Aren’t We in the Idea Business?

I have been reading the Age of Conversation 2 ( a book of essays on Social Media, but you know that, site | book) and it really gets me thinking. For example, we have nuggets of inspiration like this:
Efrain Mendicuti - Google Mexico

“We have to realize that most of the jobs that will be here in ten years haven’t been invented. So it’s hard to set up a curriculum for these new kind of creatives.”

These jobs that are yet to be created are in the realm of the knowledge worker, the creators of ideas that will transform the workplace.

Where should we look for new ideas?

The blogosphere is full of these creative types, and there is the very real possibility that one of the remarkable people that comes to SOBCon this year just may create something that no one has ever seen before. But we are not learning these skills in college, or in high school. We are learning them from each other as we reach out across teh interwebs and talk. We talk to our friends and neighbors, whether they are around the corner or in faraway countries.

This new medium has transformed the way that people talk to each other, work and live together, create businesses and communities. Everything is different today, and it will change again tomorrow.

Can we share something here?

All this talk about conversations, and the amazing things that we see on places like Twitter and Flickr everyday gives me a great deal of confidence in our future. So here are some questions for sharing:

• Where do you get your ideas?
• What gets your creative juices flowing?
• Who inspires you to be better today than you were yesterday?

Please leave a Comment, and share your answers.

Introducing the SOBCon Affiliate Program

Happy New Year!

This is the time of year to celebrate new projects, and what project could be more celebratory than getting ready for SOBCon 2009?

How about an affiliate program for SOBCon 2009? That’s right, Terry Starbucker wanted me to let you all know that there is a super new way to promote the conference and save yourself some money!

We have launched the “SOBCon09 Affiliates Program” on Eventbrite.

This provides bloggers the opportunity to earn a referral commission for every registration that results from a click-through from their site.

Of course, this helps SOBCon promote the event too!

The commission will be 5% of the registration amount.

Of course, you all can sign up for this and earn some commissions - please also tell your friends about it as well.

This is what you need to do:

1) Go to the Eventbrite Affiliate link.

2) If you have an Eventbrite account, you will be prompted to log in. If you don’t have an account, you’ll need to provide an e-mail account and a password.

3) Once you do that, you’ll go to another screen that will ask you to join the program.

4) Open a new browser window/tab and go to provide link to obtain the SOBCon badge/widget

5) Copy/paste the appropriate badge/widget to your blog/website

6) Return to your Eventbrite window, to the “My Account” page that will have the referral link to put on your blog, copy this link code

7) Add this link to the badge/widget on your blog.

Publish, go to your blog and check to see that the link works.

9) Return to Eventbrite, you should find that your account has been updated with a least one site visit. You can check your ongoing ticket sales and commissions on the “Account” page, “Event Affiliate Program” tab.

For right now you can use one of these banner for your promotions, we will have some more cool banners soon.

Then use the referral link that you were given to send folks to the Eventbrite registration site.

Good luck! We are looking forward to seeing you in Chicago!

The SOBCon Newsletter

SOBCon09! Biz School for Bloggers

News! Register for SOBCon09, before December 31st 2008, and get $200.00 off! Only 150 attendees this year, so don’t wait too long! SOBCon09 Banner SOBCon08 “I Was There” Banner Download these banners for your blog and website! Be sure to link to www.SOBEvent.com Words of Wisdom “SOBCon is the ROI of Relationships” — Liz Strauss Twitter id: @LizStrauss Co-founder of SOBCon “Set out with the intent each day to be happy” — Christine Kane Twitter id:@Christinekane SOBCon07 & SOBCon08 attendee “You’ll walk away with 150 friends for life!” — Terry Starbucker Twitter id: @Starbucker Co-founder of SOBCon “I feel empowered to talk about my dreams… about the mistakes I’ve made and that I won’t be judged” — Chris Cree Twitter id:@ChrisCree SOBCon07 & SOBCon08 attendee Blog Talk Radio Michelle Vandepas, SOBCon08 attendee hostsSOBCon09 Blog Talk Radio! Listen Now! Liz Strauss Terry Starbucker Chris Garrett Vicky Hennegan Upcoming Guests: Chris Cree David Bullock and …You? <<Your Name Here>> …contact Michelle! Subscribe to the Blog Talk Radio RSS Feed. Hook Up On Twitter… Karen Putz, @DeafMom Michelle Vandepas, @DivinePurposeMV Shashi Bellamkonda, @Shashib Brad Shorr, @BradShorr Robert Hruzek, @RobertHruzek Tom Clifford, @ThomasClifford Joanna Youhng, @JoannaYoung Chris Brogan, @ChrisBrogan Melissa Pierce, @MelissaPierce <<Your Name Here>> Contact @eeUS and say that you want to be in next months Newsletter! C’mon talk to us! Blogger Biographies… Liz is a blogger, writer, social media expert, communicator and networker.Her e-book, The Secret to Writing a Successful and Outstanding Blog is now available. What does Liz do? I help businesses, universities, and service professionals . . . increase ROI and attract fiercely loyal fans . . . by communicating with customers as people. “I am a writer who uses the language to paint and to play word music, places my heart and head in the spaces, and writes in the hope that one person is better for having read what I wrote. ”       — Liz Strauss Chrisg.com is where Chris posts his daily thoughts and advice on the business of new media, blogging and online marketing. The aim is to teach you ways you can create compelling content, provide your audience w/ more value, build trust and loyalty, and generate more rewards within your own blog, whether for business or personal reasons. Chris Garrett is a professional blogger, Internet Marketing Consultant, new media industry commentator, writer, coach, speaker, trainer and web geek. Back To The Summit! SOBCon09 Biz School for Bloggers May 1-3, 2009 in Chicago! Friday, May 1st: Noon-5pm Registration Noon-1pm Lunch for Intensive Session Attendees 1-5pm Pre-Conference Intensive Sessions 6:30-10pm: Conference Opening Transition & Networking Event Saturday, May 2nd: 8:00-6:00 Biz School for Bloggers Workshop Sessions — plan to sit with your partners Breakfast, Lunch, and Break Snacks included Sunday, May 3rd: 20 Slides in 5 minutes — watch for info on when to send a proposal Office Hours — meeting times with our potential and current partners to get work done. About SOBCon SOBCon is a unique group of Successful and Outstanding Bloggers who work together, think together, and help each other move forward in what they do. Every year we meet in Chicago to swap strategies and stories of what works for our blogs and our businesses on the Internet and on the ground. Every day we meet via text, telephone, and in person to work together whenever we can. There’s only one rule: BE NICE. SOBCon09 will be in Chicago, May 1-3, 2009 Forward this news to friends! Not a subscriber yet? Want to know what’s going on when we do? Sign up here. Subscribe to SOBCon09 News The subscribe link to the top right the sidebar of the SOBCon Blog.

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Michelle Vandepas talks to Liz:

Come join me while I ask Liz why being Nice is so important to her, her addiction to Klondike Bars, and why we should come visit Chicago in May. (for SobCon!)

What does Liz do? In her words, Liz says:

I help businesses, universities, and service professionals . . .increase ROI and attract fiercely loyal fans . . .

by communicating with customers as people.

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