New Media: So many options to try

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Why seek out new technologies?

New advances every day Never sure what technology will work for you Can only tell by trying them out Cute and quirky today, amazingly useful

tomorrow

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Hammer and Nail

When you only have one tool, everything becomes a nail

Very easy to become isolated

Not good for company…or your career

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Poll #1: Have you heard of…

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Free is my favorite word!

Little or no capital investment to try Don’t want to make large investment until you

know you are going to use it Stretch your budget! Pro and “white label” version usually available

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You are a tech geek now!

Might not want to be… ..but you are anyway! Embrace this issue, don’t avoid it Technology is one way to accomplish your goals Not something to be afraid of Technology amplifies your efforts

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Where to find cool, new tools?

Blogs RSS Feeds Twitter Friends Family Google Reader is my

main tool

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Capture and distribute content easily

Not much extra effort Capture what you already see on a daily basis Mark your finds for later review Share!

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Categories

Audio Conferencing Video Conferencing Live Video Streaming Webinar systems Blogging and Microblogging Video Sharing Link Sharing

Combinations

Combining 2/3/4 services together to create a bigger whole

Chat from one, whiteboard from another, audio from another

Don’t be afraid to experiment

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Use all technologies

Cell phones Digital still and digital video cameras Portable audio recorders GPS Nearly anything can be applied to your work iPhone

•Single most useful device in my kit•Audio/Video/Photo recorder•GPS,Mapping, Data gathering

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Audio Conferencing

Talkshoe.com BlogTalkRadio FreeConferenceCall.com Skype Conference Calls What are your favorites?

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Video Conferencing

iChat TokBox.com Oovoo.com Skype Stickam.com

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Live Streaming Services

uStream.Tv Stickam.com Qik.com Mogulus

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Whiteboards and wikis

DimDim.com Meeting24.tv PBWiki.com MediaWiki.org

•The same software that runs wikipedia

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Blogging

Blogger.com Wordpress.com Typepad.com Wordpress.org

•Host on your own server Apple’s .Me

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Microblogging

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FriendFeed Facebook Status Update Myspace Status LinkedIn Status

•Find me at douglas@welchwrite.com

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Video Sharing

YouTube Blip.tv Vimeo Viddler Facebook Video Seesmic 12Seconds Utterli

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Link Sharing

Google Reader Shared Items Tumblr StumbleUpon Delicious.com

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Poll #2: Time Travel

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Podcasting and its benefits

Addition to all of the above services Allows users to consume media when and where

they want Automatic delivery

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Douglas E. Welch

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