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Title:

Yoga For Social Networkers: Striking The Right Pose

Your vote:
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Organizer:
Amadie Hart, Beaconfire Consulting
Description:
There are hundreds of social networks, but only one you. Instead of overextending yourself, you need to bring focus on the important things and let go of the rest. Learn how to center your social media practice and balance your online activities. Bring your yoga mat!
Questions
Answered:
  1. How do I build core social media strength?
  2. How do I focus on the social media tools that are most important?
  3. How do I balance time spent on social networks with other job requirements?
  4. What can I do to let go of my desire to control my organizations’ image?
  5. How do I develop the flexibility to respond quickly to what people say on social networks?
  6. Do I have to bend over backward to respond to everything said about me or my organization online?
  7. How can I extend my social media reach?
  8. How do I rock these poses without being a social media poser?
  9. What happens if I overextend myself?
  10. If I lose my balance, how do I recover gracefully?
Level:
Beginner
Category:
Career / Work Concerns, Non-Profits, Self-Help / Self-Improvement, Social Networking
Type:
Dual
Event:
Interactive 2010
Amadie Hart
on 17/8/09
Welcome, everyone! You might be wondering what in the world yoga has to do with social networking. Well, keeping up with all the different networks and the information generated by the hundreds, if not thousands of the people you "follow" can quickly become overwhelming. Many of the basic principles of yoga -- bringing focus to your practice, striving for flexibility and balance -- can really help guide your social networking strategy.

In this session, I'll be joined by an Austin-area yoga instructor for a discussion of how to apply the physical and mental principles of yoga to your social networking and social media strategy. We'll be leading a demonstration of some easy poses you can do to help get rid of online networking ADD, clear your mind and increase your focus.

So please vote for my panel, add your comments below about your own strategies to keep from being overwhelmed by the mountains of information, and encourage your friends, neighbors, and random strangers on the street to vote for this panel and comment as well.

Hope to see you in Austin!
Andrea Hill
on 17/8/09
Very interesting approach to the topic - would love to see it presented in this way
Amadie Hart
on 19/8/09
Some people have developed their own creative methods for finding balance in a world of social media overload: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nLt-n9X4Dzc

What are some of your strategies?
Cecelia Price
on 19/8/09
Very Creative!
Laurence Hutner
on 19/8/09
Witty, belly-laughingly funny and brief. A pleasure to watch. Would like to see more from the creators of this piece.
jayme wood
on 20/8/09
I'd really be interested to hear some ideas on using social networking in career development. Like do I really want my boss as a friend of facebook? And what sites am I not using that I should consider? Can I cross post the same content to multiple networks? The yoga appeals as I can't really stand social networking (hence the overwhelm) but I love to spend time in the yoga studio. And the video rocks.
Ananda Leeke
on 22/8/09
Great panel. It has the spirit of what I am doing with my OM A Day online campaign to promote yoga and self-care practices for Internet users during National Yoga Month. To learn more, visit http://kgyoga.blogspot.com. I am also hosting a free yoga class for Internet users on OneWebDay, September 22 in DC: http://yoga.meetup.com/586. I started a Blogger Yoga group on BlogHer because I think yoga can help Internet users take better care of the eyes, hands, backs, necks, shoulders, bodies, minds, and spirits as they work and play online. Kudos to you for creating this panel. I am affirming its success. I also affirm that yoga for Internet users will become a natural practice and discussion for social media events. It would be great to have yoga labs like geek labs.
Renee Hamilton
on 24/8/09
I love this idea and the yoga tie in--it seems like it will benefit both newbies and experienced social media geeks who are always look for ways to stretch our time and talents and new positions for us to get into!
Raffi Darrow
on 24/8/09
I am mostlooking forward to: How do I rock these poses without being a social media poser? What happens if I overextend myself?
honey chai
on 26/8/09
Hi, I love the idea of using yogic principles to further delve into the creativity, relevance & fast necessity social media has become and will remain in the coming years. My interest is also peaked because as a yoga instructor I want to understand more how to use interactive social media to advance my practice and enhance my marketing strategy. There are yogis online now currently utilizing podcasts and streaming video to conduct asana and meditation classes. Yoga, though thought of as an ancient and therefore pure art form/practice, is far from immune to the current new technologies. Thank you for suggesting and fleshing out this panel. I hoped it will be received and build more of a wider inquiry so that panels like these are automatically considered.
Jeff Herron
on 28/8/09
awesome video. As one of our marketeers, Amadie gets to do creative stuff like this video. I can't wait to see what the session is like.
Ed Schipul
on 31/8/09
Great to see Beaconfire, a strong supporter of the non-profit community and a firm that walks-the-talk, representing at SXSW. Not sure I can do the interactive portion of the presentation.... oooooh shiny!

... oh wait, what was I writing about? Oh ya, I am in favor of any panel that helps us naturally limit our ADD tendencies and gain focus. This is timely for non profits, for businesses and for ourselves during the Great Recession!
Anna Richter
on 2/9/09
This Rocks! I know how a day with yoga breezes by compared to one without! Great to see this analogy that I feel being analyzed more.
Eve Simon
on 3/9/09
This may be the only Yoga I'll ever do - can't wait!
tiffany jewelry
on 20/10/09
Good idea for a panel. Case studies ARE good. :)
Games Online
on 3/11/09
Good idea for a panel.
blu ray ripper
on 13/11/09
So looking forward to this..
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