Join Host Steve, and guests Norman Huelsman and Michael Sorg as they talk about Podcamp Pittsburgh. Here on Episode 40 of Thirsty Thursday Tech!

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Hello everyone, I’ve very excited about the upcoming Podcamp Pittsburgh 5. Not only will this be my first podcamp, but I will be speaking at the event. The title of what I will be talking about is: Steps To Take To Build Your Brand In Social Media
Which will entail steps in creating a brand. I will be approaching it from the standpoint of someone new to social media and building a brand. Things someone should be aware of before announcing their brand. Things you need to have in order before announcing your brand. Building community and the steps to take to create a loyal following. Utilizing social media tools like twitter, facebook, flickr, ext. Why these things are important in a brand. Incorporating analytics for your site and other sites you are placing content and media. So I hope you will join me either in person at Podcamp or via my live stream where I will be streaming the event live! I have been in contact with a few sponsors who are doing giveaways for those attending the event! Telestream Is giving away a FREE copy of Wirecast 3.5.8 (fully upgradeable for free to 4.0) a $449 value to one luck podcamper. Throwboy will be sending a long some of his awesome geek pillows to giveaway. LiveU will be providing bandwidth for the event! I will be listing other sponsors as they become available. If you would like to sponsor a giveaway please contact me. Thanks!

A lot of people have been wondering where I’ve been lately. I’ve honestly been really busy. I’ve been working on some side projects as well as my job has been taking a bit of my time as well as the band that I’ve started. But something that has been on my mind for awhile. Tech shows on ustream. It seems that everyone has a tech show as of late. Everyone wants to or is a “techie.” Everyone wants to be popular, everyone wants to be famous and everyone wants to ride others coat tails to success. At least that’s what they are hoping for. In almost the 2 years I’ve been doing “My Show” I’ve seen people come, and people go. I’ve seen people try to run a show and fail. Simply because the following isn’t there. People always want something for nothing. It takes money to run a “Good Show” and frankly that’s what I have.

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What are social networks? That’s a commonly asked question. Believe it or not people are just finding facebook and myspace and think that social networking is limited to these sites. What is social networking you ask? Social networking is a service of online communities who gather and mingle based upon similar interests, activities, and or business. The foundation is interaction. If you don’t interact, you will not be active in a social network and people will not talk to you.

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