http://www.socialmediaclub.org A community for the champions of Social Media and those seeking to learn Tue, 09 Feb 2010 15:41:41 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Social Media Club Education Connection (aka #SMCEDU) is a national initiative whose goal is to unite educators, students, and professionals to further the development of social media curriculum in our schools, enabling a wider network of learning and workforce preparedness. #SMCEDU is a part of Social Media Club, a nonprofit organization ... http://www.socialmediaclub.org/2010/02/09/smcedu-chat-social-media-in-the-classroom-whats-the-incentive/ On Friday, McGraw-Hill hosted a panel discussion on the future of social media in higher education. The panel included: Adam Ostrow Editor in Chief, Mashable.com Dr. Kathleen P. King Professor, Fordham University; Professor, Transformation Education, LLC Greg Verdino VP Strategy & Solutions, Powered; author of microMARKETING Mary Casey NYU Student and Founder of Jatched.com Vineet ... http://www.socialmediaclub.org/2010/02/05/social-media-week-new-york-panel-the-future-of-social-media-in-higher-education/ Our #SMCEDU chat was joined by more new faces today (always exciting); our continued discussions are broadcasting some great ideas and thoughts! I've received wonderful feedback on the chats, and I believe as more contribute, the quality, breadth, and depth of our shared lessons will grow. I love seeing both students ... http://www.socialmediaclub.org/2010/02/01/smcedu-chat-what-motivates-students-to-participate-and-create-good-content/ Richmond, VA, proved once again to be a leader in advancing social media in education as the SMCEDU-RVA organization hosted Social Media U on Tuesday evening at the University of Richmond. Tuesday's event, billed as an exploration of the "Fundamental Shift in Teaching, Learning, and Collaboration," focused on the concerns of ... http://www.socialmediaclub.org/2010/01/29/smcedu-rva-hosts-social-media-u-fundamental-shifts-in-learning-sharing-and-collaboration/ Big thanks to all the early participants who signed up on blind faith and to all the sponsors who are subsidizing our participation costs (especially for the lucky few who got one of the $5 tickets). We have been working hard to build a great single-track Social Media conference that will be ... http://www.socialmediaclub.org/2010/01/28/social-media-camp-sf-schedule/ As we held another weekly #SMCEDU chat on Monday, we saw old and new faces (avatars?) join in the discussion, and were able to hit a wide range of topics that deserve deeper analysis. For now, raising awareness and discussing these ideas in short bursts allows for ideas to flow, ... http://www.socialmediaclub.org/2010/01/27/smcedu-chat-innovation-choosing-the-right-tools-privacy-concerns-participation-yes-we-can/ It’s been a hectic start to 2010, but I couldn’t be happier where things are heading this year. Today it became apparent that we had the sponsor support we needed to sign the contract for Social Media Camp, so it’s time to open registration, sign-up volunteers (who get a free ... http://www.socialmediaclub.org/2010/01/22/social-media-camp-san-francisco/ The global Social Media Week conference will launch simultaneously in six cities in a little more than two weeks, and we’re very excited to be both hosting and participating the conference here in San Francisco! We have received a large response in regards to our call for participation (sponsors/volunteers), and are ... http://www.socialmediaclub.org/2010/01/20/social-media-week-san-francisco-2/ Happy Martin Luther King Day to everyone! The holiday saw new participants interested in social media education in our weekly #SMCEDU chats -- another week, another great exchange of ideas! To all that joined for the first time, welcome! I hope we can continue to learn from each other in ... http://www.socialmediaclub.org/2010/01/18/a-discussion-on-case-studies-old-meets-new/ In 2009 Social Media crossed the chasm and became an important element of integrated marketing and PR. Today, while many consumers expect Twitter to be an always on customer service channel, there are still many more who don't yet 'get' Twitter or understand why Social Media is important. So what advancements ... http://www.socialmediaclub.org/2010/01/16/social-media-club-sfsv-2010-a-social-media-odyssey/ Mobile video is here to stay, and the Social Media Club San Francisco / Silicon Valley chapter met in October to discuss how mobile video is being created, deployed, and consumed. As part of the Reality Check series sponsored by Real Player SP, the event was designed to examine how ... http://www.socialmediaclub.org/2010/01/16/reality-check-how-are-you-really-using-mobile-video/ Our weekly #SMCEDU Twitter chat proved once again to be an exciting forum, quick to address the challenges facing the Social Media Club Education Connection (aka SMCEDU) and consistent in providing a wide range of perspectives. As I wrote in an earlier post, I'd like to focus on key challenges for ... http://www.socialmediaclub.org/2010/01/11/the-challenges-of-social-media-education-can-be-overcome/ Social Media Club members are invited to join Lenovo along with other leading journalists and bloggers for Blogger Nights @ CES. Tonight's event is sold out, BUT if you are a card carrying member of Social Media Club, a registered member of the gdgt community or an attendee of Social ... http://www.socialmediaclub.org/2010/01/06/lenovo-live-ces-2010/ As we enter a new year and a new decade, we're realizing with less frequency the impact and ubiquity of social media. Less, you say? Let's put it this way: The past few years have been the "growth" years, a time when people began to realize the percussive scope of ... http://www.socialmediaclub.org/2010/01/04/smcedu-is-getting-2010-started/ We spend an increasing amount of time online – most of us log countless hours on social media outlets alone.  We know our way around the Internet like our own home, so we’re lulled into thinking we’re as safe online. We’re not. Practicing good habits ... http://www.socialmediaclub.org/2009/12/15/are-you-safe-online/ We had a great #SMCEDU chat today, headed by Social Media Club founder Chris Heuer. Joined by many who have shown early interest and contribution to the project, we tackled the subject of the top three priorities for social media education as we head into the new year: Community Identification ... http://www.socialmediaclub.org/2009/12/14/smcedu-chat-wrapping-up-2009-looking-ahead-to-2010/ Hey San Francisco! The second annual Social Media Week is almost upon us, so save the first week of February 2010 to join us and others (people, businesses, organizations) in your community and around the world as this five day conference focuses upon the many ways that social media has impacted ... http://www.socialmediaclub.org/2009/12/11/social-media-week-san-francisco/ This week Social Media Club President Kristie Wells and I are here in Paris to cover Le Web 2009 and support the growth of Social Media Club in Europe.  If you aren't yet familiar, Le Web is the premiere conference for Web entrepreneurs and innovators in France. Loic and Geraldine ... http://www.socialmediaclub.org/2009/12/07/welcome-to-the-social-media-club-house/ The Virginia Beach chapter launched in October where a crowd of 50 people discussed, townhall style, what platforms work well for those in business? How do we merge personal and business ? These questions led to lively discussions on privacy, such as  how to create the Facebook group lists and hide what ... http://www.socialmediaclub.org/2009/12/01/%e2%80%9ckeeping-social-media-human%e2%80%9d-in-virginia-beach/ TweetsGiving is a global celebration that seeks to change the world through the power of gratitude. TweetsGiving encourages participants to express their thanks using online tools and at live events. In honor of the people and things that make them grateful, guests will be invited to give to a common ... http://www.socialmediaclub.org/2009/11/20/tweetgiving-changing-the-world-through-gratitude/ This past August, the Social Media Club of Austin adopted the Mobile Loaves and Fishes' Habitat on Wheels program for a six month program of creating awareness and raising money. The goal is simply to raise $10,000 in order to purchase one recreational vehicle that can serve as a home to a homeless person in Austin. Alan Graham ... http://www.socialmediaclub.org/2009/11/20/help-smc-austin-help-peggy-into-her-new-home/ I have been trying to organize this for a while, but after reading this post from Kim Hart on The Hill.com entitled FTC's blogger rules 'constitutionally dubious,' says IAB, it is time for Social Media Club to create a public response and reccomendation. Our goal is to submit a thorough ... http://www.socialmediaclub.org/2009/10/21/seeking-comment-on-ftc-blogging-disclosure-policy/ The primary goal of Social Media Club's Reality Check is to get down to the brass tacks of how people are really using different technologies and to uncover unmet needs. In this, our premiere series of Reality Check, we are focused on how people are using video in both their ... http://www.socialmediaclub.org/2009/10/15/where-will-video-take-you-where-will-you-take-your-video/ For those of you on the United States’ west coast, or interested in being on the west coast (or at least the intermountain west) next Friday, October 23, 2009, the Social Media Club of Salt Lake City has arranged for a first-of-its-kind event to be held in Salt Lake City. For ... http://www.socialmediaclub.org/2009/10/15/social-media-boot-camp-in-salt-lake-city/ October is Breast Cancer Awareness month and my dear pal, Josh Strebel, has rolled up his social cause loving sleeves and launched the Tweets For Boobs website to support the efforts of the Susan G. Komen Foundation. The goal is to raise $10,000 for breast cancer research. First off, the site is ... http://www.socialmediaclub.org/2009/10/15/social-causes-tweets-for-boobs/ On Monday night, SMCEDU-RVA held its kickoff event at Virginia Commonwealth University with a great panel discussion. Kendall Morris and Nathan Hughes of the Richmond chapter of SMC deserve credit for organizing an engaging forum that should result in greater interest for the academic community in central Virginia. What struck me ... http://www.socialmediaclub.org/2009/10/13/smcedu-richmonds-great-kickoff-panel/ This article is an interview between Sarah Jones and myself, some of which will be used in an upcoming article about Audio Distance Learning in Mix Magazine. I have cross posted it here as I feel this has value to readers of this blog, you will see that "social learning" is ... http://www.socialmediaclub.org/2009/10/06/distance-learning-practice-socially-aware/ I had the opportunity to chat with Brett Petersel of Mashable on Monday. Brett, the events director for the world's largest social networking blog, is a former K-12 teacher and still teaches classes and seminars on eBusiness and social networking for a college in New York. It was great speaking with ... http://www.socialmediaclub.org/2009/10/05/smcedu-a-mashable-opinion/ Social media is gaining more acceptance in both the business world -- both as a tool to connect with customers and for co-workers to connect with each other -- and the academic world, where more educators are using social media tools such as Classroom 2.0 and Social Media Classroom to ... http://www.socialmediaclub.org/2009/09/30/smcedu-social-media-principles-cant-be-ignored/ Some heartwarming news from the French SMC Chapter just arrived: Orange renews officially its annual support to the Social Media Club France, while a new sponsorship deal has been stroke with Viadeo. By having supported the French SMC chapter since 2008, and with several SMC active members coming from its ranks, ... http://www.socialmediaclub.org/2009/09/30/orange-and-viadeo-sponsor-the-social-media-club-france/