In Other Words: January 23, 2009

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content This week’s blog post round-up once again brings a little something for everyone. As always, read what you like, leave the rest.

Podcasting Consent Form

by Leesa Barnes at MarketingFit.com
For those of you out there podcasting, do you have a formal consent form you use for those you interview? I think it’s a good idea, though like Leesa, I wouldn’t want to get too deep in legalese. I like hers, and the only additional point I would address is whether or not the interviewee gets a copy of the interview to use at their own site. I was interviewed a couple years back on a talk radio show, and was given a copy of the interview that I could use at my own site, though from what I’ve observed since, this is not the norm. Because of that experience though, I would specify whether or not I would do that in my consent form. What do you think?

Be Realistic About Time

by Chris Brogan at ChrisBrogan.com
This was a very thought-provoking post on our expectations for response times these days – to emails, Tweets, blog posts – business response times, in general. The timeliness of response times (and expectations thereof) sure has changed with the advent of quicker and quicker ways to connect, but is this a good thing? Just for the record – I require myself to respond to emails the day I receive them or the next day on weekdays. If you email me at 5pm on a Friday, don’t expect a reply until Monday. You’ll likely get a reply before Monday, just don’t expect it before then. I reserve the right to have weekends off. What boundaries do you set for response times?

How Should President Obama Use Twitter?

by Ari Herzog at Mashable.com
Speaking of quicker ways to connect, it boggles my mind that President Obama has (and used! – very effectively, at that) a Twitter account during his election campaign. Word is he’ll continue Tweeting (ok, it’ll be a staff member…but still…) now that he’s President and has taken over WhiteHouse.gov. In addition, his weekly radio address will be posted online, effectively adding me to his listening audience. (I know Bush had regular radio addresses, but my radio listening time has gone down the tubes in recent years.)

There’s no doubt in my mind that using social media tools like Twitter could help President Obama keep his campaign promise of change in the form of communication, transparency, and participation. I already follow him on Twitter, and have subscribed to the feed at the new blog at WhiteHouse.gov and am feeling really blessed to be living in this day and time where this kind of connectivity and communication (one-way or two) is available to me. If he follows the example of some other international leaders and how they use Twitter, I could find myself DMing President Obama and actually getting a direct message back! How cool would that be?!

How Good Can It Get?

by Nancy Boyd at IndigoCoach.net
Speaking of President Obama and his promise of change, my good friend Nancy Boyd has taken this inspiration and done something amazing! This is the perfect example of doing what you can, with what you have, where you’re at…which is one of the strong, clear messages I heard in President Obama’s Inaugural Speech on Tuesday. Way to go, Nancy!

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