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1:00 Lucretia Pruitt on Twittering the Way that Works Best for You

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The theme of SOBCon09 is the ROI of Relationships. Relationships with customers, employees, colleagues, coworkers, builders, contractors, developers, and CUSTOMERS — in the form of readers, buyers, clients, and others — are the success of any business.

How do we form the best relationships; bring our best to them; build environments that nurture them; and measure our success?

Join the Comment Box Conference. Ask questions. Discuss answers. Meet people in the comment box. Find out.

Lucretia Pruitt

Lucretia Pruitt, also known as GeekMommy has been blogging since she had to hand-code her site’s HTML back in 1997. The advent of push-button blogging was a god-send as it allowed her more time to write needing less to publish.

Then in 2007, she got sucked into Twitter… and microblogging entered her world in a big way. Already a student of Social Media tools, she’s spent a lot of time analyzing this medium. Catch her hanging around a dozen or more social media sites at any given moment – just look for GeekMommy! She’s here to talk about …

Twittering the Way that Works Best for You

  • Twittering At Volume
  • Twittering Only To Family & Friends
  • Twittering As A Company’s Face
  • Twittering As An Individual, When Not Representing Your Company
  • Twittering To Get A Retweet – Size, Link, Description

Folks on Twitter People look to her for leaderships, best practices, outright wittiness, and a huge heart. Who’s got the first question? Let’s get talking!

Lucretia Pruitt’s Twitter bio says she’s a Random Muse – Social Media Strategist, Speaker, ex-CIS Professor, Geek, Mom, Wife, and Insomniac. Talk to her once or talk to anyone who’s worked with Lucretia and you’ll find out she’s even more than that. Lucretia writes about 21st Century motherhood at GeekMommy’s WebLife and handles social media as one of the Walmart Moms, among other social media projects.
Follow @GeekMommy at Twitter.

12:00 Mark J Carter on Saving the World with Social Media

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The theme of SOBCon09 is the ROI of Relationships. Relationships with customers, employees, colleagues, coworkers, builders, contractors, developers, and CUSTOMERS — in the form of readers, buyers, clients, and others — are the success of any business.How do we form the best relationships; bring our best to them; build environments that nurture them; and measure our success?

Join the Comment Box Conference. Ask questions. Discuss answers. Meet people in the comment box. Find out.

 

Mark J Carter

Mark is a social media maven who’s bent on making the world a better place. He’s spends his time in social pursuits for “Networking for Cause,” and helping Tim Sanders with this new Saving the World at Work Community.

In the city of Chicago, Mark is the networker to know. Every night he’s at a different event. Mark’s brings us that wisdom on how he’s using social media in the world of nonprofits.

Saving the World with Social Media

1. How social media is changing the face of marketing & PR for non-profits and causes

2. Learn how getting involved and promoting your favorite cause increases YOUR visibility, builds your network and increases your social media effectiveness

3. Why large scale events (such as www.Twestival.com) and new web communities (like www.SavingTheWorld.net) are focusing solely on causes and giving everyone a voice

4. How to build your business in less time by teaming with communities (both online and offline)

5. Roadblocks non-profits & causes face when “getting started” in the social media world (and how to overcome them)

Ask Mark how he can get so much done. C’mon let’s talk social media with him!

Mark Carter is a social media specialist. He writes for and manages Saving the World at Work, the popular community that sprung up from Tim Sander’s bestselling book by the same name. Mark is the power behind the Chicago Twestival on February 12th, and many other networking and social media events.
Follow @mjcarter at Twitter.

 

11:00 – Liz Strauss on Building a Personal Development Network

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The theme of SOBCon09 is the ROI of Relationships. Relationships with customers, employees, colleagues, coworkers, builders, contractors, developers, and CUSTOMERS — in the form of readers, buyers, clients, and others — are the success of any business.

How do we form the best relationships; bring our best to them; build environments that nurture them; and measure our success?

Join the Comment Box Conference. Ask questions. Discuss answers. Meet people in the comment box. Find out.

Liz Strauss

Liz is a social web strategist and community builder. Coming from a background of publishing, business, and instructional design, Liz understands how people perceive a blog, a product, and an experience — how the head and heart engage to make a fiercely loyal customer. She can articulate what makes things irresistible — what keeps people coming back — from literacy, editorial, design, and marketing sensitivities. Liz will tell you that brands and social media are the same in that “You gotta live it, walking ever word you speak.”

Today Liz is here to talk about how to build a personal development network of support and growth. Some ideas and talking points might include:

Building a Personal Development Network

1. Start with a personal foundation built on concrete not sand.

  • Qualitative Observations
  • Quantitative Assessment
  • Personal Reflection

Know what you know and never discount its value.

2. Know Your Context — Pick your path.

3. Enlist Developers — Choose unique and valuable guides.

  • People who know you.
  • People who know what you what to learn.
  • People who will tell you when you falter.

4. Regularly Reassess — Seek opportunities to learn what you’re learning.

5. Develop Others — Return the favor and pay it forward.

6. AND THE ONE THAT WAS MISSING — Communicate. Let your network

Let’s let the questions start rolling. I’ll offer the first one!

Liz is a founder of the highly successful business and social media conference SOBCon She has been named to the Top 100 Social Media & Internet Marketing Bloggers Top 100 Most Influential Marketers of 2008, the 50 of the Most Powerful and Influential Women of Social Media, NxE’s Fifty Most Influential ‘Female’ Bloggers

Liz Strauss writes about branding, social media and how businesses can use the entrepreneurial spirit to understand and build successful relationships and communities on the Internet. You’ll find her at Successful-blog.
Follow @lizstrauss at Twitter.

Q&A All Day TODAY! Discuss, Share, Find Out! Meet Smart Folks!

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12 Hours of Conversation — Looks Who’s Here!!

Everyone is invited. Stop by, listen in, ask questions, and meet some new friends.

Think theater of the imagination meets speakers and participants in the comment box for conversation.

Why the comment box and not some new technology? The comment box offers a different experience — slower, more intimate, with room for everyone to bring long thoughts and serious questions.

When: TODAY 11 AM Central Time (GMT -6hrs)
(See the clock in the sidebar)

Where: Successful-Blog.com

What: New Post and Speaker Every Hour

How It Works:

  • Each hour a new blog post will publish.
  • The featured expert will be ready to talk with you about your ideas, questions, predictions, and thoughts in the comment box.

It’s that easy. You know how.

Who:

11:00 – Liz Strauss on How to Build a Personal Development Network
12:00 – Mark Carter on Saving The World With Social Media
1:00 – Lucretia Pruitt on Twittering the Way that Works Best for You
2:00 – Andy Sernovitz on Amazing Word of Mouth for Your Blog
3:00 – Mary-Lynn Foster on Podcast and Blog Interviewing Tips
4:00 – Easton Ellsworth on Visionary Blogging Improvements
5:00 – John Haydon on Social Media and Trust Online
6:00 – VickyHennegan on Writing for the Web
7:00 – Becky McCray on Successful Entrepreneurship
8:00 – Shannon Paul on Internet People and What They Do
9:00 –Angela Maiers on Literacy and Learning in the 21st Century
10:00 –Terry Starbucker on Pitching Social Media to Clients — 5 Key Questions for Potential Clients

Bring your own link to leave to share information about blogging, social media, and ROI of Relationships on the Social Web

C’mon Let’s Talk!

We haven’t done something like this since 2007!

Special thanks to Vicky H ( @eeUS ) for helping to get this arranged and together.
— ME “Liz” Strauss

Register Now for SOBCon09 Explode your network!

SOBCon09 Comment Box Conference / Q&A — 12 Hours Tuesday Feb. 10

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An Expert Every Hour and Q&A for 12 Hours

Everyone is invited. Stop by for a while listen in and meet some new friends.

Think theater of the imagination meets speakers and attendees in the comment box for conversation.

Why the comment box and not some new technology? The comment box offers a different experience — slower, more intimate, with room for everyone to bring long thoughts and serious questions.

When: Tuesday, February 10th

Where: Successful-Blog.com

What: New Post and Speaker Every Hour
11:00 a.m. – 10 p.m. CT (GMT -6hrs)
Watch the clock in the sidebar.

When and Who:

11:00 – Liz Strauss on How to Build a Personal Development Network
12:00 – Mark Carter on Saving The World With Social Media
1:00 – Lucretia Pruitt on Twittering the Way that Works Best for You
2:00 – Andy Sernovitz on Amazing Word of Mouth for Your Blog
3:00 – Mary-Lynn Foster on Podcast and Blog Interviewing Tips
4:00 – Easton Ellsworth on Visionary Blogging Improvements
5:00 – John Haydon on Social Media and Trust Online
6:00 – VickyHennegan on Writing for the Web
7:00 – Becky McCray on Successful Entrepreneurship
8:00 – Shannon Paul on Internet People and What They Do
9:00 –Angela Maiers on Literacy and Learning in the 21st Century
10:00 –Terry Starbucker on Pitching Social Media to Clients — 5 Key Questions for Potential Clients

Bring your own link to leave to share information about blogging, social media, and ROI of Relationships on the Social Web

C’mon Let’s Talk!

We haven’t done something like this since 2007!
— ME “Liz” Strauss

Register Now for SOBCon09 Explode your network!

Check Out the Program for SOBCon09

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The Speakers and Times Are Up!

The first blush edition of the SOBCon09 schedule is up.
Here’s some of what you’ll find …

  • We’ve added Friday sessions so we can get in-depth conversation on products and practices.
  • We’ve limited Saturday to five workshops so that mastermind groups can really dig in on the content that gets presented.
  • We’re planning to have a second evening event on Saturday, since the group seemed to like being in the same place.

Lot more detail to be filled in … but it’s shaping up into something special already.

You’ll find the program for SOBCon09 here.

Can’t wait to see you!

Liz and Terry