http://www.socialmediaclub.org A community for the champions of Social Media and those seeking to learn Fri, 12 Mar 2010 07:07:11 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Each day during SxSWi we will be hosting a livestream daily recap show you can watch over on the Social Media Clubhouse blog featuring Chris Heuer, Amanda Coolong from Techzulu and Ewan Spence, from... well, from Scotland. In this video shot overlooking Lake Austin with downtown in the distance, Chris ... http://www.socialmediaclub.org/2010/03/11/sxsw-daily-recap-show-from-social-media-clubhouse/ There are a lot of reasons panels get rejected by SxSW. Some don't even make it into the panel picker, while others just aren't 'pimped out' hard enough to garner sufficient votes.  Some are really, really fantastic ideas, but miss the mark regarding timing.  Some are just bad (note: if it's bad, ... http://www.socialmediaclub.org/2010/03/10/sxsw-panel-rejected-heres-a-second-chance/ 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/2010/03/09/smcedu-chat-converting-non-technical-educators/ As SMCEDU interest grows in the DC area, interested individuals are invited to an information gathering at George Washington University. The event, hosted by GWU's Andrea Genevieve (@andreagenevieve), welcomes all educators, students, and professionals that have a stake in improving social media education at the university level. The event will take place ... http://www.socialmediaclub.org/2010/03/04/mddcva-smcedu-information-gathering-at-george-washington-university-march-11-2010/ In this issue: New Website, New Membership Drive To Launch on March 12th! Social Media Clubhouse: Your Virtual Home for SxSW Local Leadership BBQ at SxSW: Request Your Invite! It's a Wrap: Social Media Week Social Media Club Census 2010 Local Chapter News Welcome New Members! Conference Discounts Just For You -------------------- New Website, Membership Drive To Launch on ... http://www.socialmediaclub.org/2010/03/04/important-smc-news-march-2010-sxsw-edition/ 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/2010/03/02/smcedu-chat-the-myth-of-digital-natives/ Do you often ponder about the finer points of culture? Or more specifically do you consider how our backgrounds and our personal social conditioning (sociological phenomenological process of inheriting tradition and gradual cultural transmutation passed down through previous generations) plays its part in our every day life? You see, I do, ... http://www.socialmediaclub.org/2010/03/02/social-media-timidity-in-uk-women/ Is everybody doing it? Why or why not? And what are the business cases where it might not make sense to participate in social media? Last week's San Francisco / Silicon Valley chapter event drew a packed audience and featured Forbes "Web Celeb" Violet Blue (@violetblue), Cisco's social media enthusiast LaSandra ... http://www.socialmediaclub.org/2010/02/23/is-everybody-doing-it/ 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/2010/02/23/smcedu-chat-grading-is-there-a-better-way/ On Friday, Feb 19, I attended the Georgetown University-hosted event, "Social Media in the Classroom: Implications for Teaching and Learning." The event featured three esteemed speakers, each deeply involved in social media on their respective campuses: http://www.socialmediaclub.org/2010/02/22/georgetown-university-hosts-social-media-in-the-classroom-implications-for-teaching-and-learning/ I am really thrilled to be writing this blog post. Over the past two months we have been busy organizing the logistics and finding partners for our Social Media Club House down at SxSW. Just yesterday, everything really started to fall into place - just as everything came together for ... http://www.socialmediaclub.org/2010/02/18/enter-to-be-our-resident-vj-for-social-media-club-house-during-sxsw/ 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/2010/02/16/smcedu-chat-are-students-on-their-own-to-learn-media-literacy/ 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/2010/02/16/what-is-smcedu-chat/ Question: to "go social" or not? And should we still be asking that question? With San Francisco and Silicon Valley leading the world in web innovation and many considering our area the epicenter of all things social media, why are Bay Area companies still so reluctant - as much as those ... http://www.socialmediaclub.org/2010/02/10/everybodys-doing-it-so-why-dont-we/ First, thanks to the members of SMCEDU for creating a strong foundation for a real community, and a real global initiative to improve the quality of social media education in our school systems. We have some wonderful stories of on campus successes, some great resources have been pulled together and ... http://www.socialmediaclub.org/2010/02/10/smcedu-needs-a-grant-our-purpose-our-goals/ We have monthly networking meetings and events for members and non-members the third Tuesday (mostly) of every month, alternating locations between San Francisco and Silicon Valley. Everyone is welcome to join us! We keep our ticket costs very low, and Social Media Club members get into each event for free. SAVE ... http://www.socialmediaclub.org/2010/02/09/hello-san-francisco-and-silicon-valley/ 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/