Please join SMCSLC and Eye Care for Kids on Thursday, May 13th at 5 p.m. for a WordPress workshop and concert at Cottonwood High School.Register here: http://smcslcmay2010.eventbrite.com The event, which supports local charity Eye Care for Kids, will feature SMCSLC member and WordPress experts Thom Allen and Dan Garfield, who will speak on the features…
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Social Media Summit: Building Trust in a Connected World
by Sheri Bell-Rehwoldt, SMC of SLC member The Utah Social Media Community is excited to welcome a social media summit, Building Trust in a Connected World, to Salt Lake City on May 11. The summit features Chris Brogan, Julien Smith, and Mitch Joel, three New York Times bestselling authors and thought leaders in social media marketing….
Twitter Allows Advertising: Searchers Will Find Something New
Twitter took steps to follow Google’s paid advertising model this week when the social media company announced that it will be introducing advertisements that let companies pay to have messages appear in user-performed searches. The move is likely in response to pressure about how to derive profits from Twitter’s 70-users. Twitter has waited until now…
Library of Congress Archives All Public Tweets
The Library of Congress announced this week that it has acquired every public tweet since Twitter’s service began four years ago, including the first-ever tweet from Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey and President Obama’s tweet about winning the 2008 election. “Library acquires ENTIRE Twitter archive. ALL tweets,” the Library of Congress tweeted Tuesday. The library insists…
Social Media and Libraries: How the City Library is Embracing the Medium
by Andrew Shaw, SMC of SLC member You might think of a library as a books-only zone, but in the last year or two, social media sites have been a hot topic among libraries of all stripes. Academic librarians know that students make daily connections on Facebook, so the library should be on Facebook, as…
Directing Social Media for an MLM: My Life Herding Cats
By Mike Jensen, SMC of SLC member Implementing social media for MonaVie, one of the fastest growing private companies in the world (Inc. Magazine 2009) with more than 1 million distributors worldwide and 500 employees, has been one of the most exciting and fulfilling opportunities I’ve ever had. For most companies or organizations, including social…
April 8, 2010 – Lunchtime Event: SMCSLC Panel Discussion
Join SMCSLC at 11:30 a.m. on April 8 for a panel discussion of how social media can successfully integrate into traditional marketing and advertising campaigns. You’ll hear how local public relations, marketing and news-media experts have overcome challenges with the new medium, and learn how they’ve successfully integrated social media into their existing area of…
Chatter: Casual Blogger Conference
Join notable Utah social media leaders this Thursday, March 25th, at 8 p.m. MST for a blogger teleconference. The live phone conference, called Chatter, is open to all who are interested and participation is free. Courtney Kendrick of CjaneRun.com, Elisa from MormonMommyBlogs, Vanessa of INeverGrewUp, Sue Marchant of Navel Gazing, Emily Cushing of MyGiveawayToday and others will…
March 11, 2010 – SMCSLC March Meeting
Join SMCSLC at BetaLoft this month for a lively, high-level discussion of emerging social media opportunities, tactics, and tools. Enoch Chapman (@dellojoio) of GetEnoch.com fame will lead the discussion. Social at 5:30. Presentation and Discussion at 6! Event Details: Date: Thursday, March 11, 2010 Time: 5:30 – 8:00 p.m. Place: BetaLoft, 357 West 200 South…
iPad’s Impact on Social Media: What Can We Expect?
While it may be too soon to get a definitive picture of how the iPad will impact social media, there are a number of factors worth mentioning when assessing its influence on our behaviors, and on the social networks we behave in. Accessibility: The iPad facilitates a better mobile experience for using social media than…
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