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Captain's Log: Star Date June 24th, 2009
Why Go Geek?
Continuing Blogger Education/Technology Update Workshop

Who: Milt Haynes, Founder, Blacks Gone Geek
Date: Saturday June 20, 2009
Time: 8:35 a.m. to 9:45 a.m.
Where: University Center, 525 S. State Street, Chicago, IL 60605
The purpose of the Blogging While Brown Conference is to give Bloggers of Color an opportunity to meet each other for the first time, discuss current issues affecting Bloggers of Color, and learn about the latest technology that will assist them with publishing their work.
Synopsis
How can I use social networking tools to build an online community?
What is Inbound Internet Marketing and how did it influence on Barack Obama's presidential campaign?
What does it take to build a successful career in the IT Industry?
This workshop addressed the key skills that are needed and how to obtain them. This seminar also showed how to tap into talent communities using web 2.0 tools and techniques to find lucrative and rewarding career opportunities. This is a must attend seminar for anyone interested in building an online business or pursuing a long-term career in IT.
6/20/09 Blogging While Brown Conference Home Page
Group picture credit to Freddy O @freddyo on twitter.
IT Job Outlook
6 Questions for Preparing Your Fast Pitch
Project Y - Careers in Social Media
The Coming Change in Social Media Business Applications
http://www.socialscoop.biz/SMT_whitepaper_biz.pdf
Blogging for Business
http://www.hubspot.com/archive/blog-webinar/
5 Tips for Advanced B2B Business Blogging Webinar
http://www.hubspot.com/archive/b2b-business-blogging/
Inbound Marketing University Study Guide
http://www.inboundmarketing.com/sites/default/files/Inbound%20Marketing%20University%20Exam%20Study%20Guide.pdf
Roy Sahali, Community Resources Coordinator
National Network of Libraries of Medicine
http://nnlm.gov/pnr
Andre Brock, Assistant Professor
Project on the Rhetoric of Inquiry
http://uiowa.edu
Lovette Ajayi, Marketing Coordinator
Community Media Workshop
www.newstips.org
Cheryl Contee, Partner
Fission Strategy
http://fissionstrategy.com/
Chana Garcia
Black Gyrl Cancer Slayer
http://blackgyrlcancerslayer.wordpress.com/
Dirck Hargraves, Vice President
VOX Global Mandate
http://voxglobal.net/
Sherry L. Howard, President
We Are Black Women Blog Network
http://myauctionfinds.com/