 300x238 Jon Trask and Elizabeth Glau recap last weeks Podcast Meetup in San Diego Show 192Jon Trask and Elizabeth Glau recap last weeks Podcast Meetup in San Diego with a discussion of Linked in, Facebook, Google Plus and other industry social media sites like i-Meet and MPI.  Elizabeth shares a Linked in success story from a local San Diego based speaker and then goes through some refresher social media 101 tips and suggestions for meeting professionals.

We also announce our next live Podcast Meetup to be held October 12th at the Venetian/Palazzo Resort during IMEX America.  Listen in and then join us live in Vegas to network and have some fun on a Wednesday night!

FYI- For those who noticed the missing shows will be coming up soon- I had to get this episode up and I didnt want to go in and chage all the file names so the numbers would be in order!

 

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The Meeting Support Institute – and is the Author of Meeting Architecture

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www.mybarackobama.com
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http://www.gozags.com/inspiredseason/ (Gonzaga Athletics Case Study)
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http://www.meetingspodcast.com (Meetings Podcast Case Study)
http://www.sparkmediasolutions.com (David Spark Case Study)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6WPVWDkF7U8 (Professor Monica Rankin Case Study)
http://www.areallygoodejob.com (Murphy-Goode Winery Case Study)

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How to use New Media Tools for your Event or Business. In this podcast Mike discusses web presence, SEO, organic search, foundation of a good website, integrating Social Media into your business plan, why you should consider taking a dip in Social Media, strategy, targeting your audience, content syndication and much more. Little change which happened today as I post this show…. Friend Feed was bought by Facebook today which is an interesting development.
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Mike McAllen: Welcome back to Meetings Podcast. This is Mike McAllen with Grass Shack Events and Media. Today the topic is Twitter and I know that is the big kind of meem that’s going around right now, the big trend is Twitter. You see old Ashton Kutcher and all this famous person getting on Twitter and – and the PDidddy and everyone on there and so I wanted to do a little show about Twitter, it’s been all over the place. [Read more...]

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2 Websitegrader- Google Analytics- These tools have made it possible for me to add so much value to our new media clients. Especially these days when targeted SEO (search Engine Optimization) is so important. It is amazing the FREE stats and information that are available that anyone can use to make online produces better.

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