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February 9, 2010 – Dallas, TX – In an effort to improve content delivery to members and aide in the ongoing success of their 71 chapters and clubs, Meeting Professionals International (MPI) has aligned with NFi Studios to provide significant website development, content management and hosting solutions, relieving chapters and chapt

Creating the strategy and harnessing the power of new digital rules with the intent of driving measurable operational benefits from social media/social leadership is a monumental task in itself. To make this chore a little less grueling and, specifically in relationship to blogs, PostRank, base their metrics on what has been termed the 5 C’s of Engagement. 

1.    Creating
2.    Critiquing
3.    Chatting
4.    Collecting
5.    Clicking

The term "Web 2.0" is commonly associated with web applications which facilitate interactive information sharing, interoperability, user-centered design and collaboration on the World Wide Web. Examples of Web 2.0 include web-based communities, hosted services, web applications, social-networking sites, video-sharing sites, wikis, blogs, mashups and folksonomies. A Web 2.0 site allows its users to interact with other users or to change website content, in contrast to non-interactive websites where users are limited to the passive viewing of information that is provided to them.

** UPDATE ** After reading this blog, please post a comment below to tell Sterling where You are with Social Media. He's using your feedback in his presentation tomorrow! ***

The use of Social Networks, Facebook, Twitter, You Tube, Flickr and My Space have become almost common place in both the personal and professional business arenas.  Best practices using social media are developing rapidly .. and now, when preparing for an event, or even moreso, during an event, social media is quickly becoming a popular and evidently, beneficial strategy.

If the thought of attending a large conference makes you a bit uneasy, Chris Brogan went through the trouble to make available a tip list on how to prepare for a conference. As most conferences differ in one way or another, a few basic rules apply to ensure attendees make the most of their time and dollar investment. A brief review of Chris's 27 point preparation plan may very well maximize your conference educational/networking experience.