"Well said, Jeff! Social media provides great opportunities to promote events, engage attendees during events and extending the life of the meeting. This is the new model for planners and speakers."

"Thanks, Sam, good points. I look at Wave as a whole new platform and it will be very interesting to see how things play out for meetings. With its open sourcing and easy-to-use APIs, there is much to come. Easy integration with Twitter and other social media platforms are just a few of the ways that this will evolve. The barrier to adoption I don't think will be a huge issue -- just build easie..."

"I am equally enthusiastic! New blog posting on the topic at: http://tinyurl.com/l63c36"

"Hi, Jeff. Nice to meet a fellow NSA'er. I agree, Google Wave has some very significant potential. The collaborative possibilities (specifically for meetings and events) are significant! I will discuss this during the webinar. Thanks for the article link -- some very good points made there.! Will look forward to meeting F2F sometime and best of luck with your presentation in Scottsdale!"

"Hi, I am looking forward to my Engage365 webinar on January 21, 2010. Social Media is a broad area. I am planning on covering the importance of the major social networking tooks, social review sites and some emerging trends such as Google Wave. I welcome suggestions on specific areas. Please let me know."

"Looking forward to my presentation for Engage365 on January 21, 2010. Social media is the fastest changing area I ever seen in technology. Some of my thoughts on the subject can be found at: http://bit.ly/761lP0 So let the conversation begin. With 1 hour, I will be able to cover only a fraction of what is happening in social. What are the areas that you think should be covered?"