Tales from Twitterville Shel Israel Writer. Speaker. Nice guy [email_address] Blog: GlobalNeighbourhoods.net Twitter: @shelisrael

What I do Story teller Follow social media Naked Conversations —marketing excess Twitterville —marketing mosts

Story teller

Follow social media

Naked Conversations —marketing excess

Twitterville —marketing mosts

What is Social Media? Virtual spaces. Real relationships 2 guys over the backyard fence Global neighborhoods

Virtual spaces. Real relationships

2 guys over the backyard fence

Global neighborhoods

Social Media Killer Apps Young people Low-cost High-engagement Conversations > monologues

Young people

Low-cost

High-engagement

Conversations > monologues

Why Twitterville ? Comes closest to real life Amazing growth Most professionals Small-town Affordable in tough times Great stories

Comes closest to real life

Amazing growth

Most professionals

Small-town

Affordable in tough times

Great stories

Tales from Twitterville

@JamesBuck, Egypt ‘ Arrested’ ‘ Freed’ Network Speed

‘ Arrested’

‘ Freed’

Network

Speed

@LionelatDell, Dell Came to talk Learned to listen Opened a store 125 ‘atDells’

Came to talk

Learned to listen

Opened a store

125 ‘atDells’

@BillFer, Henry Ford Med Ctr Live-tweeted surgery Educational intent Good for Biz Opens conversation

Live-tweeted surgery

Educational intent

Good for Biz

Opens conversation

@ScottMonty, Ford Motors Cease & Desist Tweet 2 buy time The real story 24-hr solution

Cease & Desist

Tweet 2 buy time

The real story

24-hr solution

@jkrums & Flight 1549 Just wanted to get to NJ iPhone, TwitPic & Tweet MSNBC in 20 mins

Just wanted to get to NJ

iPhone, TwitPic & Tweet

MSNBC in 20 mins

@ComcastCares, Frank Eliason Sleeping cable guy Hi-visibility support Lower cost-raise quality Improve reputation

Sleeping cable guy

Hi-visibility support

Lower cost-raise quality

Improve reputation

Shel Israel Writer. Speaker. Nice Guy Email: [email_address] Blog: globalneighbourhoods.net Twitter: @ shelisrael Flickr: shelisrael