Many of you are quite comfortable with a variety of Web 2.0 tools and applications, and the recent BusinessWeek cover story about Web 2.0 held no earth-shaking revelations.

If, however, there is someone in your network who would find a basic, entry-level course helpful, or if you would like a refresher, then the workshop below might be perfect.

(The Early Bird rate ends day after tomorrow — Friday, June 13th.)

Bring your WiFi-enabled laptop, and be ready for a hands-on, no fear, practical one-day workshop, in Austin on Friday June 20, 2008, 10 am to 3 pm, with Connie Reece and Sheila Scarborough.

We’ll teach you the basics of five Web 2.0/social media tools that can improve your personal and professional life:

1. How to participate in the blogosphere, and how to find the good blogs.
2. How to keep track of all that good information with RSS (Really Simple Syndication)
3. How to find all of those interesting people on Twitter
4. How to find the good job connections on LinkedIn
5. Number five will be picked by the class members: how to do something useful on YouTube (besides look for old Van Halen videos - not that Sheila does that much!) OR how to use Creative Commons Flickr photos OR how to upload audio to Utterz from your cell phone.

Use your major credit card to register online; the cost is a super-reasonable $149.00, but if you register by 13 June, we’re offering a $119.00 Early Bird price.

When you register, we will ask for your input on topic number five plus a few questions on your own Web 2.0 background, so that the workshop is focused at the right level. We are limiting class size to 25 people, for the most personalized interaction. Lunch is included.

To register and get more details, the workshop page on Eventbrite is here: http://www.eventbrite.com/event/118371051

Thanks!