http://businessleadernw.com/blog Business Leader NW: Feb. 25-26, 2009 Fri, 27 Feb 2009 15:14:02 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Luke Lefler posted the round table discussion about community management we did yesterday with Dawn Foster and Marshall Kirkpatrick. Community management is a growing practice as companies further adopt social applications to reach online. The two discuss: What does community management mean? How business is adopting community management practices Who does the work of community ... http://businessleadernw.com/blog/?p=230 My top ten list for what I'd love the the speakers to say at Business Leader NW: The way you networked before is still alive and well. It's just on Twitter, Facebook and your blog Leaders emerge from online communities. Look for people in your company who demonstrate a keen sense for ... http://businessleadernw.com/blog/?p=223 Tags are useful for finding relevant information on a topic. For instance, tags are popular on Flickr to identify photos taken at a conference. Please use these tags for Business Leader NW: blnw blogpavilion businessleadernw Popular tags so far on the blog have also included: leadership business blogging corporate blog On Twitter, please use #blnw. Thanks! http://businessleadernw.com/blog/?p=217 We have the standard black rug, some tables and chairs. But tomorrow morning, the blog pavilion is going to have a different look. Can you help make that happen? Can you bring something from the house? A cool lamp perhaps or that couch that you love. An end table would be ... http://businessleadernw.com/blog/?p=205 photo credit: dh A few weeks ago I had a meeting with a president of a company and four other directors/managers who had previously committed to blogging on their company’s blog.  They were to take weekly turns posting, only committing themselves to blog once every five weeks - rotating.  This ... http://businessleadernw.com/blog/?p=192 Many corporate blogs are neglected, dull, and unimaginative while filled with press release content, marketing fluff, and old content. However, it doesn’t have to be this way. Corporate blogs can be interesting and useful with a little focus and time devoted to it. Here are a few tips to help ... http://businessleadernw.com/blog/?p=151 The year 2008 is the beginning of a gold rush of mobile applications. The iPhone app store has over 20,000 apps and there are numerous stories of developers 'striking it rich' through good timing and luck. My focus is on Google's Open Source operating system, Android. Launched in October 2008 with the ... http://businessleadernw.com/blog/?p=169 One of my earlier posts focused on why companies should have a blog, so let's move past the question of should we blog and on to the discussion of how to write more effective corporate blogs. Guiding Principles At this point, I suggest reading my Social Media and Social Networking Best ... http://businessleadernw.com/blog/?p=145 This is the first Business Leader NW event. I like their approach to the community. The organizers have made it a point to support nonprofits through registrations. For each person who registers, they will give $25 to a nonprofit. The following nonprofits are participating: School House Supplies: A Portland nonprofit that provides ... http://businessleadernw.com/blog/?p=162 Two weeks ago, Alex identified ways that you can go about finding the best in corporate blogging. This is a splendid idea, but what if you need to find the best corporate blogs in a certain category? Alltop, like Alex wrote, rocks, but there are several more ways: 1. Delicious Think of Delicious ... http://businessleadernw.com/blog/?p=156