Be a YouTube Star with Step Ahead Web Strategies

CHARLESTON, SC - USA (SANEPR.com) July 24, 2008 -- Be a YouTube Star With Step Ahead Web Strategies

– From Facebook to Flickr and from MySpace to YouTube, almost everyone these days uses social media as part of either their work or personal lives. Step Ahead Web Strategies, a Mt Pleasant-based company that works with companies to creatively engage Web 2.0 tools, is inviting the public to submit a video describing their favorite social media tool and why as part of a fun summer initiative.

The company has already gathered a handful of videos from folks in a variety of industries offering up their favorites, including Pandora, Facebook, Twitter, Jott, blogging and more.

“Whether you blog about your favorite celebrity, share family photos on YouTube or keep up with your friends and colleagues on Facebook, almost everyone has their favorite social media tool that’s made a difference in their lives,” says Lyn Mettler, president of Step Ahead Web Strategies. “In true Web 2.0 style, we’ve invited the public to take a break from work or the kids and share their favorites by submitting a fun video on YouTube. Who knows? Maybe we’ll all learn about some great new tools out there.”

People who would like to submit a video should visit the company’s YouTube channel at www.youtube.com/lynmettler. They can then post a video response to any of the existing videos or simply upload their video and tag it “stepahead”. The company will edit the best responses into a video to be posted on their Web site this fall. Visit www.stepaheadwebstrategies.com for complete details and information on the summer initiative.

Step Ahead Web Strategies offers clients a comprehensive online strategy from a public relations and marketing perspective. The company helps businesses and organizations expand their Web presence beyond their Web site, engaging the latest and most innovative technologies, including online video, social networking, search engine optimization, blogs, Podcasting and more, to reach their target audiences with the right message. To date, the company has worked with European tour company Breakaway Adventures, the Charleston Area Convention & Visitors Bureau, Golf Island, Sunset Rentals, Charming Inns of Charleston, Positus Consulting and Decorum, LLC. Visit www.stepaheadwebstrategies.com or call (843) 388-8376 for more information.
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