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Formerly called Social Media hour, The Conversation focuses on the way technology is changing our lives and the stories of the people making it happen. Join Host Cathy Brooks and a rotating cast of characters every Tuesday at 10am PST for lively discussion and debate that tackles the way in which technology is impacting, infiltrating and otherwise engaging business and society. How is this show different? Simple. Because this show isn't about our opinions - it's about yours too. Whether through our online chat or by picking up your phone and calling in, get involved. Join us. Let your thoughts be heard. See you on the radio ... kind of.

On-Demand Episodes

This week it's off to Gotham for the 140 Conference (at which Cathy will be delivering a "Character Keynote a couple of hours after the show!) In addition to some of the top social media voices she'll snare on site at the conference, this... more

This week on Social Media Hour it's an introduction to dot429, a new online community for LGBT professionals. Three of dot429's executive team - Richard Klein, Sabrina Riddle and Cha Mueller join Cathy to talk about the new site, its... more

Viewing the world of innovation through two angles in this week's Social Media Hour. First up, an exploration of how on its 25th Anniversary Wolfe Video - leading purveyor of content for the LGBT community - is expanding its reach... more

Hi. My name is Cathy, and I'm addicted to social media. I mean, I'm empowered by it. Oh wait, it's both. Truth is that the sword of these technology platforms and applications very much cuts both ways and the very things that are changing... more

This week's show is all about location location location - or at least looking at some of the ways in which we're starting to take advantage of technology to make more localized & therefore hopefully more relevant connections. Of course there... more

LIVE from the home of Longhorns and superlative barbecue, this week's episode is saturated in SXSW - that's South by Southwest for those perhaps less familiar with the acronym. This annual festival, which began as a music festival then... more

The irony of an on-line broadcast featuring a guest whose commentary may well make folks want to stay offline forever ... well, that irony saturates this episode of Social Media hour as Cathy talks with Journalist and Author, Joseph Menn... more

This week prepare for some frothy debate as GoDaddy's VP of Social Media joins the show live to take on questions, concerns and complaints about their customer service. Also this week, Cathy is joined by author and communications expert... more

It's an old time saying that rule #1 in business is that the customer is always right, and rule #2 is to refer to rule #1. In the new world order of social platforms and technologies that enable anyone and everyone to voice their opinion - for better... more

This week the show is all abuzz ... or all about Buzz more like it and the massive outcry this week about Google's failure to protect users' privacy and in some cases put their users in actual danger as a result. Changes have been made, but... more
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