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Michael is the founder of the Social Media Examiner online magazine and the White Paper Source forum. He is also the author of "Writing White Papers: How to Capture Readers and Keep Them Engaged."



I had an opportunity to speak with Michael in early 2009 when he first started looking a social media. At the time, he was lukewarm toward the idea of social media being particularly useful. Today, Michael has a Managing Editor and an assistant working on The Social Media Examiner, and receives high-quality guest posts from several writers.



Join us as Michael shares his journey to discovering the value of social media. You'll see how he went from skeptic, to user, to Executive Editor of a blog with an Alexa rating of 29,579.

Jessica Swanson specializes in showing small business owners how to take advantage of free marketing methods. Her firm, Shoestring Marketing, has shown hundreds of entrepreneurs and small business owners how to capitalize on the free social media marketing tools available.



Join us Wednesday, February 10 at Noon Eastern as Jessica shares her secrets and strategies. We'll be discussing the value of a blogsite for your business, how to manage your social media time, and how to make the all-important conversations happen.

Tom Wagner is the Public Relations Manager at the Florida Aquarium. Tom is using social media to increase exposure for the florida Aquarium as well as support environmental efforts.


One example, is the recent cold spell in Florida that caused sea turtles to become confused. They needed help to get to the water, and Tom helped coordinate volunteer efforts through Twitter.


Join as Tom shows how business, the environment and social media go together well.

Davod Spark knows how to tell a story. He has been in tech journalism for 14 years on radio, TV and in print. Now David has tackled soclal media, and is still telling stories.
Join us as David tells the story of being un-invited to a party,

Since 2005, Shel Israel has interviewed more than 400 people in 40 countries. His conversations have included politicians, IT guys, and homeless people. To say the least, Shel has seen the impact of social media.


Listen in as Shel shares his experience and gives business owners advice about how to be safe, transparent and effective in social media.

Tami Magaro is an award winning director and editor in the digital media community. Having come to social media in 2009, Tami is in a unique position to see the advantages and impacts social media is having on radio and television.


Join us as Tami shows how easy it is to produce and publish your own audio and video content. She'll also share tips on how to make your content visually appealing, what to look for in a media production company, and where to put your content on the net.