Wanna Learn About Social Media?

There's an interesting experiment going on - well, if you're reading this any time after 10:19 AM EDT on June 6, 2008, it already has finished - that involves five prominent social media marketing experts and a charitable cause. If you don't typically follow social media (wait - you're reading this blog; is that possible?) or need some advice from those who are living in the space, I suggest you take a close look at this post.

Over the past few months, I've seen a number of individuals using their creativity and intelligence to raise money for good causes. Examples include ChipIns to help defray funeral expenses, make pledges for races, or of course to raise money for cancer research.
Jennifer Leggio (@mediaphyter on Twitter) has come up with the next great idea. She's participating in a marathon in October, and as part of her efforts, is trying to raise money for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society. Her fundraising goal is $10,000, so she enlisted the help of five bloggers/consultants to help her reach that goal. Chris Brogan, Joseph Jaffe, Geoff Livingston, Aaron Strout, and Greg Verdino.
For less than $2,000 each (at the time this post was written), you can have access to social media consulting services from these very talented and well-written folks. For a full description of each, head over to Mediaphyter. If you'd just like to take my word for it then start the bidding on each below:

Let's bid this up in the name of charity, shall we? Good luck and I hope you have a chance to talk with at least one of these guys. If you miss out now, it may cost you more if you eventually hire them! :-)