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A video tutorial on how to create a wikispace.

Mitch Anderson was an electronic engineer who started an online computer parts company, LaptopsForLess.com, which filled a cataloging niche that his large corporate competitors were unable to fill. The ingenuity of his business enabled Anderson to sell.

Comments? Send us an email at insideprcomments@gmail.com, call us on the comment line on 206-337-0727, visit the Inside PR Blubrry site, or leave us a comment on the Inside PR show blog. This week on Inside PR Terry Fallis and Martin Waxman talk about the importance of writing in PR and give the listeners tips to become better writers. They welcome comments from Josh Turner and Rick Weiss. Show Notes 00:26 Terry opens the show. 01:47 Terry mentions Shel Holtz s visit to Toronto. 03:29 Josh Turner leaves a comment about last weeks Inside PR on fit and personality. 07:08 Rick Weiss asks about too good to be true hires and whether a company should hire someone so that the other guy can t get them. 09:32 Martin introduces the main topic: Tips to becoming the better writer. 10:30 Tip #1: Read and read a lot. Try to read as eclectically as possible. 13:20 Tip #2: Be Clear. Clarity is absolutely essential in thought and writing. 15:00 Martin talks about the issue of Jargon (or Gobbledygook). 16:22 Tip #3: Writing it small. Learn to pair it down. Be concise and brief. (Martin cites Pontoon by Garrison Keillor as an example) 19:36 Word of Advice: Want to practice good writing? Get on Twitter! 20:26 Tip #4: Re-write and polish! Take the time to make it magnificent before sending it off to edit. 23:25 Tip #5: Watch that style and Grammar! Ensure your style is up to par and your grammar flawless. We Recommend: Reading White and Strunk s Elements of Style. Reading Eats, Shoots and Leaves by Lynne Truss. Listening to the Grammar Girl Podcast. Learning how to use the semicolon. 26:55 Tip #6: You can always be a better writer. We recommend: Volunteering to write articles for your community paper. Write in a journal every day. Take a writing workshop. 30:46 SUPPLEMENT: How to write a news release. Martin: Writes the headline. Brainstorms his points. Polishes the piece through 2nd and third drafts Terry: Writes the headline. Writes a sub-header. Writes the lead through to the end. Moves the paragraphs around. Edits through to the end. 34:14 Tip #7: Develop and work through your own personal style. 35:03 Terry wraps up the show. Our theme music is Streetwalker by Cjacks and is courtesy of the Podsafe Music Network; Roger Dey is our announcer. This week s episode was produced by Samantha Lovelace.

Video on the web is one of today's hottest social networking trends. But what can this emerging technology do for libraries?

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Find more videos like this on PROpenMic Two weeks have gone by since Edelman s New Media Academic Summit 2008 in Chicago, plenty of time to digest some thinking and take a look at other people s thoughts as they ve posted them since the event. I discussed my own impressions in FIR #358 on June 30, overviewing the event, what the panels discussed and my thoughts about the issues everyone is grappling with regarding social media (which are broadly the same wherever you are, whether in the US or in Europe). For your convenience, I ve extracted that segment and it s here if you want to listen. About 8 minutes: A good starting point for other views would be the short video interviews taken at the conference venue by Robert French, one of the academic PR world s true innovators in not only widely experimenting with social media but also introducing it to hundreds of next-generation PR practitioners who experience it in the direct context of their (traditional) PR studies. The video embedded above (go here if you don t see it) is of five conference attendees from the academic community with their views on the event, what they expect to gain from it and what they think could have been different. A terrific written commentary in three parts on her impressions of the conference comes from Karen Miller Russell, who s also featured in the above video. Karen captures well some common views plus what I heard from some of the other participants - Part 1 (the global perspective), Part 2 (measurement) and Part 3 (general overview). Part I covered the panel discussion I was on. And that reminds me of something that has been bothering me since I read the summary of that discussion by the Edelman bloggers which quotes me saying that Journalism is dead. I was sure I never said that; indeed, I m sure I actually said Journalism isn t dead or something similar. Luckily, the panel discussion was videoed - as were all the sessions - and that video is now posted [link opens in new window or tab]. Around the 49-minute mark, you can see me saying that I don t agree with the idea that journalism is dead. A pity I can t embed that video here but at least you have a link to go see it there. So, I would summarize the Edelman New Media Academic Summit 2008 by saying that it was undoubtedly an event seen as valuable and worthwhile by everyone who participated, from the academic world as well as from the business side. Well organized by Edelman. I m glad to have been part of it. Related posts: Baseball for dummies Good to see you, Chicago 2008 - visit the author for more great content. ShareThis

On this podcast you'll hear Felicia George, Bill O'Neal, Susan Ettenheim, Cheryl Oakes, and Gail Desler as they help Paul Allison and Julie Conason think about this Summer Instutute for teachers in the New York City Writing Project. _______________________ Youth Space Using Web 2.0 tools to build social networks for learning ________________________ __________________ New York City Writing Project Institute for Literacy Studies Lehman College, CUNY __________________ Summer Advanced Institute Mondays - Thursdays, 9 - 2 June 30 - July 17 ______________________ How can we use technology to put the voices of youth at the center of the curriculum? Spend 12 days this summer with other New York City Writing Project teachers who use technology in their classrooms. Share the ways we use the Internet to make student-to-student connections. Learn about a curriculum currently being developed and collaborated on by teachers across the nation. Explore how we use blogs, wikis, podcasts, and other tools to inspire young people to do research into their own questions. Find out why Creative Commons Man is our superhero! Facilitators: Paul Allison and Julie Conason Location: Lehman College, CUNY Participants will receive 3 graduate credits or a $500 stipend. Chat Log read more

In this episode of the District Leader's Podcast, Dr. Deasy, Chief Executive Officer of Prince George's County Public Schools (PGCPS) in Maryland, talks with with host Carolyn Pearson about his challenges and triumphs in his first two years in the district. Maryland's second largest school system and the Nation's 18th largest district offers more than 133,000 children and innovative, technology-infused curriculum that has produced significant academic gains. Additionally, PGCPS provides a wide range of "FOCUS" programs, extended learning opportunities, and support for special needs students. Dr. Deasy also discusses the educational leaders and his fellow superintendents who inspire him and why. This testimony is a great example of the power of support and collaboration in school leadership! Turning the tide when a district has been marginalized over a long period of time is a great challenge. Dr. John Deasy is a school leader who is succeeding in changing that tide. Tune in to this episode to get to know a school leader who discusses his district and student struggle, and new pathway of success. Another not-to-be-missed episode of The District Leader's Podcast and the chance to join your colleagues as they consider these examples of managing and leading amidst some of the most critical issues facing school leaders. District Leader's Podcast is produced and copyrighted by The McGraw-Hill Companies, 2007-2008. Visit the website for full show notes and resources www.districtleaderspodcast.org and blog.districtleaderspodcast.org You may email the podcast hosts with comments and suggestions at podcast@districtleaderspodcast.org You may also leave us a message on our toll-free comment line is 1 (866) 435-5337.

Dr. David Snead, Superintendent of the Waterbury (CT) Public Schools, joins host Ed Milliken for an interview which discusses vital topics effecting schools, superintendents, students and society today. They particularly focus this session on the topics of pupil achievement from the perspectives of poverty and mobility. In just one example of the depth and relevance of this interview, Dr. Snead emphasizes and explains how standards level performance is difficult to achieve when students live in an environment of poverty and children and families are very mobile. This school leader calls for curricular consistency as a powerful way enable students to progress in a learning sequence. He also points out that many of these same strategies are available to assist struggling students as they are available to educators and school districts, however additional resources are needed. Join the District Leader's Podcast for this 20 minute segment of refreshment and encouragement. Reaching out to superintendents, school leaders and school board members around the world, this series provides support, refreshment, resources, insight and encouragement.Another not-to-be-missed episode of The District Leader's Podcast and the chance to join your colleagues as they consider these examples of managing and leading amidst some of the most critical issues facing school leaders. Visit the website for full show notes and resources www.districtleaderspodcast.org and blog.districtleaderspodcast.org You may email the podcast hosts with comments and suggestions at podcast@districtleaderspodcast.org You may also leave us a message on our toll-free comment line is 1 (866) 435-5337 Visit the website for full shownotes and resources blog.districtleaderspodcast.org District Leader's Podcast is produced and copyrighted by McGraw-Hill Companies, 2007-2008. All rights reserved.

While in some sectors e-learning may seem "old hat", the world of e-learning continues to change at a rapid pace.

Some people are just likeable. There s just something about them. You sense it instantly and it draws you to them. Being likeable is important personally, but it s also very important professionally. Here are five things we ve observed from meeting people who are likeable: #1 People who are likeable are confident in themselves. This confidence exudes from inside themselves. They are comfortable with themselves and as a result you feel comfortable with them. If you want other people to like you, you have to like yourself. That s the starting point. #2 People who are likeable are welcoming. From their posture, their body language, and how you see them interact with others, they seem to invite other people to reach out to them. #3 People who are likeable give you a warm reception. They have a good handshake and let s face it, there is such a thing as a bad handshake. They smile and greet you sincerely. They instantly make you feel like a friend. #4 People who are likeable are engaging. Sure, they have plenty to say, but they don t dominate the conversation. They ask you a lot of questions and listen attentively to your answers. They take a genuine interest in you. #5 People who are likeable are just plain fun. They re light-hearted. They don t take themselves too seriously often exhibited by a certain self-deprecating humor. Or they just look at life through a lens that brings a comedic sense to the things we all experience. The underlying secret to being likeable The thread that holds all of these things together is that people who are likeable make other people feel good about themselves. It s really very simple, if you make people feel good about themselves, they ll feel good about you. They ll like you! And the reward is that by being genuinely interested in other people, you ll learn more from them than you can learn any other way. From what they do, to what they ve experienced, to their philosophy on life. You ll come away from almost every conversation enriched. What do you think makes people likeable? Leave a Comment below! Our bigg quote today is by Mark Twain, who said, He liked to like people, therefore people liked him. So to connect with human beings, enjoy humans being. Next time, we ll blog about the billionaire and the batboy. What Warren Buffett learned from Eddie Bennett, perhaps the most famous batboy of all time. Until then, here s to your bigg success! Related posts Relationship Building Blocks 5 Laws of Stratospheric Success 3 Keys to Effective Networking The Two Most Powerful Words You Can Use The Other Pause that Refreshes (Image by GiniMiniGi) ShareThis

Join co-host Ed Milliken as he talks with Dr. Jack Bierwirth about his vast experience in difference school leadership settings. Insights from this interview will help superintendents and school leaders from school districts of all sizes, from suburban to urban. Note just a few of these points included in this episode: Examples of how leadership style can be affected by different organizational structures among school districts, Similarities among large and small school district leadership, Benefits of using technology to help manage, lead and make decisions, The role of listening and receiving advice, and The best use of talent for our schools! Join us for another inspiring and informative episode to help school leaders develop their leadership qualities and skills further. Another not-to-be-missed episode of The District Leader's Podcast and the chance to join your colleagues as they consider these examples of managing and leading amidst some of the most critical issues facing school leaders. Visit the website for full show notes and resources www.districtleaderspodcast.org and blog.districtleaderspodcast.org You may email the podcast hosts with comments and suggestions at podcast@districtleaderspodcast.org You may also leave us a message on our toll-free comment line is 1 (866) 435-5337 Visit the website for full shownotes and resources blog.districtleaderspodcast.org District Leader's Podcast is produced and copyrighted by McGraw-Hill Companies, 2007-2008. All rights reserved.

Author of Real You Incorporated: 8 Essentials for Women Entrepreneurs, Kaira Sturdivant Rouda and Carrie Runnals, co-host of TheDivaCast and writer, are believers in women coming together and helping each other instead of competing against one another. Listen as they discuss the power women have as natural networkers, and the multitude of gifts women bring to the business world. Rouda also discusses the fact that being an entrepreneur doesn’t mean you have to be a writer. There is no need to sit down and write out your dreams, visualize them. The book includes a Real You Incorporated chart to give readers a visual as they complete the 8-step process. When it’s finished, readers will have a reminder of their brand and its essence. Rouda and Runnals also discuss snarks. Rouda defines snarks as people who will try to bring you and your business down. Her goal is to make readers aware of snarks and how they operate. She encourages women to squash the snarks they can and surround themselves with the real people in their lives.

ITSE is one of many academic organizations that is using the virtual world of Second Life to make it possible for global participants to share their knowledge. This brief tour of ITSE island and a snippet from a recent presentation, gives viewers some idea of how educators might leverage this virtual world for learning.

Lee Rainie will share with attendees the latest from his research into how individuals are using the internet and being affected by it.

Learn from a master how to nail a business case document.

Can our libraries be more open? Can we be more open to our users, our communities, to new technologies? Can we be more open to change? How?

Podcast cohost Ed Milliken engages Dr. William Johnson in an informative and moving interview about critical issues that continue to face schools across the world. With 22 years as a school superintendent and a successful student and school improvement record Dr. Johnson provides compelling insight into the potential for all students to succeed. In this episode of the District Leader's Podcast listeners also hear strategies for success working with large districts, diverse student populations, poverty, seeming student learning gaps, and effective teacher professional development to meet these needs at the Rockville Centre School District. This interview does not shy away from the difficult questions. Listen in as Dr. Johnson and our podcast host Ed Milliken bring more support, insight and stirring discussion always, Leading Today for Success Tomorrow. For more information email us at podcast@districtleaderspodcast.org or phone us at 1-866-435-5337 (toll free) and leave a voice message for our co-hosts. Visit the website for full shownotes and resources blog.districtleaderspodcast.org District Leader's Podcast is produced and copyrighted by McGraw-Hill Companies, 2007. All rights reserved.

Can our libraries be more open? Can we be more open to our users, our communities, to new technologies? Can we be more open to change? How?

Chip Griffin has a terrific post on Media Bullseye urging us to throw out the social media rulebook: Far too many of my colleagues who share a passion for the social media space treat this new media world more as a religion than as an art. Attending conferences, reading blogs, listening to podcasts, and talking at meetups will reveal rule after rule that many think cannot be broken in order for an activity to qualify as legitimate and successful. I m here to tell you that most of the rules are bunk, and we as an industry [do] ourselves a disservice by frightening off potential participants with absurd proclamations of the way things must be. Chip then lists nine rules that, he says, make little sense. I agree with Chip that we must ditch such rigid rules. In any event, things are rarely so black and white but instead come in shades of grey. Chip s post is beginning to attract some thoughtful commentary, not simply agree/disagree but offering extended points of view. With that in mind, I offer here my own penny s worth of contribution to the conversation. If you use seesmic, why not extend the audiovisual conversation further? I d hoped to link this post to Chip s but I see no trackback mechanism on the Media Bullseye site. It uses Movable Type so hopefully it s smart enough to auto-enable a link. Get WordPress, guys 2007 - visit the author for more great content.

Both Public and Academic Libraries are encouraging their staff to step out from behind their desks and reach out to their "hidden customers" - the 50 % or more - those thousands of customers - who are reluctant to approach staff at the Reference desk and so remain un-served.

Constructing an engaging and compelling resume that has a potential employer thinking "I need this one on my team!" could be among the most difficult tasks we face in the area of career planning. But there is help.

A week ago, I took part in A Brand You World 2007 Global Telesummit which featured 24 hour-long seminars throughout the day on the broad subject of personal branding. My session was Express Your Personal Brand Through the Power of Podcasting. Introduced by event organizer Krisha De, it took the form of a live conversation, a discussion, with Megan Fitzgerald, one of the other organizers. To prepare myself, I put together a PowerPoint presentation so that I could help ensure a structured and even flow to the conversation and cover all the topics that I wanted to. All the teleseminars last week were live and if you had registered, you could participate in real time. Each session was also recorded and those MP3 recordings have now been posted as podcasts. You can directly download each one from the website. Better still, get them all in one go by subscribing to the RSS feed or via iTunes. You can listen to mine here and follow along with the content on the PPT via Slideshare. The audio levels in the MP3 are a bit faint so you ll likely need to bump up the volume on your media player (and I might replace the file with an improved local copy if you think it s not a good listening experience). Your comments and feedback most welcome. | View | Upload your own 2007 - visit the author for more great content.

Listen to Rachel expand on a very popular presentation she led at ALA Midwinter on social bookmarking.

A key step in designing any user oriented service is recognizing the fact that people are careful investors of their time.

This is a (lame) attempt at putting together some ideas to spark discussion with teachers. it's the first version I've done of this - the second contains some copyrighted material so I won't publish it here.I'd use this to start discussion about the impact of the Web on teaching and learning and what this means in developing teachers (as well as learners).It could be shorter and punchier! :oP

Did you get your MLS in the previous century?

The Better Futures of their Communities and Institutions

Heather muses about how we might become more computer-like since computers are becoming more human-like. Why does it have to be a one-way deal, anyway?