Social media platforms seem to come and go. Facebook, Linkedin, Twitter, YouTube and Instagram seem to have caught on and arguably a few others. Now along comes the latest, perhaps greatest social media platform of them all … Blab.

1. Are You Blabbing Yet?
Blab,blab,blab… are you blabbingyet?Idid… well
onlyonce … so far!
Social mediaplatformsseemtocome andgo.Facebook,
Linkedin,Twitter,YouTube andInstagramseemtohave caughton and arguablya few others.Nowalong
comesthe latest,perhapsgreatestsocial mediaplatformof themall … Blab.
Blabprovides anon-line,live, streamingvideo andaudioplatformtohostdiscussionsthatparticipants
can pop inor pop outas theychoose.Blaballowsyoutohave upto four discussionparticipants and
have theirvideoandaudiofeedappearlive inthe dashboard.The Hostcanmove participantsintoor
out of the dashboardas theywant to. Otherparticipantscanview andhearthe live broadcastina
passive mode orif theyhave registeredasablabmembertheycan ask to “go live”andhave theirfeed
featuredinthe dashboard. Asa Host youhave the optionof recordingyourconversationandpostingto
YouTube or to yourwebsite. Blabalsohostsyourdiscussionsothatviewerscanwatchyourdiscussion
longafteryou have recordedit.
I firstheardabout BlablastweekonAndreaLindal’s[Lexabi Communications] Business&Digital
MarketingLinkedinGroup.Michael Stelznerof the Social MediaExaminerthinksitisfantasticandis
becomingapioneerinusingthistechnology.
The businessapplicationsof Blabbingare immeasurable atthispoint.Imagine havingliveon-line
conversationswithyourcustomersoryourfollowers.Itwouldseemtobe agreat wayto developyour
brand andpromote yourcause … whateveritmaybe,businessora social one.
As a Host,you can create an on-line event(discussion) onatopicof interestandscheduleguest
speakerstoparticipate inthe discussion.Theyhave toregisterfirstasa Blabmemberthough.
Registrationiseasy…if you have a Twitterprofile inplace.BlabpullsyourdatafromyourTwitter
account and createsa newBlabprofile.Once youdoso,youcan go intoyourprofile andtweakitas you
desire.
At anytime,there are numerousblabsairinglive thatyoucandrop inon and view.If youare registered
as a member,youcan participate inthe discussionandperhapshave the Hostbringyouintothe live
streamon the dashboardif you can add to the discussion.
I hostedmyfirstBlabthis pastweekarounda tagline topromote Toastmasters. TalkUp Toastmasters:
MembershipBuilding101. I wasn’tsure what to expect.Iwaspreparedto talkaboutthe subjectforhalf
an hour or so if I had to, not knowingif anybodywouldbe evenwatchingit.I’mhappytosay that
several fellowToastmastermembersfromOhio,GeorgiaandAustraliajoinedme inalivelydiscussion.
What I was hopingwouldlastthirtyminutesorso wentonfor overtwohours.As well asthe live
participantswe hadabout20 or so thatwere watchingthe discussionandtypingintheirquestions.It
was a livelyandinformativeconversation.
I’ve createda website at http://talkuptoastmasters.org tofeature upcomingTalkUp Toastmasters
discussionsandserve asa resource foranyone whochoosestovisitthe site.Itwill be fullyintegrated
withsocial mediasothat people cancontinue the discussionthatwasstartedinthe videos. I’mplanning

2. a seriesof BlabscontinuingtofocusonToastmastersand I’mgivingseriousthoughtonhow Ican utilize
it formy ownbusinessventures.
So nowthat youknowthat beingcalleda Blabbermouth isn’ta badthing… whatare yougoingto blab
about?
Rae Stonehouse is an Okanagan-based author, speaker, personalgrowth
coach, power-networker and Toastmaster Extraordinaire.
He is the Author of: Power Networking for Shy People: Tips & Techniques for
Moving from Shy to Sly!
PROtect Yourself! Empowering Tips & Techniques for Personal Safety: A PracticalViolence
Prevention Manual for Healthcare Workers.
E=Emcee Squared: Tips & Techniques to Becoming a Dynamic Master of Ceremonies.
Power of Promotion: On-line Marketing For Toastmasters Club Growth
To learn more than you probably ever wanted to about visit the Wonderful World of Rae
Stonehouse, 50 Shades of Rae if you will, at http://raestonehouse.com