During the January 11 #solopr Twitter chat, independent PR pros discussed keeping abreast of new social networks, balancing 9-5 along with consulting work, and the best conferences/events to attend in 2012.

In addition to continuing to provide a downloadable transcript in PDF each week, we're pleased this week to begin providing a Storify summary to highlight some of the most popular tweets from each chat.

Be sure to check out thetranscript in PDF for the full discussion.Note that the transcript is in reverse chronological order.

If you weren’t able to join us this week, please let us know how you’d respond to the chat questions below!

The #solopr chat – held each Wednesday from 1-2 p.m. Eastern – is a weekly ritual for some of the most savvy Solo PR Pros on Twitter. Anyone with a Twitter account is welcome to participate – see Join Us for the #solopr Chat on Twitter to find out how!

Thanks to Jennifer Spivak for compiling this post.