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Sometimes, you just have "one of those days".  For me, that day was today.  While I was preparing for our radio show this morning, I found out that my co-host was too sick to participate.  Of the other four show regulars, one was travelling (i.e. no internet access) and one was tied up with sick children. 

As I was about to call in and start the show, my Macbook decided not to work for the first time ever, so I started about 4 minutes late.  Lastly, the show's intro, which is programmed to start automatically, didn't play at all. 

Ugh.

Needless to say, all of this stuff threw a small wrench in the works and altered the show agenda.

Thankfully, Mike Mueller and Jeremy Blanton were both able to help out for the entire show, and we kept things moving along. 

So, if you're interested in hearing how I sound when I am a little flustered, feel free to check out today's show.  :)

We had two entertaining guests, Kay Ballard of Social Media Soiree and Women Are Not Funny Radio, and Michael Tchong, founder of MacWEEK and Ubertrends.

Here's the direct link:

http://www.blogtalkradio.com/jckc/2010/02/09/social-media-edge

In case you missed it, our guest today on Social Media Edge was Jeff Turner, president of Real Estate Shows, serial entrepreneur, and Renaissance man.  Jeff also reigns in my mind as the most active listener I have met in person to date.

Much of our talk today revolved around effective ways to build community around a company or brand.  Obviously, if you are marketing yourself, YOU are the brand, so this has value for everyone.

I have a lot of respect for Jeff, and I was again struck by how sharp he really is.  To give you some idea of how well-respected he has become, Chris Brogan called him a "superhero" during our recent interview with him in November.  Yes, truly.

At any rate, I just wanted to encourage you to listen if you have a chance, as there are some terrific lessons therein, and it was a somewhat high-level discussion of social media and its potential.  You can also learn about Jeff's "missing ingredient" when people speak of building community.  If you have no idea what any of this stuff means, maybe you should be listening more often.  :-)

One of my favorite statements today was when Jeff spoke of how our behavior determines our values.  This is solid truth, in my humble opinion.

Give it a listen sometime:

http://blogtalk.vo.llnwd.net/o23/shows/show_801141.mp3

Thanks for reading - and listening!

I thought it would be an interesting exercise to see which of our Social Media Edge episodes have attracted the most attention.  We have had 46 shows to date. 

I'm not sure which one is a more interesting measure of success - "live" listeners or archive listens.  Hence, I have included both of them here.  All of the top five in the live category garnered over 100 listeners during the recording.  All of the top archived shows have received over 600 listens.  It's exciting to see the audience grow after the recorded programs are available.  :)

Considering the fact that Sarah Evans was the only person to make both lists, perhaps we should consider having her back on the show sometime!

Top five shows for live listeners:

  Social Media Edge - Special Guests Reggie and Nicole "Nik Nik" Nicolay

  Social Media Edge - Special Guest Cathy Browne

Sept 15th - Special Guests HeyAmaretto, MayaREguru and Lesley Lambert

Sept 1st - Special Guest PR Sarah Evans

Brad Nix, Matt Fagioli REtechSouth

Top five shows for archive listens:

  Guest James Shiner of TweeplePages

Very Special Guest Steve McGranahan - "World's Strongest Redneck"!

  Guest Andrew Stone - Developer of "Twittelator" for the iPhone

  Sept 1st - Special Guest PR Sarah Evans

  Bloggers Sued for Product Endorsement?

So, why not take some time over the weekend and give them a listen.  I think you'll find that we try to keep things both fun & informative.  I would love to hear your feedback on what you think after you listen.  Thanks!

Every week or two, I get a handful of requests regarding the archives for our BlogTalkRadio show, Social Media Edge.  Sometimes these requests are via email, and other times I get quick notes on Twitter or Facebook asking about a particular show that we had before.

In an effort to make it easier to find all of our shows in one place, I had written a post about this a few months ago.  Since then, I got too busy to keep that post updated properly, so I would like to publicly thank Mike Mueller, who is a regular part of our show, for keeping the archives up to date. 

Mike moved the archives over to our Facebook fan page: http://facebook.com/socialmediaedge. 

You can pretty much see where Mike took over, since the summary notes dramatically improved over my own.  :)

So, if you have any interest in hearing a previous show, with our phenomenal guests, head over to the Facebook URL above to find some great info from authors like Shel Israel, Paul Chaney, and Tara Hunt, or social media specialists like Sarah Evans, Reggie and Nicole Nicolay ("Nik Nik"), Connie Reece, Jay Baer and Mike Chapman.  Once, we even had the World's Strongest Redneck.  We liked having the Twitterqueens founders so much as guests, we gave them their own one-hour show on the network! 

Mike is now hosting "The M Files" and Diane Guercio, Maya Paveza, and Lesley Lambert now host TQ Radio - both shows air on Monday at the same URL as Social Media Edge: http://blogtalkradio.com/jckc

We hope to continue expanding the network, and I like the sense of community that we've managed to foster.  Join us sometime!

Here's this week's episode, to whet your appetite a little: 

   Oct 20th - Special Guest Mike Chapman

I am happy to announce that we've added two new shows to our lineup at JCKC Radio.  Along with Social Media Edge, we have some exciting and informative programs that should be a lot of fun, too!  Ken Cook and I are handling the production duties (okay, mostly Ken).

On Mondays at noon Pacific time (3pm Eastern), Mike Mueller is now hosting "The M Files".  Mike's first show this past week featured Andy Kaufman, who is the founder of RE Barcamp.  To hear the 30-minute episode, visit http://www.blogtalkradio.com/jckc/2009/10/05/Mike-Muellers-Minutes--New.  Mike's tech savvy combined with his energetic optimism made him a natural for hosting a show of his own.

Starting on October 19th, each Monday the founders of Twitterqueens will be hosting TQ Radio at 11am Eastern (10am Central, 8am Pacific).  Join Lesley Lambert, Diane Guercio, and Maya Paveza are a lot of fun, and I'm guessing that they will have some awesome guests, just like Mike.  Their format will be an hour long program, and you can set up a reminder right here.

Don't forget to check out Social Media Edge every Tuesday at noon Eastern at .  We remain the top-rated show about social media on BlogTalkRadio.  Jeremy Blanton, TS Elliott, and the aforementioned Mike Mueller have all helped make our show a resounding success.  Big thanks to our consistent sponsor, Clint Miller of Real Estate Client Referrals. 

Not that I want to name drop too much (okay, maybe a little bit), but over the past month or two, we have welcomed Tara Hunt, Paul Chaney, Jay Baer, Shel Israel, Sarah Evans, Danny Brown, Becky McCray, and other great guests.  Next week, we will be speaking with Connie Reece, who started the Frozen Pea Fund for breast cancer, along with the Social Media Club of Austin.  In November, we will be welcoming Chris Brogan, co-author of the New York Times Bestseller, "Trust Agents".

If you're interested in listening to any of our previous episodes, visit our Facebook page and click on the Archives tab: http://facebook.com/socialmediaedge. 

The main JCKC page for listening to any of the above shows is http://blogtalkradio.com/jckc. 

Thanks for reading and listening! 

Photo above courtesy of terrycheah168 via Flickr.com.

If you have some time, join us today on Social Media Edge Radio as we welcome Jason Baer (@jaybaer).  Since October 2008, Jason has bridged blogging and Twitter via the Twitter 20 Interview Series, a thought-provoking interview series on Twitter with luminaries in social media and digital marketing, recaptured on his blog. In essence, he asks twenty 140-character questions and they are answered in real-time.  Jason should be a fun guest.  His Twitter profile includes this tidbit - "I live in a forest".  Needless to say, I will be asking about this.  :)

We also have a handful of interesting social media stories to share today, including one about a guy who may just end up naming his son Batman.  Yes, you read that sentence correctly.  We have some news about social media restrictions from the world of goverment and sports, and we might even give away a Social Media Edge shirt, hat, or mug!

Mike Mueller (@mikemueller) will be sharing some tech tips on what to do if Firefox isn't working.  TS Elliott will also be on hand to discuss the shift that she has observed to Friendfeed from Twitter, and the fact that more businesses are connecting on Facebook.

Here's the link to the show, which starts at noon Eastern (11am Central, 10am Mountain, 9am Pacific):

http://blogtalkradio.com/jckc

If you can't make it, you can always catch the archives, and access any of our previous shows (thanks to Mike Mueller) by visiting our Facebook page at http://facebook.com/socialmediaedge and clicking on the "Archive" tab.  If you need/want a custom Facebook page, Mike is the guy to design this for you!

Ever since we started the Social Media Show on BlogTalkRadio back in late November of 2008, we have had some amazing guests. This next week, on August 18th, we are VERY happy to welcome Tara Hunt, author of "The Whuffie Factor".

If you don't already know what "whuffie" is, consider this next show of ours to be a learning experience.  Suffice it to say that whuffie is what makes it possible for social media to exist and thrive as a business tool.  Tara should have a terrific perspective to share for our audience about how to be successful in this arena.  I am in the middle of reading her book and it is simply awesome.

As always, you can access the show at http://blogtalkradio.com/jckc - be sure you join us in our very active chat room, where the magic happens.  ;)  Our show airs at the same time and place every week (Tuesdays at noon Eastern, 11am Central, 9am Pacific).  We will have a giveaway again this week - come win a shirt, hat, or another special prize thanks to our gift sponsor, Clint Miller of Real Estate Client Referrals.

Recently, we engaged the services of Cathy Browne, PR specialist extraordinaire, to be in charge of booking guests for our production.  The upcoming weeks should be terrific, with Tara, Shel Israel, and Sarah Evans all slated to join us soon. 

If you haven't listened lately, we have had some terrific episodes.  In fact, our last show was one of the best ever, in my humble opinion: http://budurl.com/h7wl.

Our regular crew continues to grow.  Along with me and Ken Cook, we always have great tech segments with Mike Mueller and Jeremy Blanton, and we now have added T.S. Elliott, who brings a bubbly enthusiasm and a much needed dose of femininity to the program.

You can check out our Facebook page and become a fan here: http://facebook.com/socialmediaedge. 

Our show archives are at http://budurl.com/bestofjckc. 

Thanks for listening - we remain one of the top shows in the Social Networking category on BTR!

I am pleased to report that our weekly radio show, Social Media Edge (formerly "Twitter Tuesday") is now the #1 program on BlogTalkRadio in the Social Networking genre.

Last week's show placed at #1, and today's show had a much larger live audience, which is exciting.  In fact, we broke our live listener record!  We also had almost 50 users in the chatroom, which made things even more lively than usual.

You may be wondering which guest(s) we had today that helped us hit a new target.  Or perhaps you aren't wondering, but I will tell you anyway.

Reggie and Nicole ("Nik Nik") Nicolay of MyTechOpinion.com were our VERY SPECIAL guests, and we had a chance to talk about Facebook pages, Cyberhomes' new market feature, and more.  It was tons of fun!  Mike Mueller was also on hand with an easy tip about evaluating links via a Firefox plugin, and Jeremy Blanton talked about the brand-new ActiveRain Ambassador program that was launched yesterday.  Thanks, guys!

You can listen to the latest episode right here: http://budurl.com/july7

If you're interested in any/all of our previous shows, you can access them at  http://budurl.com/bestofjckc

Our new Facebook URL is http://facebook.com/socialmediaedge.

Thanks very much to our regular listeners, and big thanks to our show sponsor, Clint Miller of Real Estate Client Referrals.  If you are interested in becoming a sponsor, let me know.

In case you don't normally read my blog, Ken Cook and I have been hosting a one-hour online radio show every Tuesday for the past six months.  We recently decided to change the name of the show from "Twitter Tuesday" to "Social Media Edge", since many of our friends thought we were talking exclusively about Twitter. 

We broadcast live at 11am Central (noon Eastern, 10am Mountain, 9am Pacific) here: http://budurl.com/jckc 

We generally have a guest or two each time, and we talk about various social media topics and using them to grow your business.  Sometimes, we just riff on each other and use a litany of funny sound effects and music to make each other laugh.  It pretty much depends on our mood.

We have a regular weekly segment with our roving tech reporter Mike Mueller. Mike spends a few minutes per show talking about his "tech tip of the week".  What a great guy!

I am pleased to report that we averaged 261 listeners per show from January through April, making us one of the top social networking shows for online radio!  Currently, our show is ranked #2 in the "Social Networking" category.  I think this might have something to do with our terrific theme music.  :)

You can access the live show OR listen to our recorded shows ANYTIME right here:

http://blogtalkradio.com/jckc

 Here are a couple of testimonials from some familiar faces here on ActiveRain:

"I have followed just about everything Jason has done since I got involved in blogging for the first time roughly 2 years ago.  When I heard that he had teamed up with Ken Cook for a "talk radio" show about social media, I knew I had to tune in to it. 

After the first episode, I decided I had to be involved.  Since that time, my company has been a sponsor of the show providing them with working capital to allow them to give away promotional items to its listeners.  I am an avid fan of the show...almost rabid.  (In fact, I have not missed a single episode.)  The guests are some of the most knowledgeable in the industry and the information I have gained by listening to this show has helped me on just about every facet of my social media usage. 

If you are in any way involved in some form of social media, you are missing the boat by missing this show!!"

- Clint Miller, Real Estate Client Referrals

"Ken Cook and Jason Crouch's #jckc Social Media Edge is a regular part of my week.  I like to join Ken, Jason and their guests to hear real life applications for social media and get training and tips.  As co-founder of TwitterQueens, Inc. I think that they have great information and a wonderful grasp on the applications of social media."

- Lesley Lambert, Founder of TwitterQueens

I hope you can join us this week!

Thanks!

 My RSS feed is http://activerain.com/jasoncrouch/rss.