http://laurelpapworth.com The Business of Being Social Thu, 20 Nov 2008 02:29:57 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Welcome to LaurelPapworth.com. Laurel Papworth resides in Sydney Australia, and is passionate about social networks and the digital economy, Web 2.0/3.0 and virtual worlds, consumer engagement and staff empowerment through social media. During the last twenty years, Laurel has managed virtual world communities and forums and brings a depth ... http://laurelpapworth.com/2008/01/16/welcome-to-laurelpapworthcom/ Presentation for PANPA (part) and WebDirections 2008 (full) This article is about the various social media monetization strategies and the powerpoint presentation (embedded) shows some case studies and examples, including social network size, the revenue streams, valuations and profits. Click for full size of Revenues for Social Networks diagram. REVENUE SOURCE: The X ... http://laurelpapworth.com/2008/09/29/social-networks-monetizing-social-media/ On April 17th I was on the Channel Ten morning chat show, 9am with David and Kim Thanks to Gary Hayes of AFTRS LAMP who copied and uploaded it in two parts (YouTube takes videos in 10 minutes or less chunks). http://laurelpapworth.com/2008/04/20/9am-with-david-and-kim-tv-program/ At the end of March I was invited to keynote speak and then run workshops on social media and blogging for women in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. The courses took place from Sunday to Thursday (the working week) at a women's university in the city.  Some posts: Event: Saudi Arabia: Arab Women ... http://laurelpapworth.com/2008/04/06/journey-to-jeddah-saudi-arabia/ Laurel Papworth's Public Calendar of Events for 2008: EdNA (education network Australia) Keynote July 29th MentorNet (Australian Businesswomen's workshop) 3rd June University of Western Sydney, Keynote, June 2nd How to Blog (University of Sydney) May 31st Singapore workshops week May 24th Broken Hill public workshop, DSRD, May Kempsey public workshop, DSRD, May 20th Australian Film Television Radio ... http://laurelpapworth.com/2008/03/12/seminars-and-courses/ From Crikey.com.au about the 2020 Australia Summit Have your say on the top 1,000. ...over at Bloggerati you can vote for who you think should be involved in the Summit. As Laurel Papworth has already observed "it probably won't do anything but at least you feel like you had a ... http://laurelpapworth.com/2008/02/05/crikey-australia-2020-summit/ On Friday March 7th, Laurel Papworth is teaching a public course at the University of Sydney, Centre for Continuing Education called Managing a Social Network for Business (it is sometimes called "How to Build a Social Network "): Course description: Your consumer is spending a lot of time on Facebook ... http://laurelpapworth.com/2008/01/23/mar-7th-08-managing-a-social-network-for-business-course/ Course at the University of Sydney Course description: ... http://laurelpapworth.com/2008/01/17/feb-8th-08-web-20-youtube-blogs-and-marketing/ Snippet of interview with Nick Hodges of Microsoft ON10. http://laurelpapworth.com/2008/01/16/youtube-with-nick/