Hawaii Restaurant Association Links and Resources
The Hawaii Restaurant Association is holding a 90-minute seminar today (at 9 am and repeated at 2 pm) on "Social Networks: What it's all about" to help its members and other businesses here in Honolulu understand about Twitter, Facebook, and other social networks. I will be speaking, along with Mark Johnson of logicspin and menumill. I'd like to give a shout out to Alan Hoki and Chrissy Mitchell of the Hawaii Restaurant Association for pulling this seminar together so quickly and to Morton's Steakhouse for hosting us all.I'll also be moderating a panel of four local restauranteurs who have started using the social web:Ed Morita: @nctrnlbst, Longhi’s, www.bakershours.com; you can also watch a short video here as Ed explains how he uses Twitter and Flickr to attract customersSean Priester: @TopofWaikiki and @pacificsoul, Top of WaikikiBill Tobin: @tikisgrill, Tiki’s GrillMonica Toguchi: @HighwayInn, Highway Inn Restaurant and CateringMark (mostly!) and I put together these links for the attendees and all of you readers to be able to explore more. Pull up a chair - there's a real reading list here.REPUTATION MANAGEMENT:Real Time Search - Social MentionTrack what people are saying about you, your company, a new product, or any topic across the web's social media landscape in real-time. Social Mention monitors 80+ social media properties directly including: Twitter, Facebook, FriendFeed, YouTube, Digg, Google etc.Find, Follow and Share Comments — BackTypeUnlike Google alerts, it tracks blog comments.New Media Chatter: People Are Talking…Are You Listening?List of tools and strategy to monitor your brand/company onlineOTHER TOOLS:Social Media Club - Hawaii Chapter - free monthly meetings to learn about and share best practices in social mediaKnowHow Cafe - Online and live seminars on using the social web; get a free eBook on "Online Identity" by joining the email list. Essential information before you start signing up for various social networks.Lots of links here for social web restaurant review sites.Check here to see if your desired screen name is available on several web sites at once.Facebook Toolbox 101 with additional supporting links.Google's Local Business CenterA Social Media Glossary » The Buzz Bin - Common terms in social mediaSarah Austin's True Beginner's Guide to Getting the Most Out of Twitter - Free ebook PDFESPECIALLY FOR RESTAURANTS:Choosing from the Social Media Menu for Restaurants - Branching Out: The Maples DMG Blog -Social Media for Restaurants - Social Media Explorer; Good list of tools/resources for restaurants starting in social media
Here is a copy of the slide deck I used with the recorded audio included. SlideShare liked it so much they featured it on their site!