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Posted on October 20, 2009 - by Wayne Sutton

11 first time IRL encouters at BlogWorld Expo 2009 #bwe09

If you have been reading any of my recent blog post or following my tweets, then I’m sure you know that I attended BlogWorld Expo 2009. This was my first time attending and being that it was the largest expo yet, it seems like I picked a good time attend. While I enjoyed seeing and hanging with virtual friends at BlogWorld who I may have met once or twice in real-life, I was excited to met 11 other colleges for the first time offline. Here’s my list of first time in real-life encounters at Blog World Expo.

1. Chris Pirillo – @chrisPirillo – http://chris.pirillo.com

2. Cali Lewis @calilewis – http://www.geekbrief.tv

3. Ben Parr @BenParr - http://benparr.com

4. Drew Olanoff – @Drew - http://www.drewolanoff.com

5. Darren Rowse aka @ProBlogger – http://www.problogger.net

6. Kosso – @kosso – http://phreadz.com

7. Qiana Markham – @crimpshoes – http://www.beingqianamarkham.com

8. Calvin Lee – @mayhemstudios – http://mayhemstudios.com/blog

9. Giannii – @giannii – http://giannii.com/whats-your-story-g

10. Mona Nomura – @Mona – http://pixelbits.wordpress.com/about

11. Scott Monty – @ScottMonty – http://scottmonty.com

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It was great meeting everyone and for others who I met for the first time it was nice to meet you too. Lets keep in touch.

If you attended Blog World Expo 2009, who did you meet for the first time in real-life and what are your thoughts on Blog World Expo 2009?

Posted on October 19, 2009 - by Wayne Sutton

BlogWorld Video: How Twits Lay Golden Eggs – The Art of Social Engagement for Business #bwe09

BlogWorld Expo 2009 Session: How Twits Lay Golden Eggs – The Art of Social Engagement for Business

Session Description- How Twits Lay Golden Eggs: The Art of Authentic Engagement for Business Twitter has not only become an online communication phenomenon, but also an invaluable business tool. Learn how to utilize Twitter for business effectively without offending your target audience. Top tweeps will provide you with specific examples of how best to engage your network, tools and tips for sharing tweets creatively, as well as a Tweet Plan for streamlining your Twitter efforts!

Panelist: Nicole Nicolay, Jodee Rich, Chris Brogan, Nick Halstead, Laura Fitton

Video

Posted on October 18, 2009 - by Wayne Sutton

BlogWorld: Time Management Strategies for Social Media, guest notes from @JasonPeck & @DJwaldow

Guest BlogWorld Expo 2009 notes post from Jason Peck and DJ Waldow

Jason Peck @jasonpeck

Social media manager at @eWayDirect.

BlogWorld Expo 2009 Session:
Fitting It All In: Time Management Strategies for Social Media

Panelist:
Amber Naslund

Notes
Get organized, figure out where to spend your time
have tangible goals
netvibes – good way to build a dashboard for listening – twitter search, socialmention, boardtracker, google alerts, addictomatic
spend time on 2-3 tools that are valuable – don’t go chasing all of them
measuring and analyzing – it’s a must

social media maturity
Passive – listening 80%, 20% measuring
Responsive – monitoring, responding, measuring
Engaged – monitoring, research, initiating, responding, measuring
Creating – monitoring, research, initiating, responding, measuring and creating

allocating resources
listening – 1 person, 10-15 hrs per week
engaging, initiating, creating – 1-3 team members, 1-3 hrs per day
measuring – 1 person, 5-10 hrs per week

Managing disruptions – turn off twitter, turn off email

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DJ Waldow @djwaldow Director of Community @BlueSkyFactory

1. Limit # of SM monitoring tools
-Radian6
-Tweetdeck/Hootsuite
2. Turn email off for a few hours a day. Don’t reply immediately
3. Get a task management program and USE IT. “Think” for Mac
-Pick 3 things you must accomplish and do nothing else until they are done
-Pick the ugliest one first
4. Routines
-Sit down for 2 hrs/day, 5 days a week and focus on blogger (or whatever)
-Allocate blocks of time
5. Give yourself permission to forget – read something and write it down.
6. Unplug – take your offline time
7. Pick a finite number of items to respond to and stick with it. It’s okay to not reply to everything. Get over it.

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Amber’s presentation:

Amber’s blog post about Social Media Time Management

How do you manage your time using social media?

Posted on October 17, 2009 - by Wayne Sutton

BlogWorld Video Interview: Jermaine Dupri @LTLline on blogs, music & social media #bwe09

Jermine Dupri was one of the celebrities to be apart of the “The New Celebrity” keynote panel at BlogWorld Expo 2009. After the keynote I had a chance to interview Jermine Dupri about blogs, the future of the music industry, what insprires him, and social media etiquette. Take a look.

Are you following Jermaine Dupri @LTLline and do you agree with his points?

Posted on October 16, 2009 - by Wayne Sutton

BlogWorld Video: The role for blogs in an age of micro-blogging from Rick Klau @rklau of Google

The role for blogs in an age of micro-blogging from Rick Klau @rklau of Google

Video from session:

Notes
Microblogs are complementary not competitive
Conversations are fragmenting
You can either go where the readers are or wait for them to come to you
People will only engage with people where they are already commenting
You can go to where they are or you can wait for them to come to you
Measure what matters: Traffic != influence
Keys to building a lasting community = Content + Passion + Engagement
Success with a blog is about commenting to values
Don’t become a slave to focus on your blog without having fun

What are the keys = I control every pixel on my blog
You can personalize your blog over micro-blogs: widgets, links, theme, header,