Archive for August, 2009

Posted on August 31, 2009 - by Wayne Sutton

What I'm sharing on Google Reader for August 31st

Today, while reading RSS feeds in Google Reader, I came across these interesting blog posts and wanted to share them with you. I hope you find some of them interesting. If one of them was useful to you or if you have a comment about one, let me know in the comments. For real-time results of what I’m sharing on Google Reader see my feeds on FriendFeed: http://friendfeed.com/waynesutton
Thanks

	Shared Top Ten Reasons to Upgrade to Snow Leopard TODAY
	Shared brianwifimess

Posted on August 31, 2009 - by Wayne Sutton

Presentation: Building a personal brand with social media 101 & AMA West Coast videos

A few weeks ago I had the privilege to speak at the Triangle Chapter of the American Marketing Association luncheon with with Jim Tobin and Chuck Hester on Building Your Personal Brand Through Social Media. I only had about 5 minutes for an intro conversation on the topic before we went into a panel discussion and Q&A. Below are my keynote slides and notes.

A few points I tried to emphasize in a limited time were.

• Everyone has an online Identity
• It’s up to You (the individual) to manage your identity
• You have to create and control content about yourself.
• Design Matters
• Be consistent with your social networking avatars (smile)
• Use social media tools and measure your personal brand as if it was a campaign.
• Do Something Awesome to get noticed.

Ironically my West Coast pal Louis Gray was on  panel with Loic, Guy Kawasaki, Steve Patrizi of LinkedIn and Renee Blodgett of Magic Sauce Media, for the San Francisco American Marketing Association, discussing  why PR, Advertising & Marketing Suck!, Now What?

Here are a few youtube videos from Louis’s panel:
$10K can make HUGE marketing impact: 3 steps #sfama: Louis Gray

“Truth in Marketing” – Louis Gray: Who would have thought those 3 words together?

What if your customers are not on Twitter?

I want to say thanks to the Triangle Chapter of the American Marketing Association for asking me to present at the luncheon.

Posted on August 27, 2009 - by Wayne Sutton

5 ways Facebook 3.0 enhances my Facebook experience and engagement

After seeing screenshots and blog post about the new Facebook 3.0 iPhone app it’s finally out. I must say I really thought it was over hyped like most iPhone apps but if you’re a Facebook junkie the new app is a dream come true. If you manage Facebook fan pages or want to social stalk / engage with friends / fans the new app can save you time and allow to get the best value out of Facebook depending on your goals.

Here are four ways Facebook 3.0 enhances my Facebook experience and engagement.

1. Better event management / RSVP

2. Better birthday notification (Happy Birthday)

3. Quick access to your friends and fan pages for easy social stalking

4. Better information gathering via news feed and page filtering.

5. More likes and comments will be made; I’ll be “liking” a lot more Facebook updates now.

What are your thoughts on the new Facebook 3.0 iPhone app?

– Post From My iPhone

Posted on August 20, 2009 - by Wayne Sutton

What I'm sharing on Google Reader for August 20th

Today, while reading RSS feeds in Google Reader, I came across these interesting blog posts and wanted to share them with you. I hope you find some of them interesting. If one of them was useful to you or if you have a comment about one, let me know in the comments. For real-time results of what I’m sharing on Google Reader see my feeds on FriendFeed: http://friendfeed.com/waynesutton
Thanks

	Shared Ignite Raleigh: The best camera is the one you have with you from Shawn Rocco
	Shared Kodak Zi8 Three Microphone Test: Handheld, Shotgun and Wireless

Posted on August 20, 2009 - by Wayne Sutton

Thumbs Up! panel pimping and shameless plugs

This is strictly a 2010 SXSW panel pimping and shameless plugs for votes blog post. You can stop reading now and just click on the button below or go here http://panelpicker.sxsw.com/ideas/view/4432 to vote. What are you voting for? I’m glad you asked. You’re voting on my panel that I submitted for SXSW 2010. The topic is “Becoming a Real-Time Video Blogger in 2010” . Doesn’t it sound cool and on time with more people starting to use video?

If you have some ideas of who you think I should include as additional panelist, leave a comment on the SXSW voting page: http://panelpicker.sxsw.com/ideas/view/4432

Wait, you’re still reading this? Click on the button below and I hope you vote “Thumbs Up“.

Oh, while I’m at it, The Social Geeks is up for a SXSW panel panel too. Here’s the link and I’m sure by now you know what to do. http://panelpicker.sxsw.com/ideas/view/4942 The topic of the Social Geeks panel is Filtering and Controlling the Flow of Inbound Information.

This shameless plug post has been sponsored by Wayne Sutton, your friendly neighborhood geek. Thank you and now back to your regularly  scheduled content.