Austin Social Media Club is once again partnering with 501 Tech Club of Austin to enlist Twitter users in a community project. This time the beneficiary is the Capital Area Food Bank and the event is a HAM-up (September is Hunger Action Month). Tyson Foods issued a challenge on their Hunger Relief blog, offering to […]

There are a few conferences coming up that we thought you might be interested in sinking your teeth into:
National Coalition of Dialogue and Deliberation: October 3-5, 2008 in Austin, TX - NCDD’s dynamic conferences bring together leaders and future leaders in public engagement, conflict resolution and related fields to share resources and strategies, build lasting […]

Here’s a bit of what’s going on in Social Media of late. Feel free to add your own links in the comments section, or send us you suggestions for the next issue of Social Media Now.
Jeremiah Owyang shares his thoughts on how a you should look at Twitter before deciding to promote your brand there. […]

Social Media Breakfast Twin Cities and Social Media Club of Minnesota and have aligned for selected events in order to push forward the digital community discussions and connections here in the Twin Cities. Better things happen when you come together. This coming Friday at 8AM, BestBuy continues their openness to discussions on new media and […]

We would like to put together a list of ‘case studies’ of companies around the world (large and small) who have adopted a Social Media strategy and, here’s the kicker, successfully taken action on their plan.
It may not have been a completely smooth path for them to walk down, but they are making strides and […]

Here’s a bit of what’s going on in Social Media of late. Feel free to add your own links in the comments section, or send us you suggestions for the next issue of Social Media Now.

Mike Sansone’s mantra is Reach with Intention, and he provides some great questions to ask yourself when considering the use […]

Be The Voice: August 17, 2008 - David Spark talks with Chris Heuer, Social Media Club’s CoFounder and a Senior Partner with The Conversation Group and Peter Hirshberg, also of The Conversation Group and chairman of Technorati about engaging with your community. Heuer and Hirshberg offer some amazing insight with regard to developing your voice, […]

[I posted this article on my blog yesterday, but thought it might help a few SMC members if it were reposted.]
Last week, I strategized and launched a pretty large social network in four days, with the help of a really amazing team. In some days, I have done jobs like this before, in that I’ve […]

Join well-regarded industry leaders such as David Meerman Scott, Seth Godin, Chris Brogan, Chris Penn and Greg Verdino for the Inbound Marketing Summit on September 8th in Cambridge, MA to hear their insights on how to generate more leads and sales for your business.
There are less than 40 ticket lefts to this event, and thanks […]

Per Matt’s request, I held this under embargo until he started his address - may need to update wiht more facts once he explains the whole story
One of the things that struck me when I started using WordPress was that the Plugin and Theme universe was extremely vast. So vast, that I could never […]

(NOTE: UPDATED 8/14 -see below)
Almost everyone has had Cancer touch his or her life. I’ve had a mother-in-law, grandmother, and 1st cousin fight and beat cancer, and I’ve seen the damage that it creates in their lives, and the lives of those around them. I lost a stepmother to cancer as well.
I’m writing today about […]

Social Media Now 9-11-08
Here’s a bit of what’s going on in social media of late. Feel free to add your own links in the comments section, or send us you suggestions for the next issue of Social Media Now.
Chris Brogan shares his best advice about social media.
The Dontgo movement showed that the Republicans can get […]

The SXSW panel selection process opened this morning, and several of the Social Media Club Advisory Group members have pitched presentation ideas in the hopes of sharing their experiences with you. If any of these topics move you, feel free to cast your vote for one, two or all of them (listed in alphabetical order):

Against […]

With the creation of the interim advisory board/group, it was my hope to gain some new momentum and secure a real commitment from industry leaders to collaborate for our collective benefit. From the coverage and feedback we received, it seems that we did that part well.
Now we need to turn that energy and attention […]