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Social Media Club Los Angeles!


Much thanks to Sally Falkow of for taking the initiative to organize a Social Media Club meeting in Los Angeles. It is going to be a busy September ahead, but very very very exciting to get things rolling around the country and around the globe. We hope to get some really great feedback on […]

Going Beyond Silicon Valley…


In last week’s NMRCast, I mentioned that I was considering an extended trip to host a few Social Media Club meetings outside Silicon Valley. On Saturday evening, Kristie and I decided that I should commit to the trip and see if providence would really move.
We are still working out the details and are looking […]

NMRCast #6 - Business Wire Joins the Group


Just a brief update about the status of the working group, Chris’s efforts to attend the XPRL working group meeting in London, and Business Wire’s involvement.
Download the file here (MP3, 5.1MB), or sign up for the RSS feed to get it and future shows automatically. (For automatic synchronization with your iPod or other digital player, […]

Social Media in Silicon Valley


For lunch today I met with former ‘eastwicker’ Giovanni Rodriguez and Silicon Valley Watcher’s Tom Foremski to discuss ideas we had for hosting a conversation on Social Media among Silicon Valley Marketing and PR professionals. After a couple of hours of brainstorming and bs’ing, we have a great idea for doing something unique. […]

NMRcast #5 - The Content Episode


The discussion covered the possible integration of XPRL aand the hRelease format; the results of a Social Media Club meeting on Wednesday night where the new-media release was addressed; the development of a working group; and the announcement of a case study contest.
Download the file here (MP3, 13.9MB), or sign up for the RSS feed […]

Social Media Club Meeting #1 Podcast


This is the podcast of the first public Social Media Club Meeting, held in Mountain View, CA at the offices of Interplast.org.
Listen in on the discussion with Chris Heuer, Brian Solis, Todd Defren, Tom Abate, Sally Falkow, Mark Nolan, Todd Van Hoosear, Jason Baptiste, Lisa Chung, Jenn McClure, Seth Mazow, Pat Meier, Shannon Clark and […]

Social Media Cast 0.1


This is the show that kicks it all off as we walk on down the road to our very bright future! This is the first episode of the “Social Media Cast” where you will be able to stay on top of what is happening with Social Media Club and the Social Media field in general.
In […]

SocialMediaClub.org to Build a Community for Social Media Professionals


It’s official! The SMC launch press release is crossing the wire as I type this post.
SocialMediaClub.org (SMC) launched today for the purpose of elevating Social Media to a higher level of professionalism. The organization will bring together different groups of social media practitioners such as bloggers, podcasters, publishers, journalists, students, artists, developers, marketers, and PR […]

New Media Release #4


Chris Heuer and Brian Solis are live at SES and discuss search-engine optimization of press releases and the role of XML schemas in press releases.
The podcast can be found at the For Immediate Release site.
It’s a thriller folks.
Show notes for August 15, 2006

Welcome to NMRCast episode #4, a 23-minute podcast recorded live from the San […]

Social Media Club Meeting Details


We have been slammed for the last couple of weeks, achieving some great progress but not having much chance to write, but that changes this week with our first meeting on Wednesday and much more to talk about. Before getting into the week though, I wanted to get a real headcount on who is […]

The First Public Meeting of SMC


Social Media Club Meeting #1

Begins: Wed, 16 Aug 2006 at 6:00 PM

Ends: Wed, 16 Aug 2006 at 8:00 PM

Entry fee: $0.00

Location:

857 Maude Avenue

Mountain View, CA 94043

USA

Link: SMC Meeting # 1

Join us for our first open meeting to talk about Social Media Club and the new Media Release Microformat. This is going to be a very straighforward sort of gathering amont those people who are interested in helping us launch the organization and those interested in our first project, which is known as the New Media Release. (aka hRelease, Media Release, Social Media Press Release, News Release and Adjective+Descriptor)

We will be writing more about the event over the next 2 weeks, but the agenda is pretty straightforward.

6:00 PM
- Arrive and Mingle
6:30 PM
- Introductions Around the Circle
6:40 PM
- Short oration from Chris Heuer about intentions of the Club
6:45 PM - 7:15 PM
- Open brainstorm and Q&A on the purpose and activities of the organization with hopefully some focus on the Founders Circle BrainJams
7:15 PM
- 2 Minute stretching exercise
7:17 PM - 8:00 PM
- Open discussion on the hRelease

After we wrap up, we will head to an informal dinner in downtown Mountain View at a location TBD.

If you have any questions or suggestions, or want to help sponsor the event, please comment below or use our contact form.

Tags: socialmedia, socialmediaclub, web2.0, hrelease, mediarelease, pr2.0, bayarea, siliconvalley

Making Social Media Club More Real Than Real


Wow! I can hardly believe how much has happened over the past week, but it seems we really hit the nail on the head with Social Media Club - and for once I am on trend instead of a year ahead of it! I must be slowing down in my old age!
In the New […]

NMR Cast #3 - Wire Services


The New Media Release Podcast, episode #3 can be downloaded here, heard directly from this page, or subscribed to via the NMRCast feed. Also, the Apple iTunes subscription is now available here or by searching for NMRCast at the Apple iTunes store under “podcasts.” If you subscribe to the FIR “everything” feed, however, this podcast […]