I was lucky enough to interview Roxanne Darling of Barefeet Studios about the upcoming Podcamp Hawaii. Roxanne knows a ton about using social media to promote businesses; her podcast, Beach Walks with Rox, has helped encourage tourism to Hawaii, where she lives and works.

In this interview, Roxanne tells me about Podcamp Hawaii, podcasting, and how to keep up even when we can’t be there. I even asked her about women in social media!

Here are the links mentioned in the video. Make sure to check them out. Each has a lot to offer!

Roxanne Darling www.barefeetstudios.com www.beachwalks.tv

Podcamp Hawaii Sponsors:
Hawaii Convention Center (hawaiiconvention.com)
WiFi Vendor: Pacific Direct Connect (pdchawaii.com)
Projection Presentation Technology (projection.com)
Road Runner  (roadrunner.com)

Christine Lu @christinelu http://thechinabusinessnetwork.com/

Eric Nakagawa icanhascheezburger.com

Beth Kanter @kanter

Social Media Club socialmediaworkshop.com

Shane Robinson @shane

Kyle Nishioka.com @madmarv

Judi Clark @judico

As a member of Automation Alley’s social media subcommittee, I recently helped organize a teaching event on LinkedIn. Biznet’s Dave Biskner, Networked Inc’s Terry Bean and Interotext’s Beverly Cornell spoke business applications of LinkedIn. Ann Kucera (Baker College) is the subcommittee chair and moderated the event.

Listen to the Podcast:
Getting LinkedIn
(Thanks to Jeremiah (Portage Media) for producing the podcast)

When used the right way, LinkedIn and other social media tools can be leveraged for effective business use, including networking and research! Unfortunately, many users aren’t familiar with the tools or faux pas of such media types.

Here’s a few hints:

• Link to those who know you well and give/get recommendations
• Always personalize your inital requests to connect with a reference to how you know them
• Use message boards (such as LinkedIn’s Question & Answer board) to leverage your network