… is also being joined by the 43rd and 44th. I am very proud to report that Aaron Strout, Coach Deb (Deb Micek) and Chris Hambly were the top vote getters with 383 for Aaron, 340 for Deb and 179 for Chris (who barely edged out Maddie Grant who had 166).
Why did we decide […]

Wow! The response to our mistake has been overwhelming.  While we have much work to do, our first task is to figure out how to best harness this outpouring of energy.  We have enough work to do and projects that need help to get everyone involved who wants to be involved - particularly when it […]

Looks like we (I) made a mistake.  I think I was looking for the number of interim board members to be 42 subconsciously, even though we only had 41 as Lloyd Davis pointed out in the comments of our interim board announcement today.  If you aren’t into sci-fi, you probably don’t know that 42 is […]

The Social Media Club (SMC), a new media and advocacy organization focused on social media, today announced that 42 well-regarded industry leaders have volunteered to form an interim Board of Directors.
The new interim board has been charted to address several key organizational and strategic deliverables, including development of membership goals, acceleration of local chapter development, […]

Chris and I spent most of the Memorial Day weekend printing welcome letters, laminating member cards and stuffing envelopes with stickers and shirts, to ensure the Social Media Club member kits were completed and shipped to their rightful owners*.
As Chris mentioned in the welcome letter sent out with the kit, we are seeing more and […]

OK, I finally succumbed to the hype and got past the shiny object syndrome to see the real potential of Friend Feed when they added the new rooms feature.  I have been telling everyone I know for the past 2 years that groups done simply and done right are the real killer app - and now […]

The Seattle Chapter of the Social Media Club is having an event tonight, May 1, 2008 at the Text 100 office in downtown Seattle. The meeting starts at 6:30 and refreshments will be served.
Here’s the skinny-
A Published Stream of Consciousness:
Do Business and Micro-blogging Mix?

Micro-blogging services such as Twitter are continually growing in popularity, […]

Seems conference season is in full swing, so we wanted to let you know about some of the ones that got our attention and several have graciously offered discounts to our Members and friends.
We also want to make sure you are aware of the Social Media Club local events that are happening near […]

December meeting
Begins: Thu, 13 Dec 2007 at 6:30 PM
Ends: Thu, 13 Dec 2007 at 8:00 PM
Entry fee: Free
Location:
Jobing.com, 2nd floor
22nd St. south of Camelback Road
Phoenix, AZ 85016
USA

Link: Social Media Club Phoenix

Monthly meeting of the Phoenix Social Media Club.
Video tools for social media will be the topic, although almost anything might be discussed.

Tags: social media, […]

On Tuesday we had a packed house for the Austin Social Media Workshop, sponsored by Dell. One of the attendees, Kara Soluri, was brand new to the whole concept of social media. She had attended our regular monthly meeting as a guest of her neighbor, Austin cofounder Kelley Burrus, and enjoyed it so much she […]

Join us this Thursday September 20, 2007 in San Francisco at Adobe’s offices beginning at 630pm for a fascinating look at how we are preserving our memories and sharing them with our loved ones (please register here). Social Media, emerging technologies and storytelling are changing the way we connect and stay connected with our families […]

After speaking with Lisa Padilla from Blog Talk Radio and Mike McGrath from Tacit Partners (also one of of the Silicon Valley chapter leaders) at last week’s Silicon Valley gathering, we decided to move forward with a new show for Social Media Club on Blog Talk Radio. In a short while, at 10am PST today […]

While some local groups are taking summer break, several others are meeting this month. Keep the conversation going at these local events near you:
Social Media Club August - Denver: August 7, 2007
Guest speaker is Brad Feld
Social Media Club - San Francisco: August 9, 2007
Guest speakers include Evan Hansen (Wired News), Chris Tolles (Topix) […]

Sent July 19, 2007

State of the Club
Roles and Responsibilities to be Filled
Social Media Clubhouse in Second Life
Upcoming Events

I am writing you today feeling amazingly refreshed and enthused. Married life is pretty good, and things here in San Francisco are just amazing this time of year. It doesn’t hurt that […]

San Francisco: July 31, 2007 (pending)
Philadelphia: August 1, 2007
Denver: August 7, 2007
Silicon Valley: August 16, 2007
Boston: September 13, 2007
Phoenix: September 13, 2007
London: September 20, 2007

Some of the following cities took short summer breaks, others are in the planning stages and we should have updates on their upcoming meetings shortly:
Atlanta, Austin, Dallas, Los Angeles, New York, […]