Twitter Weekly Updates for 2009-09-20

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• RT @ianmckendrick using social networking to raise funds for charities and fundraisers | Ian McKendrick http://bit.ly/ySaoK #
• Great meeting this morning at @annhawkins MasterMind Group meeting in Cambridge. Been really looking forward to this all week!!! #
• Have treated myself to a single crisp as a reward at ther Twitter for Business workshop! http://twitpic.com/i1bfz #
• Justin Leigh of http://www.club-confidence.co.uk who is our "10 Minute Hero" speaker opening the evening -Very Good http://twitpic.com/hygth #
• AudioBoo: Molly, our inspirational speaker http://www.corporatesoulwoman.com – Awesome! http://boo.fm/b63703 #
• Justin Lee of http://www.clubconfidence.co.uk who is our "10 Minute Hero" speaker opening the evening -Very Good http://twitpic.com/hygth #
• Packed out again at Ann Hawkins Inspired event at Cooks Barn. I've been looking forward to this all week! http://twitpic.com/hyelw #
• Packed out again at Ann Hawkins Inspired event at Cools Barn. I've been looking forward to this all week http://twitpic.com/hyelw #
• Get rid of your shoe-box, how about this for a really cool idea for managing your receipts! http://twitpic.com/hx20f #
• Healthy option for breakfast for me at the 4N relaunch in Hatfield Ramada this morning! http://twitpic.com/hwwwd #
• 4N launch at the Ramada, Hatfied is really buzzing! http://twitpic.com/hwwe7 #
• RT @AnnHawkins: Are you a dreamer or an achiever? Intnl speaker Molly Harvey explains why its important to be both http://bit.ly/3H38aS #
• Janet & John Social Network Training in Milton Keynes 29-09-09 http://bit.ly/8UpRV
  See you there! #
• Janet & John Social Network Training in Brent 30-09-09 http://bit.ly/vMrvI
  Early Bird discount available #

Why ALL businesses need to engage in social networks

Posted by Ian McKendrick in Featured, IT Strategy, Social Media | 2 comments

Jul 27, 09

This guest article kindly submitted to me by Ann Hawkins ( @AnnHawkins) who attended the recent Travelling Geeks visit to Cambridge where they discussed how small business and corporates are beginning to utilise social networking and social media to properly engage with their clients. Unfortunately I was unable to make that meeting, however I was lucky enough to meet the Travelling Geeks at the Fitzwilliam College in Cambridge the following day (picture below) where we discussed how corporates are gradually realising that social networking allows them to connect with their market in ways that have never been possible before. If you want to learn how it’s done, and wish to have your business realise the true benefit that social networking will bring your organisation then