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Build your Brand with Social Media (#31daysofCE)

About a year ago I dove into different social media tools. I think my first foray was Facebook. Then before I knew it I had multiple Twitter accounts, several blogs, profiles on five Ning social networks, a LinkedIn profile, a YouTube channel, a Flickr account, and RSS subscriptions to dozens of blogs. Based just on […]

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Link: Social Media Responder of the Year (#SMR2009)

PIOSocialMediaTraining.com has just announced a contest to highlight emergency response agencies effectively using Social Media to reach their goals to connect with their communities using the best practices possible. With that in mind, PIOSocialMediaTraining.com is now accepting nominations for who you would consider to be the Social Media Responder of 2009. Learn how the nomination […]

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Twitter Goodies: Applications, Widgets, and Buttons

If you are using Twitter this screencast shows how to add a Twitter “follow me” button to a page, post, widget, or sidebar. Twitter has a set of buttons available as a link from the Twitter Goodies page. View this screencast for a quick demonstration on how I added the Twitter button to a post […]

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Social Media and Police: Law Enforcement 2.0 Podcast

Listen to a discussion I had with Mike Waraich about about social media and emergency communications for first responders with a special focus on police for the Law Enforcement 2.0 Podcast. We talk about how police can get up and running with social media, where to begin with social media, and the best practices to […]

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Finding Work with Social Media

In 2009 I have gone all in with social media. The connections I have made have led to a podcast (EMSEduCast.com), a new live online EMS education training program (EMSBootCamp.com), and a new website (PIOSocialMediaTraining.com). Together these projects have broadened my audience and exponentially expanded my network. They are also becoming a small and growing […]

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How to Signup for a Twitter Account

Watch a screencast from PIOSocialMediaTraining.com that shows the simple process to sign-up for a twitter account. Once you have a Twitter Account follow me (@gfriese) and ten of my favorite EMS Tweeters (look below the video): @geekymedic @emssafe @buckman @rescue_monkey @EMS1 @kriskaull @davidkonig @SteveWhitehead @adriandb @Squirrel325