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Podcast Sisters 52 - Bookmarking Tips and Tricks

This week's free Podcast Sisters audio show for non geek's,who are wanting to grow their businesses on line, is now available (remember subscribe free of charge and new shows will come automatically to your computer, just follow the instructions at the end of the post to download or subscribe via iTunes)

Heather cannot join us this week to talk about her Facebook community so Krishna and Anna talk about ideas discussed in our Friendfeed room and if you want to join in the conversation then why not come over to our Podcast Sisters Friendfeed room and leave your comments!

Here are links mentioned in the show

Bookmarking sites - De.licio.us, ma.gnolia, Digg, Google Bookmarks

Internet browsers - Firefox, Internet Explorer and Flock

Linked In for Networking

Dr Ginger Campbell - Brain Science Podcast

Marty Seligman

The Pigeon Blog as discussed in the Citizen Marketers

Friendfeed for Krishna, Anna and Heather

To listen to all the previous shows, here is the bank of The Podcast Sister podcasts

Join us over at the Podcast Sisters Facebook group to discuss this week's show and also do give us feedback and share ideas for future shows that will deliver value to YOU. You can also send us an email to podcast.sisters@googlemail.com.

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Podcasting Qualification Lauches in the UK

The Guardian in the UK reports that there will be a new qualification from September...in podcasting! David Grailey, the NCFE's chief executive, said:

"....Podcasting is fast becoming a part of everyday life - vicars are delivering sermons via podcasts, police departments are launching 'crimewatch' video podcasts and schools and colleges are recording lessons via podcasts. It's therefore vital that we offer people both an understanding and the skills to utilise this technology.

The qualification has also allowed us, as an organisation, to look at the benefits of podcasts within the education market and consider future plans to deliver our qualifications and syllabus through different mediums - including podcasts,"

Podcasting is a great way to reach a global audience and I am delighted that within the UK people are starting to recognise the marketing potential.

Social Connecting In Business

Can you help a listener?

Jon Ingham is an avid listener and supporter of The Podcast Sisters and who writes a couple of blogs about human resources related issues - he's also the author of Strategic Human Capital Management.

In fact I'm recording a podcast wth Jon based on the book soon, which I'll share with you when it's published.

Here's Jon with (on your right) with Lee Smith were I me up withe them at the Ragan and Simply Communicate International Employee Communications Summit recently - you can see a summary of the presentations as I live blogged the conference - access day 1 here and access day 2 here.

When I caught up with Jon he mentioned that he was conducting a survey about social connecting in business and I suggested that we may want to share this with you.

The social connecting in business survey focuses on the practice and potential of employees connecting and developing relationships with each other, and with others who can help the organisation achieve its goals.

Please ensure you answer these questions in the context of a particular organisation you work for or a client you consult with.

The survey should take you just about 10 minutes to complete.

I've agreed with Jon that we'll record a podcast interview when he has received and analysed the results of the social connecting in business survey and we'll make sure to share that with you.

Thanks for helping one of our listeners!

Show #051 - All About Friendfeed

This week's free Podcast Sisters audio show is now available (remember subscribe free of charge and new shows will come automatically to your computer, just follow the instructions at the end of the post to download or subscribe via iTunes)

We talk all about our feelings about Friendfeed and if you want to join in the conversation then why not come over to our Podcast Sisters Friendfeed room and leave your comments! Here are links mentioned in the show

Twitter - Krishna De , Anna, Heather

Twhirl - allows you to send and receive "tweets" from your desktop and Twitterific for Mac users

Friendfeed for Krishna, Anna and Heather

Blubrry for Podcasters

Libsyn Podcast hosting

 Maholo - Human powered search engine

Facebook - The Wiggly Wigglers group

Neville Hobson from For Immediate Release

Todd Cochrane and his mother - the wonderful Cherie !

Steve Rubel

To listen to all the previous shows, here is the bank of The Podcast Sister podcasts

Join us over at the Podcast Sisters Facebook group to discuss this week's show and also do give us feedback and share ideas for future shows that will deliver value to YOU. You can also send us an email to podcast.sisters@googlemail.com.

REMEMBER SUBSCRIPTION TO THE PODCAST SISTERS IS FREE! 

1) To listen now on line without any downloads then click here and press the play button

2) Or to subscribe in iTunes      

3) Or if you use a different podcatcher then here are the feed details -

http://www.podcastfm.co.uk/podcast.rss?id=245

Twitter Hall Of Fame

As you know, you'll find Anna and I on Twitter.

I've seen a steady increase of entrepreneurs, media companies and corporates start to join the Twitter community over the recent months.

Twitter has become a place to research, build friendships and even promote your business. But I don't recommend jumping in to the Twitterverse without doing a little research first.

Yes you can microblog and each microblog post is only 140 characters maximum. But remember that each Tweet that you make is indexed in Google and will come up in Google searches and Google Alerts- so be careful what you Tweet.

As part of your research, why not take a look at this article from InsideCRM called the 'Twitter Hall of Shame' which shares 50 notable Tweets covering information from business to political Tweets, and from marriage proposals to wine tasting parties on Twitter.

And if you are on Twitter, don't be shy about connecting to Anna and I.

What stories do you have to share about the difference Twitter and microblogging has made to you?

Attribution: Thanks to Fiona King of InsideCRM for sharing the 'Twitter Hall of Shame' article with me.

Show #50 - The Indian Takeaway

This week's Podcast Sisters Podcast, sees the long awaited return of all three sisters from our travels and illnesses.

We discuss the Heather's recent trip to India and Krishna's connecting through social media to her relatives in India which recently brought them together for a family reunion.

Anna our social media quiz master also checks out Krishna and Heather's knowledge of social media in India - listen carefully as there are lots of great statistics in this section.

We also share a new online forum where you can post your feedback or questions about the show - Krishna has set up a room for The Podcast Sisters on FriendFeed.com - come on over and let us know what you think about this week's episode. FriendFeed.com is free to join and 'd highly recommend that you register your name there even if you are not ready to jump in to this social media community.

And we need your help - we've decided to follow the theme of food for next week's show - last week was about Fish and Chips, this week is the Indian Takeaway - and Heather suggested next week is all about chocolate cakes. So we'd love your ideas on how we can connect chocolate cakes to social media.

Resources For The Show

Club Penguin

FriendFeed

LinkedIn

We'd love to hear from you - what thoughts, feedback or suggestions do you have for future content? Or perhaps you have suggestions for subjects you would like us to cover?

You can post your comments here or mouse on over to our Podcast Sisters Friend Feed room.

Or you can join us over at the Podcast Sisters Facebook group to discuss this week's show.

You can also send us an email perhaps attaching an audio file with your comments to podcast.sisters@googlemail.com.

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Join The Podcast Sisters In Conversation At Friend Feed

Have you found your friends on FriendFeed yet?

I use FriendFeed as a place to syndicate all my feeds from my blogs, and profiles on Facebook, Flickr, LinkedIn, Twitter and other social media sites. In fact there are 41 different services you can add to your profile on FriendFeed.

You can find friends on FriendFeed to and subscribe to their feeds. Take a look at my profile as an example.

A recent development is the establishing of rooms on FriendFeed. A room is like a mini FriendFeed for a particular subject or group of people. Everyone in your room can share information with each other and leave comments that only other people in your room can see.

You can create a room that is :

• Public - where anyone can access or join the room
• Semi-Public - where anyone can read or comment, but only admins can post
• Private - where only invited people can access this room - for example I am working on a project with some colleagues and we could create a room to share information just amongst ourselves.

You can also subscribe to the feed for a specific room so that you can keep up to date with the conversation there rather than having to visit the room each day.

So today I have set up a room for The Podcast Sisters - yes we have a group on Facebook and you can connect with us through email and by posting a message here at the blog.

However with the adoption of FriendFeed increasing, I thought it might be a great time to create our own room where we can congregate and share our thoughts, feedback, ideas and questions about our journey in the world of web 2.0.

So why not join us over at FriendFeed - all you need do is register for a free account then subscribe to The Podcast Sisters room and join the conversation. I hope we see you there soon.

And if you are interested in all things to do with social media in Ireland, why not join the Social Media Ireland room I've just set up - it's a place where I hope we will be sharing best practice case studies, ideas for integrating and implementing social media strategies into your marketing and communications plan, and asking questions of other social media evangelists and enthusiasts in Ireland.

Show #049 - Social Media, Fish, Chips and Lampshades

This week's free Podcast Sisters audio show is now available (remember subscribe free of charge and new shows will come automatically to your computer, just follow the instructions at the end of the post to download or subscribe via iTunes)

This show is a recording of an interview with Connie Reece of Every Dot Connects blog that Heather and Anna had in New York. Connie takes us through the uses of social media from both a personal perspective and also how you can use it as part of your business marketing strategy.

They discuss how blogs can help with your marketing, including tips for fish and chip shops and lampshade makers. They also have an in depth discussion on video conferencing and twitter. So enjoy!

Here are the links to the tools mentioned

Oovoo -  Free video chat and video conferencing

Frozen Pea Fund - a full-fledged fund-raising campaign named, in honor of Susan Reynolds

Twitter  - Connie, New Media Jim, Anna, Heather

Twhirl - allows you to send and receive "tweets" from your desktop

Tweetscan is a real-time search engine for Twitter

To listen to all the previous shows, here is the bank of The Podcast Sister podcasts

Join us over at the Podcast Sisters Facebook group to discuss this week's show and also do give us feedback and share ideas for future shows that will deliver value to YOU. You can also send us an email to podcast.sisters@googlemail.com.

REMEMBER SUBSCRIPTION TO THE PODCAST SISTERS IS FREE! 

1) To listen now on line without any downloads then click here and press the play button

2) Or to subscribe in iTunes      

3) Or if you use a different podcatcher then here are the feed details -

http://www.podcastfm.co.uk/podcast.rss?id=245