14 Successful Techniques for Building Your Industry Voice with Social Media

August 4, 2009

This article is part of a road show presentation series I did in Toronto for Intertainment Media, owners of Itibiti Systems. Social media is far from prescriptive, that’s why I sought out stories of people who succeeded in creating their own industry voice using social media. The result of my research is this article, “14 […]

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Build Your Industry Voice with Social Media

August 4, 2009

View more presentations from David Spark. Above is an edited version of a presentation I led in Toronto as part of a social media road show sponsored by Intertainment Media, owners of Itibiti Systems. The companion article to this presentation is entitled “14 Successful Techniques for Building Your Industry Voice with Social Media” (Summary of […]

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Twitter lawsuits and Facebook firings

July 30, 2009

Watch what you say on Twitter and Facebook. You may get a lawsuit slapped against you or you may get fired. Twitter lawsuits and Facebook firings were the discussion du jour tonight during my spot on the Curtis Sliwa show on WABC Radio. Listen to the short six minute segment (or download it). [Audio clip: […]

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VIDEO-Business trends in social media

July 25, 2009

This article is part of a road show presentation series I’m doing in Toronto for Intertainment Media, owners of Itibiti Systems. This post has been reprinted on the Intertainment Media blog. Al O’Grady from Agoracom interviewed me about some current trends in social media. Nice little overview. See a larger version here. I also did […]

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Fight back against mainstream news with your own news

July 24, 2009

This article is part of a road show presentation series I’m doing in Toronto for Intertainment Media, owners of Itibiti Systems. This post has been reprinted on the Intertainment Media blog. Earlier this week I wrote an article for Mashable entitled “5 Ways Companies Used News Trends for Business Success.” The article tells five tales […]

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Investing in Web 2.0 and how to get noticed

July 22, 2009

This article is part of a road show presentation series I’m doing in Toronto for Intertainment Media, owners of Itibiti Systems. This post has been reprinted on the Intertainment Media blog. After conducting a talk at Research Capital in Toronto, ON, I chatted with David Shore, SVP & Head, Technology Group at Research Capital and […]

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Can financial firms cope with social media?

July 21, 2009

This article is part of a road show presentation series I’m doing in Toronto for Intertainment Media, owners of Itibiti Systems. This post has been reprinted on the Intertainment Media blog. Today was my first day of a week long road show I’m doing in Toronto where I’m speaking at various companies about social media […]

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Guide to riding the wave of a hot meme

July 15, 2009

I just wrote a story for Mashable entitled “5 Ways Companies Used News Trends for Business Success.” The piece presented five successful examples of companies who rode the wave of hot trends and news stories. If you’d like to do the same for your business, I’ve put together this short guide which asks a series […]

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14 Successful Techniques for Building Your Industry Voice with Social Media

July 12, 2009

14 unique stories of producers building their voice through content and social media.

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My new pilot: Power Tech Builders

July 10, 2009

Few weeks ago I appeared in a pilot for a new technology show called “Power Tech Builders.” Dubbed as “Not your daddy’s Nova.” The show is on builders who use technology to express creativity in everything from robotics to medical applications. The show is directed, produced, and shot by TJ Walkup. It’s edited by Brent […]

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