Here are just a few of the interesting bits of social media goodness we read last week. Missing something? Add your own links in the comments, or email your favs for the next round of social media now.
Blog World 08 kept everybody hopping last week. See the Tweetstream at #BWE08 to see what people were/are tweeting.
Podcamp Montreal took place on the 20th and 21st in, you guessed it, Montreal. Dave Fleet posted a iGoogle dashboard of events here .
Technorati released their State of the Blogosphere / 2008 report with some fascinating info on blogs.
Adele McAlear wrtote about Yammer winning the TechCrunch 50.
Sarah Perez posted her thoughts on Socialmedian’s new “Replize” tab.
PodTech posted a video interview with Spencer Tall of Allegis Capital about what VC’s are investing in these days.
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Best Buy Continues to Host the Conversation in Minneapolis.From: feeds.feedburner.com
Post Date: 2008-09-18 22:34:53
In conjunction with Social Media Breakfast MSP , tomorrow’s Social Media Club of Minnesota (8AM CST) will be hosted again by Best Buy and guided by Rick Mahn. Best Buy’s recent acquisition of Napster will make for some interesting Q&A. We’ll be meeting at the Best Buy headquarters in Richfield, MN and will welcome the co-founder of Blue Shirt Nation, Gary Koelling who will share some stories and background on Best Buy social media initiatives including BSN, Gift Ta...
more Organizing a Local Social Media ClubFrom: feeds.feedburner.com
Post Date: 2008-09-18 18:43:50
In this 30 minute podcast, I talk with Jason Falls from http://socialmediaexplorer.com/ about this experiences and lessons learned in setting up local Social Media Club groups. http://socialmediaclub.org/ In addition to launching Louisville, Jason has helped numerous other groups like St. Louis, Columbus and Indianapolis get started.
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more Social Media RoundUpFrom: feeds.feedburner.com
Post Date: 2008-09-16 16:12:48
I put a request out on Twitter earlier today asking for recommendations of the ‘must read’ articles that have been penned over the last week that focused on the use of Social Media tools.
You fine folks answered with the following:
5 ways to use Social Media to reach people who don’t use Social Media : by Marshall Kirkpatrick at Read/Write WebÂ
50 ways to take your blog to the next level: by Chris Brogan
Are you conversationally tone deaf : by Connie Reece
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more How Des, Michael and Aaron Spent Labor Day Weekend: Brainstorming SMC MembershipFrom: feeds.feedburner.com
Post Date: 2008-09-09 12:49:29
A few weeks ago prior to Labor Day Weekend; Des Walsh , Aaron Strout and I ( Michael Brito ) were asked to brainstorm ideas about SMC membership and answer the following questions:
How do we increase new membership of Social Media Club
How do we increase engagement and generate excitement for existing members?
How do we localize SMC chapters on areas with few members and a lot of miles in between?
So, went off to our little corners of the globe, literally, and this is what we ca...
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