Memphis Regional Chamber, “Leveraging Your Business with Technology”, Tuesday, August 5, 2008
This was an interesting session on the use of new web “social networking sites” and how they could be used for business. Sites mentioned included:
-Facebook.com
-Linked-In.com (professional networking site)
-Twitter.com (variety of purposes. The City of Lakeland uses it to send short reminders on meetings etc.)
-flickr.com: photo/video sharing site.
-Youtube.com: Video sharing. The City uses this to post notices etc.
-Freindfeed.com
-ning.com: Allows “group –specific” social networks (such as the workplace etc.)
A list of other sites with a brief explanation was handed out.
The speakers presented a variety of creative ways these sites can be utilized. Generally oriented toward business but I did get ideas on how to proceed. Right now, I am concentrating on youtube.com, and twitter.com as ways of communicating with Lakeland residents, especially Lakeland residents who may not normally use traditional communication.
A book Groundswell: Winning in a World Transformed by Social Technologies by Charlene Li and Josh Bernof was recommended reading.
Local sources were presenters “Lunaweb.com” (educational on newworking sites), and EcoMemphis.com.
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