Twebinar: Shel Israel’s Twitterville
Tuesday, September 8, 2009 | Add a Comment
Tags: radian6, Social Media, Twebinar, twitter, Twitterville
Posted in: Community, Podcasts, Social Media, Twebinar
If you’ve ever interacted with Shel Israel on Twitter, you know he’s as genuine and approachable as anyone. So it’s fitting that his latest book, Twitterville, is full of stories of the bustling microblog community, how it’s impacting businesses large and small, and all the characters that are part of it.
Shel talks specifically about why Twitter is particularly applicable in the business world, and how its small-town feel with millions of conversations makes geographic limitations less significant than ever before, but the connections between people even more powerful.
Please join us tomorrow, September 9th at 2:00 PM (EST) for a lively, fun conversation with Shel about his book and some of the stories in it. And of course, we’ll be on our nifty Twebinar platform so that Twitter itself can play a big part in the conversation. We’ll be taking your questions, too, so if you have something to ask Shel, be sure to bring it along.
The Twebinar format, if you haven’t been before, is a mashup between a live podcast/audio broadcast and Twitter as the backchannel for discussion. We’ll be using the hashtag #radian6 and picking up your questions along the way. We’ve built the Twebinar interface so you can see all the tweets and discussion at a glance, listen to the broadcast, and submit your questions as we chat.
A few Twebinar tips for the uninitiated:
- * When you log in, you should hear music or the live broadcast. If you don’t hear the audio right away, refresh your browser.
* To ask a question, simply type it in to Twitter using the #radian6 hashtag and end it with a “?”. We’ll see it.
* Your hosts for this episode will be @ambercadabra and @davidalston, so you can send questions in advance on Twitter if you like. We’ll also have @vargasl on hand to help gather and answer your questions during the broadcast.
* If you’d prefer to listen to the audio without the Twebinar interface, you can do so at our BlogTalkRadio channel.
* We’ll post the full broadcast after the event on our blog, and you can always listen to the archive on BTR.
* Any other questions, leave them here in the comments or ask us on Twitter and we’ll do our best.
Head to the Twebinars site to log in and join the discussion (don’t worry, we never see your login credentials; Twitter keeps those). We can’t wait to chat with Shel, and hope you’ll bring along all of your stories and questions about Twitter’s impact on business.
Update: Download the archived broadcast here if you missed it!
