During Blogworld Expo 2008 in Las Vegas, The Network Solutions Team shot footage for SolutionsStars, its online Web series designed to help small businesses harness the potential of Social Media to identify, understand, participate, and excel in the communities that impact their bottom line.

I was asked to participate by good friend Geoff Livingston (the man behind the book Now is Gone). Portions of the resulting footage were edited into two videos as part of the series, The Social Opportunity and Start with Listening.

The Social Opportunity

“Businesses now have the ability to become authorities on their subjects and also earn influence in the process, while building communities around their expertise.”

The video also features:
Rohit Bhargava
Tim Ferriss
Steve Hall, Ad Rants
Toby Bloomberg
Ryan Anderson, Overlay TV
Darren Rowse
David Alston, Radian6
Mari Smith
Liz Strauss
Paul Chaney

Start with Listening

“Search terms that matter to you across the Social Web because it will reveal everything.”

The video also features:
Chris Brogan
Robyn Tippins
David Berkowitz, 360
David Alston, Radian6
Toby Bloomberg
Ryan Anderson, Overlay TV
Matt Dickman, Fleishman-Hillard
Jason Falls

Be sure to save the date for the next BlogWorld Expo, October 15-17, 2009.