On the Web with Kim Vallee

SOCIAL MEDIA | May 22, 2009

Measuring Your Social Media Influence is Key | Webcom 2009 Wrap-Up

Let’s look at what I see as the key elements of the latest Webcom, which happened May 13, 2009 in Montreal. Several subjects were covered. Privacy, identity, authenticity and transparency in social media have occupied a part of the debate. Except for one session that I left in the middle, all presenters did an excellent [...]

TECHNOLOGY | May 6, 2009

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Official Blogger at Webcom Montreal 2009

The 6th edition of Webcom Montreal is scheduled for Wednesday, May 13th, 2009. This is a bi-annual one-day conference. I am writing a quick note to tell you that I will be publishing posts live (assuming no technological problems) one week from now. Readers of On The Web will be lucky since you will get [...]

BLOGGING, MONETIZING | March 4, 2009

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Talking Blog Monetizing on my Updated Look at Women and Social Media Presentation – Part 3 of 3

We ran short of time for that topic during my presentation. Let’s further examine key elements. If you are serious about attracting advertisers and sponsors, start by keeping a writing schedule. Consistency is important to build traffic. You wish to create a routine with your readers. Establish a schedule that is compatible with your agenda. [...]

BLOGGING, SOCIAL MEDIA | March 3, 2009

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Updated Look at Women and Social Media Presentation: Women blogs – Part 2 of 3

Now that you are up to date on the latest social media statistics, I explored the universe of women and mom blogging. I explained what differentiates this crowd from other blog circles. I also talked about the specificity of the women blogs versus the mom blogs. Continue with part 3 about monetarizing a blog.

SOCIAL MEDIA, STATISTICS | March 3, 2009

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Updated Look at Women and Social Media Presentation: Statistics – part 1 of 3

I talked about the universe of women blogging and social media two weekends ago at PodCamp Toronto 2009. I split my recorded session in four 3 parts (March 10th, 2009 update: the last part was the question period but the sound is not great for the participant questions, so I decided to not publish it). [...]

SOCIAL MEDIA | February 1, 2009

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Presenting at PodCamp Toronto 2009

I am returning to Podcamp Toronto. I attended one day last year since it was the same weekend as the Interior Design Show. Luckily this year, the IDS 09 will be 2 weeks later. Podcamp Toronto is a FREE unconference for those interested in all things regarding podcasting, blogging and new media. Amateurs, pros, newbies [...]