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Here is the next installment in my web cam conversations with you. I am experimenting with the new uStream Producer “desktop application.” It allows me to record and live stream at the same time, while mixing in graphics, etc. You’ll see a small attempt at that at the end. Over time you will see many [...]
Continue Reading 5 comments Gossip 2.0, News, Tech Tools, Video
Polly Kauahi, Development Director of the Hawaii Food Bank, has been a regular at our free Social Media Club Hawaii meetings for the past several months. She has taken social media by the horns! Polly created a community fundraising event that all of us can support with very little effort while generating a high return [...]
Continue Reading 28 comments Activism, Gossip 2.0, Social Media
The social media flap du jour is about the Nestlé fan page on Facebook being slammed with comments about their use of unsustainable farming in Indonesia for palm oil. It’s perfect timing as I held a webinar training this morning with a new client who shared concerns about the possibility of negative comments and inappropriate [...]
Continue Reading 11 comments Branding, Gossip 2.0, Social Media
I had an opportunity to speak with the “c”s at a leading Hawaii company today. That’s shorthand for the CEO, the CFO, the CTO, the CLO, etc. As is standard practice, I do not disclose our consulting clients unless the client wishes to do so. They shall remain anonymous for now. I love doing this [...]
Continue Reading 15 comments Gossip 2.0, Social Media, Speaking, Video
Even though we have these amazing, 24/7 ubiquitous connections taking place on the social web, IRL (in real life) conferences are still booming. I think that many of us still long for those face to face connections, even more so now that our networks have blown way past the indications of Dunbar’s number. He he. [...]
Many thanks to the Pacific Business News and the Star Bulletin for covering the recent So Much More Hawaii fam tour with mainland bloggers. I started this writing as a comment on PBN, but I have a rule that when my comments exceed two paragraphs, I move the conversation over to my blog for clarity [...]
Continue Reading 15 comments Gossip 2.0, Money Matters, News, Social Media, Strategy
Andy Bumatai is a well known comedian from here in Hawaii who has upgraded his personal brand to version 2.0. He has taken his http://theandybumataishow.com/, he uses Twitter to announce each episode and to attract guests, as well as keep the connection alive and well during the show. Bare Feet Studios partner Shane Robinson is [...]
October 5: Keynote on Social Media and Breakout Session on Internet Video at the Technology & Internet Expo
September 15: Moving to digital and knowledge based economies - supporting zero emissions initiatives Zero Emissions World Congress
August 26: Marketing with Twitter and Facebook at Hawaii Transportation Association Annual Leadership Conference
August 18: How to effectively use video & livestreaming at PRSA of Hawaii
August 7: Strategic Implications of Social Networks for NonProfit Organizations for the Weinberg Fellows (private)
June 27 - August 29: Spiritual Awakening Book Club In the Transition - Practical Spirituality
June 3: Strategic Implications of Social Networks - Even If You Are Not Participating! at the Rotary Club of Honolulu Sunset
May 28-30: Social Media Skills for Musicians: Twitter, Facebook, Blogging, & Podcasting at the Nā Hōkū O Hawaiʻi Music Festival
May 22: Using Social Networks for Personal and Business Promotion, annual conference of the Hawaii Court Reporters and Captioners Association
May 13: Introduction to Twitter & Facebook Strategies for NonProfits, presented to the Weinberg Fellows on Maui and supported by the Aloha United Way
April 30: Using Online Video as a Business Communication & Marketing Tool at the Next Level Hawaii Conference
April 1: Social Media Marketing in Tourism for the Maui Visitors Bureau Destination Partners
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