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3Hi North East Tennessee Tech Council
4blogs, podcasts, and beyond
5or what is Web 2.0 and why should I care
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24marketing
25branding
26advertising
27new media
28share conversations
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348 months
3525 doses (episodes)
36800 regular listeners
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38Blogging, podcasting, and Web 2.0 Oh my!
39first, some definitions
40blog?
41web log
42 blog
we
43blog
44website
45articles posted
46regular basis
47reverse chronological order
48popular? yeah.
4930,000,000
5030,080,000
5130,160,000
52etc
53podcast?
54iPod broadcast
55(iPod not required)
56an audio or video file
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58posted on the web
59download to a portable media player
60or your computer
61have you read a blog?
62have you heard a podcast?
63youve experienced web 2.0
64web 2.0??
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66the next generation of web technology
67web 1.0
68corporate website
69closed walls
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71web 1.5
72corporate sites individual sites
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74web 2.0
75blogs, wikis, open source applications....
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77its all about the message
78RSS
79Really Simple Syndication
80(very small file)
81feed which allows users to subscribe to content
82XML
83packages contents of website
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85Wiki
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87Web page that anyone can edit.
88blogs, podcasts, RSS, wikis....
89all blend together to form... social computing
90so, why should I care?
91People are talking Are you a part of the
conversation?
92social computing opens communication channels
93with your customers and... creates brand
advocates
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95Start with a blog. (A podcast is just an audio
blog)
96 Forrester Research finds Blog users are
younger and more affluent RSS users spend more
time and money online
97Blog use and podcast listeners are increasing
rapidly
98Blogs are really a publishing tool
99 Easy to publish Allows frequent updates An
informal voice
100Types of blogs
101Internal team blog
102Someday Every employee receives a phone number,
email address, and a blog space.
103Recruitment blog
104Employee blogs
105Product blogs (GM Fastlane)
106Issues / thought leadership
107Executive blogs
108Is a blog right for your company?
109does your company routinely have conversations
with customers?
110how much control does your company need to exert
over communications?
111does your company have something important and
unique to share?
112is your company ready to listen -- and act?
113Best practices in blogging
1141. Read as many blogs as you can.
1152. Set clear goals
1163. Start small
1174. Create a coherent content plan
1185. Be prepared to make mistakes
119Choose a blogging software
120WordPress Blogger b2evolution BlogTronix Five
Across iUpload TextPattern pMachine MarquiRoller
TypePad Telligent
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122How do I measure success?
123 Traffic, kudos, and complaints
124Case Study Stormhoek Wine
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126no website
127limited marketing budget
128little brand awareness
129enter Hugh Macleod
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132used the blogosphere and disruption
133as a PR and marketing device
134free wine!!!!
135changed how Stormhoek treated their customers
136caused disruption (unheard of new idea) in the
trade
137Doubled sales in a year!
138Blogging, podcasts...
139now, beyond
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142CGC
143Consumer Generated Content
144brand advocates...
145...that do your job for you.
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147Converse Gallery
148submit your film.
149the best become commercials
150consumers take brand ownership
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152social computing unpaid marketers
153conclusion
154bloggers talk a lot and share finds. is your
product/service one of those?
155what do I do next?
156start a blog in 15 minutes
157go to blogger.com
158pick a template
159pick a cool name
160start publishing
161have fun.
162questions?
163jose_at_thinkjose.com lockjawradio_at_gmail.com
www.lockjawradio.com www.thinkjose.com
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165thanks.