Summary transcript for 17 Jan 2013 #AWCchat: Google+ Hangouts

Thanks to everyone who participated in our 42nd #AWCChat on Twitter, about how to use Google Plus Hangouts (free video teleconferencing for up to 10 people from Google) for business and communications.

It was a free-form chat so there were no numbered questions.

We talked about what you need to set up and participate in a Hangout, pros and cons of meeting on video, equipment tips for webcams and audio head sets and resource links about Hangouts.

**  On Chirpstory – the summary transcript for the 17 Jan chat.

**  Chat schedule and topics for January 2013

Thanks for your support of the AWC (Association for Women in Communications) community.

Chat topics, dates and times for January 2013

We’re excited to be in our 2nd year of #AWCchat:  a one-hour, weekly online chat on Twitter where we discuss a variety of communications-related topics.

Nope, you do not have to be an AWC (Association for Women in Communications) member or a woman to participate.

The chat is held weekly, for one hour, 11:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. CST (Central Standard Time) on Thursdays. There will usually be a transcript on our Chirpstory channel if you can’t make it.

Here is a helpful post on how to participate in a Twitter chat, by Lisa Barone. Here’s the plan:

Schedule/Topics January 2013

• Thursday, January 3 – No chat
• Thursday, January 10 – Short open mic chat, 10-1030 CST while host is changing planes on biz travel
• Thursday, January 17 – How to use Google+ Hangouts for your business
• Thursday, January 24 – Awards (like the AWC Clarion) and recognition: how to publicize your successes without looking like an annoying showoff
  
• Thursday, January 31 – The latest on LinkedIn for business, with guest host @dfriez

Please follow @AWCchat on Twitter, and tweet us any other topic ideas you have. We look forward to seeing you at one or all of the chat sessions.

Thanks very much for your support of the AWC – where we “get” communications integration thanks to our diverse and talented membership!

Summary transcript for 11 Oct 2012 #AWCchat: Better Search Engine Research Results

Thanks to everyone who participated in our 37th  #AWCChat on Twitter, about getting more accurate search engine results from Google and Bing.

Four items were posted for discussion:

1)   How many ways can you find search query results on Google besides the default, “Web?”

2)   What’s a “Boolean search” and when would you use it?

3)   It’s more of a statement than question – Don’t forget the paid search engines like Lycos avail free from your local library.

4)   What’s the Number Two search engine on the planet right now?

**  On Chirpstory – the summary transcript for the 11 Oct chat.

The next chat is on Thursday, 25 October at 1130 am CST, about what’s new on LinkedIn. We’re taking a chat break next week, on 18 October.

**  Chat schedule and topics for October 2012

Thanks for your support of the AWC (Association for Women in Communications) community.

Summary transcript for 17 May 2012 #AWCchat: SEO basics

Thanks to everyone who participated in our twenty-first #AWCChat on Twitter, on the topic of SEO (Search Engine Optimization) basics for communicators.

Three items were up for discussion:

1)   Keywords. Let’s talk about the words by which you want to be found. Share yours if you’d like.

2)  Let’s talk links. Links coming into your site(s) [backlinks] and when you link out. What are your thoughts?

3)   It’s important to optimize non-text content like photos & video. How do you do that?

We shared some pretty helpful SEO resources and tips in the chat, too.

**  On Chirpstory – the summary transcript for 17 May chat on SEO basics.

The next chat is on Thursday, 24 May, and the topic is communications challenges when it comes to clients in the arts, history and culture.

**  Chat schedule and topics for May 2012

Thanks for your support of the AWC (Association for Women in Communications) community.