Chris Brogan has a "Twebinar" around it on the 26th salesjabber.wordpress.co...

absolutely... a key part of any business is getting the message out. Nothing does that more rapidly than social media.

thanks for the link. I am implementing SM at the company I work for. But, I think it's a mindset, not just a tool. They have embrace it.

: Advertising on a Social Media platform works to a degree. It depends how it's implemented. Over time it kills the platform....

: MySpace is so *in you face* with everything that I either don't go on, or when I do, I tune everything out.

: Here on Plurk, I come to communicate and have fun. Not to be pitched. That's why I have an RSS reader...

You all are right - it's a communication tool, not advertising.

We're here to be educated and entertained. My friend Terry Bean calls it "edutainment"

If you can pitch your products while doing so, you're ahead of things...