Attending Podcamp Boston 6 was an enriching social media experience for me. With over 150 people in attendance there was always someone to network with. With five sessions going on each hour there was a richness in the activity as well.

One of the sponsors was Microsoft, which hosted the Podcamp Boston 6 at the Microsoft N.E.R.D. Center (New England Research & Development Center),  It was an exceptional spot for it to be held since it’s a great facility with a wonderful view of the Boston Skyline. The other two sponsors were WHATCOUNTS AND 3thought and they are all appreciated.

The opening session by Chris Brogan and Christopher Penn was revealing and set the stage for the conference. The theme was Share and Takeaway. Each session was well organized, but fluid with time for questions, discussion, as well as suggestions,which made it diverse and engaging.

1. Podcasting 101 Questions, which was facilitated by Doug who stepped in voluntarily.  It was a smooth session where he was able to share what he does in certain cases, including his choice of digital video recorder and microphone.  With him taking the time to answer that one, people were drawn into asking about recommendation, suggestions, alternate techniques, software, and platforms.

2. Why Google+ with Chris Brogan speaking on one of his favorite subjects and his presentation was excellent since it revealed the functions and uses of Google +.  His command of that social network is second to none and though you may have been in the 1st wave of Google invites, I dare say that you would have had  some takeaways.  I know that I did and it was a great investment of time.

3. Breaking the Bell Curve: Standing Out In a Sea of Same with Tamson McHahon presenting. During the presentation the idea of consciously differentiating yourself in social media was promoted. This differentiation is what can separate you from the others, and is especially important since you’re always building your brand.

4.Blog Writing for Customer Action with Jason Keath from Social Fresh who delivered an excellent presentation on the subject matter, emphasizing  the importance of the how and why you are writing.  Though it was unsaid as such it was a proper direct response marketing mindset coupled with effective internet marketing strategies. To get us thinking, one of the questions he asked is “What do I want the blog to accomplish?”. His Answer was “Action”, which is apropos.

5. Designing Social Media Influence with Christopher Penn presenting. He had a mind map of the strategic flow and idea creation that matched his style of presenting and was engaging and proved to be challenging to people.

This gives just a taste of the day, since there were five sessions going at a time almost every hour.  I hope that I see you at the next Podcamp Boston! #pcb6

SBA and Social Media meet Via the SCORE Online Community in Collaboration With  PartnerUp

Business owners now have a unique resource for Social Networking called Score Online Community.

The Score Online community was launched last month and currently advertises that they have 11,000 members.  Every person considering going into business or that is already in business should take a look at it and decide for themselves.

There shouldn’t be an American businessman that hasn’t had a consultation with SCORE before launching their business.  Just in case someone doesn’t recognize SCORE it stands for Service Corp of Retired Executives and is comprised of 11,000 Business Counselors.  They can be found at http://www.scorecommunity.org Score Counselors to America’s Small Business.

With the partnership of PartnerUp and SCORE this Social Media Site gives potential 111,000 additional reach which could be very advantageous.

On the Score Community Social Networking site it states the following:

There’s so much that could be said about SCORE since they’ve helped over 8.4 million businesses with advice and this network should help the entrepreneur to broaden the reach, get valid advice from not only peers, but from the SCORE business counselors, and be able to list their business and/or properties, and interact with the community in the forums as well.

Visit Score Online Community and form your own opinion and later on we’ll revisit it and see if it’s as viable as it seems from my perspective.

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