Twitter Names: @jeffrago,  @AngieSwartz

Twitter Talk Radio, hosted by Angie Swartz, is recorded live in the WSRadio studios in sunny San Diego! You can listen to the podcast by clicking on the links below and sign up for our RSS feed at the bottom of the page.

Each week on Twitter Talk Radio, we spend an hour broken up into four segments when we cover:

• Guests Offering Great Case Studies and Examples of How People and Businesses are Using Twitter and Social Media for Business
• Useful Tips for Listeners on Twitter for Business
• Twitter and Social Media Happenings in the News

Get “In Bed With” Jeff Rago

Host Angie Swartz interviews, Jeff Rago, Hollywood Entertainment Reporter and Producer about his career and new web TV series.   Jeff co-hosts “In Bed With” with Melissa Rowley. Learn more about Jeff’s amazing journey in the entertainment industry (including Extra! Host and Red Carpet Secret seeker) and how social media has helped mold and contribute to a more meaningful path of success.

Social Media Gives Your Business a Slow-Build POP with Jeff Rago

Host Angie Swartz and Jeff Rago talk in-depth about his show “In Bed With.” Listen to Jeff’s take on making the show a more intimate approach to the topics audiences love. Also, hear how he uses Twitter and other social media tools helped him build meaningful business relationships and his experiences with learning about social media strategy.

Business Owners Working in their Pajamas

Host Angie Swartz and guest Jeff Rago discuss upcoming “In Bed With” shows. Tune in to find out who his next guest is. (Hint: Ladies, you will love it!)  Jeff has big plans for a new show location and exciting sponsors (Hint: Victoria’s Secret and The W .  Angie and Jeff talk about the possibility of filming on site at a Cirque du Soleil location! This segment offers listeners a great sneak-peek of this comfy, cozy series.

Can Social Media Get “In Bed With” On the Air?

In this final segment host Angie Swartz and guest Jeff Rago discuss the hopeful future of “In Bed With” and how fans can help make the show succeed.  Angie also asked Jeff his biggest dreams for the show. The show has welcomed popular celebrities including Lukas Rossi and Mark Gantt and received great response. Listen in to hear about Jeff’s aspirations for the TV airing of his new series.

Comment below and tell us what you think about Jeff’s new show and how he can use social media to get it on the air! Who do you want to see Jeff interview?

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I don’t work for Blog World Expo…

It really did….

And if you are a business owner who wants to learn more about Social Media and you’ve been looking for a one-stop learning experience where you can immerse yourself in an environment and really understand what the Social Media industry is all about, well folks, this is the one.  Not to mention you get the bonus opportunity to learn all about podcasting because Blog World Expo merged with New Media Expo this year too (the premier conference for podcasters).

Prior to Blog World Expo ‘08, I had a very solid understanding of Social Media and I was already using many of the tools.  However, once I attended Blog World Expo, my knowledge level jettisoned and I was quite certain within hours of arriving in Las Vegas that I would be working in this industry for the rest of my life.

Social Media is such an obvious must-add to your marketing toolbox.  You may remember that I have a business background. I’m a CPA and an MBA.  I’ve been working in Business for 20 years.  At the time I attended Blog World Expo last year, my focus was business consulting and executive coaching.  It was so obvious that Social Media was such a “must-have” for all of my clients that it seemed it would be a crime not to add it to my company’s list of offerings.  I decided on the spot that I would study and drink this industry like kool aid and do my best to become a subject matter expert in Social Media Strategy.

But enough about me.  Why am I writing this post and why should YOU go to Blog World Expo?  I don’t want you to miss this terrific learning experience that only comes along once each year.

This year’s conference takes place at the Las Vegas Convention Center and has over 200 speakers, over 85 sessions with many different specialty tracks to choose from.  A special 20% discount code “Tweet20″ is available through Sept 20 for early registrants.

Blog World Expo confirmed the following key points for me last year:

• Social Media is filled with smart, educated, authentic, genuine people who are passionate about what they do.
• These people are generous and excited and willing to teach you and help advance your learning.
• Nothing can replace face-to-face interaction and “making friends in the blogosphere” means making connections in person as well as virtually (i.e., leaving blog comments on other peoples blogs).
• The Social Media Industry moves fast and everyone is still learning.  Great people are and will be learning right beside you!  People like Gary Vaynerchuk, Brian Clark, Mari Smith, Dave Taylor, Tim Ferriss, Mike Shinoda, Chris Brogan, Warren Whitlock, Doyle Albee, Denise Wakeman, and SOOOO many more!
• Twitter is an amazing tool and promotes an interactive, fast paced experience at conferences like none I’d ever experienced before.
• The Power of the Tweetup is amazing and is demonstrated right before your eyes.
• There was a whole community in San Diego that I needed to embrace and meet. The Social Media San Diego landscape was an unknown one to me that I would discover because of Blog World Expo. Since last year, I’ve met hundreds of people because Blog World Expo opened my eyes to the power of social media connecting. This is true not just in San Diego but in many cities all over the world.

So, yes Blog World Expo changed my life forever. Since returning a year ago, I launched Square Martini Media, started a social network, launched 2 new blogs, started 2 new internet radio shows/podcasts, became a keynote speaker on social media, attended at least 10 other social media seminars, read countless books, read what seems like millions of blogposts and sent over 8,500 tweets, met and now love the San Diego Social Media and San Diego Twitterati scenes, formed countless relationships due to social media.  My love affair with social media grows daily and I’m oh so thankful.

How can you not attend?

I know I can’t wait to get there and see everyone I met last year at #BWE09 and make new friends this year!

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On July 15, CNN iReporter Chris Morrow visited the Cool Twitter Conference at Croces in San Diego where I was speaking. (The conference was terrific. Read Marketing Melodie’s Live Blogging coverage for more info.)

Reporter Chris Morrow came to ask a few of the Speakers their thoughts about what the future holds for Twitter.  Watch the report above and see what you think.

Now that you’ve watched the video and heard from us, what do YOU think the future will hold for Twitter?

• Will Twitter live to be older than the average age of most social networks of 5 years? (Twitter is 3 years old now)
• Will Twitter Win a Nobel Peace Prize? (You can vote Here)
• Will Twitter be Man of the Year as suggested by Bob Rice?

Leave your comments below and tell us your thoughts around these options and many others! And keep your eyes open, Chris’ video just might end up on your TV on CNN.

I’ll be interviewing Chris Morrow about her career as a freelance journalist and her use of twitter on Boost Your Business Radio with my Cohost Rieva Lesonsky on July 29 at 11am PST.  Come listen–her daily travels are fascinating! How many people do you know who interview people while traveling in a private helicopter?

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The Panel topic: Building and Managing Successful Online Communities is sure to be one of the highlights of Gravity Summit.  The importance of building successful and engaging online communities for brand awareness, revenue generation, and customer experience is becoming an increasingly important marketing and public relations tool.  All of the panelists are pioneers in building online communities and will share their real world experiences with us at Gravity Summit.

You can be a part of the Gravity Summit experience by following Angie Swartz and I on Twitter as we live tweet the event.  Follow Angie Swartz @aaswartz and Alan Underkofler @alanunderkofler on Twitter.  We will also be using the hash tag #gravsum on our tweets which are searchable on Twitter.

Gravity Summit is designed to deliver value to business, marketing and branding professionals with insights to help them make high impact changes to their online social marketing and branding program.

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