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Week in Review, Announcements: NHMM, SMBNH, PodCamp, Dominos, Twitter Connect, AmazonFail

Leslie — Sun, 19 Apr 2009 10:38:03 +0000

One of my quick audio posts to get the thoughts out of my brain and onto the page. Enjoy!

Also, please note there is NO Topics on Fire tonight!

April Events, Podcasts and Classes

Leslie — Wed, 08 Apr 2009 06:22:49 +0000

Uptown Uncorked has a lot going on in the way of lunch and learn sessions, networking events, podcasts and more in April. We want to achieve our goals of connecting people, improving how you use the tools you have and teaching you what you need to know to drive your self or your business to a new level. We will be bringing you more and more real life classes, podcasts and web based classes to help you stay informed and learn new things that will help you succeed.

POSTPONED Continuing the focus on hyper local learning and real time reaching out, we are starting Lunch and Learn sessions on some of the topics we get asked about the most. The first of these is on April 18th at Rick’s Pond View (no walk ins, EventBrite signup or email me if you need to pay cash at the door), and is a class on how to keep your kids safe online. (Hashtag #KIDSAFENH)

Also in the hyper local category is the next Social Media Breakfast NH on April 17th (no walk ins, EventBrite signup only). University of New Hampshire (UNH) has generously offered to sponsor this event. This, the third Social Media Breakfast NH, is all about education and social media. We will have two speakers, and then instead of a third speaker we’ll do an open Q&A that will allow the educators present to pick our brains and learn from us in real time. (Hashtag #SMBNH)

Another upcoming event is the next podcast: Topics on Fire, Episode 15: Inbound/Viral Marketing. That will be on TalkShoe next Sunday 4/19 at 10:00PM EDT. You can follow the call here to get a reminder when it will start sent to your email inbox. (Hashtag #TOF)Last Topics on Fire Episode was on Music and Social Media. Have a listen:

There are more classes in the lunch and learn series coming, and more events planned. Stay tuned as we keep finding ways to share knowledge with you and foster connections.

Tonight's the Night to Talk About Music and Social Media

Leslie — Sun, 29 Mar 2009 08:02:47 +0000

Update: The podcast was a blast. Thanks to Joe, Flint, Carla and Matthew for participating and sharing your knowledge of music from all levels and a variety of aspects of the industry. Panelists, please feel free to grab the embed for your blog or profile – just link back here:

Original post: Topics on Fire is on its 14th episode. I’m so happy at the support it receives from people, and pleased when I hear that you all learned something from an episode, or just plain had fun. So far the two most popular episodes have been Part Two of the Gender Gap and Social Media/Technology and the New Year, New You episode.

Tonight we talk about one of my favorite topics, music and social media. I am honored to have long time friend and musician Flint Mavis as one of our panelists. He has one foot in each side of the equation as a MySpace account executive and session guitarist in Los Angeles. He has been heard wailing his axe in several bands over the years. Also joining us is new friend Joe Marrapodi from Get Rare. You all may know Joe best as friend and manager to Pete Yorn, but through Get Rare I had the pleasure to get to know Joe recently before the WERS 60th Anniversary show in Boston. Carla Lynne Hall will also be on our panel. She is a musician and music blogger (Her blog is Rock Star Life Lessons) and someone I connect with frequently on Twitter. A champion of indie music, she has loads of great advice for musicians looking to make their way online. Piano rocker Matthew Ebel will be on as well. He is known for using social media and the internet to book gigs and sell his music direct to his fans. The other panelists will be announced closer to the start time.

I hope to see you all there! It’s on TalkShoe at 10PM Eastern Time tonight, 3/29.

Topics on Fire Episode 14: Music and Social Media

Leslie — Sun, 22 Mar 2009 08:18:09 +0000

We took a bit of a break on Topics on Fire in February for some writing deadlines and new clients, but we are back and in full swing. Next week’s episode is on Music and Social Media. I have some very interesting guests coming on, including managers of musicians signed under major labels, music writers, and local musicians. Watch my Twitter for details on who’ll be joining me. You can tune in 3/29 at 10 PM Eastern on TalkShoe.

Geek Force Five Interview

Leslie — Fri, 06 Feb 2009 06:10:12 +0000

I did an informal interview with E Christopher Clark, author of Those Little Bastads and the mind behind Geek Force Five, earlier this week. He called to talk about Twitter, celebrity and other social media topics but we ended up talking about much more than that! Check it out.

Call for Panelists, Topics on Fire

Leslie — Wed, 28 Jan 2009 08:19:17 +0000

I’m sending out a call for panelists for upcoming episodes of Topics on Fire. If you fit the bill and want to participate in one of my bi-weekly 10PM Sunday night podcasts, let me know in the comments, via email or in a Twitter direct message.

Topics on Fire, Episode 13: Social Media and Relationships

How is social media having an impact on your online and offline relationships? What are some things you can do to safeguard your non-tech based friendships, loves and family dynamics? What can you do to enhance your online relationships with real people? Note: this is about personal relationships, not B2C relationships.

Current panel includes myself as moderator and author and podcaster Tee Morris plus networking coach Diane Darling as panelists. Slots available for more panelists.

Topics on Fire, Episode 14: Social Media and Finances

We’ll be tapping some of your favorite social media and online finance thought leaders to help you navigate the choppy economic days ahead. Topics we will be touching on: using social media tools to stay informed about changes in the economy and to find resources to understand what they mean for you, social media budget tools, juggling the costs of maintaining a web presence in a down economy, online money tools, online loan info, making financial judgment calls online, and more.

Current panel includes myself as moderator. Chris Penn of Financial Aid Podcast may be joining us, schedule permitting. Slots available for more panelists.

Do you have a topic idea for a future episode? Let me know. I like for the episodes to touch on social media in some way, but as you can see by our recent forays into fashion and wine, the connection is allowed to be a bit loose. This is all about having some fun while getting valuable opinion and information, after all!

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Topics on Fire, Episode 12: Wine Online at 4:30 EST Today

Leslie — Sun, 18 Jan 2009 06:07:13 +0000

WINE is the subject of Episode 12 of Topics on Fire today, 1/18, at 4:30 PM EST. We’ll be discussing it from a wine maker, wine seller and wine drinker’s point of view. We’ll cover how wineries and distributors can market it online and using social media; how wine lovers can find wine events, wines and fellow winer lovers online; promoting wine events online; buying wine online and more.

Panelists include Emilio Saez Van Eerd of La Casa De Las Vides winery in spain (hence the one-time time change interfering with your football watching – trust me, it is so worth it!), Dale Cruse of Drinks Are on Me wine blog, Craig Drollett of Bin Ends Wine sales and tasting and Michael Cochran of Cult Vines boutique direct to consumer winery. I’m excited to talk wine with all of you, so put those football games on DVR or TiVo and spend an hour with us, won’t you?

UPDATE: Here is the embedded audio from the podcast. I’ll have the links from the chat room up as well shortly, so check back!

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Government 2.0 Topics on Fire Recap

Leslie — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 16:12:19 +0000

We had a great podcast, during which we touched on themes of implementation of social media in a bureaucracy, the push for transparent government, the push back from outdated systems, how the President-elect may be hampered by existing rules and how he might effect real change and cause a trickle down effect. We also touched on privacy issues, who and what government people and entities are active in the social media space around the world, and ways the public could help install transparency, as well as realistic expectations of the roll out of government 2.0 as a reality. Please listen to the entire podcast for the full effect – my guest panelists Leslie Bradshaw, Triston McIntyre, Justin Herman, Andrea Baker, and Alan Silberberg were fantastic! I have included the file here, and have put the unedited links from the chat room and podcast below the embedded audio for you to check out.

http://twitter.pbwiki.com/USGovernment

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/11/16/us/politics/16blackberry.html

http://elections.foxnews.com/2008/11/16/obama-ditch-beloved-blackberry/#

http://www.sunlightfoundation.com/

http://techdailydose.nationaljournal.com/

http://magnitudemedia.net/2008/11/16/obama-and-his-blackberry-parting-isnt-a-sweet-sorrow-at-all/

http://www.opencongress.org/

http://sunlightlabs.com/

http://www.congresspedia.com

http://www.kstreetcafe.com

http://www.opencongress.org/

open-government@googlegroups.com

http://www.c-spanarchives.org/

http://debatehub.c-span.org/

http://dnc08.c-span.org/

http://rnc08.c-span.org/

http://www.you2gov.org/index.php/Take-Action.html

http://www.you2gov.org/index.php/Transition-2008.html

http://www.you2gov.org/index.php/Links

http://www.theatlantic.com/doc/194507/bush

http://dodlive.blogspot.com

http://www.flickr.com/commons/

http://www.SoMeElection08.ning.com

http://twitter.pbwiki.com/USGovernment

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Social Media Jungle, Media Makers, Topics on Fire, BOSup, DubMe

Leslie — Fri, 07 Nov 2008 03:52:56 +0000

It’s been a monumental week here, with many presentations, events and meetings planned in the coming weeks. This is just an overview of what we’re up to and where you can find us:

November 8th: BOSup! at Jillian’s in the Fenway

Join Leslie for this massive tweetup with some of your favorite people on Twitter from Boston and beyond.

November 9th: NH Media Makers

Leslie will be hosting NH Media Makers at Crackskull’s in Newmarket, NH in John Herman’s absence. Hope to see you there for our usual invigorating, enlightening and inspirational morning geek fest.

November 12th: Social Media Breakfast 10 in Cambridge

Leslie will be attending the SMB10 before heading down to NY

November 13th: Social Media Jungle with Jeff Pulver in NY

I am honored to be leading a discussion called ROI is Not Money at Jeff Pulver’s Social Media Jungle. I can’t wait to talk with everyone about the many ways social media is making the next economic boom possible, and how to ride the wave.

November 16th: Topics on Fire, Episode 9: Government 2.0, the new President-Elect and Social Media

Call for panelists for our next Topics on Fire Episode, touching on themes of Government 2.0 and the new President-Elect.

November 19th: DubMe Launch, Washington DC

Leslie is planning to attend the DubMe Launch in Washington DC with iStrategy Labs

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Topics on Fire, Episode 8: Race and Social Media/Technology

Leslie — Sun, 02 Nov 2008 20:46:31 +0000

Fantastic panel tonight – the episode is embedded below:

Topics on Fire, Episode 8: Race and Social Media/Technology on Sunday, November 2nd, at 11:00 PM Eastern on TalkShoe

Topics on Fire is one of the ways I’ve been tying to make social media effect real world change. Real world change is a topic near and dear to my heart these days (you can tell, I went so far as to submit a panel for SXSW on the idea). The first few episodes talked about the poverty gap and technology and ways to use social media to bridge the gap, and led to a companion piece on Technosailor, the generation gap and technology, education and technology/social media, politics and social media/technology and the gender gap and technology /social media, which led to the idea of Strong Women in Tech.

This week’s podcast will talk about Race and Social Media / Technology and will touch on a variety of things from how we are using social media (or not) to divide or unite cross-culturally, and what ways technology has changed our cultural and racial landscape.

Moderating: Leslie Poston @leslie, Uptown Uncorked, Mashable and Blorge

Panelists:

Shireen Mitchell, @digitalsista, Women Wired In

Liza Sabiter, @blogdiva, CultureKitchen

Rahsheen Porter, @rahsheen, SheenOnline and Black Web 2.0

Beth Kanter, @kanter, Social Media for Non Profits for Social Change

Possibly Erin Kotecki Vest, @queenofspain, Huffington Post and BlogHer

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