http://www.google.com/notebook/feeds/06489183147668501159/notebooks/BDRgMSwoQr9uU5LQh/NDQyMDAoQ_LXb6esj2009-01-09T21:05:35.484Z2009-01-09T21:05:35.539Z<p>I hosted a free, brief, <i>live</i> video &amp; audio chat today using <a href="http://www.tokbox.com"><b>TokBox</b></a> to help me brainstorm an idea. In 20-25 minutes, we covered a lot of ground and I left with several practical solutions.</p> <p>Part of the value of Social Media Networks like <a href="http://www.facebook.com"><b>Facebook</b></a>, <a href="http://www.twitter.com"><b>Twitter</b></a>, <a href="http://www.tokbox.com"><b>TokBox</b></a>, etc. is in the ability to have fast (sometimes instant) feedback. Before this, I’d have either called or emailed people and tried to coordinate schedules to see when I might hold a conference call (audio only). Ugh.</p> <p>Today I took less than 15 minutes to make this brainstorm a reality. Coolness.</p> <p>Yet making this work was more than the technology involved, it was that I, and others, have been intentional about leveraging Twitter as a very large network that’s manageable in small groups. While it’s ridiculously easy to get started with Twitter, it does require just a tad bit of effort to find people you want to follow and begin building your own group of followers.</p>djchuang