Help! London group need a place to cop a squat: ASAP!
April 16, 2007
We just learned our regular venue in London (Fleishman Hillard) is not available to us for this Thursday, April 19th. Whoops!
Is there another fine business out there willing to open their doors to a crew of 15-20 for a couple of hours Thursday night? If so, please shoot an email to lloyd.davis [at] gmail [dot] com.
Many thanks!
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March 18, 2007
We have been working our little fingers to the bone and are happy to announce the launch of four new SMC groups over the next 30 days:
- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (USA): March 26th
- Silicon Valley (SF South Bay Area), California (USA): April 4th
- Berlin, Germany (Europe): April 13th
- Denver, Colorado (USA): April 17th
There are another seven cities that have been requested, and we will be making additional announcements in the near future, so keep watch here on the SMC site. Please also keep in mind we are building the organization smartly (not slowly), so we can properly use the resources we currently have to assist with local event management and promotion while continuing to establish connections between the cities to extend the knowledge beyond your own backyard.
If you wish to launch SMC in your home town, please add your city to the wiki and Howard Greenstein (CEO) will contact you shortly to get the ball rolling.
And to see ALL cities currently gathering, please check out our Events page.
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March 9, 2007
It is another event packed month for Social Media Clubbers so make sure you note your calendars the gatherings taking place in:
- South Florida: March 14, 2007
- Boston: March 15 2007
- London: March 15, 2007
- San Francisco: March 20, 2007
- Dallas: March 27, 2007 (pending)
- New York: March 27, 2007
- Austin: March 29, 2007
- Washington, DC: March 29, 2007
- Atlanta: April 4, 2007
- Phoenix: April 12, 2007
- Boston: April 12, 2007
- London: April 19, 2007
Los Angeles, Seattle, and Vancouver gatherings are in the works and we are looking into launching groups in Silicon Valley, Denver, Philadelphia, New Orleans, Berlin, and Toronto shortly!To get information on an existing gathering, please visit our
Sphere: Related Content March 9, 2007 Guest post by Ronna Porter But so far, we’ve concentrated most attention on video and visual content, and gained only limited benefits in terms of communication, community and distinctiveness from sound and music when it comes to social media. Yes, podcasting is an audio medium, but how many podcasts out there are truely exploiting sound? Research shows that although 83% of all commercial communication is visual, there is a 65% chance that our mood will change when we hear a new sound (see http://www.brandsense.com). I believe we haven’t even scratched the surface in integrating great sound that supports rather than gets in the way of good communication. Involved in the Social Media Club since its creation, and an active member of the London group, I’ve offered to drive the debate on the use of sound in social media, and I’d love to include your input: For those lucky enough to be in Las Vegas – have fun and learn lots! March 4, 2007 …won’t stay in Vegas. It will be podcasted, photographed and blogged. The Social Media Club founders are headed to Sin City for the NewComm Forum (March 7-9) and Community 2.0 (March 12-14) conferences and would like to invite you to join us for the official launch of the Social Media Clubhouse. The idea behind the Clubhouse is to provide a low key space where you can hang out with your peers to blog, vidcast, podcast, and chat the night away. It is a space where you can get a comfortable bed to sleep in for $125 per night which includes transportation to/from each conference in our styling six-passenger van (check the wiki for availability). This house also comes with a pool, spa, home theatre, and a pool table, so there will be a few offline events as well. And for those not staying with us in the house - we are only five (5) short minutes to the Venetian and 15 minutes to the Red Rock, so bouncing back and forth is a breeze. We do not currently have staff or the budget to keep the house open 24/7, but we will plan to have it open each night after the conference (s) and on the weekend inbetween the two events. A full schedule will be available on the SMC wiki and will be updated on Wednesday (3/7) morning. We would also like to put the call out for sponsors interested in supporting the Clubhouse. We offer several ways for you to participate, or, if you just sold your company to Google and you have a few dollars to burn - take a look at sponsoring the whole she-bang. We are not a venture-backed company, so if the party/BBQ expenses are not covered, we will ask everyone to chip in a few bucks to help defray the cost. Most folks we spoke with said they wouldn’t mind, but I am hoping for a sponsor (or four) so stay tuned - or call me if you know someone who would like to help out. See you in Vegas! March 4, 2007 In this issue: ——————– Welcome to our Co-Founders, SMB Members and Professional Members: We’d like to acknowledge our new Co-Founders, Small and Medium Business Members, and Professional Members here. Thank you ever so much for opening your heart, and your wallet, to support the mission of Social Media Club. Corporate Co-Founders: Business Wire (Laura Sturaitis, Monika Maeckle, Ken Zamkow, Clint Howell, Serena Ehrlich, Malcolm Atherton, Liz Koch, Francine Vida, and Joel Tesch) and Shift Communications (Todd Defren - his team to be announced shortly) SMB Co-Founders: anthonyBarnumPR (Connie Reece, Melissa Anthony, Mike Chapman), Swatchbox Technologies (Mike Bruznell, Andy Jenks, Jesse Engle), Intellicontact (Chuck Hester, Ryan Allis, Brandon Milford), VOCE Communications (Mike Manual, Stacy Libby, Michael Moeschler), The Bravo Group (Christopher Bravacos and his team), and Starlight Media (Laurence Koret and his team). SMB: iPressRoom Corporation (Eric Schwartzman) Professional Co-Founders: Brian Solis, Mitch Ratcliffe, David Meerman Scott, Alex Williams, Eric Ward, Tim Bonnemann, Andrea Weckerle, Josh Hallett, Jeffrey Keefer, Tom Hayes, Steven Vitka, Todd VanHoosear, Dee Rambeau, Debbie Weil, and Cynthia Baker. Professional: Michelle Lamar, Robert Chiarito, Adam Broitman, Shel Israel, Kelley Burrus, Nathaniel Westheimer, and Dave Coustan. Each of the members mentioned above will receive a Member Kit that includes a membership card, stickers, and a T-shirt. We will continue to beef the kits up as time goes on with other promotional items, discounts and various other benefits, so stay tuned for further announcements! Which leads us into…. ——————– SMC T-Shirt Contest(s): Win a Shirt, a Little Fame and Our Undying Love! We are looking for funky and fresh designs, something people would be proud to put on their chest and back. A good example of a cool T-shirt design is the one Greg Narain designed for the Web 2point2 unconference. It not only played into the messaging perfectly, it was a great conversation starter and something most folks could relate too. Thanks again Greg - that was really kick ass. All entries will be posted to the SMC site and will be voted on by your peers. And if yours is/are the winning design(s), you will get a free T-shirt with your design on it, a Professional SMC Co-Founder Membership ($250 value), a $100 Amazon gift certificate, link love galore, and full bragging rights. Not a bad deal I think. And it probably goes without saying that your completed design should have something to do with ‘Social Media’ (open for interpretation) and/or slogan “If you get it, share it”. Contest rules and details can be found online and we hope to see your designs soon! ——————– SMC Gatherings Around the World We have a fresh round of local events coming up over the next month and hope you can join one of us at one of them: Los Angeles, Seattle, and Vancouver gatherings are in the works and we are looking into launching groups in Silicon Valley, Denver, Philadelphia and Toronto shortly! To get information on an existing gathering, please visit our Events page. Don’t see a group in your local area yet? Sign up your city on the wiki and we will contact you to help SMC launch in your backyard (well, not literally, but you get the idea). If you don’t know about what happens during our meetings, check out these two posts with audio from the February NYC and San Francisco events. ——————– Are You a Member of the Club? You may have seen the membership button on the navigation, but perhaps wondered why you would join as a member, when all you have seen so far is the blog and our events. The thing is, by registering as an open member, you are showing your support of our desire to build a community of social media practitioners and champions. A statement of that desire through our registration form is a great first step towards the mutually beneficial work we are doing. You need not pay us money to be supportive of our efforts. We have always had and always will have an Open Membership option for free - for those who want to participate but either don’t have the money or simply don’t want to pay. We have been seeking co-founders and paid memberships as a form of ‘community financing’ to help us ramp up more community services (to be announced shortly). It also could very well save the life of one of Chris’ very, very tired credit cards. So if you have received any benefit from the events we have organized, or if you see the need for a community organization to support this emerging new form of communications and want to be involved in creating it, please register today as an Open Member. If you are a member of the club already - we can’t thank you enough. With over 120 registered members and about 40 paid members, it warms the cockles of my heart to know that all this hard work is making a difference and helping people to connect with the people, ideas and resources they need. ——————– We Sure Love Those Links When you blog, podcast, videocast or do some other Social Media ‘thing’ and wish to link to Social Media Club, please use .COM not .ORG address. We are moving everything over to the .COM and this will not only reduce confusion, but also doesn’t divide our search engine mojo up to two domains. You get it. Thanks. ——————– Introducing the ‘They get it’ Podcast You may have caught a blog post or three on the podcasts we have done recently with some people we know who really ‘get’ Social Media. We are going to be producing more of these as we go forward, talking with other smart people who have a deep understanding of what is happening here. As Doc Searls says, there is something of “Greater Significance” happening – the people we are talking to in this series can truly “see the forest for the trees” and will help you see it too. Or, you can subscribe to the feed and never miss an episode! If you would like to nominate someone to be interviewed for the ‘They Get It’ series, please end an email to theygetit@socialmediaclub.com with a short note introducing the person, and why they ‘get it.’ ——————– Last, but not least. Have you signed up for the SMC mailing list yet? Feel free to join the one in your town, or, if you’re not in a town with a local group meeting yet, join the more general purpose SMC-List. Simply click on the title, and follow the instructions of the form to join that mailing list. Be well you Media mavens. Cheers, Chris, Kristie and Howard Coming Next Month: A member survey so we can learn more about who you are, and what we can do to make SMC the organization you want it to be February 13, 2007 The Future of Online Advertising is a two day conference where the biggest names in online advertising show you how to increase ad revenue from your site, how to use your ad budget effectively and where the online advertising industry is headed. The conference is coming to New York City on June 7-8, 2007 and Social Media Club members are eligible to receive a 10% discount by using the code ‘SMC-DEAL’. You may register online and note there is an additional Early Bird discount if tickets are bought by March 5th. February 13, 2007 We have a fresh round of SMC events coming up over the next month and hope you can join one of us at one of them: I am excited to announce the following several cities launching will be launching soon: What? Don’t see your city listed yet? Make sure you add it to the wiki (anyone can edit or add a page) with your contact information so we can work towards a launch near you. Note: the password for editing the wiki is on the top of every page. So stay tuned, more announcements coming soon! UPDATED 2/14/07: Portland has been announced! February 6, 2007 I have tried to come up with something witty and pleasurable to the eyes on my own, but I seem to be missing that artistic gene required to produce a good looking product (thanks mom), so we would like to ask the SMC community to stir the creative being dwelling within and help us design the Member* and Cofounder T-shirts (offer a design for one or both – whatever floats your boat). We are looking for funky and fresh designs, something people would be proud to put on their chest, as our hope is the SMC tee is the one people go to wear over all others sitting in their closet (so we are a little selfish, do you blame us?). A good example of a cool T-shirt design is the one Greg Narain designed for the Web 2point2 unconference. It not only played into the messaging perfectly, it was a great conversation starter and something most folks could relate too. Thanks again Greg - that was really kick ass. And it probably goes without saying that your completed design should have something to do with ‘Social Media’ (open for interpretation) and/or slogan “If you get it, share it”. All entries will be posted to the SMC site and will be voted on by your peers. And if yours is/are the winning design(s), you will get a free T-shirt with your design on it, a Professional SMC Membership ($100 value), a $100 Amazon gift certificate (per winning design), link love galore, and full bragging rights. Not a bad deal I think. And every contest has a few ‘guidelines’, here are ours:
So crack open Photoshop, let the creative juices flow and show us what you’ve got!
* These shirts will be given to all Professional level and above Members and will be available for sale in the SMC Store (coming soon). UPDATED: We have extended the contest out until March 11th. So get those designs in! January 28, 2007 Following the 3rd Thursday event held on the 18th, the last week has seen a flurry of activity in the blogosphere addressing the value (or lack of value) for a social media news release. Chris Heuer, Tom Foremski, and Shel Holtz review the various points different posts have made and how it can affect the develoment of the social media release. Shel put together a list of the posts they reviewed which can be found on his site (and we encourage you to sift through them all). A big ‘thank you’ to Shel for hosting and managing the NMRcast for us! If you would like to listen to previous NMRcasts, please check out the For Immediate Release website. January 25, 2007 NewComm Forum is the premier conference that brings together industry leaders from around the globe to explore the impact of Social Media on professional communications, business and traditional media. There are 28 interactive sessions in four conference tracks focusing on corporate communications, PR, marketing and advertising, new media and journalism. Get hands-on training, learn best practices for Social Media program implementation and hear the latest case studies. The 3rd Annual New Communications Forum, takes place March 7th-9th at the Venetian in Las Vegas, NV. Chris Heuer, SMC Co-Founder, will be on hand to moderate a session on ‘How to optimize the Social Media Release for the future of PR’. We will also be organizing a blogger dinner for Thursday night (8th) - so stay tuned for additional details which will be posted on the Events page shortly. For more information on the NewComm Forum, or to register, visit the NewComm Forum website or call +1.800.493.4867. We are proud to announce Social Media Club members are eligible for a $200 discount, simply reference discount code 612SHN to save $200. We hope to see you in Vegas! January 22, 2007 This latest episode was recorded live from the The Third Thursday meeting that took place at Shine SF in San Francisco on January 18, 2007. Mike Manuel announced the new partnership between the Third Thursday group, SNCR and the Social Media Club and then we delved into the main topic for the evening, the Social Media Release (’SMR’). The panel discussion was led by Chris Heuer, and featured Shel Holtz, Brian Solis, Tom Foremski, and special guest, Joel Tesch from BusinessWire. The SMR topic fueled quite a bit of conversation following the event, most of which can be followed through Technorati, though I am finding some folks tagged it with social+media+release, others with social+media+press+release so it is not as easy as I thought to round them all up. Which is why we have Brian Solis who did a bang up job in collecting several key points on the topic to get everyone up to speed. Thanks Brian. A big ‘thank you’ to Shel for hosting and managing the NMRcast for us, and to the folks at Shine SF for opening their space to the group. To listen to previous NMRcasts, please check out the For Immediate Release website. January 9, 2007 Welcome to the first issue of Social Media Club’s ‘Calendar of Events’ for 2007. Here we will bring you updates on all the latest gatherings happening around the world that will connect you ‘live’ with other great people who are also interested in Social Media. In this issue: ————————————– Social Media Chapter Gatherings In the fall of 2006, we launched Social Media Club round tables in San Francisco, New York, Los Angeles, Miami, Boston, London, Phoenix, Washington D.C., Portland, Seattle, and Vancouver. We are gearing up for the Dallas launch this month, Austin next month and will be announcing additional cities shortly. If you are interested in organizing Social Media Club in your town, please contact kristiewells [at] gmail [dot] com for more information. We start the New Year off with a bang with gatherings taking place in the following cities: We are working on dates for the South Florida, Seattle, and Vancouver groups and will post to the site once these events are locked in. These three locations are in need of a venue. If you have any recommendations, please contact kristie [at] brainjams [dot] org. Register for any of the above events or learn more about other Social Media events happening around the world on the SMC website. We have also set up an email list for each chapter of Social Media Club. Feel free to join the one in your town, or, if you’re not in a town with a chapter yet, join the more general purpose SMC-List. To join a list go to http://lists.SocialMediaClubMail.com/, click on the title, and follow the instructions of the form to join that mailing list. ————————————– Social Media Workshop One of the first events we want to announce for this year is the Social Media Workshop – a day long workshop that provides a great introduction to Social Media concepts and practices for every business. The topics range from tagging, to social networking, to blogging, to podcasting and more, all geared towards practical applications for making the most of the tools and technology while being a good member of the community. If you are already a seasoned veteran on such topics, than we could probably use your help in making the workshop an extraordinary experience for others. We are currently accepting proposals for introductory level workshop sessions that will complement our planned agenda. The initial dates are being finalized along with the venues, expect to hear more shortly… ————————————– Social Media 2007 Conference Discount! We are pleased to announce that Social Media Club has partnered with Business Capital Edge to offer a discount to SMC members for the Social Media 2007 conference being held on January 30-31, 2007 at the InterContinental Buckhead in Atlanta. SMC members can attend the conference for $500 ($100 discount!). To register and receive the discount, please call +1 (847) 993-5946 and reference code MC34. More information on the conference can be found at http://www.socialmedia2007.com/ ————————————– Social Media Club Membership If you are not yet an official member of the club, please do register today at http://www.socialmediaclub.org/membership/. Open membership is free for all, but please consider supporting our efforts to serve the community by joining as a Social Media Professional or as a company member. We hope you can make one of the many events taking place and look forward to sharing and learning with you. Cheers! Kristie Wells, Diva of Details January 8, 2007 Beer + conversation + digital recorder = Beercasting I think our buddy Greg Narain coined the term back in 2004 when he toured the country, visiting something like 11 cities, recording 300+ podcasts on close to 100 different topics - and all along the way, a pint of brew in his hands. It can happen anywhere, at any time, and takes very little in resources to get off the ground. And it is usally a good time for everyone involved. Well, if you like beer that is. And of course, you like to talk. And then there is that thing of having to being ok with being heard as the odds are good at least one other person (and possibly a bazillion people) will listen to your chatter online. But beercasting sure does add to the hilarity of things. Giovanni Gallucci just sent me the link to a beercast from the Podcast Expo last September. On the mic are several folks including Chris Heuer, Mike Hudack, Greg Narain, Melissa Gira, and Vic Podcaster. Providing the beer, Chris Brogan and the fine folks at Pulver Media. The subject? What does ‘Social Media’ as a term mean. Now, keep in mind they have been drinking (it is a beercast afterall), but to clarify, they are not drunk. I think the podcast is well worth a listen to, and it is an interesting topic at hand. There are also a couple of photos available on Giovanni’s Flickr account to give you a visual of who you are listening to. January 6, 2007 Social Media Club (‘SMC’) has partnered with Business Capital Edge (’BCE’) to offer a $100 discount (making the cost $500) to our members for the Social Media 2007 Corporate Blogging and Podcasting conference being held on January 30-31, 2007 at the InterContinental Buckhead in Atlanta, GA. To register and receive the discount, please call 847-993-5946 and reference code MC34. BCE has also launched a blog to assist the speakers and the participants to connect before, during and after the conference. They encourage all registered attendees to participate in the blog by letting them know why you registered for Social Media 2007, what you want to learn and what you think are the biggest issues. The speakers will be checking in on this blog and will do their best to address your needs. ———————————————- We are also please to announce the launch of the Social Media Club Atlanta that will take place on Monday, January 29th at the same hotel as the conference, the InterContinental Buckhead. On hand will be SMC Co-Founder, Howard Greenstein, who will lead a discussion on what Social Media really is, review some of the activities at the other Clubs, discuss goals for SMC in 2007, in addition to covering other topics suggested by the Atlanta participants. The event will take place from 6pm to 8:30pm and is free to attend, though we do ask you to pre-register so we may prepare the room for your arrival and ensure there are plenty of drinks for everyone. Hope to see you in Atlanta!
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There are also several conferences going on around the world that some of you just might find of interest:
SMC T-Shirt Contest(s): Win a Shirt, a Little Fame and Our Undying Love!
NMRcast #14
NMRcast #14 (29-minutes) can be downloaded (MP3, 13.3 MB), or you can sign up for the RSS feed to get it and future shows automatically. (For automatic synchronization with your iPod or other digital player, you’ll also need a podcatcher such as Juice, DopplerRadio, iTunes or Yahoo! Podcasts, or an RSS aggregator that supports podcasts such as FeedDemon).
NewComm Forum: Social Media Conference
NMRcast #13
You may download the NMRcast here (MP3, 34.6Mb, 1:15:23). You may also subscribe to the Speakers & Speeches RSS feed to get these and future podcasts automatically. For automatic synchronization with your iPod or other digital player, you’ll also need a podcatcher such as the free Juice, DopplerRadio, iTunes or Yahoo! Podcasts, or an RSS aggregator that supports podcasts such as FeedDemon. To receive all For Immediate Release podcasts including the twice-weekly Hobson & Holtz Report, subscribe to the full RSS feed.
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Beercasting from Podcast Expo 2006
What is a beercast you ask?
Discount passes available for Social Media 2007 conference
