Making Personal Connections Before the Internet was a platform for big business, it was a platform for personal expression and exploration. Personal web pages and online journals sprouted up amongst the university course plans and technical manuals. The rest is history. Yet for all the focus on the online, it's when connections reach offline than […]

A Case Study: Johnson & Johnson Health Channel The creation of the Johnson & Johnson health channel on YouTube is a non-branded site with the goal of presenting a better understanding of health and health care issues. Roxanne will interview Rob about the creation of J&J's program, from logistics of putting the channel together and […]

Getting Started with Podcasting Learn from the author of the first podcasting book, "Podcasting the Do it Yourself Guide" what it takes to create a successful podcast. Individuals and Business people will learn what to do and what not to do. He will give you insights into the podcasting space that no one else can. […]

Using New Media to Capture Outbound Chinese Tourism Roxanne Darling will interview Christine to give us a quick overview in keeping in line with leveraging new media to help businesses in Hawaii. Providing an overview of trends in outbound Chinese tourism and why it presents a big opportunity for Hawaii Examples of companies and tourism […]

How to setup a WordPress blog UPDATE: After going over the schedule we realized we didn't really have a basic WordPress Howto session. And because the original session I proposed, EASILY CREATE AND MANAGE UNLIMITED WEBSITES WITH WORDPRESS MU (MULTI-USER) is a bit more advanced, I decided to drop back to a more basic session […]

Don't try this at home: Avoiding wrecks on the bloggers' highway Blogging can be immensely rewarding. It can also be dangerous. I can say that with some authority because, according to several accounts, I was the first person who lost a job because of my blog. Learn how to spot and avoid some of the […]

Standing out from the crowd: You, Your Brand, and Your WordPress Theme This session will teach you how you can strengthen your brand or identity by making some simple changes to your WordPress theme. Holly will touch on design theory, inspiration, theme implementation, and how she has used WP as a (lite)CMS. Holly's slides are […]

Making Things Personal I will talk about several points in making blogs personal, and encouraging visitor interaction with my site. A comment is not a bunch of words in a little box. It is a direct connection to another person. Treat it as such. (Respect.) Expose yourself! Share your hopes dreams, wishes, values, etc. Be […]

How to Blog Your Career Without Breaking Your Budgets Bill Sodeman uses WordPress to document and organize his teaching activities, academic writing and social media projects. His techniques are also helpful for graduate students, sole proprietors, small business owners, and anyone who wants to document their professional and academic activities. Entrepreneurs and university faculty are […]

Woopra: It Just Takes One Lots of us blog, or would like to write a blog. Most of us readily admit that we want people (friends, colleagues, business partners, strangers) to read our blogs. But how do we know if anyone is reading our posts, and what they like? Lorelle blogged about Woopra recently. In […]