Weekly Twitter discussion on the Business of Social Media.
Industry leaders moderate new topics every Tuesday 12pm-1pm EST.

The New Digital Press Release

Moderator: Shel Holtz @shelholtz

Q1: What value do you see to a social media news release or...

Q2: Are there still uses for the traditional news release?

Q3: How do you combine traditional media relations with soc...

April 21st: Michael Long (The Red Recruiter)

Moderator: Michael Long @theredrecruiter

Q1: What level of transparency is expected of a candidate? ...

Q2: Who should and who should not be transparent in their e...

Q3: How will being transparent change the way people are hi...

How to Get Measureable Results From Your Facebook Presence

Moderator: Mari Smith @marismith

Q1: How do you gain momentum with a Facebook fan page?

Q2: What should you be measuring on Facebook?

Q3: How do you scale Facebook engagement?

June 9th: Arik Hanson

Moderator: Arik Hanson @arikhanson

Q1: Is there a generation gap in social media for B2B orgs?

Q2: Can social media reach the C-suite in B2B orgs?

Q3: Give us some examples of B2B success in the social medi...

What location based social means to businesses

Moderator: Jay Baer @jaybaer

Q1: How will "check-ins" and geo-tagged content change the ...

Q2: What impact will widespread, instant, on the spot revie...

Q3: Recommend best practices for businesses with a physical...

Re-Shaping the Purchasing Process: The Rise of Social Retailing

Moderator: Alex de Carvalho @alexdc

Q1: How is social impacting retail sales?

Q2: How does Facebook, LBS (Location), Group Buying change ...

Q3: What is most important with social commerce - Branding,...

The rise of the social index and its impact on influence

Moderator: Chuck Hemann @chuckhemann

Q1: What is the purpose of a social index? Why do we need s...

Q2: How does knowing someone’s Twitter and Facebook numbers...

Q3: How accurate are the current services and Do we need an...

Is Retention the new acquisition in social media?

Moderator: Joseph Jaffe @jaffejuice

Q1: What might "retention is the new acquisition" refer to ...

Q2: What are some of the ways to get customers to purchase ...

Q3: How can you use existing customers to gain new ones?

August 11th: Liz Strauss

Moderator: Liz Strauss @LIZSTRAUSS

Q1: Macroblogging versus Microblogging-- Are the objectives...

Q2: I blog and I tweet and I find that I bring different pa...

Q3: Does a blog or Twitter work better from dept. to dept. ...

The Role of Education in Social Media

Moderator: Steve Olenski @steveolenski

Q1: Is there an actual business case with social media for ...

Q2: Is the mixing of the 2 inevitable? Is it much ado about...

Q3: Who is more at risk? Students or educators

Do Influencers Or Customers Buy Your Products?

Moderator: Matt Ridings @techguerilla

Q1: Can a 'influencer' with 500 followers be as influential...

Q2: If context is so critical to understanding influence, d...

Q3: How can we migrate from 'influencer' programs to 'advoc...

Sentiment Analysis: Opinions Matter, If Only You Knew Which Ones

Moderator: Katie Delahaye Paine @kdpaine

Q1: How do you define positive sentiment?

Q2: How does that impact your organizational goals?

Q3: How do you know that what you are measuring matters?

Social Media and Commerce for Business

Moderator: Augie Ray @augieray

Q1: How is social affecting online consumer purchases?

Q2: How is social affecting off-line/in-store purchases?

Q3: What are top 10 things to consider when setting up soci...

Living on Borrowed Time? The Ad Agency Model is Changing

Moderator: Hank Wasiak @hankwasiak

Q1: What do Brands expect from agencies today and are they ...

Q2: How has social media altered the creative process and d...

Q3: What does the agency of the future look like?

November 17th: Rohit Bhargava

Moderator: Rohit Bhargava @rohitbhargava

Q1: Do you have to ROCK your personal brand in SocMed befor...

Q2: Does Social Media expertise transcend industries?

Q3: Does personal branding compete with or add-to your Comp...

Scott Stratten: May 12th

Moderator: Scott Stratten @unmarketing

Q1: What’s the process for companies to start creating an a...

Q2: Should companies automate some, all or none of the proc...

Q3: : Where should a corp build followers of current and p...

Apply Your Social Media Experience In Government

Moderator: John F Moore @JohnFMoore

Q1: What is "Open Gov" or "Gov2.0"?

Q2: How can business work with Local/State Gov in social?

Q3: What do social businesses need to know to work with Gov...

Centers of Excellence

Moderator: Sonny Gill @sonnygill

Q1: What is a CoE and what are the benefits?

Q2: How do you start a CoE at your company?

Q3: How do you sell/engage Execs in a CoE?

Social Influence: Meaningful?

Moderator: Shelly Kramer @shellykramer

Q1: How do you find influencers?

Q2: Can you create influencers?

Q3: Is Social Influence a meaningful goal for companies?

Are We at the End of the Social Side of Networking?

Moderator: Augie Ray @augieray

Q1: Is there too much content being created?

Q2: What will marketers do if fewer are willing to generate...

Q3: How will social networks change with more joiners and l...

The Impact of Social Media in Government

Moderator: Kim Patrick Kobza @kpkfusion

Q1: What does Gov 2.0 mean to you?

Q2: What can government agencies & companies learn from eac...

Q3: What do you think are the primary barriers for citizens...

How do you cope with online distraction?

Moderator: Alexandra Samuel @awsamuel

Q1: What should managers' role be in ensuring employee soci...

Q2: What strategies and tactics can business people use to ...

Q3: When do you deliberately use social media as a distract...

Government & Social Media: The Global & Local Impacts

Moderator: Alexander B. Howard @digiphile

Q1: How effective is own government using social media in t...

Q2: How citizens are using social media at home?

Q3: What privacy, security and identity issues are raised b...

April 28th: Danny Brown

Moderator: Danny Brown @dannybrown

Q1: What is a crisis communications plan and why do I need ...

Q2: Who needs to own the plan and who needs to be a part of...

Q3: How do you put a Crisis Communications plan in place an...

July 14th: Jennifer Leggio

Moderator: Jennifer Leggio @Mediaphyter

Q1: What's SM fame worth to you or your company? Is there R...

Q2: What do you see the value of having a recognizable pers...

Q3: What drives you? visibility or accomplishment?

Separating the Personal & Professional in Social Media...or Not

Moderator: Kat French @KatFrench

Q1: How do you avoid accidentally mixing up personal & clie...

Q2: How do you avoid appearing to develop your personal pla...

Q3: How much should any personal crises show up in your pro...

Is pulling a bonehead move the new "strategy" for some brands?

Moderator: Shelly Kramer @shellykramer

Q1: What is best way to combat a blowup today versus 2 year...

Q2: Do brands seem to be using crises as "free" promotional...

Q3: Do consumers REALLY pay attention to crises and does it...

September 1st: Valeria Maltoni

Moderator: Valeria Maltoni @ConversationAge

Q1: How do you find those emploees?

Q2: ow can you enable employees? We said - training - tools...

Q3: o we need to change the skills we recruit for? [the $1M...

The Importance of a Content and Engagement Strategy in Social Media

Moderator: John Cass @johncass

Q1: What's first, content marketing and/or engagement marke...

Q2: How should you handle disclosure of content origination...

Q3: Charlene Li's engagement 2009 report staked out most en...

Can a Personal Brand Coexist Within a Corporate Ecosystem

Moderator: Daria Steigman @dariasteigman

Q1: Personal branding — good idea or bad idea?

Q2: Can a personal brand coexist within a corporate ecosyst...

Q3: Is it okay for companies to ban their employees from bl...

Social Search: Don't Miss the Opportunity

Moderator: Sean McGinnis @SeanMcGinnis

Q1: What are the intersections between social and search an...

Q2: How should the combination of social and search change ...

Q3: Will social signals change the search market in any mea...

Twitterville - What's Happened, What's Coming

Moderator: Shel Israel @shelisrael

Q1: How did Twitter change you business in 2009?

Q2: How will Twitter change in 2010?