WORKSHOP: Sree class on "Figuring Out Blogs & Whatever's Next" on March 22 in Downtown Manhattan

My next public workshop, on March 22 at MediaBistro. Please share with
anyone who might interested.

Figuring Out Blogs, Podcasting, Wikis, and Whatever's Next
A three-hour workshop taught by Sree Sreenivasan, Columbia Journalism School professor and WNBC-TV's Tech Reporter
DETAILS: http://www.mediabistro.com/courses/cache/crs2500.asp

WHEN
Thursday, March 22, 2007
6:30-9:30 pm

WHERE
mediabistro.com
494 Broadway (Spring & Broome),New York, NY 10012
We're located in the Soho section of Manhattan, on the east side of Broadway just north of Broome Street. Nearest subways are B/D/F/Q at Broadway/Lafayette, 6 at Spring, or N/R/Q/W at Canal.

Course Details
There is much confusion about blogs, bloggers and blogging. Is this the end of journalism as we know it? Or is it just another small step in the evolution of media? Are any worth following? You will get answers to these and other questions at this workshop. You will go home with plenty of useful ideas from this fun, informative, fast-paced seminar.

In this seminar, you will learn about:

* Blog basics
* The best blogs for and by media professionals
* Blogs that are changing America and the world
* How to read blogs without drowning in too much info
* How to create a blog and raise your Google rankings
* Why journalists should and should not be blogging
* What to expect next: photoblogging, videoblogging, tagging, podcasting, wikis, RSS, XML

PRICE
$65 ($50 for Avant Guild members)

LIMITED SEATING: Sign up in advance:
http://www.mediabistro.com/courses/cache/crs2500.asp

ABOUT THE INSTRUCTOR:
Sree Sreenivasan is a leading technology expert and WNBC-TV's tech reporter. He is also Dean of Students at Columbia University's journalism school, where he runs the new media program. His tech reports can be seen on Thursday morning at 6:40 am and Monday evenings at 5:50 pm on Channel 4 (he previously spent six years as WABC's Tech Guru). His work explaining technology has appeared in The New York Times, BusinessWeek, Rolling Stone and Popular Science (where he's a member of the "Geek Chorus"). He is co-founder of SAJA, the South Asian Journalists Association, a group of 1,000+ journalists across the US and Canada. In March 2004, Newsweek magazine named him one of the 20 most influential South Asians in the nation. More on his work at http://www.sree.net

See video of his WNBC appearances here, along with his latest tips:

http://www.wnbc.com/technology

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