http://www.mediajoltz.com Learning how to utilize online communication in your company Thu, 07 Feb 2008 00:09:38 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en There has been a lot going on in my life for the past few weeks about communication and I’d like to touch on what has happened and what I think it means... GwavaCon with Gwava TV: Gwava a Novell partner who works with Groupwise had a conference called GwavaCon ... http://www.mediajoltz.com/2008/02/07/communication-thoughts/ http://www.mediajoltz.com/2008/02/06/cammon-takes-my-desk/ I will write about my hiatus later, but for now, here is my ode to Richard Bliss: Richard Bliss VP of Marketing for GWAVA, a Novell partner, has an amazing mind. He gets it. He understands the need for businesses to get content and information to their clients/customers AND be ... http://www.mediajoltz.com/2008/02/02/richard-bliss-vice-president-of-gwava-brings-me-back/ Some how for the new year, our email has gotten inundated with extra spam.  I think its because the company that hosts has changed their filter settings or something. Anyway, when I look at all the email people are sending out to me, I have to shake my head.  In an ... http://www.mediajoltz.com/2008/01/09/i-wish-spam-would-be-smarter/ I wrote a post over at www.momsadvice.wordpress.com that I thought appropriate for this blog too. So this past weekend being the New Years holiday I found myself listening to the "top songs of 2007 countdown" from several radio stations. Most of the pop songs I didn't know-I'm a country fan and haven't ... http://www.mediajoltz.com/2008/01/02/raising-children-in-a-technology-era/ I haven't written on this blog for a long time.  Period.  No excuses.  I thought I could continue, but I can't.  Not right now.  Especially with the holiday approaching, deadlines need to be met in order for me to feel like I can relax. Its not that I haven't been blogging.  ... http://www.mediajoltz.com/2007/12/18/a-new-direction/ I was out to lunch with my mom and sister over the holiday and we got to talking about how I am able to work from home. Granted I do feel a little like my mother sees it as lounging around-and while my office chair is my couch, I am up ... http://www.mediajoltz.com/2007/11/27/what-is-your-itch-i-mean-niche/ So, we ran into some trouble with the Podcamp SLC venue.  Here is how the process went down: -You have to send in an application to reserve a room.  But for any dates past Jan 1st you have to wait until November 15th to send the application in. -I called on November ... http://www.mediajoltz.com/2007/11/26/warning-podcasting-is-not-for-the-general-public/ The reason I have been slacking in my writing has been because of a recent shift in job positions. I am still consulting under mediajoltz and I still work with my husband at CopperRain Productions, but I have also been blessed with the opportunity of a lifetime. This job is ... http://www.mediajoltz.com/2007/11/16/another-job-position/ Someone thinks CowPies might actually be a selling point. Thumbing through the pre-Thanksgiving get your Christmas gifts now ads for toys and electronic gadgets, I came across the weekly ad brochure for a local grocery store, Macey's Food Market. I do have to say that there is some marketing ... http://www.mediajoltz.com/2007/11/05/cowpies-and-marketing/ Thanks to Michael Wesch for this video and letting us share it over the web. While I enjoyed very much the classes taught at the Blogging 4 Business Conference in Salt Lake City Utah yesterday, it was the afternoon Keynote address by Gary Goldhammer VP of Edelman that really hit ... http://www.mediajoltz.com/2007/10/23/predicting-social-media-trends-the-past-is-not-the-future/ So before a seminar or presentation you normally find me scouring the Internet for information about podcasting, blogging or new media in general, so I can tout what is going on and why people need to be a part of something big. Recent discussions though, have led me to look at ... http://www.mediajoltz.com/2007/10/11/there-isnt-that-many-of-us/ Wow, C.C. Chapman is talking today on his podcast Managing the Gray about how to break out of the fishbowl and stop having conversations with the same people online. At least the title of his podcast episode is called New Clients and Breaking Fishbowls. So CC says we need ... http://www.mediajoltz.com/2007/10/10/the-social-media-learning-curve/ Sitting watching the premier of Pushing Daisies last night (we have a friend who did all the 3d composite shots and wanted to show support) I saw a commercial from Orbitz that I have seen often-the person with the floating circle above their heads giving them updates on their ... http://www.mediajoltz.com/2007/10/04/orbitz-using-social-media-tactics-we-should-learn-a-lesson/ From my post yesterday about what you would do if the internet went down, I found another topic to discuss: Online relationships, how are they different from real life relationships? Max Web made a comment on my blog about how being online has impeded our social skills because now we are ... http://www.mediajoltz.com/2007/10/03/are-online-relationships-impeding-our-social-skills/ What if the Internet crashes?  And I don’t just mean for a day or two.  What if for some bizarre reason, the Internet one day just doesn’t exist. Let me take a step back.  This post was inspired by a conversation I had with Chris Brogan yesterday, so the original thought ... http://www.mediajoltz.com/2007/10/02/the-internet-is-crashing-permanently/ Hey so I apologize for not writing, thought I would have time during the Podcast and New Media Conference I went to, to put up posts, but turns out I had such good time hanging with people I've been talking to that I burned out by the night. But ... http://www.mediajoltz.com/2007/10/01/something-i-learned-at-the-podcast-and-new-media-expo-2007/ The Wasatch Business Conference is being held November 2nd at the Utah Valley State College. Wasatch Business Conference Wesbite Link  The conference is a great day full of education and networking with some of the most awesome business minded people in all of Utah County. There will be presentations on topics covering marketing, ... http://www.mediajoltz.com/2007/09/26/im-attending-wabcon/ Today is the middle of the week and so it is time for a promotion post.  There are two reasons why I do this: 1. Because the assignments I have given you so far-find and listen to podcasts to start formulating your own podcast, takes longer than a day to do.  ... http://www.mediajoltz.com/2007/09/26/promotion-post-for-cammon-randle/ Disclaimer: I forgot to mention that iTunes is not the only place to find your favorite podcasts. There are lots of places on the web to find podcasts-just do a google search for “podcast directory” you will find that there are lots of places to look for podcasts. ... http://www.mediajoltz.com/2007/09/25/what-if-i-dont-find-the-podcast-in-itunes-how-do-i-subscribe/ Sometimes we aren't sure what to write or podcast about.  That isn't a problem for Chris Brogan who gives us a list of things he hopes you talk about in your next post or episode. Here is a short version of the list: 1 How I Use Facebook 2 Ways I Embrace My Audience 3 Should My ... http://www.mediajoltz.com/2007/09/24/what-to-talk-about/ For the past month I've been traveling and giving some seminars on podcasting. To help my audience and you guys, Cammon from CopperRain put together a Step by Step guide to podcasting to help make sure the podcasting experience was as much fun and successful as possible. Just like we ... http://www.mediajoltz.com/2007/09/24/so-what-is-podcasting/ Okay well so there are a lot of gadgets like, better and worse than, the Treo. That is not the point. The point of this post is to clue you in on how to be productive wherever you are-and you can turn that productivity on or off. I have ... http://www.mediajoltz.com/2007/09/14/technology-in-everyday-life-a-camera-in-unexpected-situations/ I don't have much time today to expand, but I do want all of you to take a look at Christopher Penn's video on social networking. Think about when you are podcasting, the people you would otherwise never reach or get to know. Christopher Penn on social networks http://www.mediajoltz.com/2007/09/14/social-networking-101-ala-christopher-penn/ It is Wed. and time for a weekly shout out to someone very cool! The past few weeks I have gotten to know Thom Allen a little better.  He is an awesome dude with many talents.  He is into NASCAR and Galactica as well as anything technology.  He and I have ... http://www.mediajoltz.com/2007/09/12/weekly-promotion-post/ So I've really been thinking a lot about podcasting and new media so that I can appropriately translate the excitement and passion to you. Some people get scared with the idea of going online because they feel it is some unknown. The idea behind the world of the ... http://www.mediajoltz.com/2007/09/12/using-new-media-to-talk-directly-and-clearly/ Today we are going to start thinking about podcasting. The reason why I say start “thinking” is because there is a lot to decide before you podcast in order to make sure your shows are as tight and seamless as possible for your success. I have been reading a book ... http://www.mediajoltz.com/2007/09/11/podcast-solutions-gives-us-questions-to-consider-before-podcasting/ I was thinking about the recent post by Chris Brogan on Human Social Networks and this thought about my birthday came into my mind. Really, my birthday this year was completely different than ANY OTHER birthday EVER. Here is why:My mother moved this summer out to ... http://www.mediajoltz.com/2007/09/10/facebook-saved-my-birthday/ I need to have some fun with technology and blogging and my husband and I thought of a fun way to invite our friends and family to join us for the games of our favorite team, the Brigham Young University Cougars! So we headed over to Blogger  to create a website ... http://www.mediajoltz.com/2007/09/07/technology-in-everyday-life-american-football/ Hey guys! There are some fun things happening at Mediajoltz and later in this month they will be revealed. One of the projects I am working on is a consulting package. Here is what it looks like: For $65 USD a month with a minimum 3 month contract ... http://www.mediajoltz.com/2007/09/06/big-excitement/ Here is a video on how to add elements like video and pictures to your post on your Blogger account. This will help to make your posts a little more exciting and break up the monotony of plain text. http://www.mediajoltz.com/2007/09/05/adding-elements-to-your-blogger-post-2/ This post comes from Jeff Pulver’s blog which he writes about a “social media strategy”  and how the online community is no longer kids posting picture anymore. It is a way for a business to interact with the world.  Whether you agree with or even like it or not, there is ... http://www.mediajoltz.com/2007/09/04/new-media-strategy/ This could be for work or for our Technology in Everyday Life Series... This shows you how to create an account and upload a video onto Youtube. I use this process to embed videos onto this site. I also use this to post videos onto youtube to let my ... http://www.mediajoltz.com/2007/08/31/adding-elements-to-your-blogger-post/ I've been trying to get this tutorial video up about adding elements to your blogger account such as video and pictures but something always goes wrong on my computer. I think it is time to get a new one?? In the meantime here is a video with interviews ... http://www.mediajoltz.com/2007/08/30/jumping-in-to-new-media/ Okay guys, here is the post you've all been waiting for. You've got your team of friends, you know what formating you like and you know what you're going to write about. So? Lets do it! This week I want you to start blogging. I want you to ... http://www.mediajoltz.com/2007/08/28/blogging-with-mediajoltz/ Sorry today’s post is late, I published it but I think it got lost in my feed. Today’s post is about using technology in everyday life outside of work. Because yes; there is life outside of work. A while back there were several times while hanging out with friends that my ... http://www.mediajoltz.com/2007/08/25/using-technology-in-everyday-life-streaming-video/ I know by now you're probably saying, alright alright, lets get to blogging, I want to write my post!! Let me ask you this question first, why do YOU want to blog? Is it because you've heard you should? Is it because you want to advertise your product and ... http://www.mediajoltz.com/2007/08/23/why-will-you-blog/ It is Wed. and to give you guys a break from tons of homework <wink>  I'm going to stick with this new tradition of promoting someone who has helped me in life. Today is a promotion of Enoch Chapman.  This dude rocks.  I had him on a podcast and the man ... http://www.mediajoltz.com/2007/08/22/promotion-post/ So in thinking today about blogging and the series of Simple Things we are doing, I realized that other than mentioning Technorati I haven’t talked much about finding blogs. So here is a way to find those blogs that interest you most: I’ve already mentioned Technorati, but there are ... http://www.mediajoltz.com/2007/08/21/ways-to-find-blogs-i-like/ Did you comment on two blogs? Did they respond back? Now I don't want to put too much on you in a week, but I do want you to continue to comment on a blog everyday. Today's assignment is something that will strengthen relationships with those who write ... http://www.mediajoltz.com/2007/08/21/continue-building-a-relationship/ Now we have a little bit more information about what a blog is. The next thing we are going to do is something that I believe is very important when you are beginning, and even if you are a veteran at blogging. We are going to ... http://www.mediajoltz.com/2007/08/20/comment-on-a-blog/ So how did it go? Did you do the assignment I gave on Friday? What did you find? So what is a blog? -Blog- found from Wikipedia: A blog is a website where someone publishes entries on topics of interest. The topics vary as there are more than 70 ... http://www.mediajoltz.com/2007/08/20/answers-to-fridays-assignement/ Yesterday I had a friend come up to me at a seminar we were both attending and asked me what it was that I now did. I started to explain Mediajoltz to him “I have a blog that I post on that talks about different ways to use online communication ... http://www.mediajoltz.com/2007/08/18/simple-things/ So there has been a buzz about privacy on the Internet and I decided to write a post about it. This takes into consideration three questions: 1. What information are you giving to the world through the Internet? 2. What information are others giving to the world through the Internet about ... http://www.mediajoltz.com/2007/08/15/internet-privacy-and-responsibility/ In today's episode I talk about the idea of making money with your podcast.  John Wall from The M Show Podcast and Christopher Penn of the Financial Aid Podcast get together at Duncan Dounuts and put together a podcast called Marketing Over Coffee which rocks. On their 8/08/07 podcast they answer ... http://www.mediajoltz.com/2007/08/14/mediajoltz-07-podcast-make-money-with-new-media/ Today is a post about using technology in your everyday life. I want to go over using Google Earth to learn more about your environment. Last year my husband and I went to Disneyland. In preparing for our trip I researched several hotels to find the best one for ... http://www.mediajoltz.com/2007/08/13/using-google-earth-to-check-out-an-area/ Its midweek and things here at Mediajoltz are going very well. Life is good today and I wanted to acknowledge someone who has helped to make it that way: Bryan Pope: I met Bryan through a video shoot for another association about November of 2004. Since then he has ... http://www.mediajoltz.com/2007/08/08/promoting-post/ So you started your blog on Blogger.com but want to make sure people enjoy reading it. Here are some tips that I've picked up and am going to start using to make my blog more enjoyable: Use Headers and Subheaders In order to break out of the monotony of an all one ... http://www.mediajoltz.com/2007/08/08/blog-tips-making-your-blog-more-enjoyable-to-read/ Thanks to the Podsafe Music Network once again for providing the awesome music for the podcast. Check them out-awesome music and great for podcasters like me! In this interview I talk to Enoch Chapman of Wasatch Dev, cousin of CC Chapman of Managing the Gray about the future of ... http://www.mediajoltz.com/2007/08/07/mediajoltz-06-podcast-interview-with-enoch-chapman-about-what-companies-should-be-doing-to-prepare-for-future-internet-technology-advances/ Really! It can be done. I've decided that every Friday I am going to post about how to use technology in your personal life and I wanted to share this with everyone! Go online to find that personal time. I realized that from the time that I got up in ... http://www.mediajoltz.com/2007/08/03/relax-using-technology/ I had a good Heart to Heart today that got me thinking really hard about why I blog and then the bigger picture why am I involved with social media. The first things that came into mind were the benefits for branding and it is cool and to start getting into ... http://www.mediajoltz.com/2007/08/02/why-do-i-blog-warning-spilling-of-guts-and-brutal-honesty-involved/ This post comes from a Q/A I saw on Linkedin where a man bought the domain name GEICO.TV You can read the whole thing here at: Linkedin Answers: I own the domain Geico.TV Geico as you can imagine has since sent a letter discussing the serious results that could happen ... http://www.mediajoltz.com/2007/08/02/secure-your-trademarks-and-buy-your-domain-names/ It is official. Without making light of Attention Deficit Disorder I am officially calling out all those, including myself who have SMAD: Social Media Attention Disorder. For some reason I have a hard time getting my blog post a day and my podcast a week. It could be that ... http://www.mediajoltz.com/2007/08/01/time-management-for-blogging-consistently/ Last night I had the privilege of presenting to one of Paul Allen's classes over at the Provo Labs Academy Building. Lee Gibbons of Podango was there as well, presenting on using audio (podcasting) in your marketing. I wanted to write up here the things that I ... http://www.mediajoltz.com/2007/07/27/using-online-video-in-your-marketing/ Yes today is Pioneer Day in Utah, the celebration of the first Pioneers entering Utah in 1847. Reflecting on the trek cross country that I just took in two cars with my Treo by my side with email and text and the luxury of stopping at gas stations. And wow ... http://www.mediajoltz.com/2007/07/24/pioneer-day/ Well I'm back from a long trip home to PA and I was reminded over and over how machines fail. Mechanical problems with the planes flying in, problems with the moving truck breaking down and then on the drive back out to Utah car air conditioning going on the ... http://www.mediajoltz.com/2007/07/23/05-mediajoltz-podcast-reach-out-to-the-community-for-help/ First I want to apologize for my lack of posting. I am in the middle of moving my mother from Pennsylvania to Utah. And then this past week I got hit with the flu, not fun at all. Today though, I want to discuss a topic that has been ... http://www.mediajoltz.com/2007/07/06/social-network-overload/ This episode goes over an idea about how to cut your costs when looking at a media project... And thanks to the Podsafe Music Network a place where artists can upload their music for podcasters to use.  A big shout out to Alamantra the band from Alabama who provided Surf Babe-the ... http://www.mediajoltz.com/2007/07/02/mediajoltz-04-podcast-share-the-media-experience-and-cut-costs/ Two friends of mine posted about Delta and the horrific video of a plane being stuck on ground for 7 hours. Check out Scott Monty's blog post: New Delta? You be the Judge or CC_Chapman's post: New Media Smacks Delta or watch the video here for yourself: Lately I've been ... http://www.mediajoltz.com/2007/06/28/delta-and-new-media/ For those looking for the interview with Joe and Mike from the salesroundup podcast, it is in an earlier post. You can either scroll down to podcast #3 post or click here: Interview with Joe and Mike. So I had someone ask me the other day: "What do you say ... http://www.mediajoltz.com/2007/06/22/tip-of-the-day-what-do-you-say/ I thought I'd share some tips on how to record a phone call on Skype. This is a tutorial video that starts after you have downloaded Skype and Pamela both are free applications and can be found very useful to use. Two of the reasons I use Skype and ... http://www.mediajoltz.com/2007/06/20/tip-of-the-day-recording-a-phone-call-using-skype-and-pamela/ I wasn't sure what I was going to write about today but I got inspiration from my mother. I love my mother very very much, but she is very behind the times. The only thing she uses a computer for is email. Her phone needs to be ... http://www.mediajoltz.com/2007/06/19/tip-of-the-day-new-media-and-mechanical-pencils/ Last post I talked about starting conversations. Well how do you start conversations? By being creative. I want to highlight a local company out of Orem, Utah. Blendtec is a company that sells blenders. How bland can you be selling blenders? There ... http://www.mediajoltz.com/2007/06/14/tip-of-the-day-be-creative/ The other day I was talking to someone about new media telling him how cool it is. How you can now reach your clients and clients can reach you directly. He kept asking what the ROI of new media is. I started to explain to him how you can connect ... http://www.mediajoltz.com/2007/06/13/tip-of-the-day-start-conversations/ An interview with Joe and Mike from the SalesRoundUp podcast (www.salesroundup.com) reveals their beginnings of podcasting, what benefits have come from podcasting and what the best part of podcasting has been for them. I love these guys! This is a casual talk with some great buddies all the way from ... http://www.mediajoltz.com/2007/06/12/joe-and-mike-interview/ Here is a full disclosure that this, nor any of the products I write about on my blog are advertisements in any way. I do not get any compensation or prize or gift or ANYTHING for writing about these products. I use them all in my companies ... http://www.mediajoltz.com/2007/06/12/tip-of-the-day-using-skype-to-make-your-phone-calls/ I found a very cool website called CopyBlogger that I am going to keep reading from. They categorize some of their posts into Business Blogging which I found very entertaining and helpful. One of their posts talked about "The Real Secret to Getting TONS of Blog Subscribers." To ... http://www.mediajoltz.com/2007/06/07/tip-of-the-day-building-an-audience-for-your-blog/ Two of my posts were deleted off of the server...thanks for your patience, they will both be back by tonight... http://www.mediajoltz.com/2007/06/07/server-problems/ Now for blogging there is absolutely a beginning, intermediate and advanced level. Those on the intermediate understand SEO and meta tags and using plugins and linking. Those on the advanced understand their blog, have a following and want to now start making money off of it. For ... http://www.mediajoltz.com/2007/06/05/tip-of-the-day-how-to-blog/ The online community is more than just another place to do business, it is about reaching out and making awesome friends-without having to pay for that airline ticket! I have several people who I keep in touch with on a daily basis whom I feel comfortable enough to call ... http://www.mediajoltz.com/2007/06/04/tip-of-the-day-web-20-community/ You've heard the phrase Web 2.0 tossed around, but what does it really mean? So I looked up what Web 2.0 means in the Wikipedia and got a dry definition, but here is what it means to a business owner like you: it means there is a gathering of people online ... http://www.mediajoltz.com/2007/06/04/02-mediajoltz-podcast/ There is a site called BubbleGuru that makes installing video on your website very easy. All you do is register, and then follow the instructions on recording your video right there at your desk. Then they show you how to put this video on your website. While I am ... http://www.mediajoltz.com/2007/06/01/tip-of-the-day-bubbleguru-lessons-to-learn/ Today I want to share with you a business network site that has helped my business. It is called LinkedIn. LinkedIn works around the concept of 6 degrees of separation, meaning that everyone is connected to each other through no more than 5 people.   The way this site works ... http://www.mediajoltz.com/2007/05/30/tip-of-the-day-linkedin-never-make-another-cold-call-again/ So many blog pages to visit, so little time. Have you found yourself visiting specific websites of your favorite blogs to see if there is a new one posted yet? There is an easier way to do this and the analogy of how this works is just like ... http://www.mediajoltz.com/2007/05/29/tip-of-the-day-rss/ Welcome to the first episode of Mediajoltz Podcast! This podcast is dedicated to all those who want to learn more about media and the tools that are out there to help you better communicate your brand to clients. If you have any questions or suggestions please email me at lorri@mediajoltz.com. This first ... http://www.mediajoltz.com/2007/05/23/media-joltz-intro/