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Companies and Communities Available in Paperback

Those of you who have been holding out for a dead tree version of Companies and Communities: Participating without being sleazy are now in luck. Companies and Communities is now available as a 130 page paperback book for $15.99. It’s small, light and easy to carry around with you or read on the plane.

For anyone who needs an extra incentive to order it, you can get $3.00 off from now until May 2 by using this discount code: QYW8QS6W to get it for $12.99. I’ll even sign it if you can catch me at Beer and Blog or other local tech events. 🙂

I’ve also lowered the price of the PDF eBook to $9.99, and you can also get it on the Kindle for $9.99.

As always, I appreciate any feedback about the book (typos, additions for future versions, etc.).

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Companies and Communities eBook 1/2 Price Sale for Innotech

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Thank you to everyone who attended our panel today, and especially to those of you who asked great questions! As a special thank you, I am offering an Innotech 1/2 price sale for my eBook.

For the next 3 days, you can get my Companies and Communities: Participating without being sleazy eBook for 1/2 price in honor of Innotech using this discount code: emspdx.

Companies and Communities is focused on helping your company get real business value out of participating in online communities and social media. This 80 page eBook contains practical advice and suggestions for how companies can engage with online communities and social media sites. It is available as a PDF download for $9.99 using the discount code above instead of the normal price of $19.99.

The eBook includes:

  • Guiding Principles
  • Blogs and Blogging
  • Twitter
  • Social Networks (Facebook and MySpace)
  • Custom Corporate Communities
  • Community Management
  • and more
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Want to Help with BarCampPortland – May 1 and 2?

BarCampPortland is right around the corner on May 1 & 2, and we need your help to make it successful!

  • Donate! We’re a little short on money to feed people at Barcamp. By donating a few bucks, you can help us buy some food for the event.
  • Sponsor! These events can’t be successful without our sponsors. Contact Todd Kenefsky (kenefsky on gmail) if you would like to sponsor a portion of the event.
  • Volunteer to help. BarCampPortland is an event run entirely by volunteers. Contact  klint at renegadefuturist.com if you can spare a few hours on Friday or Saturday to help.
  • RSVP. Don’t forget to RSVP for the event on Upcoming.
  • Follow us on Twitter: Up to the minute breaking updates about the event as @BarCampPortland

You can learn more about the event by visiting the BarCampPortland wiki.

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Yahoo Pipes Training Class May 7th in Portland

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I am holding my first Introduction to Yahoo Pipes training course on May 7th. This Yahoo Pipes training course is designed for people who are new to Yahoo Pipes. In 2 hours, we will cover the basics of building Yahoo Pipes from building your first Yahoo Pipe to some more advanced uses.

When: Thursday, May 7, 2009 from 3:00pm – 5:00pm
City: Portland, OR
Location: WebTrends 851 SW 6th Ave., Suite 1600 (no remote attendance)
Learn more: Prerequisites, Course Outline and Information

Register for the course

Pricing:

  • Students, freelancers, or unemployed: $100
  • Early Bird (prior to April 23rd): $150
  • Late registration (after April 23rd): $250

Prerequisites

  • You must have a Yahoo Pipes account.
  • No prior knowledge of Yahoo Pipes is required

Why you need this course to learn about Yahoo Pipes
This course will teach you how using Yahoo Pipes can help you understand what people are saying about you, your industry, your competitors and more through smart filtering of blogs, news sources, Twitter, and other online sites. Your customers are talking about you and your competitors are revealing information that you want to know online. Can you find it quickly and efficiently now?

  • Become more responsive to your customers by knowing when and where people are talking about your company and products on blogs and Twitter. Find and respond more quickly and efficiently.
  • Use what people are saying about your company and your products to improve your products / services, marketing messages, web content, documentation and other communications.
  • Get insight into your competitors.
  • Keep up with important information about your industry by focusing on keyword filtering to find the most relevant content for your situation.
  • Use the information to get ideas for blog posts or other communication.
  • Tailor your online research to your specific needs and interest areas.

Learn more: Prerequisites, Course Outline and Information

If you can’t attend this course or want to be notified about future Fast Wonder training, you can subscribe to my training notifications.

Register for the course

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