Elizabeth Cawein, Matthew Crawford Trisler, Lorrie Jackson, Dave Barger

Welcome to the second season of the Social Expedition! Are you embarrassed that you didn’t get us a gift? Don’t worry, we didn’t warn you it was coming. We’ll still gladly accept any cards, letters or gifts of frankincense, myrrh or gold bullion you feel so inclined to send.

We’re aligning our seasons with the seasons of the earth, so the passing of the winter solstice on Monday means we’ve ventured into season two, and we’ll be here until the arrival of the equinox in March. With a new season inevitably comes change; you’ll note the absence of our usual “Tweeter of the Week,” but be on the lookout for new regular features arriving soon.

Though we wouldn’t call this our “holiday” episode, we definitely have Christmas on the brain. You might even hear some jingle bells if you listen closely. You’ll also hear us get into one-stop  media shopping with a discussion of Boxee, a cross-platform freeware media center that’s designed to work with your home television set. We also share the secret to getting results from your Wii Fit (hint: it involves actually using it) and what Matthew’s dating tactics have in common with auto-play video and audio on web sites.

Our guest is Lorrie Jackson, a blogger and social media practitioner who serves as the Director of Communications and Marketing for Lausanne Collegiate School. She also speaks around the country on social media topics, and she schooled us for about 20 minutes on everything from the influence of social media on holiday shopping to the necessity of staying in the conversation when the tides turn.

The Core Conversation is on hiatus until the new year, but you can catch our first show of 2010 on January 8. And of course, the Expedition won’t miss a beat – we’ll be here next week with Rick Tarrant as our guest. Have a safe and happy holiday!

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