Or perhaps your podcast is now showing up in iTunes and you are noticing ever increasing numbers of podcast episodes being downloaded.

But have you remembered to make sure that your blog, Twitter account and podcasts are being listed in some of the key Irish directories?

While we’ve been blogging here at PodCamp Ireland for a year or so, I realised this week that we had not registered our blog in the Irish blog directories - sites that have a good ranking and where potential readers might go to browse to find out who’s blogging about what here in Ireland.

So here are 4 actions I took this week:

• I registered PodCamp Ireland’s blog at irishblogs.ie
• I submitted PodCamp Ireland’s blog feed to irishblogs.com
• I submitted our Twitter ID to twit.ie which is an aggregator for Irish Twitter and Jaiku users
• I submitted our podcast fee to PodcastingIreland.ie

(At the time of writing this, we are not yet showing up in the PodcastingIreland.ie directory or in Twit.ie - irishblogs.ie and irishblogs.com were super efficient at listing us)

Remember that blogging, Twittering and podcasting are all ways to create a community around your business and your brand, but it’s also important to become part of the community of people engaging in social media here in Ireland - if for no other reason that there are people who are taking the same journey and they are incredibly supportive.

Yes social media is great to build connections and relationships with people across the world as I reflected on with a new social network I joined last week which inspired my thought for the day yesterday - that we need never be lonely again if we are connected through social networking.

But there are are also some terrific people online in social media - and they may even be in your own home town.

So go on, get listed in the Irish blogging and podcasting directories today.

And if you have suggestions for other directories you think we should get listed in, do let me know.

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We now have a Twitter ID - yes we were already on Jaiku, but given that so many more people are on Twitter than Jaiku probably due to the vast array of applications available to support Twitter, then we thought we should also set up PodCamp Ireland Channel on Twitter. You can follow us at Twitter.com/podcampireland.

Bernie, Ken and I will continue to mention PodCamp Ireland in our own Tweets, but we hope this will help you find all the information quickly an easily if you are on Twitter about our latest blog posts, podcasts and updates about PodCamp Ireland - which incidentally is taking place NEXT MONTH!

Oh and if you know anyone who might be interested in sponsoring us, and they will get featured on the blog and in the podcast, perhaps you could point them in our direction? We need our sponsors so that we can bring the conference to you at no cost. We really appreciate your help!

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You see we thought ‘what the world needs now’ as the song goes is a little CommentLuv.

I was writing a comment over at Mari Smith’s blog and I noticed something different when I came to submit the comment.

You see Mari gave me the option of adding a link to my last blog post. See what it looks like here - I’ve highlighted the link to my blog post.

And I noticed that this was enabled by CommentLuv. What a great idea I thought and so ‘on-brand’ for Mari who is known for her generosity of spirit.

So I duly asked Mr McGuire to help me out and he installed the plugin - as I said on the PodCamp Ireland show yesterday, Ken’s THE man - who makes all this tech stuff work for us.

When you leave a comment here at the PodCamp Ireland blog (hint hint), you will see the following:

So all you need do is tick to enable CommentLuv which will enable a link to your most recent blog post.

And don’t worry if you don’t have a blog - just make sure that our readers know who you are by adding a link to your URL for your public profile on Facebook or LinkedIn for example when adding your name and email address.

You’d be surprised how many people will check out your profile or blog when they read the comments on blogs - so you see we are hoping that you’ll get a little more traffic all by posting your comments here at PodCamp Ireland.

Find out more about CommentLuv HERE and spread a little love across your blogging social network.

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The show recording on BlogTalkRadio got a but scrambled up so the show starts about 2 minutes in. We also lost our guest this week part way through the interview - unfortunately due to problems with his Skype connection, but I hope that won’t put you off the show!

SHOW NOTES

02.00    Show starts

05:00    Hosting tip of the week with Michele Neylon - creating a branded email address

12:00    Introducing the third member of the PodCamp Ireland team, Ken McGuire

14:50    A discussion about disclosure on the web if you are a blogger

26:00    Campbell Scott shares the journey that Igopeople.com are taking to develop a new social network

45:50    Update on planning for PodCamp Ireland 2008

52:40    Wrap up of the show and requesting your feedback about the show.

HOW TO LISTEN TO THE SHOW

• Access the streaming audio of this weeks PodCamp Ireland Podcast here
• Subscribe to the show through our PodCamp Ireland Podcast feed
• Subscribe to the show on iTunes - see the link on our PodCamp Ireland BlogTalk Radio page

If you like the show and appreciate our guests sharing their experiences in the world of social media - do add us as a favourite on the PodCamp Ireland BlogTalk Radio page

You can also find us in iTunes - subscribe at either our PodCamp Ireland BlogTalk Radio page or PodCamp Ireland or search for PodCamp Ireland in the iTunes podcast directory.

HOW TO LEAVE A COMMENT

We really welcome your comments and feedback about the show. What would you like us to cover in future shows? What questions do you have about implementing social media strategies to support your business strategy?

You can get in touch by email: PodCamp(at)gmail.com

Leave your comments and feedback about the show at our comment line (we have lots of choices so there are no excuses!)

• Calling from Ireland dial 01 443 4423
• Calling from the UK dial 0131 208 4423
• Calling from the US dial 818 528 4423
• Calling from elsewhere dial +1 8185284423
• Calling or sending us an IM via Skype then reach us at:’mycommentnow’
• Join the conversation at our PodCamp Ireland FriendFeed.com Room
• Join our PodCamp Ireland Jaiku Channel

NEXT WEEKS SHOW - 9am Ireland/UK on Wednesday 30 July 2008

Remember to join us next week for the live show when we will be joined by Cathy Fitzgerald of Artlinks.ie.

Join us by either listening to the live streaming of the show, or you can dial in to our PodCamp Ireland Blog Talk Radio show (it’s a US number).

Call-in Number:  +1 347 826 7790

And if you miss the show, don’t worry, its available as a podcast.

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You will also find we have a channel on Jaiku, another microblog platform and you can join us in conversation there.

I’ve seen a steady increase of entrepreneurs, media companies and corporates start to join the Twitter community over the recent months.

For those of you interested in what the Irish Twitter community is Tweeting about you can follow the Irish Twitterati here.

Twitter has become a place to research, build friendships and even promote your business. But I don’t recommend jumping in to the Twitterverse without doing a little research first.

Yes you can microblog and each microblog post is only 140 characters maximum. But remember that each Tweet that you make is indexed in Google and will come up in Google searches and Google Alerts- so be careful what you Tweet.

As part of your research, why not take a look at this article from InsideCRM called the ‘Twitter Hall of Shame‘ which shares 50 notable Tweets covering information from business to political Tweets, and from marriage proposals to wine tasting parties on Twitter.

I’d certainly recommend reading some of the case studies so you avoid being cited in future ‘Twitter Hall of Shame’ - unless your objective IS to be listed there!

Have you stories do you have to share about the difference Twitter and microblogging has made to you? I know I’ve found my Twitter network a great resource of ideas, inpiration adn encouragement.

Attribution: Thanks to Fiona King of InsideCRM for sharing the ’Twitter Hall of Shame’ article with me.

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You will find a Jaiku stream for Irish Open Coffee Clubs where you can keep up to date with what’s happening where.

Well I am afraid to say that I never seem to manage to get along to any of the Open Coffee events - yes I know I am not a techy but I do know that the Open Coffee Community is very welcoming so don’t be afraid if you don’t speak geek!

So I was delighted to pick up through my Twitter feed that James Corbett has started up a virtual Open Coffee using Skypecasts.

You can connect to others every day and James posts details of how to connect on Twitter - just subscribe to @CoffeeCooler on Twitter.

I think this is a terrific opportunity to connect with others and I am sure some interesting business opportunties and collaborations will be born through meeting at the virtual coffee cooler.

You can find out more about the Coffee Cooler at James’ blog.

I think this is a really interesting innovation of social media in Ireland and making a half way home from a totally virtual network such as Twitter and Jaiku to the face to face in person networks of Open Coffee Clubs.

I hope to meet you soon at the Coffee Cooler - oh and mines a tea with milk as I don’t like coffee!

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