the new dork

Posted by tobysturgill in culture, feature, social media on April 13, 2010

My, my how the tables have turned…

social media in plain english

Posted by tobysturgill in social media on March 25, 2010

The same group that brought us “Twitter in Plain English” now have a video for social media! They do a GREAT job of breaking down what social media is & how it’s effecting big businesses today. Hopefully this clears up any questions as to what all the heck we’re all talking about.

Twitter Counter!

Posted by tobysturgill in Uncategorized on December 6, 2008

This is pretty cool. It not only tracks how many people follow you on Twitter, but also show a graph for people that have followed you over the week. It gives predictions for the following day and the next month. I don’t know… think I can hit 312 by the end of January?! That’s about 300% increase, right? Let’s do it. Follow me!

Lifework2.0 Conference tomorrow!

Posted by tobysturgill in business on December 3, 2008

Tomorrow I’m attending my first Lifework2.0 conference being held here in Franklin. I’m pretty excited about it. Randy Elrod & Spence Smith will be teaching on the following topics:

Blogging

Blogging 101
Where do you start?
Why Blog?
Why Should CEO’s, companies, churches, and artists blog?
Maximizing your brand through blogging.
Blogging Content
Advanced Blogging
The technical side and how to manage it.

Creating Traffic

Driving readers to your blog
How to keep readers coming back to your blog
Using You Tube and other video outlets
SEO  – How to maximize Search Engine Optimization without paying monthly for it.
Why Search Engine Optimization is a must

Social Networking and Micro Blogging

Using Twitter and FaceBook to build an online community
Social Networking as a marketing tool
Customized social networks
Creating an easy path for your readers to keep up with your daily life.

When: Dec 4, 2008 9am – 5pm / Where: Building 8, The Factory 230 Franklin Road Franklin, TN 37064 / What To Bring: Your Laptop / Cost: $250.00 / Seating is limited! Register HERE