Social Wayne on the Social Web by Wayne Sutton

Shares from the Social Web: RSS feeds for February 8th

wayne@socialwayne.com (Wayne Sutton) — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 13:00:01 PST

Today, while reading RSS feeds in Google Reader, I came across these interesting blog posts and wanted to share them with you. Some of the post topics range from WordPress themes/tips, to marketing advice, to various social media examples. I hope you find some of them interesting. If one of them was useful to you or if you have a comment about one, let me know in the comments. Thanks

	Shared Examining The Pre-Superbowl Facebook Effect.
	Shared sss.
	Shared WordPress Custom More Link WordPress Plugins.
	Shared Parisian Love.
	Shared The 5 Ways To Become A Social Media Douchebag..
	Shared Dental Internet Marketing Top 10 Social Networking Tips.
	Shared ROI calculations are a joke.
	Shared Wordpress SEO: The Only Guide You Need.
	Shared Getting Serious By Segmenting Influencers.
	Shared Real Time Voice Translation is On the Way, Thanks to Google..
	Shared Corporate Blog Success Starts And Ends With Business Metrics.
	Shared AudioBoo Adds Vanity URLs and Profiles with More Goodies To Come.
	Shared 3 Reasons Why Personal Branding is Essential For Networking.
	Shared Toyota Commitment TV commercial.

Launching 28daysofdiversity.com the website, Twitter List and Presentations | #28daysofdiversity

wayne@socialwayne.com (Wayne Sutton) — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 11:00:37 PST

Last week I started a new blog series called 28 Days of Diversity where I’m featuring someone new everyday for the month of February for just being awesome in their own right. The list includes leaders in the social web space, startups, bloggers, conference organizers, IT professionals and friends not ranked in any particular order. So far the feedback has been awesome and although each person has their own blog post and you can find them in the 28 Days of Diversity category on SocialWayne.com I wanted another way to highligh the 28 for 2010. Thus I’m launching http://28daysofdiversity.com

Now you have a better way to keep track of 28 individuals for 2010. As the days past I’ll keep the site updated but each person will be posted here on SocialWayne.com first. Also you can follow the new Twitter list called Diversity 2010 | http://twitter.com/waynesutton/diversity2010 where I will be following all 28 individuals by the end of the month.

Another way to keep track of the 28 for 2010 is via SlideShare . Each week there will be a weekly recap on SlideShare such as the one below.

28 Days of Diversity – Week 1 in Review

View more presentations from Wayne Sutton.

Thanks and if you’re tweeting about the 28 Days of Diversity project use the hashtag #28daysofdiversity.

Twitter Hashtag Stats: #28daysofdiversity reaching thousands and who’s blogging about it.

wayne@socialwayne.com (Wayne Sutton) — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 08:00:16 PST

Before announcing the 28 Days of Diversity project I was a little nervous to how the community and my peers would feel about it. But after one week, 8 blog post in and hundreds of tweets it seems like most think it’s a good idea. As I’m monitoring the conversations around the project I’m keeping an eye on the official hashtag for the project which is #28daysofdiversity and I’m real thankful to the community and fellow Twitter friends for the retweets. Check out some of the social media stats wich includes, reach, sentiment, and contributors from the first seven days of the 28 Days of Diversity project.

via : http://tweetreach.com/

via http://socialmention.com

via http://wthashtag.com

Also there have been a few blog post blogging about the 28 Days of Diversity project, take a look below.

You can also keep up with the project on BlackWeb 2.0 as Angela Benton and team are cross posting the series on BlackWeb20.com .

If you blog about the project be sure to leave a comment with your link below or send a tweet to @WayneSutton so I can add it to the list. Thanks

#28DaysofDiversity:People of color impacting the social web. Day 8 Maurice Cherry of @blkweblogawards

wayne@socialwayne.com (Wayne Sutton) — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 06:00:43 PST

As we all know, February is Black History Month. It’s a month where we honor those who have made an impact on American culture for equal rights, those who have invented, those who have a helped others and those who have inspired everyone to be the best they can be, not only as a person of color but as a human.

As someone in the technology/web/social space, I often travel and attend various events in the industry and notice a huge lack of diversity, and when it comes to getting attention from mainstream media/tech blogs it’s almost impossible. That’s why I’m starting 28 Days of Diversity on SocialWayne.com. The goal of 28 Days of Diversity is to feature someone new everyday for the month of February for just being awesome in their own right. The list will include some of leaders in the social web space, startups, bloggers, conference organizers, IT professionals and friends not ranked in any particular order. Each post will include a picture, bio, two links from the selected person and this paragraph. So for the next 28 days, come back to visit SocialWayne.com to see who’s on the list. For day eight, I would like to introduce to some and present to others: Maurice Cherry

Twitter: @blkweblogawards
Website: http://www.mauricecherry.com/

Maurice Cherry is a web designer whose work experience spans a number of different types of businesses, including federal government, Fortune 500 companies, and small businesses. In the past, he has worked with NASA, the Georgia World Congress Center Authority, AutoTrader.com, WebMD, AT&T, and YELLOWPAGES.com – just to name a few companies. Cherry has worked as a web designer, web developer, e-mail marketing manager, web content manager, and business analyst. Currently, Cherry runs his own web design and consulting company, 3eighteen media.

Cherry holds a bachelor’s degree in mathematics and a master’s degree in telecommunications management, and brings a high level of strategic expertise, future-forward creativity, and agile problem solving to his clients. Cherry also does independent consulting work, public speaking at technology conferences, and has several years of project management experience under his belt.

Cherry’s passion for technology and good design is contagious. Aside from his web design business, he is also a freelance writer on the subjects of online marketing and branding. Cherry is also the creator of the Black Weblog Awards, which has recognized the best in the Black blogosphere since 2005. Just recently, Cherry completed a position heading up the social media and web presence for the Borders for Atlanta Mayoral Campaign in Atlanta, GA.

Come back tomorrow to see who’s next on the list.

#28DaysofDiversity: People of color impacting the social web. Day 7: Jessica Faye Carter @jescarter

wayne@socialwayne.com (Wayne Sutton) — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 11:00:03 PST

As someone in the technology/web/social space, I often travel and attend various events in the industry and notice a huge lack of diversity, and when it comes to getting attention from mainstream media/tech blogs it’s almost impossible. That’s why I’m starting 28 Days of Diversity on SocialWayne.com. The goal of 28 Days of Diversity is to feature someone new everyday for the month of February for just being awesome in their own right. The list will include some of leaders in the social web space, startups, bloggers, conference organizers, IT professionals and friends not ranked in any particular order. Each post will include a picture, bio, two links from the selected person and this paragraph. So for the next 28 days, come back to visit SocialWayne.com to see who’s on the list. For day seven, I would like to introduce to some and present to others: Jessica Faye Carter

Twitter: @jescarter
Website: http://jessicafayecarter.com

Jessica Faye Carter is the founder and CEO of Nette Media, a new media company that develops social media technologies focused on women and multicultural communities. Its “Nettework” of sites includes: Technicultr, The Suitespot, WomenSuite, and The Cloud. In addition to publishing, Jessica counsels businesses on social media strategy, implementation, policy development, and niche social media campaigns. She is a guest writer for Mashable, one of the Internet’s most popular social media blogs and has been involved with social media in various capacities since 2001.

Jessica is a nationally-recognized expert on cultural and gender diversity and the author of Double Outsiders (JIST Works, 2007), an award-winning look at professional multicultural women in the workplace. Her work has been featured in national media, including the Associated Press, Working Mother, MSNBC.com, and the National Law Journal.

She is a frequent speaker for Fortune 500 companies, organizations, and conferences on the subjects of cultural and gender diversity, as well as social media technologies and trends. She was previously a corporate lawyer and holds a J.D. and an M.B.A from Duke University, and a B.A. in economics from Spelman College.

Come back tomorrow to see who’s next on the list.

#28DaysofDiversity: People of color impacting the social web. Day 6: Sonny Gill @sonnygill

wayne@socialwayne.com (Wayne Sutton) — Sat, 06 Feb 2010 06:00:32 PST

As someone in the technology/web/social space, I often travel and attend various events in the industry and notice a huge lack of diversity, and when it comes to getting attention from mainstream media/tech blogs it’s almost impossible. That’s why I’m starting 28 Days of Diversity on SocialWayne.com. The goal of 28 Days of Diversity is to feature someone new everyday for the month of February for just being awesome in their own right. The list will include some of leaders in the social web space, startups, bloggers, conference organizers, IT professionals and friends not ranked in any particular order. Each post will include a picture, bio, two links from the selected person and this paragraph. So for the next 28 days, come back to visit SocialWayne.com to see who’s on the list. For day six, I would like to introduce to some and present to others: Sonny Gill

Twitter: @sonnygill
Blog: www.sonnygill.com

Sonny is an experienced online marketer who has helped develop marketing strategies for large corporations, startups, and virtual companies ranging from the automotive to hospitality industries. Throughout his career, Sonny has always had a passion for the marketing world but has namely worked himself into the digital side through his dedication within the social media space.

He’s taken his career from launching, from the ground up, the social media arm for subsidiaries of COX Enterprises to his newest role in Higher Education as DeVry University’s Social Media Manager, which takes a truly holistic approach to social media and integrating it within all parts of the organization.

Sonny, who’s traveled from his hometown of Cleveland, to Virginia Beach, and back home again, now resides in Chicago, Illinois. He can be found actively engaging on Twitter, while continuing to produce content on his social media & community blog, www.sonnygill.com.

Come back tomorrow to see who’s next on the list.

Shares from the Social Web: RSS feeds for February 5th

wayne@socialwayne.com (Wayne Sutton) — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 13:01:35 PST

Shared ZugSTAR – Streaming Augmented Reality.

#28DaysofDiversity: People of color impacting the social web. Day 5: Gina McCauley @bwbconference

wayne@socialwayne.com (Wayne Sutton) — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 06:00:34 PST

As someone in the technology/web/social space, I often travel and attend various events in the industry and notice a huge lack of diversity, and when it comes to getting attention from mainstream media/tech blogs it’s almost impossible. That’s why I’m starting 28 Days of Diversity on SocialWayne.com. The goal of 28 Days of Diversity is to feature someone new everyday for the month of February for just being awesome in their own right. The list will include some of leaders in the social web space, startups, bloggers, conference organizers, IT professionals and friends not ranked in any particular order. Each post will include a picture, bio, two links from the selected person and this paragraph. So for the next 28 days, come back to visit SocialWayne.com to see who’s on the list. For day five, I would like to introduce to some and present to others: Gina McCauley

Twitter name: @bwbconference
Websites: Bloggingwhilebrown.com, http://michelleobamawatch.com

Called “the Dean of Black Bloggers” and “a woman who’s on the cutting edge of the internet and social media,” Gina McCauley is one of the most influential African American digital media content creators in the world. In 2007, she was named to ESSENCE magazine’s list of the 25 Most Influential African Americans. She has written for ESSENCE magazine and ESSENCE.com, The Guardian, and The Observer.

In 2007 she launched What About Our Daughters?, a blog dedicated to combating negative portrayals of African-American women in popular culture. The blog’s mission is to be uncompromising,unapologetic, and unbowed in defense of Black women. The blog is most well known for its fight to combat negative portrayals of African American women in popular culture and violence against Black women and children, but has evolved into an influential platform, sitting perched at the intersection of pop culture, Politics, and current affairs. Her blog readers have successfully lobbied large advertisers such as State Farm, Home Depot, McDonald’s, New Balance, Disney, and Yum Brands to pull their advertising from content that demeans and degrades Black women and girls. However, her greatest achievement is using the platform that she built to battle irresponsible corporate media as a platform to highlight underreported cases of horrific violence against Black women such as the Dunbar Village case, Romona Moore, and Dorothy Dixon.

In 2008, she launched Michelle Obama Watch, a blog dedicated to monitoring the good, the bad, and the ugly media coverage of Michelle Obama. Within hours after its soft launch, MichelleObamaWatch.com was linked to by Salon.com and the Huffington Post. She has since been interviewed by the Wall Street Journal and quoted in the Washington Post, the Chicago Tribune,Newsweek, The Atlantic, the Boston Globe, the Norwegian Business Daily and others about her work on Michelle Obama Watch. Her blog posts have been quoted or mentioned on CNN, Entertainment Tonight, and the CBS Morning Show. She appeared on PBS and NDTV, India’s largest private producer of news, to speak about Michelle Obama. She has been interviewed regarding my blog on several NPR shows, the Tom Joyner Morning Show, RTE Radio 1 in Ireland, and XM radio.

Her blog posts for the Guardian about the aftermath of Hurricane Ike were licensed to Cenage Learning and appear in the textbook Current Controversies: Disaster Response (vol. 1). In November 2009, Pacifica Radio launched her first syndicated radio segment on the show Woman, Body and Soul.

She is the managing member of the McCauley Communications Group, LLC and in 2008, in response to a lack of diversity at large social media and networking conferences, she founded Blogging While Brown, the first international conference for bloggers of color. In addition to designing and implementing the curriculum for digital literacy training, she is a frequent presenter at some of the largest social media conferences in the world, including Blogher and Blog World Expo. This year she’ll be speaking at SXSW Interactive and returning to speak at Blogher.

Come back tomorrow to see who’s next on the list.

Shares from the Social Web: RSS feeds for February 4th

wayne@socialwayne.com (Wayne Sutton) — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 13:00:43 PST

	Shared 35 Most Essential Wordpress Tricks and Hacks.
	Shared Coolectables – Ten of the Most Unique and Limited Edition iPhone Apps.
	Shared WordPress Foundation Official Website.
	Shared Facebook Is Already The World’s Largest News Reader.
	Shared 2010 email marketing predections.
	Shared “28 Days of Diversity” SocialWayne.com Showcases Minority Webpreneurs.
	Shared WordPress Social Network Software ? BuddyPress 1.2 Beta.
	Shared 5 Steps To Email Marketing Magic.

Help Haiti and get a social media workshop for your company

wayne@socialwayne.com (Wayne Sutton) — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 07:30:23 PST

Originally posted by David B. Thomas on conversations and connections – social media at SAS

Photo by United Nations Development Programme / CC BY 2.0

Recently Mitch Joel and Joseph Jaffe promised to auction off keynote addresses for Haiti relief, with their services going to the highest bidder. This idea inspired me to do something similar here in the Triangle. As with all human endeavors involving more than one person, it took some time to organize, but we’ve got the participants lined up, so let’s get this started.

We will plan and present a half-day social media workshop to the Triangle-area company that makes the highest donation to Red Cross Haiti relief, with a reserve of $1000. The workshop will be held onsite at your company and tailored to your needs. I’ve lined up a solid group of social media professionals to make this a truly valuable event:

Wayne Sutton, nationally known blogger at http://socialwayne.com and social media/community strategist for Twine Interactive,

Jeff Cohen, a social media consultant and practitioner and one of the principles of SocialMediaB2B.com, one of the most active and useful sites for social media for business,

Mur Lafferty, award-winning podcasting author, writer, blogger, and speaker, co-author of Tricks of the Podcasting Masters, host of I Should Be Writing, the Tor.com Story podcast, and several fiction podcasts,

Brian McDonald, marketing director at Zencos, blogger at http://squarejawmedia.com and Social Media VP of the Triangle chapter of the American Marketing Association,

Ryan Boyles, community manager at IBM, focused on connecting with customers and partners with social media and nurturing brand advocates with engagement inside and outside the company firewall,

David B. Thomas (me), social media manager at SAS, responsible for directing SAS’ social media strategy and the practical aspects of integrating social media into the company’s operations globally.

Ready to start the bidding? We’ll do it by email. Send your bids, starting at $1000, to trianglebenefit@gmail.com. We’ll keep the bidding open until 5:00 p.m. ET on Friday, Feb. 19. The workshop will go to the company that promises by email before the deadline to make the highest donation over $1000 to the American Red Cross Haiti Relief and Development Fund. Once you’ve been notified that you’ve won the bid, you’ll be asked to provide proof of your donation before we plan the event.

A few common-sense rules: This auction is open to companies and organizations in the Triangle area of North Carolina (Raleigh, Cary, Durham, Chapel Hill and environs). We will present the workshop at the donor company’s Triangle location or a Triangle site of your choosing. The winning donor company is responsible for providing the location and facilities. Any expenses related to the facility and the event, and any required materials, as well as any refreshments you want to provide, are the responsibility of the winning donor. In other words, we’re not bringing the coffee or pads and pencils or any of that stuff, and it would be great if you could supply a projector. Any tax implications of this donation are solely the responsibility of the donor company.

We’ll work with you to find a mutually-agreeable time for the workshop before June 1, 2010.

If you know a company that would be interested, please help us by forwarding this, and sharing it with your networks.

Please note: I’m involved in this and promoting it on my blog, but this is not an official SAS-sponsored event. All of the folks involved in this event are participating on their own and not as official representatives of their respective companies.

#28DaysofDiversity: People of color impacting the social web. Day 4: Amani Channel @urbanreporter

wayne@socialwayne.com (Wayne Sutton) — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 06:00:20 PST

As someone in the technology/web/social space, I often travel and attend various events in the industry and notice a huge lack of diversity, and when it comes to getting attention from mainstream media/tech blogs it’s almost impossible. That’s why I’m starting 28 Days of Diversity on SocialWayne.com. The goal of 28 Days of Diversity is to feature someone new everyday for the month of February for just being awesome in their own right. The list will include some of leaders in the social web space, startups, bloggers, conference organizers, IT professionals and friends not ranked in any particular order. Each post will include a picture, bio, two links from the selected person and this paragraph. So for the next 28 days, come back to visit SocialWayne.com to see who’s on the list. For day four, I would like to introduce to some and present to others: Amani Channel

Blog: www.myurbanreport.com
Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/urbanreporter

Amani Channel is an award-winning video producer, and specializes in traditional, and new media.

He is the content manager at Public Broadcasting Atlanta for the www.lensonatlanta.org social community. He is also the founder of a media consulting, video production company called Visual Eye Media. The company offers high definition video production services, media training, and social media solutions for companies, organizations, and individuals.

His content, commentaries, and reports have been featured on on NPR, APTN (Associated Press Television News), CNN, Headline News, BET, Black Family Channel, HDNews, local news stations and across the Web.

Channel also writes and vlogs at www.MyUrbanReport.com. HIs site focuses on new media production, tutorials, and urban issues. He’s produced hundreds of video podcasts, and mobile videos that are distributed across the Web. He shoots, edits, and is the talent for the videos. In addition, he is the host of on online TV show called www.mediaconnection.tv.

In 2009, Channel was honored by the Telly Awards and Marcom Awards for media projects he wrote, produced, and directed for Oglethorpe University and Metro Atlanta YouthBuild.

Channel also speaks at conferences, workshops, and universities across the country about traditional and new media. He’s taught video production at Hillsborough Community College, and the Connecticut School of Broadcasting in Tampa, FL, and Kennesaw State University.

He is currently working towards completing a Masters in Mass Communications from the University of South Florida.
His thesis is titled: “Gatekeeping and Citizen Journalism: A Qualitative Examination of Participatory Media.”

Website: www.visualeyemedia.com

#28DaysofDiversity: People of color impacting the social web. Day 3: @GwenPeake of @Ford

wayne@socialwayne.com (Wayne Sutton) — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 06:00:30 PST

As someone in the technology/web/social space, I often travel and attend various events in the industry and notice a huge lack of diversity, and when it comes to getting attention from mainstream media/tech blogs it’s almost impossible. That’s why I’m starting 28 Days of Diversity on SocialWayne.com. The goal of 28 Days of Diversity is to feature someone new everyday for the month of February for just being awesome in their own right. The list will include some of leaders in the social web space, startups, bloggers, conference organizers, IT professionals and friends not ranked in any particular order. Each post will include a picture, bio, two links from the selected person and this paragraph. So for the next 28 days, come back to visit SocialWayne.com to see who’s on the list. For day three, I would like to introduce to some and present to others: Gwen Peake

Website: Gwenpeake.com
Twitter: @gwenpeake

Gwen is a communications and marketing professional whose career spans a number of industries, including publishing, education, automotive, fashion, television, stage, film, and communications. Gwen holds a BBA in Information Technology and dual-Masters degrees in Journalism/Mass Communications and Television/Film Production.

The award-winning filmmaker and nationally syndicated editor is also the author of the best-selling relationship manual for women, If It Walks Like a Duck…and Other Truths My Mother Taught Me.

Her work in the digital space has directly influenced over a billion social media impressions. Throughout her career, she has coordinated numerous social media integrations and brand alliances, most notably with the Martha Stewart Show and the Steve Harvey Morning Show. Additionally, her work has been featured in numerous web articles, and her expertise in the field has been sought out and quoted in the a number of nationally distributed publications.

As a member of Ford Motor Company’s corporate communications staff, Gwen holds the title of Global Digital Communications Manager, and helps navigate the digital & social media waters for the Fortune 10 company. Under the leadership of Scott Monty, she is part of the strategic execution team on all corporate social media and digital communications activities.

Blog: www.gwenpeake.com
Twitter: @gwenpeake
Facebook: facebook.com/gwenpeake
LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/gwenjpeake

Come back tomorrow to see who’s next on the list.

Breaking: New iPhone app @SquarePik allows pictures and video uploads to @FourSquare

wayne@socialwayne.com (Wayne Sutton) — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 10:10:36 PST

I just wanted to use the word “breaking” in a blog post, it sounds exciting right? Sorry about that. Either way the big news is there’s a new iPhone app on the way that will allow you to upload photos and videos to FourSquare. How you ask? Well, the iPhone app called SquarePik. SquarePik is created by Florida based startups Thirtynine and Pikchur and uses FourSquare API to post. The way the iPhone app works is a very simple. You login with your FourSquare email address or phone number. After signing in you’ll see list of recent FourSquare activity from your friends. There’s a places button that will use FourSquare’s API to find locations nearby. After you select a location, then you click the icon to upload media which can be either existing media or taken on the spot. Next SquarePik will check you into the location and post links to the uploaded media inside of FourSquare and send links to your social profiles such as Twitter & Facebook status updates if you have those options enabled in your FourSquare settings.

Why is SquarePik important? Well in the very competitive location based app market, apps such as Whrrl, Brightkite, TriOut and Yelp provides a way for users to upload a pictures but Foursquare has yet to implement such features. Now with SquarePik not only does it allow Foursquare users to send media to there networks but if FourSquare was thinking about adding media uploads, SquarePik has developed the app to show them how. Note there are a few more features to SquarePik but I’ll let you find them out once the app is released. I don’t have a release date for the app but be sure to follow @Squarepik on Twitter for updates and a big thanks/congrats to Davide Di Cillo @DavideDiCillo of Thirtynine along with Pikchur team for allowing me to test the app.

The Pitch:
SquarePik is an easy way to add photos and videos to your foursquare check-ins. It will also show you all photos and videos that were dropped at a venue.
URL: http://squarepik.com
Twitter: @SquarePik
SquarePik is a joint venture between Pikchur Inc. and 39llc.

Would you use this app?

#28DaysofDiversity: People of color impacting the social web. Day 2: @TristanWalker of @FourSquare

wayne@socialwayne.com (Wayne Sutton) — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 06:00:40 PST

As someone in the technology/web/social space, I often travel and attend various events in the industry and notice a huge lack of diversity, and when it comes to getting attention from mainstream media/tech blogs it’s almost impossible. That’s why I’m starting 28 Days of Diversity on SocialWayne.com. The goal of 28 Days of Diversity is to feature someone new everyday for the month of February for just being awesome in their own right. The list will include some of leaders in the social web space, startups, bloggers, conference organizers, IT professionals and friends not ranked in any particular order. Each post will include a picture, bio, two links from the selected person and this paragraph. So for the next 28 days, come back to visit SocialWayne.com to see who’s on the list. For day two, I would like to introduce to some and present to others: Tristan Walker

Website: JustTristan.com
Twitter: @tristanwalker

Tristan Walker has experience across a great number of verticals. After graduating as valedictorian with a 4.0 GPA at Stony Brook University, he went on to work as an oil trader for Lehman Brothers and JP Morgan Chase. Passionate about entrepreneurship, however, he went on to apply and be admitted to the Stanford Graduate School of Business, one of the top business schools in the world.

It was there where he gained an appreciation for tech entrepreneurship, and found his way into an internship with Twitter, Inc. There, He led a team of Stanford students to perform market research on business applications of the Twitter platform as an input for the company’s product roadmap and created original case studies from for both internal and external communications on best practices and compelling use cases for corporate Twitter usage, which became the foundation for a new website section on use of Twitter by businesses (“Twitter 101)

He is now head of Business Development at Foursquare Labs inc (foursquare.com) and responsible for some of the recent brand integrations on the platform, like Metro News (foursquare.com/metronews) and BravoTV (foursquare.com/bravo).

He loves his wife dearly! :)

Come back tomorrow to see who’s next on the list.

Announcing 28 Days of Diversity: People of color impacting the social web. Day 1: Angela Benton

wayne@socialwayne.com (Wayne Sutton) — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 06:00:18 PST

As someone in the technology/web/social space, I often travel and attend various events in the industry and notice a huge lack of diversity, and when it comes to getting attention from mainstream media/tech blogs it’s almost impossible. That’s why I’m starting 28 Days of Diversity on SocialWayne.com. The goal of 28 Days of Diversity is to feature someone new everyday for the month of February for just being awesome in their own right. The list will include some of leaders in the social web space, startups, bloggers, conference organizers, IT professionals and friends not ranked in any particular order. Each post will include a picture, bio, two links from the selected person and this paragraph. So for the next 28 days, come back to visit SocialWayne.com to see who’s on the list. For day one, I would like to introduce to some and present to others: Angela Benton

Blog: http://www.blackweb20.com
Twitter: @Abenton

Angela Benton’s experience spans a variety of industries and roles. She has worked at several InterActive Corp businesses including RealEstate.com, LendingTree.com, and RushmoreDrive.com. Additionally she has held roles at Bizjournals.com, UPS, and Homes of Color Magazine. Throughout her career she has worked in a variety of roles in design, marketing, development, and digital strategy. Her expertise lies in New Media.

Presently Angela is the CEO of Black Web Media, which publishes BlackWeb20.com the leading online publication for African-Americans interested in Technology and New Media. Black Web Media’s mission is to be a catalyst for innovation and inclusive ideas on the web for African-Americans.

Angela also speaks on topics such as diversity in the web and media industries, web trends, web strategy, and web 2.0’s effects on urban media. She was recently named as one of Ebony Magazine’s Power 150 in the Technology and New Media category along side David Drummond (Google) and Ray Ramsey (One Economy Corporation).

Angela graduated Magna Cum Laude with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Visual Communications with a specialization in Digital Design. She has also completed postgraduate coursework in Graphic Design from Savannah College of Art and Design.

Come back tomorrow to see who’s next on the list.

Shares from the Social Web: RSS feeds for January 29th

wayne@socialwayne.com (Wayne Sutton) — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 13:03:03 PST

Shared Charlie Brooker – How To Report The News.

Breaking news: first pictures of the Apple iPad aka the Apple Tablet

wayne@socialwayne.com (Wayne Sutton) — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 10:12:53 PST

Ok, really not breaking, but here are some photos of Apple’s iPad.

What do you think? Win or Fail?

Are you going to buy an iPad?

17 sites for Real Time Apple Tablet Coverage #TDay

wayne@socialwayne.com (Wayne Sutton) — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 08:33:22 PST

So today is the big day, Apple “fanboys” and “fanladies” are all hyped up about the announcement of the Apple Tablet, we hope!. If you’re like me then at 1:00 P.M. EST you will be glued to a computer screen either refreshing a page for real-time updates or searching tweets. I’m still waiting for the day when Apple will start to live video stream their events but until then we’re stuck with micro updates from the lucky individuals with press badges who are able to attend the event. While some of you will rely on Tweets and various sources for up to the minute coverage, here’s my list of links for Live Apple Tablet Coverage.

MacDailyNews: http://www.macdailynews.com/100127_special_event.html
Gizmodo: http://i.gizmodo.com/5457641/apple-tablet-event-liveblog-+-january-27?skyline=true&s=i
Slashgear: http://live.slashgear.com/
Mashable: http://mashable.com/2010/01/26/apple-tablet-all-the-rumors-in-one-place/
Engadget: http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/27/live-from-the-apple-tablet-latest-creation-event/
iSmashPhone: http://www.ismashphone.com/2010/01/apple-event-live-blog-wednesday-10-am-pst-save-the-date.html
The Apple Blog: http://theappleblog.com/2010/01/26/live-coverage-of-apples-january-27-media-event/
Wired: http://www.liewcf.com/archives/2010/01/live-coverage-apple-latest-creation/
MacWorld: http://www.macworld.com/article/145805/2010/01/apple_event.html
AppleInsider: http://live.appleinsider.com/
Technologizer: http://technologizer.com/appletablet/
MacRumors: http://www.macrumorslive.com
Macnn: http://live.macnn.com/
Ars technica: http://live.macnn.com/
ZDNet: http://blogs.zdnet.com/Burnette/?p=1626
Gearlog: http://www.gearlog.com/2010/01/live_blog_apple_january_27_announcement.php
Gdgt: http://live.gdgt.com/2010/01/27/live-apple-come-see-our-latest-creation-tablet-event-coverage/
Crunchgear: http://www.crunchgear.com/2010/01/27/crunchgear-live-at-the-apple-event-listen-read-and-watch-as-it-happens/

Also see: 7 Sites to Watch Live Coverage of Apple’s “Latest Creation” Event

Also you can join the conversation about the Apple Tablet on Hot Potato on the ”come see our latest creation” channel here: http://hotpotato.com/events/apple-media-event-4dG4Co

If you have a site that is not listed, let me know in the comments. Thanks and Happy #TDay

Update 1: now 18

Shares from the Social Web: RSS feeds for January 24th

wayne@socialwayne.com (Wayne Sutton) — Sun, 24 Jan 2010 13:00:21 PST

	Shared Uh-Oh, Do We Rely on Twitter and Facebook Too Much?.
	Shared Got A Niche? Scratch It!.
	Shared A 1Password alpha for Chromium is here (David Chartier/Switchers’ Blog).
	Shared Stranded(Haiti Mon Amour):FULL – Bono, Jay Z, Rihanna, and the Edge (Hope for Haiti).
	Shared Twitter’s Project Mayhem Dilemma.
	Shared MeetWithAgenda.com – An Easy Way To Manage Meetings.
	Shared The ultimate protection from laptop thieves.
	Shared The ubiquity of competition.

Shares from the Social Web: RSS feeds for January 23rd

wayne@socialwayne.com (Wayne Sutton) — Sat, 23 Jan 2010 13:00:03 PST

	Shared 12 really useful CSS tools.
	Shared How to Make All Browsers Render HTML5 Mark-up Correctly – Even IE6.
	Shared 25 of the Best Photography Portfolio Sites – Part III.
	Shared New features: Read-only and Restore.
	Shared 10 Photoshop Filters You Should Definitely Know.
	Shared Top 5 Wordpress Plug ins for Search Engine Optimization.
	Shared 10 Quick Tips for Running a Website Optimization Test.
	Shared Redesign Vs. Tweaked Design: Whatâ€™s Best for Your Website.
	Shared Introducing Think Vitamin Radio: Episode #1.
	Shared Firefox 3.6 Released, But I’m Not Switching From Chrome.
	Shared 10 Amazing Avatar movie Photoshop Tutorials.
	Shared How Google Rates Links From Social Media Sites.
	Shared 6 Easy Ways to Market Your Business.
	Shared Blue Sky Factory: Email & Social Media: 2010’s "It" Couple.
	Shared How to Build Conversations in Social Media Using the 3 P’s.
	Shared Matt Mullenweg Launches WordPress Foundation to Support Open Source.
	Shared YouTube and Vimeo turn on HTML5 video tag.
	Shared 35 Beautiful E-Commerce Websites.
	Shared Finally – Why You Must Have a Blog.
	Shared 5 Video Blogging Apps For iPhone Lovers (And Android Freaks).
	Shared 20 Best Twitter-likes And Useful Tutorials To Work With Twitter.
	Shared Quick Tip: Top 5 Ways to Browser-Test your Website.
	Shared Don’t Forget The Small Stuff This Year.
	Shared WordPress for Beginners » Tutorials: The Right Way to Remove WordPress Version Number.
	Shared 11 Things to Consider Before You Send the Next Email.
	Shared Blogger Stops FTP Publishing: Will Your Blog Survive?.
	Shared Firefox 3.6 Released, But I’m Not Switching From Chrome.
	Shared Did You Know 4.0.