ag·gre·ga·tion Pronunciation: \ˌa-gri-ˈgā-shən\

1 : a group, body, or mass composed of many distinct parts or individuals
2 a : the collecting of units or parts into a mass or whole b : the condition of being so collected

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Aggregation is one part of a social networking and social media strategy. Simply put, in order to keep up with the rush of information, we need to collect, classify and filter it.  This allows us to spend the most time on the most important information, and skip the rest.
continue reading "Aggregation, Syndication, Integration… Part I"

This morning I had the pleasure of speaking with the Leaders Network Roundtable in Duluth about effecting a Social Media Plan.

During our hour or so, we talked about several aspects of a broad Social Media Plan, from strategy to measurement.  As promised, here is the outline with some bonus information added…
continue reading "Social Media Basics… LNR Meeting 10/15"

If you weren’t there, Chris Brogan, co-author of Trust Agents recently spoke at the New Media Atlanta conference.  It was excellent.

He ran through several genres of topics, and even addressed the “Back Noise” channel… by putting it on the screen for all to see.  (Be aware, there is a bit of profanity, and while Chris didn’t “drop the F-bomb”, PLENTY of people on Back Noise dropped it all over the place)
continue reading "What Chris Brogan had to say at New Media Atlanta"

I really want to take a moment to thank Corey and Marcia at Garner Creek at Parkview for hosting our Blogging, Active Rain and Social Networking Workshop.  We had to change the location at the last minute to accommodate the extra people that expressed interest, but everything went off pretty well.

As mentioned during the workshop, I wanted to load all of the resources up here so that those attending would be able to reference them later.  Below is the Powerpoint that we used.  Feel free to surf around for more information.
continue reading "Blogging, Active Rain and Social Networking Workshop"