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MAYOR BLOOMBERG LAUNCHES NYC MEDIA LAB – Innitiative to Promote Media Innovation

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
PR- 268-10
June 14, 2010

Partnership of the City, Polytechnic Institute of NYU and Columbia University Will Connect Media Companies with Academic Institutions and Drive Independent Technology Research

Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg today launched NYC Media Lab, a new initiative to promote innovation within New York City’s media industry. The new laboratory – a consortium of the New York City Economic Development Corporation, Polytechnic Institute of New York University (NYU-Poly) and Columbia University – will drive new technology research and connect companies looking to advance new media technologies with local academic institutions undertaking related research. NYC Media Lab builds on models established at Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Stanford University and is the nation’s first government-supported laboratory for media innovation. It will be housed within the NYU Polytechnic Institute campus in Downtown Brooklyn. Mayor Bloomberg made the announcement at the Wired “Disruptive by Design” conference held at the Morgan Library and Museum, where he was joined by New York City Economic Development Corporation President Seth W. Pinsky, NYU-Poly Provost Dianne Rekow, Columbia University Vice President for Intellectual Property & Technology Transfer Orin Herskowitz, and AOL Chairman and CEO Tim Armstrong, an advisor to the City’s MediaNYC 2020 initiative. Continue reading →

Upcoming social media workshops in June: NYC, Chicago, Boston, Providence

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Sree Sreenivasan, Columbia J-school digital media professor; contributing editor to DNAinfo.com; and one of AdAge’s 25 people to follow on Twitter, is offering a series of workshops in June – in NYC; Chicago; Boston/Cambridge; Providence. More on him at http://sree.net and you can see how he uses social media by connecting with him on Twitter: http://twitter.com/sreenet | Facebook: http://facebook.com/sreetips (tech tips and job leads) | LinkedIn: http://linkedin.com/in/sreenivasan

He promises his sessions, like his tweets, will most likely be: * helpful * useful * informative * relevant * practical * actionable * entertaining * fun * occasionally funny

==> You can track his workshops at http://bit.ly/workshops and/or ask him to add you to his monthly tech tips & tricks mailing list: sree@sree.net

NEW YORK CITY:
Wed, June 2, 6:45-9:45 pm, NYC: Mediabistro workshop at Chinatown YMCA: BASIC Social Networking for Media Professionals – register here – USE THIS DISCOUNT CODE, SREE25 – save 25% on the class price: http://bit.ly/sreemb6
(this is the basic session; the advanced one is June 30; you can attend, one or both)

Wed, June 30, 6:45-9:45 pm, NYC: Mediabistro workshop at Chinatown YMCA: ADVANCED Social Networking for Media Professionals – register here – USE THIS DISCOUNT CODE, SREE25 – save 25% on the class price: http://bit.ly/sreemb7 Note: Sree will be joined by Soraya Darabi, a socmedia star who has more than 400,000 followers. (this is the advance session; the basic one is June 2; you can attend, one or both)

CHICAGO:
Thurs, June 17, 6-8 pm: A FREE intermediate/advanced social media workshop, hosted by Chicago chapters of SAJA & AAJA at Bloomberg Chicago bureau. Limited seating so please RSVP only if you can make it. Details: http://bit.ly/sreechi

BOSTON:
Thursday, June 24, 6:30-8:30 pm, Cambridge: FREE social media workshop at Cambridge Marriott. Limited seats available for outsiders – if you’d like to attend, e-mail sree@sree.net

PROVIDENCE, RHODE ISLAND:
Monday, June 7: 1-2:30 pm: FREE social media workshop at the Providence Journal. Limited seats available for outsiders – if you’d like to attend, e-mail sree@sree.net

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SOME RECENT ARTICLES ABOUT SREE’S WORK IN SOCMEDIA

NEW YORK OBSERVER: The Twitter Tutor – http://sree.ly/sreenyo

MEDIABISTRO: So, What Do You Do, Sree Sreenivasan?
http://bit.ly/sreembprofile

HUFFINGTON POST: Sree Sreenivasan on Using Social Media For Better Journalism -
http://bit.ly/sreehuffpo

LEAP (Sarah Davidson’s blog): Tweet or Die http://bit.ly/9unBJW

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ATTENDEE COMMENTS FROM PREVIOUS SREE SESSIONS
“This seminar couldn’t be better. Sree is articulate and engaging, and really understands both his subject and the needs of the media professionals who attended the seminar.” — Lynn Brenner

“Sree knows his stuff. He packs lots of information into a totally engaging, fast-paced class. I strongly recommend this class for anyone who wants to understand social networking and how to apply it to their professional endeavors.” — TaRessa Stovall

“Sree was wonderful. He has a real knack for imparting an understanding of social networks and technology for the young and old.” — Peter Zehren

“Sree was absolutely terrific! He made a topic that is very difficult for many people to fully grasp very comprehensive.” — Melissa Schwartz

“Sree’s presentation was well thought out and the time flew by. He truly knows his stuff and engaged students as well.” — Anita Aboulafia

Prof. Sree Sreenivasan | sree@sree.net
Dean of Student Affairs, Columbia Graduate School of Journalism
http://www.sree.net | http://www.sreetips.com
Contributing editor, DNAinfo: http://DNAinfo.com
FACEBOOK: http://facebook.com/sreetips
TWITTER: @sreenet – http://twitter.com/sreenet

Advanced Social Media Workshop

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Special Advanced Social Media Workshop, hosted by AAJA & SAJA at Columbia Journalism School. Free for AAJA & SAJA members, $20 for others.
SPEAKER: Prof. Sree Sreenivasan

Wed, April 28, 2010
6:30-8 pm

Columbia Journalism School
116th St & Broadway (#1 train to 116th St)

RSVP to: http://sree.ly/aajasaja28

Sign up for AAJA membership (open to all): http://aaja.org/membership
Sign up for SAJA membeship (open to all): http://bit.ly/sajamem

Free for members of those groups or pay $20 at the door if you are not a member.

We will check membership status at the door.

ABOUT THE WORKSHOP: Already comfortable on Twitter, Facebook and LinkedIn? Then it’s time to take it your social-media skills to the next level.

This special, advanced social-media class is designed to specifically help media pros make the most of social-media tools. You will be expected to know all the basics and be ready to dive into a session filled with practical, actionable tips and case studies.

# How to deepen your connection with your audience via social media

# New tools you must absolutely know and use

# How to build your personal brand

# How to find, on deadline, specific types of people you need for work

# The best ways to increase your followers, fans, and connections

# How to get the “right” followers, fans, and connections

# Metrics: why you need to understand them and how you can do just that

# Sustainable social media — how to keep from drowning in information and make time to participate efficiently

Versions of this have been taught by Sree at CNN, NBC, ABC, St. Louis Post-Dispatch, Boston Globe, Washington Post, NPR, Mediabistro and elsewhere.

THE SPEAKER: Prof. Sree Sreenivasan, Dean of Student Affairs, Columbia Journalism School & contributing editor, DNAinfo.com – one of AdAge’s 25 media people to follow on Twitter. More on him at http://sree.net and you can see how he uses social media by connecting with him on Twitter: http://twitter.com/sreenet | Facebook: http://facebook.com/sreetips | LinkedIn: http://linkedin.com/in/sreenivasan

He promises the workshop, like his tweets, will most likely be: * helpful * useful * informative * relevant * practical * actionable * entertaining * fun * occasionally funny

Here’s one comment from a previous attendee: “Professor Sree’s presentation at the Columbia Club luncheon in Naples was riveting, fast-paced and packed with information. He presented his material clearly, accessing the internet in real-time to introduce his audience to new and useful websites. Sree was friendly and open to questions at all times, and his style and sense of humor contributed to what was a fun learning experience.” – Michael Hanson

BTW, I am also teaching a brand-new workshop with a brand-new topic for a brand-new organization: “Get Beyond Job Hunting: Tips for Journalists and Media Professionals” – Wed, May 12, 6-9 pm (including mixer), NYC – presented by Guruloft at Hive at 55 (55 Broad Street, 13th floor, near Wall Street) – see details & register at http://bit.ly/gljobs – USE THIS DISCOUNT CODE – SREENET – for 15% off.

Columbia Journalism School Prizes and Programs 11-2009

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Here are some prizes and continuing education programs at Columbia that I would like to alert you about.

1.   When Veterans Come Home: A Workshop for Working Journalists

The Columbia Graduate School of Journalism is collaborating with the Dart Center on Journalism and Trauma and the Carter Center Mental Health Program to offer a workshop on “When Veterans Come Home: A Workshop for Working Journalists” on Jan. 7-9, 2010 at the Carter Center in Atlanta, Ga.  The workshop will address the special challenges facing local and regional news organizations seeking to improve their coverage of critical issues facing returning veterans, with a special emphasis on journalists in communities with high concentrations of veterans or military families. Former First Lady Rosalynn Carter will be the opening speaker.

The workshop is underwritten by generous grants from the McCormick Foundation and the Carter Center Mental Health Program.  All selected participants will receive a full scholarship to cover travel, hotel and workshop registration and materials.

Application Deadline: November 20, 2009

Application Information: http://dartcenter.org/content/workshop-when-veterans-return

2. Want to Get Smarter About Your Work? Become a Punch Sulzberger News Media Executive Leadership Fellow

The Columbia School of Journalism is seeking applicants from news organization leaders for the Punch Sulzberger News Media Executive Leadership Program fourth year, which starts January 25, 2010. (See http://www.sulzbergerleadership.com)

This program springs from a simple observation:  Leaders in the news business grow as they themselves tackle their companies’ most critical business challenges. The program is offered to 20 high-ranking executives over a 12-month period. During that time, the participants learn to use strategy, innovation, and other critical approaches to undertake challenges confronting their companies. We spread classes over four sessions of 3-5 days at the Columbia campus. The program is augmented with peer learning, business advisors, specific assignments, and tailored content – all designed to achieve a project or workplace challenge that participants bring to the program.  For more information, contact Associate Dean Arlene Morgan at am494@Columbia.edu or at 212-854-5377. She can put you in touch with editors from the Providence Journal, the Christian Science Monitor, ABC, the Associated Press as well as some start-up digital media leaders who have completed this unique leadership initiative. Application  deadline is Nov. 20.

3. Seeking Entries for John H. Oakes Award for Environmental Reporting

The deadline for entries for the John H. Oakes Award has been extended to Nov. 20, 2009 and now includes original stand-alone online work and websites that accompany newsprint projects.    The winner receives a $5,000 prize and trip to New York’s Columbia Graduate School of Journalism to appear on a panel on environmental reporting issues.   The story can be a single topic or series, published between October 1, 2008 and September 30, 2009.  A series must be designated as such by the publication when it is printed. A regular column may also be submitted as a series.  An entry form and additional information are located at the Columbia Journalism School website at www.journalism.columbia.edu under Oakes Award.   For more information, contact Lisa Redd, program director, at lsr21@Columbia.edu or 212-854-6468.

Columbia J-School Presents Advanced Google Docs & Cloud Computing for Journalists

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Columbia Journalism School presents a new webcast/call-in show on Thursday, noon-1 pm ET. You can listen live via phone or web; you can also catch the recording via the web and iTunes – details below and at http://bit.ly/columbiajdocs
see local time around the world: http://bit.ly/2cOTeG

Advanced Google Docs, Cloud Computing for Journalists: Get the latest tips and tricks about Google Docs, the suite of web-based, collaborative computing services that many journalists are using these days – http://docs.google.com. Learn best practices as well as new features. We will also address the questions that are central to the idea of cloud computing: how safe and private is my work? Please call-in/e-mail/Twitter with your questions and comments.

SPEAKERS:
* Marian Liu, the arts and entertainment reporter for the Seattle Times; leads the daily’s social networking committee; uses free collaborative web tools to run a special program at the Asian American Journalists Association convention – http://twitter.com/marianliu

* Christina Tynan-Wood, the author of “How to Be a Geek Goddess,” the owner of the popular blog GeekGirlfriends.com, a reader advocate on InfoWorld, and a contributing editor for Family Circle, among other outlets – http://twitter.com/xtinatynanwood

* Jonathan Rochelle, group product manager at Google’s NYC office; primarily responsible for the development of Google Docs and the Google Apps product suite (one of the companies he co-founded was responsible for the technology behind spreadsheets in Google Docs – http://twitter.com/jrochelle

* Jason Freidenfelds, a communications manager for Google’s collaborative web apps including Google Docs, Gmail, Google Calendar, and others – http://twitter.com/jfreiden

MODERATOR: Sree Sreenivasan, dean of student affairs and digital media professor, Columbia Journalism School – http://twitter.comsreenet

Thursday, Oct 15, 2009
Noon-1 pm ET,  9-10 am PT
see local time around the world: http://bit.ly/2cOTeG

Listen live, or later to a recording, here:
http://www.blogtalkradio.com/ColumbiaJournalism/2009/10/15/Google-Docs-for-Journalists

Call in with your questions (or listen live): +1-646-915-9583 Continue reading →

Coumbia Journalism School Webcast – Think Like a Newsroom Manager

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The Columbia Graduate School of Journalism presents a special webcast to talk about the Case Method, a powerful new tool available for journalism teachers, to help them train students to think like newsroom managers and industry leaders.

Thursday, Oct. 8, 2009
1-2 pm ET
(see local time around the world: http://bit.ly/wY15O )

Listen live, or later to a recording:
http://bit.ly/columbiajcm
(you can set an e-mail reminder for yourself at that link)

Or call-in to listen and/or talk to them at +1-646-915-9583

Send your questions/comments via e-mail to sree@sree.net (subject = webcast) of via Twitter @sreenet or #columbiaj. You can also use the chatroom that will be open at the link above to ask live questions.

Even if you miss the live version, you can listen to the archive at the link above or via the MP3 info below.

ABOUT THE CASE METHOD: The Columbia Graduate School of Journalism two years ago launched a new program, the Knight Case Studies Initiative. Funded by the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation, the Initiative aims to give journalism educators a powerful new tool for the classroom. The Case Method–long familiar to students of business, medicine, law and other professions—is an interactive, discussion-based approach to learning which asks students to think for themselves by confronting them with real-life dilemmas of leadership, management and ethics. Continue reading →

SAJA 15th Anniversary Convention & Career Expo NYC

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Dear friends and colleagues:

Next weekend, we are hosting the SAJA 15th Anniversary Convention & Career Expo (July 10-11) in NYC. If you join SAJA for $20 (you don’t have to be South Asian!), you can attend all the workshops, panels, the job fair, three receptions and gala dinner for just $50.

Details below and at http://www.saja.org/convention

The South Asian Journalists Association, SAJA, is celebrating its 15th
year with a convention July 10-11, in New York City.

The kick-off event is a reception at Bloomberg News on July 10, followed by a full day of programming at CUNY and a gala reception at Columbia University on July 11.

To attend the reception at Bloomberg News on July 10, you MUST
register by Monday, July 6.

Register today for this special convention at http://www.saja.org/convention

Professional members of SAJA or an affiliated group pay only $50.
Other attendees pay $100.
(or you can sign up for SAJA membership to avail of the discount: $20 for journalists, $40 for non-journos, $10 for students)

Despite the low registration fees, you will still have access to a loaded program, including workshops, panels, two receptions and the Awards Dinner at Columbia (Dr. Reza Aslan, one of the world’s leading experts on religion and author of “How to Win a Cosmic War: God, Globalization, and the End of the War on Terror” is going to be our gala dinner keynote on Saturday, July 11 – see his appearance last week on The Daily Show here: http://www.thedailyshow.com/video/index.jhtml?videoId=231561&title=reza-aslan ).

Meet recruiters from The Wall Street Journal, NY1 News, Thomson Reuters, Dow Jones Newswires, Bloomberg News and more at the Career Expo at CUNY on July 11 between 11 a.m. and 4 p.m.

For additional details and to register, go to SAJA’s home page http://www.saja.org/convention

Columbia Journalism School Event – Forging an International Consensus on Development and Climate Change

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South Asian Journalists Association
The Earth Institute at Columbia University
The John Oakes Prize for Environmental Journalism

present a conversation with one of the world’s leading experts on the environment and climate change…

Dr. Rajendra K. Pachauri
- received the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize on behalf of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (which he leads)

- in July 2009 becomes director of the Yale Climate and Energy Institute

TALK & Q&A: “Saving the World: Forging an International Consensus on Development and Climate Change”

Tuesday, May 19
6:45-8 pm
Columbia Journalism School
Stabile Student Center (lobby floor)
116th St & Broadway (#1 train to 116th St stop)

Free and open to the public; no RSVP required
Free open wifi available

NOTE: A recording of the conversation will be webcast later in the week. Feel free to send questions for Dr. Pachauri to saja@columbia.edu (subject = Questions for Dr. Pachauri)

BIO: Dr Rajendra K. Pachauri received the Nobel Prize for Peace in 2007 Continue reading →

Digital Advertising 101 for Editors and Entrepreneurial Journalists at Columbia Journalism

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Check out the website at www.journalism.columbia.edu/ContinuingEducation to learn more about spring offerings and register.

Digital Advertising 101
Workshop: May 4, 2009
7 p.m. to 10 p.m

Learn about the business of advertising in the digital age in this May 4 workshop at the Graduate School of Journalism. Industry experts will provide editors and entrepreneurial journalists with a concrete understanding of digital advertising sales in order to better navigate business decisions that are affecting the editorial side of journalism. Participants will leave with basic tools to integrate advertising into the consumer experience without compromising editorial integrity or interfering with the editorial product. They will also learn how to perform a self-diagnostic regarding their organizations’ readiness to confront the new realities of the digital age.

Register for this workshop
http://www.journalism.columbia.edu/cs/ContentServer/jrn/1165270051272/page/1212610911553/simplepage.htm

Upcoming Free Columbia J-School Events

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Wanted to alert you to three public events at the Columbia Journalism School over the next week (and one web-based event featuring J-school faculty, among others). Please share with anyone who might be interested.

All three events at Columbia Journalism School, 116th Street & Broadway – NO RSVP NEEDED. If you Twitter any of these, the hashtag is #ColumbiaJ

Thurs, March 12, 7:30-9 pm; Lecture Hall

DANIEL PERES, editor in chief, Details (no explanation needed)

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Fri, March 13, 12:15-1:30 pm; Stabile Student Center (lobby floor)

JASON ALBA on Job Hunting 2.0.

Meet Alba, founder of job-hunt-tracking site JibberJobber.com and author of “I’m On LinkedIn – Now What???” – http://imonlinkedinnowwhat.com/ and http://www.JasonAlba.com – as he discusses job hunting in the age of social media and his own entrepreneurial experience. You will leave with plenty of practical tips and new ideas.

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Thurs, March 19, 6:30-8:30 pm; Lecture Hall

ANDREW LIH, author of “The Wikipedia Revolution: How a Bunch of Nobodies Created the World’s Greatest Encyclopedia” and China media expert and former Columbia J-school professor. This will be the first public launch of the book in NYC. Lih will be interviewed by his former student Columbia alum Jonathan Dube, J’97. Dube is president of the Online News Association, the vice-president in charge of ABCNews.com and the publisher of CyberJournalist.net. See details of the book at http://www.andrewlih.com

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An Evening with the NYTimes.com Video team – Today 6pm

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An Evening with the NYTimes.com Video team

David Rummel, Senior Producer of News & Documentary at NYTimes.com, and Rob Harris, a New York Times video journalist, will discuss what makes a strong video story for the Web and what qualities the NYTimes is looking for in its video journalists, among other questions about the field.

NEW ADDITION TO THE PROGRAM:

Adam Ellick, who just returned from 3 months in Afghanistan and Pakistan for
NYT video, will join the presentation.

Tuesday, Feb. 10, 2009
6:00-8 p.m.

CUNY Graduate School of Journalism
3rd Floor
219 West 40th Street (between 7th & 8th Avenues)
New York, NY 10018

This event is free and open to the public.

To register, please visit http://snipurl.com/bkykd

Sandeep Junnarkar
Check out the redesigned www.familylifebehindbars.org
Associate Professor
CUNY Graduate School of Journalism
www.journalism.cuny.edu

South Asian Journalists Association
www.saja.org

Columbia J-School Webcast – Launching Your Own Media Business

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Listen here:

See Columbia Journalism School full archive of sessions (40+), on a wide variety of fascinating media topics, at http://www.blogtalkradio.com/columbiajournalism

FREE WEBCAST: Launching Your Own Media Business: Thriving and Surviving in the Changing Media Landscape

[Post your comments, and see resources, at http://columbianm.blogspot.com/2009/02/webcast-launching-your-own-media.html ]

Speakers: Henry Dubroff, J’82 alum and Susan J. Marks, authors of “Battling Big Box: How Nimble Companies Can Out Maneuver Giant Competitors”

Using what they learned via Dubroff’s media entrepreneurship
experience and their brand-new book, our speakers will help
journalists understand how they can be entrepreneurial and take charge
of their careers in ways they hadn’t imagined. The session will be
filled with practical, actionable information and they will take your
questions.

Friday, Feb. 6, 2009
1-2 pm ET
10-11 am PT (where Dubroff will be calling from)
11 am-noon CT (where Marks will be calling from)
see local time around the world: http://snurl.com/b8a4l

If you Twitter about this, please use this hash tag – #columbiaj (see the conversation at http://search.twitter.com/search?q=%23columbiaj )

ABOUT THE AUTHORS: Henry Dubroff, graduated from Columbia Journalism
School in 1972. He is founder and editor of Pacific Coast Business
Times. Despite operating in the shadow of the region’s big-box
competition in Los Angeles, Dubroff’s publication reached break-even
just 18 months after launch and continues to maintain double-digit
growth rates. Previously, Dubroff was editor of the Denver Business
Journal and business editor at the Denver Post, where he won numerous
national awards for excellence in journalism. His entrepreneurial
accomplishments have been recognized by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce,
the U.S. Small Business Administration, and the California
Legislature.

Susan J. Marks is an award-winning journalist, freelance writer, book
author, and editor. In her nearly 30 years of newspaper, magazine, and
book writing and editing experience, she has chronicled large and
small business successes and failures, innovations, and changes.

Columbia Journalism School presents a briefing on LinkedIn for Journalists

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UPDATE, IN CASE YOU MISSED IT:

* LinkedIn for Journalists

Columbia Journalism School presents a briefing on LinkedIn for Journalists
- or, So you’ve joined LinkedIn but have no idea how to use it well
- or, Everything you wanted to know about LinkedIn, but were afraid to ask

 

Plenty of journalists and other professionals sign up for LinkedIn, but many don’t use it well. Join LinkedIn experts (including an LI exec) for practical, easy-to-understand answers to questions such as:

* How can journalists use it in their day-to-day work?
* What are best practices for journalists?
* How can I use it as an effective job hunting tool?
* I hear LinkedIn’s Answers section is useful. Is it?
* How can I improve my LinkedIn profile?
* What are the rules of LinkedIn etiquette?

- and much more. Send us your questions – sree[at]sree.net or Twitter
@sreenet or post
them in the comments section below – or call in with questions! Share
your tips, too, please. Continue reading →