Face-to-face meetups for the social media community
March 25th, 2008 — SMB Singapore, Upcoming breakfasts
Daryl Tay and myself are proud to present the first Social Media Breakfast in Singapore. Here are the details: Social Media Breakfast Singapore
Here is a video trailer for the event:
March 22nd, 2008 — SMB San Francisco, Upcoming breakfasts
Brian Shaler has announced an “impromptu, unsanctioned” Social Media Breakfast in San Francisco this morning, Saturday, March 22, 2008.
Here are the event details:
Social Media Breakfast San Francisco
March 21st, 2008 — SMB Twin Cities
We’ve created a social network on Ning for the Social Media Breakfast - Twin Cities group. SMB-TC is a great place to network with local peers, share ideas, get tips, and recommend topics for future breakfasts in the Twin Cities! Come check it out and give us your feedback.
If you’re in Minneapolis, St. Paul or somewhere in the area, please stop by and get in touch with us. Let the group know what you’d like to do and don’t hesitate to jump into the discussion. We’re looking forward to hearing from you!
March 19th, 2008 — Recaps, SMB Phoenix
OK so I like the whole Social Media Breakfast idea so much that I decided to try and put one together with less than a week’s notice during a recent trip to the Phoenix area.
These types of events are hidden gold mines for marketers looking to get an understanding of these new technologies. The reason why they are like finding gold is they end up being conversations among peers some with excellent experience and depth, others with just plenty of curiosity about doing something new and challenges to address. They are usually the marketing types that have the capability to match the technology to the challenge in a business or non-profit setting.
Just to re-cap the March 14 event, Heather Herr otherwise known as MsHerr on Twitter and Miles Comer a.k.a. Tankilo on twitter shared their projects, ideas, and yes, frustrations about social media.
Miles is a tech support employee for a wireless company helping keep their computer networks in the retail stores running. He is also trying to get greater participation in his company’s wiki related to service and trouble shooting issues. My take is the key to his challenge is getting just a couple of examples where someone found a solution to a problem on the wiki that saved hours and you’ve got the makings for a Wiki advocate. Yes it is a catch-22, you need contributions in order to get solutions, so I’ve put some ideas for greater wiki participation on the Provident Partners social media blog.
Heather has an interesting story. She is a partner in Experience Studio a branding firm in Arizona. She is also using Twitter to facilitate conversation for the Phoenix Art Museum using http://twitter.com/PhxArtYC While the main objective is to stimulate interest in the arts among potential young collectors our breakfast conversation led to the idea of not limiting the geography. Art is enjoyed the world over, Phoenix is a popular travel destination, and greater conversation on the web has limitless potential across geographies so tap into the topic at all levels. You can hear part of our breakfast conversation with Albert Maruggi reporting on the social media breakfast in Scottsdale March 14, 2008
This post is by Albert Maruggi (yes, same guy that does the Marketing Edge podcast).
March 11th, 2008 — SMB Phoenix, Upcoming breakfasts
Minnesota-based marketer Albert Maruggi will host the inaugural Social Media Breakfast Phoenix on Friday March 14, from 7:30-9:00am, as part of a visit to Arizona this week.
Here are the event details:
Social Media Breakfast Phoenix
March 10th, 2008 — SMB Boston, Upcoming breakfasts
The organizers of the “Breakfast with Jeff Pulver (and Friends)” and Boston’s “Social Media Breakfast” series will join forces to host a mashup breakfast on Tuesday, April 1, 2008, from 8:00-10:00am at the S & S Restaurant in Inman Square, Cambridge.
Jeff and I welcome social-media and social-networking enthusiasts and newcomers alike to join us for a morning of good food and great conversation.
Please note that unlike previous Social Media Breakfasts, there will be a $20 charge — payable in cash at the door — for this event.
All breakfast attendees will receive a “Personal Social-Networking Toolkits,” conceived of and designed by Jeff.
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March 5th, 2008 — Recaps, SMB Memphis
Memphis Tennessee’s very first Social Media Breakfast took place this morning with 14 physically in attendance and 1 attending via ooVoo. Developing a sense for the impact of Social Media the city’s largest newspaper, the Commercial Appeal, was also in attendance during the event.
More information with links to photos and quick outtake videos found on LunaWeb’s blog.
Big Shouts of “Thanks” to all involved:
Bob Hazlett / Maurrean Barger / Justin McGregor / Lindsey Coates / Debbie Neal / Robert Staub / Emily Joyner / Cortney Sellers / Will Murphy / Steven Russell / Curt Cowan / Jonathan Prince / Roy Barnes / Melanee Hannock