You aren't using social networking? Your children, friends and clients are. Businesses and people interact daily, sharing photos, telling stories, meeting new people, and building a solid foundation of online connections.

They should be connecting with your business. Learn the do's and dont's at Social Media Smarts: Transforming Customers and Employees into Partners. The seminar is co-sponsored by the North Lake Tahoe Chamber of Commerce and the Truckee Donner Chamber of Commerce in partnership with the Sierra Human Resources Association (SHRA) and Tahoe Training Partners, Wednesday, March 10, 8:30-11 a.m., registration and snack 8 a.m., Cedar House Sport Hotel, 10918 Brockway Road, Truckee.

Learn to define social media, understand tools and practical applications for developing your own social media strategy. Speakers include Rita P. Best, creative director, owner and social media evangelist at Synergetics-CSDM in Reno and Colleen Dalton, E-Business marketing director for Booth Creek Resorts at Northstar-at-Tahoe. Also, observe a live online exercise which will introduce you to practical applications of social media tools.

Facebook, Twitter, Linked In, You Tube, Yelp, and Google's new “Buzz” can also be used to drive deeper employee engagement and to recruit talent.

Registration fees: Early bird registration (before March 3), $30 chamber and SHRA members and $40 for non-members. Last-minute registration (after March 3): $40 chamber and SHRA members, $50 for non-members

Easy online registration at www.sierrahra.com at the online store. Seating is limited for this popular event. No refunds; substitutions welcome.

For more information call Laura Moriarty, SHRA president-elect (530) 573-0224 or write to Laura@tahoetrainingpartners.com.