Bill Tancer of HITWISE on SocialMedipolis Live!

 

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SocialMediopolis Live! goes Live

SocialMediopolis Live goes Live!

Sacramento, CA (PRWEB) February 1, 2010 – SocialMediopolis Live!, the new radio voice of SocialMediopolis.com, launched its inaugural show this past week featuring well-known public relations expert Peter Shankman, founder of Help A Reporter Out, HARO.com, and author of “Can We Do That?” 

This week the show featured entrepreneur Dan Neely, the CEO of Networked Insights and focused on how to use the social web to help advertisers and marketers make better strategic decisions.  Neely talked about the difference between simply monitoring what is going on in social media, verses "listening" and using discovery based intelligence. 

Hosted by SocialMediopolis.com founder Michael Crosson and SolutionzMedia founder Chicke Fitzgerald, the shows air each week on Monday at 11 a.m. PST/2 p.m. EST on http://www.blogtalkradio.com/socialmediopolis and is broadcast live from the Capital of Social Media. Listeners can call in with questions and comments on (917) 889-8137, or participate using live chat. All shows are also available on demand after they air live, and listeners can also subscribe to a dedicated iTunes channel.

“I am delighted at the response we our debut show received,” said Crosson. “Peter Shankman was extremely informative and we definitely had the lively ‘give and take’ and learning experience we are after for this new venue. 

Crosson said the guest lineup for the balance of February features Bill Tancer, General Manager, Global Research at Hitwise; Richard Jalichandra, CEO of Technorati, and Michael Tchong, founder of Ubercool.  March’s guests include Elisa Camahort Page, the founder of BlogHer.com, Geoff Ramsey, CEO of eMarketer, Henry Hartevelt, VP and Principal Analyst, Forrester Research and we will round the month out with a Q&A with Peter Shankman, due to the popularity of our launch program.  

“At SocialMediopolis.com we are always on the lookout for new ways to serve our community of social media marketers,” said Crosson, “and we expect this exciting radio venue to fast become one of their most valued avenues for keeping up with the explosive growth and impact of social media as a business and personal marketing tool.” He added that partnering with co-host and executive producer Chicke Fitzgerald was a natural fit, since Chicke has her own radio show network and has aired more than 150 shows for business and marketing this year.

 “We are delighted to be partnering with SocialMediopolis to provide this new service to Michael’s members, our clients and to anyone else who wants to stay abreast of the latest technological innovations, tools and insights, and interact with some of the top minds in social media.  Peter Shankman was vintage Shankman on our launch show and Dan Neely kicked off February with great insights about how to separate the signal from the noise,” said Fitzgerald. She also encouraged anyone interested in being considered as a future feature guest to contact her as well.

 About SocialMediopolis

SocialMediopolis is a collaborative, private community for social media marketers published by social media innovator Michael Crosson, who also runs the largest social media group on LinkedIn with more than 50,000 members. For more information about SocialMediopolis, please visit www.SocialMediopolis.com, email mcrosson@changetheworld.com or call Michael Crosson at (415) 299-0637.

 About SolutionzMedia

The Solutionz Media Group, a sister company of the Solutionz Group, is a social media think tank and innovator, integrating the traditional marketing disciplines with the new array of social media tools to build brand and reputation. Solutionz Media specializes in the innovative use of social media to increase client and prospect engagement, including private label radio shows, such as SocialMediopolis Live!.  For more information please visit www.solutionzmedia.com, email chicke@solutionz.com, or call Chicke Fitzgerald at (813) 925-0789.

Transition Solutionz - 5 Necessary Skills Series

If you are in transition or concerned about your job, this series is a must for you. Author and consultant, Richard S. Pearson will be joining show hosts Chicke Fitzgerald and Tiffany Topcik to talk about the 5 necessary skills needed to keep your career on track.

#5in5 - Who should I add to my network and how? Five in Five series

It is a good idea to start your networking with those that you know and those that you trust (and those that trust you!). Your address book is an excellent place to start.

If you use a hosted email/address book product, such as GMail, AOL Mail or Yahoo Mail, many of the social networking systems have an auto-import feature to invite those that are not yet members of their network to become your "friend".

If you use an email/address book system based on your computer, you will first need to do some housecleaning. You can then either manually go through and add people to each of your networks (we have a tool to help you - download HERE), or once your address book is updated, you can export your address book to one of the hosted email products so that you may use the auto-import feature.

Whatever your situation, don't attempt to do your updates all in one sitting. Lay out a realistic game plan and work on it for a minimum of 5 minutes per day (if you have a large address book, it may take more than 5 minutes a day, so allocate your time realistically). In any event, it should not take you more than 20 business days. I guarantee that it will feel good when you are done!

Today's five steps in five minutes will move you closer to taking full advantage of the social grid in your networking:

1. Book time on your own calendar for the next 20 business days to go through each letter of the alphabet and decide who to add to what network (you can combined some letters such as E-F, I-J, O-P-Q, U-V and X-Y-Z).
   
2. In your Facebook account (and yes, we do recommend that you use Facebook for all of your network needs) set up different lists for each type of relationship (e.g. business, former co-workers, real life friends, prospects, friends of friends, school friends, family, etc.). Go to Friends page and Create New List for each category. Then when you invite people from your cleaned up "A" list tomorrow, you'll be able to classify them!
3. If you use Twitter, then consider using a product like Tweetdeck.com to separate the people that you follow into groups. I have a list for my "real friends" and my "real colleagues" versus those that I don't know firsthand.
4. Choose at least one business oriented network, such as LinkedIn or Plaxo, particularly if you are in transition. Make sure you list your full work history, particularly in Plaxo, as they will search your past companies automatically for you to see if you want to connect with former colleagues. I list all the companies that I have consulted for as well as those that I worked for (with Consulting Advisor as the title).
5. Write down your starting network numbers for each of your networks at the beginning of this project and see how far you advance your network at the end of 20 days!
   

Once you've taken these preparation step, mark the calendar for 20 business days out and check the size of your networks then!

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#5in5 - Workflow tips for Social Networking Success - Five in Five series

Today's tips are really just common sense. When it comes right down to it, success usually relies on just executing what you know is right.

1. First thing in the morning, open your favorite browser.
2. Open separate tabs for the social media tools that you are committed to using faithfully
3. Set up a time on your calendar every day and book it as you would a meeting to update each one of the platforms (e.g. 8am - 815am Facebook, 815am - 830am LinkedIn, etc.)
4. Use your time to post/repost/retweet, to add a few new friends/connections. Honor the time commitment in your calendar so that you don't get "sucked" in. If you need more time for one component (e.g. writing a new blog or recording a video), then set aside a special amount of time or even a special day for that activity.
5. Perform at least one random act of social media kindness (write a recommendation, compliment someone else on something they have written).

Chicke Fitzgerald | founder | Solutionz Media