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Social Networks for Entrepreneurs
I’ve a few clients asking about how best to network online, and which portals/sites/communities are worth signing up to and bring results. Of course, it depends on what “results” you want – there are different communities around for businesses at different stages, sectors, geographic locations, etc. Facebook has several internal
Why blog?
A blog: poses questions references other sources of information is about a topic that makes you (and other people) think can have a subject OR a context that links the posts: the context can be a what (sheds, a hobby) or a why – it gives the user an understanding
Web 2.0: sharing and contributing
Web 2.0 sites These sites will open in a new window. Wikipedia Digg (news items) del.icio.us (social bookmarking) Skype (internet telephony) Maps Google maps Microsoft’s Virtual Earth Sharing content YouTube (videos) Google videos iTunes (podcasts and music) Slideshare (presentations) 4shared (files & documents) Flickr Social networks Facebook (students etc.) MySpace
Women, Business and Blogging
We both attended the Women, Business and Blogging conference at De Montfort University last Friday 8th June. The speakers were fascinating (lots more detail on these on Helen Whitehead’s blog Periodic Fable): Meg Pickard of Guardian Unlimited, Eileen Brown of Microsoft and Jory des Jardins of BlogHer. They presented some
Conference: “e-learning – making it work”
e-learning – making it work; from the preserve of enthusiasts to organisation-wide implementation QIA and ALT, with the support of Becta, JISC, LSC, LSN will be holding a conference: Place: Nottingham Date: 11 November 2007 Intended for: for practitioners and leaders in further, workplace, adult, and community learning. The conference
Podcasting for entrepreneurs
There are some interesting podcasts by business entrepreneurs on this “WebTV” (podcasting) site. If you want to attract a following, podcasting your own TV show may well be the way to go. http://www.thamesvalleypod.tv
Women, Business & Blogging Conference
Helen Whitehead and Liz Cable from Reach Further will be attending the Women, Business & Blogging Conference at De Montfort University, Leicester, on 8th June 2007.
Reach Further scheduled to attend the NMK Forum
NMK Forum 07 will help you get under the skin of digital innovation and give you an unrivalled opportunity to hear leading industry figures talk about the future of the digital landscape. Delegates will also be able to participate in the debate about the digital industry’s future on stage, online,
Reach Further wins a place in the Unit
Reach Further has won a place at the Unit, business incubator at Park Lane College, Leeds, after Liz Cable appeared before the “Dragon’s Den”. The Unit have provided Reach Further with a fully-equipped two-woman “pod”, business advice, mentoring and training.