November 15- Waiting on the World to Change

Kit Yarrow stops by this week with host, Tom D'Auria, to discuss "How Young Generations Are Revolutionizing Retail." Specifically, Kit pays attention to what younger generations are drawn to buying, why this is, and is technology having an impact on this. Kit Yarrow chairs the Psychology Department of San Francisco-based Golden Gate University, where she has a joint appointment as a professor of psychology and marketing.

The show will air this Sunday, November 15, 2009 @ 2 pm EST/ 12 pm MST.

Listen on KFNX- 1100 in Phoenix, AZ or stream LIVE at this same time on this link.

Also, our Week In Review will dedicated to what is coming up and what is will be coming out of INTEROP NYC.

November 8- Week In Review

Shashi Bellamkonda stopped by and gave a wonderful show on "How to Get More Business Using Social Media". The show was great and will be available for download shortly.

The stories featured in the Week In Review portion of the show this week were right in front of the reminder to send cards to the soldiers that are fighting for our freedom overseas. When doing your holiday cards this year, take one card and send it to the following address. If we pass this on and everyone sends one card, think of how many cards these wonderful special people who have sacrificed so much would get. When you are making out your card list this year, please include the following:

A Recovering American Soldier

c/o Walter Reed Army Medical Center

6900 Georgia Avenue,NW

Washington, DC 20307-500

Now, for the stories featured in the Week In Review portion of this show:

• More Tech For Older People- NY Times- [JUMP]
• Handset Hackers- BBC News- [JUMP]
• Friendsourcing the Quest for iPhone Apps- NY Times- [JUMP]
• Yanks Make Difference By Going Green- MLB.com-[JUMP]
• First Eco-Friendly Hospital Energy Plant Installed- Epoch Times-[JUMP]

Thanks for all the support and come back on Thursday for a precursor to this weeks show!

November 8- Time to Get to Business

Shashi Bellamkonda stops by this week with our host, Tom D'Auria, for a show about "Social Media Tools and How to Get More Business Using Them." In today's society, everyone wants their information quicker and easier to access. Shashi will let us know the tools required to get more business and the steps that need to be taken in order to achieve your goals.

Shashi Bellamkonda works at the heart of Web hosting company Network Solutions as the Director of Social Media with a unique business card title "Social Media Swami." In this leadership role he has helped Network Solutions aggressively move into the online space to actively listen to and interact with customers. This effort was rewarded when Network Solutions won the 2008 SNCR Excellence in New Communications Award for Online Reputation Management and the 2009 Gold Quill Award of Excellence in Social Media from the International Association of Business Communicators (IABC).

The show will be one that you will not want to miss. It airs THIS Sunday, November 8, 2009 at 5 pm EST/3 pm MST on KFNX-1100 in the Greater Phoenix Area. And the show will also air live on this link if you are not in the Phoenix area but still want to hear the show.

Thanks for all your support and tune in!

November 1- Week In Review

Our November 1 show is ready for you to Download/Listen.

We are also excited to remind our Florida listeners about the FACUG's 2010 Conference At Sea. 

Don't forget to remember a recovering soldier when doing holiday cards this year.

Here are the links to last night week in review. We covered these stories right after Tom's kudos to Sony's customer service (they replaced his laptop and gave him a wireless mouse!). Tom must have listened to Gabe's guest segment on getting a resolution where everyone wins when dealing with Customer Service Reps. Find out more about Gabe and other stories from him on www.tiplet.com

Here are the stories featured in the Week In Review segment this week:

• White House Dumps Bush's CMS for Open Source- TG Daily- [JUMP]
• Tweeting From the Field:  Sports Meets Social Media- Ars Technia- [JUMP]
• Swimming of Just Wading in Technology- NY Times- [JUMP]
• Using a Cellphone Number to Pay for Virtual Goods- NY Times- [JUMP]
• Ogden Website Buys NYC Company- StandardNET- [JUMP]

Have a great week and check back Thursday for details about next Sunday's show!

Holiday Cards for Recovering Soldiers

When doing your holiday cards this year, take one card and send it to the following address. If we pass this on and everyone sends one card, think of how many cards these wonderful special people who have sacrificed so much would get. When you are making out your card list this year, please include the following:

A Recovering American Soldier

c/o Walter Reed Army Medical Center

6900 Georgia Avenue,NW

Washington, DC 20307-5001

Check back tomorrow to download/listen to the show. Have a great week.