Lining Up Guests For SMTV 2.0

I have been trying to figure out how to get this started again since going to Hawaii in May, I have been AWOL on this project. I didn’t realize how much work I would be doing at BlogWorld & New Media Expo that just occurred in October in Las Vegas. It was all I could do to keep up with getting speakers lined up for that show and we had a wonderful time and I had a chance to work some great people. Now of course, I need to get back to what I was doing before I got into that nose to the grindstone mode.

I am also working on getting a studio put together so I wont have the best of the best in equipment and settings yet but we will continue to talk to people and cover the hottest stories in social media and those that are making those stories. To that end, I want to start getting some guests lined up for future shows. If you have a perspective on social media you would like to share or if you are an expert/guru (yes that was pun intended) let me know and we will get you on the show. We will cover the latest in news, and perhaps what you are doing or what you are involved with in the world of social media.

I am also looking for some companies that want to sponsor some of the equipment we will need for our studio. I am going to have a radio/audio set up and of course will be taping the show via camera. If you are interested in being a sponsor of some of the needs of the studio, be it microphones, camera, and yes even green screen backdrops or paint, please let me know!

SMTV Episode 5: Social Mediasphere TV Back in the Saddle

SMTV Episode 1: Our First Show Was A Success…Nobody Got Hurt!

Our first show here on Social Mediasphere TV came and went on March 31, 2009, and I must say it went much better than anticipated.  We discussed the Ethics of Twitter or what I called Twethics.  We had some call in guests, John Hawkins and Justin Parks (he helped our show go global!) that helped me get through the show and everyone in the chat room communicated nicely and we had a great time.  Now that the first one is over, I look forward to bringing many more shows about the world of social media and the happenings of what is going on in our industry.

Palegroove Studios and CEO/Founder, Kris Smith were a tremendous help.  They were instrumental in assisting with providing my mixing board, the microphones and much needed support including advice, direction and certianly the cheerleading to keep my eye on the prize.  Kit Seeborg, President of BumperTunes provided the much needed music and intro for the show.  Thanks goes out also to Steve Saylor and Keith Burtis who were also very helpful whenever I needed someone to help test something, or explain how to perfrom a task.  These guys are great help when and if you need a hand.  Finally my own team of Shylah and Tyler were great to get the site set up, the design accomplished and well, just kept helping when I kept asking.

Welcome to Social Mediasphere TV and join in the fun and be a part of the social media community!

Episode 1 – The Ethics of Twitter

Twethics?

Join me on Tuesday, March 31, 2009 as we discuss Twitter and the ethics of using the application. With the recent uncovering and revelation of Guy Kawasaki using “ghost twitterers” or “ghost tweeters” is that an accepted practice? Do you think individuals should have people sending tweets for them? Obviously, someone like Guy Kawasaki is a busy person and has many followers. To keep that Twitter stream going on a full time basis, is it an accepted practice to have others sending out tweets and links to your community? We will discuss that and more on the show tomorrow.

I continue with my series on The Gaming of Twitter Exposed. I have been following along with the story about people inflating their Twitter followers through the use of third party applications. We had on our show last time, Lucretia Pruitt, (@GeekMommy) and Jesse Stay (@jesse) from Social Too. We discussed how you could game Twitter by inflating your follower numbers. I am continuing to discuss those topics and others under the idea of Twitter Ethics. We are just now seeing the idea that spammers and snake oil salesman and the marketers are taking over the Twittersphere. How is that going to change the way we view Twitter? I will continue the topic as we do our show and continue the series. We are using the hashtags #twethics and #gamingtwitter. Let all your friends know about them and use them any time you think there has been a breach or perhaps someone has done something right.