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So, I was on a (free) teleconference call this week with social media maven Amber Mac. I point out that the call was free because Amber is paid BIG bucks for her services and while I would consider myself to make a comfortable living, paying one-on-one for Amber Mac is not in the Baker budget.

Apparently, Amber is the be-all, end-all in the social media world. She gets glowing reviews from Steve Chen (founder of YouTube) and Dina Kaplan (co-founder of blip.tv) and is a smart gal to boot spending some time at MicroSoft and as a co-host of a techie program with tech guru Leo LaPorte. She’s now owner of her own wildly successful social media consulting business and has written a new must-have book to make all of us gurus like her but the best part is that she does this with a 15 month old baby!

I am intrigued by Amber’s success and caught on that there are some new trends in the fast-changing social media landscape that we can use to our advantage. Amber was discussing the new trends in social media including Tumblr, ScribbleLive, FourSquare and UStream. Cutting edge stuff.

The point of this post is that I’m on a fact-finding mission. Have you tried these new tools and, if so, what are your thoughts? I’d love your feedback and look forward to hearing about your experiences.