Episode 2

Media140 - Social Media Business Ep 005 VIDEO

Release Date: 11/16/2009

Description: Recorded at the ABC-TV studios, my 5 minute Media140 presentation to journalists and media organisations on how community perceives journalism, and changing values in newsgathering. Laurel is a senior consultant, strategist, writer and workshop facilitator on online communities and social networks in Australia, Asia and Middle East. Laurel consults at executive level and facilitates strategic workshops on the impact of social networks on industry sectors, teaches marketing, blogging and social media courses for companies and runs workshops for small and home business on behalf of the Australian Government. Laurel taught the first Australian public social media courses in 2005 at University of Sydney and in addition, develops and teaches Insights Masterclasses for LAMP at Australian Film Television and Radio School on innovation and cross media. When not consulting with companies building online community strategies, Laurel is a global Power150 Media and Marketing blogger (Advertising Age) placing her as #5 blogger in Australia.

Explicit: No

Freemium - Social Media Business Ep 004 VIDEO

Release Date: 11/16/2009

Description: Revenues in social networks from free services with a premium subscription tier. We look at Flckr, LinkedIn, SecondLife and of course Wired (home of the Free). Laurel is a senior consultant, strategist, writer and workshop facilitator on online communities and social networks in Australia, Asia and Middle East. Laurel consults at executive level and facilitates strategic workshops on the impact of social networks on industry sectors, teaches marketing, blogging and social media courses for companies and runs workshops for small and home business on behalf of the Australian Government. Laurel taught the first Australian public social media courses in 2005 at University of Sydney and in addition, develops and teaches Insights Masterclasses for LAMP at Australian Film Television and Radio School on innovation and cross media. When not consulting with companies building online community strategies, Laurel is a global Power150 Media and Marketing blogger (Advertising Age) placing her as #5 blogger in Australia.

Explicit: No

Donations and Online Communities - Social Media Business Ep 002 VIDEO

Release Date: 10/22/2009

Description: Donations in social networks: explore voluntary donations in shareware, freeware, open source using ChipIn, Fundable for films, Wikipedia, Pligg, and social media development. Members want to show what they value. Laurel is a senior consultant, strategist, writer and workshop facilitator on online communities and social networks in Australia, Asia and Middle East. Laurel consults at executive level and facilitates strategic workshops on the impact of social networks on industry sectors, teaches marketing, blogging and social media courses for companies and runs workshops for small and home business on behalf of the Australian Government. Laurel taught the first Australian public social media courses in 2005 at University of Sydney and in addition, develops and teaches Insights Masterclasses for LAMP at Australian Film Television and Radio School on innovation and cross media. When not consulting with companies building online community strategies, Laurel is a global Power150 Media and Marketing blogger (Advertising Age) placing her as #5 blogger in Australia.

Explicit: No

API Widget Economy - Social Media Business Ep 003 VIDEO

Release Date: 11/01/2009

Description: Revenue from APIs and widgets - where's the money? explore Amazon and eBay shoplets, transactional settlements in widgets, Salesforce, Get Tailgate, Alvenda, Paypal. Monetizing API and the widget economy. 3rd party devs, customers selling to customers. Laurel is a senior consultant, strategist, writer and workshop facilitator on online communities and social networks in Australia, Asia and Middle East. Laurel consults at executive level and facilitates strategic workshops on the impact of social networks on industry sectors, teaches marketing, blogging and social media courses for companies and runs workshops for small and home business on behalf of the Australian Government. Laurel taught the first Australian public social media courses in 2005 at University of Sydney and in addition, develops and teaches Insights Masterclasses for LAMP at Australian Film Television and Radio School on innovation and cross media. When not consulting with companies building online community strategies, Laurel is a global Power150 Media and Marketing blogger (Advertising Age) placing her as #5 blogger in Australia.

Explicit: No