9 Hidden Benefits of Blogging

An excellent post by John Jantsch from Duct Tape Marketing on the 9 Hidden Benefits of Blogging. These are some things that you probably hadn’t thought of. It is well worth a quick perusal.

TweetDeck and Twitter

I needed help when I first started to use this utility called TweetDeck to view and consolidate my Twitter feeds. I found a great video tutorial by Rich Brooks at Flyte New Media. Now, I wouldn’t use anything else.

New Meetup Group

I am hosting a new meetup group in Westlake Village, CA. It is designed as a small business forum to discuss technology without the sales hype or the geek-speak. This is a discussion for businesspeople by businesspeople using their language, and mirroring their concerns and goals. It’s called SmallBizExec Tech Roundtable.

Topics that may be discussed include, but are not limited to:

• Trends in Business Technology
• Social Media Marketing
• Cloud Computing
• Internet versus Desktop Applications
• Small Business Advantages
• Mobile Computing Applications
• Secure Your Business Tech
• Finding Reliable Business Consulting

NO SALES PITCHES ALLOWED. Otherwise, industry folks such as computer consultants and web designers are welcome. As long as we share Rule #1.

We meet on fourth Tuesday of every month at 5:30 pm at Vivoli Cafe in Westlake Village for little dinner, a little wine, a lot af discussion and a generous sprinking of fun.

To find out more, go to Meetup.