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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

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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

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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

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Show #048 - Podcasting Tips for a Community Manager

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 covers a listener's question about how to start podcasting in a local community. We talk about what basic equipment we suggest for podcasting and ideas of how to put the podcast together. Here are the links to the show

Plantronic DSP 500

Logitech Foldable Headphones

Microtrack audio recorder

Audacity - podcasting editing program

Skype - Phone calls via the web

Skylook - to record telephone calls on Skype

Pamela - to record telephone calls on Skype

Penny Haynes

Wetpaint - for wiki's

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Show #45 - Social Media Tips for the Recession

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The Podcast Sisters have a discussion on how social media can help you beat the recessionary pressures. They also talk about the meaning of branding and how the word developed over time. Social media can really help provide small business owners with great value, internet marketing and also be used to reduce costs within the business....here are the links to the social media tips and links from the show.

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ErkPod - Our Australian listener!

Go To Meeting To have a meeting online where people can see what is on your screen. This link gives you a free trial via The Engaging Brand podcast 

Go To Webinar For web events for up to 1000 attendees.

Skype

Google Docs - Free web spreadsheet, presentation and word processing tools. You can also use them to collaborate with other people.

Basecamp -  is a web-based tool that lets you manage and track projects (or simply ideas)

Firefox - Free browser

Oovoo - Free Web Chat

Blogger Social

Blogher - both of these events Heather and Anna are attending in New York...if you want to meet up for a coffee then email Anna

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Show #44 - Using Linked In as a Business Tool

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The Podcast Sisters have a discussion on the social networking site, Linked In. How you can use it to expand your business network, how you can use it to provide business services or even find jobs within your business sector. We also discuss the use of Linked In Answers as a resource tool. Here are the links for the Show

Linked In - Krishna De

Linked In - Anna Farmery

Age of Conversation  - Bum Rush

Chris Wilson

Stephen Fry

Google Alerts

Jason Alba - I'm On Linked In, Now What!

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Show - #043 - Implications of Technology at Conferences

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The Podcast Sisters have a discussion on the Mark Zuckerberg/Sarah Lacy interview at SXSW. They discuss the implications for people who speak at conferences as a way of marketing your small business. Technology is now available to people attending conferences, which means that feedback is now immediate and also global. What do we now to think about before we attend conferences as business people. Here are the links that we mention in the show

Twitter - Follow Anna, Krishna De, Heather

BlogHer - Where Heather and Anna will be speaking on how social media has helped their businesses

Blogger Social - email Anna if you want to meet up for a drink in New York

Association of Coaching

Qik - mobile video

Creative Camp Ireland

The Engaging Brand - Interview on stress with Cary Cooper and on presenting with Maggie Philbin

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Show #042 - Creating Your Online Community

This week's audio show, Krishna and Heather discuss the different platforms available to create your online community. This follows on from show #41 where we covered the reasons you might want to consider creating and nurturing a community online.

Resources For The Show

Google Groups

Phpbb.com - open source software to create online communities and forums

Membergate - membership software

Yahoo Groups

Frank Fullard - Mayo CEB CEO and the founder of IBW.com

Irish Business Women.com

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Show #041 - Reasons for and against community sites

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The Podcast Sisters have a discussion on what you need to think about before starting a community site. Krishna and Anna talk about the purpose of a forum or a dedicated social networking site and how you can use them to increase your business sales.

Here are a the links that the sisters mention in the show

Social Media Telesummit by Leesa Barnes

Show 39 - Rob Safuto comments on splitting audio and video

Damien Mully

20 Major Award winning blog

Grannie Mar

Creative Camp Ireland

XDA Orbit 2 Phone - The sexy one Anna loves!

Andy Wibbels blog on small business marketing online
 

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Show #040 - How we are using Twitter

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)

The Podcast Sisters have a discussion on how they are using Twitter, the microblogging platform that allows you to post 140 characters about what you are doing. Krishna and Anna talk about how twitter has helped them both with their businesses, how they have found it useful and what they like - and even dislike - about microblogging.

Here are a the links that the sisters mention in the show

Follow Anna on Twitter

Follow Krishna on Twitter

Link to our earlier show, when Heidi Miller introduced us to Twitter

HelloTxt - a way of posting an update once and updating several websites all at the same time

Twhirl - a desktop widget that shows you real time the conversation happening.

Twitterfeed - a way of sending your blog post to Twitter

Neville Hobson's post on Twitter statistics

Blog post on applications that you can use around Twitter

If you want to take up Anna's challenge and send in a quiz question for next week then e-mail Anna and she will pose it to the Sisters!

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