Barack Obama’s Web strategy
As I look back on 2008 there were many interesting happenings in social media (new media). There were many achievements with the steady growth of various social networking sites and launch of new sites. However, the most important use of social media had to do with the past election down south, which caused quite a stir not just nationally but globally. People couldn’t stop talking about the election and wherever you were on the internet you couldn’t help but see Barack Obama. His ability to raise money and the large voter...
read moreMonetizing your Social Media Passion
Monetizing your Social Media Passion was a hot topic at Podcamp Ottawa. This session was facilitated by Robin Browne. People generally made connections through Blog or podcasts. These mediums were used to communicate their passion on their niche. Although there were no direct monetary rewards for the time invested in publishing to these mediums they did get contracts due to fame in these respective areas. Susan Murphy agreed with this but did state that she blogged because she was passionate about it. Give away stuff for free became...
read moreGoing beyond RSS
The next Podcamp Ottawa session was facilitated byMaurizio Ortolani, who is part of the team at NAC that uses new media to build an online community. He talked about Christopher Millard who produces the NAC podcasts. They have about 4000 subscribers which translates to twice the capacity of the concert halls. There are over 8000 downloads over the past 6 months. The demographic consists mainly of older people who are the annual subscribers (seniors), high school and university students. He alluded to having reached the glass...
read moreConversations before code
Podcamp Ottawa started off with Jeff Parks giving yet another engaging discussion about podcasting. He talked about his mantra of give it for free. which has worked very well for him. He has a vast collection of interviews which are popular globally, so popular that he has been invited to speak at conferences worldwide. He does not charge for his guest speaking engagements and his only request is for his conference pass and his travel expenses to be covered. It’s an opportunity of a life time to speak to all these individuals. ...
read morePodcamp Ottawa 2008
I am very thrilled to be attending Podcamp Ottawa this morning. Only 30mins to go. Here’s a sneak peakof the sessions Conversations before Code – Jeff Parks Social Media Monitoring Tips & Tricks The most Intimate Medium – Hugh McGuire Monetizing yoru Social Media Passion – Robin Browne See you there
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