Spreading the Word: Interview with Jalali Hartman
I love meeting visionary people who have the determination and the smarts to turn their visions into business realities.
One such person is Jalali Hartman, Founder and CEO of the Yovia network, whom I met last year at the Blogworld and New Media Expo in Las Vegas, where Yovia had a stand. From talking with Jalali I was inspired enough to join the Yovia network.
Now, several months later, I’ve at last had the pleasure of interviewing Jalali for this Social Media Show.
In the conversation we touched on a number of subjects, including:
- how even experienced tech hotshots can learn from high school kids about the possibilities of the Web
- how to deal with corporate resistance to the introduction of social media
- why the Yovia motto is “Spread the Word”
- why some 2,000 bloggers and even whole villages in Africa are part of the Yovia network
- how to keep a human balance in the midst of the pressures of a tech startup
- how to get paid to blog by hooking up with Yovia
and more.
Listen to the interview here or download the MP3 file for your iPod or other player.
Previewing Digital Media Release Workshops in China
This podcast incorporates a fairly impromptu, 30 minute conversation I had on June 4 with Professor Lonnie B. Hodge, CEO of culturefish Media, a Guangzhou, China based company specializing in online marketing, seo and reputation management in the China market. I’m an Associate of culturefish Media.
The conversation is about the four one-day workshops on digital media releases which Lonnie and I are presenting in July this year, in Hong Kong, Shanghai, Beijing and Guangzhou.
Proceeds to the Dreamblogue Handicapped Intern Program, The Library Project Earthquake Fund and the Reading Tub Literacy project.
We talk about our aims for the workshops, the concept of a social media release, having fun while learning, Twitter, meteor showers and flashlights.
Event details and bookings:
(UPDATE: due to the current restrictive regime on travel into China and related challenges in obtaining visas, it was necessary to postpone the arrangements for the workshops. We are working on alternative plans now.)
Hong Kong (18 July): http://pr-20-hongkong.eventbrite.com
Shanghai (21 July): http://pr2-0.eventbrite.com/
Beijing (23 July): http://pr-20-BJ.eventbrite.com
Guangzhou (25 July): http://pr-20-gz.eventbrite.com
For more information, please contact us.
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