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Social Networking for Business and Marketing: Class in Denver August 19!

Monday, August 18th, 2008

This is short notice, but if you’ve got an interest in learning about what social networking can do for you and your business, you need to join me for class tomorrow night!

What: Colorado Free University Class: Social Networking For Business and Marketing

When: Tuesday, August 19th from 6-9pm

Where: CFU Lowry Campus at 7653 East 1st Place, Denver, CO 80230

Fee: $58 Non-Member / $49 Member / $5 materials fee payable in class

Click here to register.  Note:  The CFU website is being updated, so if the page doesn’t load correctly the first time, hit the refresh button on your browser, and that should fix the problem.  Also, the website currently lists Ashley Kingsley as the course instructor.  I’m taking over for Ashley due to an unforeseen scheduling conflict.

If you can’t make it tomorrow, check back from September class dates and times!

Organizing Your Online Life with Matt Galligan of Socialthing!

Wednesday, July 2nd, 2008

In this Podcast Episode

Rob McNealy interviews Matt Galligan, CEO and Co-Founder of Socialthing, Inc., producer of Socialthing!, a digital life manager that pledges to make your online life easier.

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Matt Galligan’s Bio

Matt GalliganMatt Galligan is the CEO and Co-Founder of Socialthing, Inc., a company that was chosen to be part of the inaugural year of TechStars, a program that provides seed capital and mentorship for startups. Socialthing, Inc. produces Socialthing!, a first-of-its-kind digital life manager that pledges to make your online life easier.

Currently in private beta, Socialthing! created a strong buzz at South by Southwest (SXSW) in 2008, and since then, the Socialthing! team has been working hard on creating, and releasing version 2.0 of their digital life manager.

Matt’s background is in graphic design and user interface, working for MonsterCommerce, now Network Solutions, based out of St. Louis, MO. He got his start in computers and design while working for Evans Services, Inc., a disaster restoration company out of Illinois before he turned 16.

Socialthing!

Socialthing! is a Boulder, Colorado based provider of services and applications that make interacting with web-based content easier and more productive. The company’s first service is a digital life manager designed to offer a single, interactive window into multiple social networks and make interacting with social networks more efficient.

Social Networking for Small Business at Sta.rtUp.biz

Monday, June 23rd, 2008

Earlier this month, the birth of yet another social network, Sta.rtUp.biz, was announced. So, what exactly is Sta.rtUp.biz doing to set themselves apart? Well, Sta.rtUp.biz describes itself as “a small business social network where networking and resources intersect.” To that end, they are targeting small business owners, and providing educational content and advice, as well as a forum for networking with small business colleagues – essentially everything you need when starting a business.

Sta.rtUp.biz is making a bid to separate itself from the pack by staffing their forums with four topical experts, the “Star Lawyer,” “Search Guru,” “Serial Veteran” and “Financier.” These experts moderate the forums, answer questions and post their own thoughts and educational posts about their areas of expertise. For example, “Search Guru” answers SEO questions and helps improve your website’s search engine rankings with free search engine optimization.

In addition to connecting small business owners and startups, Sta.rtUp.biz provides a variety of other useful resources, including daily articles right on their front page which come from top industry magazines like Entrepreneur, Inc, BusinessWeek, FSB, Forbes, Fast Company and Fortune.

If video is more your thing, you can also check out motivational video clips from well known speakers like Zig Ziglar. If you register, you can even upload your own inspirational photos or videos, or add the embed code from video hosting sites like YouTube, to make your video a part of the Sta.rtUp.biz video library.

I finally got around to setting up a Sta.rtUp.biz profile this week, and I wasn’t surprised to see that several of my friends from other social networking sites had already beat me there. Right now, the site’s membership is relatively small, but I can see it taking off, particularly with the current push to “be everywhere” in social media and social networking.

So, head on over to Sta.rtUp.biz , and check it out. While you’re there, add me as a friend.