NOTE: THE EVENT IS ON March 19, 2010.

Ticket sales end on 3/18 in the evening. Do not confuse the Eventbrite ticket end date with the event date! 

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This month’s Social Media Breakfast is brought to you by Uptown Uncorked, DimDim, and Granite State Independent Living in Concord, NH.

You already know about Uptown Uncorked, since we are the breakfast maestro each month, and DimDim, who handles the periodic live casting of the breakfasts (note: this breakfast will not be live cast). Let me tell you a bit about our venue:

Founded in 1980, Granite State Independent Living (GSIL) is a statewide nonprofit organization whose mission is to promote life with independence for people with disabilities and those experiencing the natural process of aging through advocacy, information, education and support.

GSIL is a statewide nonprofit, service, and advocacy organization that provides tools for living life on your terms – so you can navigate your own life and participate as fully as you choose in your community, just like everyone else.

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Theme for the 10th Social Media Breakfast: Using Multi Media To Amp Up Your Social Media Efforts

The tenth Social Media Breakfast NH (hashtag #smbnh) will be all about topics related to Using Multi Media in Social Media. In this struggling economy and shifting paradigm we need to be working together to be more successful and better weather the storm. We should be pulling in all aspects of technology, new media, old media and social media to succeed. This  meeting will help us lay the foundation for a richer, better education, tech and new media community in NH.  

In addition to Leslie Poston (myself), who will be your host and MC for the morning, you will have three speakers giving three brief presentations on topics relating to the theme for the morning. 

Speakers:

Opening Remarks by Leslie Poston (SMBNH founder, founder of Uptown Uncorked, co-founder of Film POP!, co-author Twitter for Dummies)

Welcome Remarks by Granite State Independent Living

Anthony Liang (UNH) and Brendan Pelletier (Plymouth State) will be giving us the student perspective on using audio multi media and podcasting in your social media efforts

Dan Freund, Producer at Kinney Hill and master mind behind Short Stream TV, will be showcasing how to use video effectively in a social media effort

Cappy Popp, co-founder of Thought Labs and author of Essential Facebook Development, will be talking about the metrics and methods of multi media in an overall campaign

This is going to be a great breakfast!

Social Media Breakfast History

On seeing growing demand in this area, I decided to fill the need with a new branch of the nationwide Social Media Breakfast in NH. It isn’t that we don’t love Boston, because we do, but our neighbor to the north is rich in technology and social media, and often overlooked when events are planned. I saw a need for networking opportunities that were easier to get to for the northern tech and social media crowd, and decided to step up and fill it. Because NH itself is a diverse and scattered state, the Social Media Breakfast there will be just a little bit different than the one in Cambridge/Boston. Our first meeting was in January 2009, and was a roaring success.

What is a Social Media Breakfast?

From the official description: The Social Media Breakfast was founded by Bryan Person in August 2007 as an event where social media experts and newbies alike come together to eat, meet, share, and learn. Marketers, PR pros, entrepreneurs, bloggers, podcasters, new-media fanatics, and online social networkers are all welcome to attend.

The breakfast series began in Boston and has now spread to more than a dozen cities throughout the United States and around the world.

How will the Social Media Breakfast in NH be different?

The main difference between Social Media Breakfast NH and other SMBs will be all-inclusiveness. I do not want only social media people and companies to attend, I also want technology types, programmers, coders, tech writers, tech companies and more to attend. As a state that is rich in technology but scattered in distance, I think the best networking and connection making effect will be achieved by combined our different cultures. You never know, as a social media type you might just meet the coder you’ve been looking for to create your dream project if we all come together to connect and to learn from each other!

TO SPONSOR THIS OR A FUTURE SMBNH CONTACT LESLIE POSTON via Twitter, Email or Phone.

Let’s make SMBNH crackle with energy and success! See you there!

NOTE: THE EVENT IS ON February 19, 2010.

Ticket sales end on 2/18 in the evening. Do not confuse the Eventbrite ticket end date with the event date!

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This month’s Social Media Breakfast is brought to you by Uptown Uncorked, DimDim, and New Heights of New Hampshire, with breakfast sponsors Portsmouth Regional Hospital and Carpe Diem Coffee.

You already know about Uptown Uncorked, since we are the breakfast maestro each month, and DimDim, who handles the periodic live casting of the breakfasts (note: this breakfast will not be live cast). Let me tell you a bit about our venue:

We’re excited to have New Heights – Adventures for Teens donating space at their Portsmouth Facility (we’ll be in the gym). If you’re not familiar with New Heights – Adventures for Teens, their mission is:

To assist Seacoast youth to develop the competence, character, confidence, and resiliency necessary for a healthy and successful adulthood.

Thanks to Salina McIntire of the Portsmouth Chamber of Commerce for helping with introductions to the venue team and sponsor this month!

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Theme for the 9th Social Media Breakfast: Tracking Success

The ninth Social Media Breakfast NH (hashtag #smbnh) will be all about topics related to Tracking Success in Social Media. In this struggling economy and shifting paradigm we need to be working together to be more successful and better weather the storm. We should be pulling in all aspects of technology, new media, old media and social media to succeed. This meeting will help us lay the foundation for a richer, better education, tech and new media community in NH.

In addition to Leslie Poston (myself), who will be your host and MC for the morning, you will have three speakers giving three brief presentations on topics relating to the theme for the morning.

Speakers:

Opening Remarks by Leslie Poston (SMBNH founder, founder of Uptown Uncorked, co-foudner of Film POP!, co-author Twitter for Dummies)

Welcome Remarks by Wayne Moulton of New Heights

KD Paine, founder of KD Paine & Partners and often called the “Goddess of Measurement”, well known around the country for her knowledge on the topic, will be speaking on measurement in an online world.

More speakers being confirmed as we speak – stay tuned here for more details!

This is going to be a great breakfast!

Social Media Breakfast History

On seeing growing demand in this area, I decided to fill the need with a new branch of the nationwide Social Media Breakfast in NH. It isn’t that we don’t love Boston, because we do, but our neighbor to the north is rich in technology and social media, and often overlooked when events are planned. I saw a need for networking opportunities that were easier to get to for the northern tech and social media crowd, and decided to step up and fill it. Because NH itself is a diverse and scattered state, the Social Media Breakfast there will be just a little bit different than the one in Cambridge/Boston. Our first meeting was in January 2009, and was a roaring success.

What is a Social Media Breakfast?

From the official description: The Social Media Breakfast was founded by Bryan Person in August 2007 as an event where social media experts and newbies alike come together to eat, meet, share, and learn. Marketers, PR pros, entrepreneurs, bloggers, podcasters, new-media fanatics, and online social networkers are all welcome to attend.

The breakfast series began in Boston and has now spread to more than a dozen cities throughout the United States and around the world.

How will the Social Media Breakfast in NH be different?

The main difference between Social Media Breakfast NH and other SMBs will be all-inclusiveness. I do not want only social media people and companies to attend, I also want technology types, programmers, coders, tech writers, tech companies and more to attend. As a state that is rich in technology but scattered in distance, I think the best networking and connection making effect will be achieved by combined our different cultures. You never know, as a social media type you might just meet the coder you’ve been looking for to create your dream project if we all come together to connect and to learn from each other!

TO SPONSOR THIS OR A FUTURE SMBNH CONTACT LESLIE POSTON via Twitter, Email or Phone.

Let’s make SMBNH crackle with energy and success! See you there!

NOTE: THE EVENT IS ON JANUARY 22, 2010.

Ticket sales end on 1/21 in the evening. Do not confuse the Eventbrite ticket end date with the event date!

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This month’s Social Media Breakfast is brought to you by Uptown Uncorked, DimDim, and Girls Inc. of New Hampshire.

You already know about Uptown Uncorked, since we are the breakfast maestro each month (however, Kevin Micalizzi was the maestro this month), and DimDim, who handles the periodic live casting of the breakfasts (note: this breakfast will not be live cast). Let me tell you a bit about our venue:

We’re excited to have Girls Inc. of New Hampshire donating space at their Manchester Girls’ Center. If you’re not familiar with Girls Inc. of New Hampshire, their mission is:

Our mission and passion is to help girls achieve their personal best through one-on-one attention, leadership development, a talented staff and volunteers, a wide range of enrichment programs, and a caring family environment.

Thanks to Ric Pratte of JitterGram for helping with introductions to the venue team.

[Note: In the event Manchester public schools are closed on the 22nd, our "snow date" for Social Media

Breakfast NH #8 will be January 29, 2010.]

Social Media Breakfast History

On seeing growing demand in this area, I decided to fill the need with a new branch of the nationwide Social Media Breakfast in NH. It isn’t that we don’t love Boston, because we do, but our neighbor to the north is rich in technology and social media, and often overlooked when events are planned. I saw a need for networking opportunities that were easier to get to for the northern tech and social media crowd, and decided to step up and fill it. Because NH itself is a diverse and scattered state, the Social Media Breakfast there will be just a little bit different than the one in Cambridge/Boston. Our first meeting was in January 2009, and was a roaring success.

What is a Social Media Breakfast?

From the official description: The Social Media Breakfast was founded by Bryan Person in August 2007 as an event where social media experts and newbies alike come together to eat, meet, share, and learn. Marketers, PR pros, entrepreneurs, bloggers, podcasters, new-media fanatics, and online social networkers are all welcome to attend.

The breakfast series began in Boston and has now spread to more than a dozen cities throughout the United States and around the world.

How will the Social Media Breakfast in NH be different?

The main difference between Social Media Breakfast NH and other SMBs will be all-inclusiveness. I do not want only social media people and companies to attend, I also want technology types, programmers, coders, tech writers, tech companies and more to attend. As a state that is rich in technology but scattered in distance, I think the best networking and connection making effect will be achieved by combined our different cultures. You never know, as a social media type you might just meet the coder you’ve been looking for to create your dream project if we all come together to connect and to learn from each other!

Theme for the 8th Social Media Breakfast: Ethics in Social Media

The seventh Social Media Breakfast NH (hashtag #smbnh) will be all about topics related to Ethics in Social Media. In this struggling economy and shifting paradigm we need to be working together to be more successful and better weather the storm. We should be pulling in all aspects of technology, new media, old media and social media to succeed. This meeting will help us lay the foundation for a richer, better education, tech and new media community in NH.

In addition to Kevin Micalizzi, who will be your host and MC for the morning, you will have three speakers giving three brief presentations on topics relating to the theme for the morning.

Speakers:

Opening Remarks by Kevin Micalizzi (@kevinmic), Dimdim Community Manager

Welcome Remarks by Girls Inc. of New Hampshire (to be confirmed)

Ethics of Social Media and Real Estate Jay and Monika McGillicuddy (@acemaker and @monikamcg on Twitter) – NH REALTORS™ who have been rocking the social media world in their field, and who also conduct training on how to use social media in real estate for other REALTORS.

Ethics of Social Media Validation: Leslie Poston (@leslie – formerly @geechee_girl), co-author of Twitter for Dummies, is a speaker and leading authority in social networking, new media, brand and business development with a concentration in food, wine, spirits, off-beat brands, music and film. She is the Founder and CEO of Uptown Uncorked social media and business development consultancy and the Founder of Social Mic. She is also the Co- Founder of Film Pop!, a digital and new media services development agency for independent film. A firm believer in translating online relationships and successes into the offline world, she has also founded Social Media Breakfast New Hampshire, PodCamp NH, the S•Cub3d Conference and the nationwide Strong Women in Tech initiative.

Ethics of Social Media and Health IT: Justin Herman (@justinherman) is a digital public affairs and government innovation strategist who has diverse experience with the Departments of State and Defense, the U.S. Congress, healthcare IT, non-profits, charities and the corporate world. He is also the founder of TechAdventure and active in Social Media Club DC. He currently serves on the Planning Committee of Gov.20 Camp Los Angeles.

This is going to be a great breakfast!

TO SPONSOR THIS OR A FUTURE SMBNH CONTACT LESLIE POSTON via Twitter, Email or Phone.

Let’s make SMBNH crackle with energy and success! See you there!

This month’s Social Media Breakfast is brought to you by Uptown Uncorked (your SMBNH organizer and monthly host), DimDim (live casting) and Southern New Hampshire University (venue).

Thank you to Jason Allgire who helped facilitate the SNHU venue for us.

Location: SNHU Campus, Manchester, NH – Building TBD

Social Media Breakfast History

On seeing growing demand in this area, I decided to fill the need with a
new branch of the nationwide Social Media Breakfast in NH. It isn’t
that we don’t love Boston, because we do, but our neighbor to the north
is rich in technology and social media, and often overlooked when
events are planned. I saw a need for networking opportunities that were
easier to get to for the northern tech and social media crowd, and
decided to step up and fill it. Because NH itself is a diverse and
scattered state, the Social Media Breakfast there will be just a little bit different than the one in Cambridge/Boston. Our first meeting was in January 2009, and was a roaring success.

What is a Social Media Breakfast?

From the official description: The Social Media Breakfast was founded by Bryan Person in
August 2007 as an event where social media experts and newbies alike
come together to eat, meet, share, and learn. Marketers, PR pros,
entrepreneurs, bloggers, podcasters, new-media fanatics, and online
social networkers are all welcome to attend.

The
breakfast series began in Boston and has now spread to more than a
dozen cities throughout the United States and around the world.

How will the Social Media Breakfast in NH be different?

The main difference between Social Media Breakfast NH and other SMBs will be all-inclusiveness. I do not want only
social media people and companies to attend, I also want technology
types, programmers, coders, tech writers, tech companies and more to
attend. As a state that is rich in technology but scattered in
distance, I think the best networking and connection making effect will
be achieved by combined our different cultures. You never know, as a
social media type you might just meet the coder you’ve been looking for
to create your dream project if we all come together to connect and to
learn from each other!

Theme for the fourth Social Media
Breakfast: Using Social Media In Education

The fifth Social Media Breakfast NH (hashtag #smbnh) will be all about topics
related to using social media in education. In this struggling economy and shifting
paradigm we need to be working together to be more successful and
better weather the storm. We should be pulling in all aspects of
technology, new media, old media and social media to succeed and more importantly to help the next generation succeed. This
meeting will help us lay the foundation for a richer, better education,
tech and new media community in NH.

In addition to myself,
who
will be your host and MC for the morning, you will have three
speakers giving three brief presentations on topics relating to the
theme for the morning.

Speakers:

• Opening Remarks by Leslie Poston, Uptown Uncorked and co-author, Twitter for Dummies

• Welcome Remarks by SNHU

• Wayne Kurtzman (Beyond the Biz, Destination Imagination, More) will be speaking about his work with Destination Imagination and more

• John Herman (OddNoggin.com, GravityLand.com, Improv, More) will be speaking about his use of social media and multi media in his class at Epping High School

• Kelley-Sue LeBlanc (Aleuromedia) will discuss her work this past semester with social media in a classroom at Daniel Webster College

This is going to be a great breakfast!

TO SPONSOR THIS OR A FUTURE SMBNH CONTACT LESLIE POSTON via Twitter, Email or Phone or purchase a sponsor ticket above.

Let’s make the new SMBNH crackle with energy and success! See you there!

As we enter our third meeting, averaging 50 – 80 people each time (and growing) no matter what the weather holds, it became time to get some behind the scenes help. Kevin Micalizzi and Matt Turner have been instrumental in helping at each breakfast without being asked (Kevin has been doing the live-casting everyone loves so much through DimDim, and Matt has been excellent on concierge duty the day of each event). It only made sense then to bring on Kevin and Matt officially.

From now on, while I will still be the main contact, you can also submit topic, speaker, sponsor and venue ideas to Kevin Micalizzi as well as to myself. He will also be another source for answers to your questions. Matt Turner is so fantastic at on-site duties and connecting people during the event that he’ll be instrumental in that area, so the day of the event you can see either myself or Matt for whatever concierge-type help you may need.

You probably already follow me on Twitter (geechee_girl). Be sure to follow Kevin (kevinmic) and Matt (onmatt) also. Hashtag for all Social Media Breakfast NH events continues to be #SMBNH.

We also have our next breakfast coming up this Friday, April 17th. From the official EventBrite Sign Up:

Special thank you to our event sponsor, University of New Hampshire (UNH). Thanks to their generosity we are able to offer
this breakfast at no cost to you.

Location: UNH Campus (street address, room and parking information to be added here shortly)

Theme for the third Social Media
Breakfast: Education 2.0 (how social media tools can help educators)

The third
Social Media Breakfast NH (hashtag #smbnh) will be all about topics
related to Education 2.0. In this struggling economy and shifting
paradigm we need to be working together to be more successful and
better weather the storm. We should be pulling in all aspects of
technology, new media, old media and social media to succeed. This
meeting will help us lay the foundation for a richer, better education,
tech and new media community in NH.

Usually, In addition to myself,
who will be your host and MC for the morning, you will have three
speakers giving three brief presentations on topics relating to the
theme for the morning. However, we are switching it up a bit this month. BEcause the focus is education, I thought, “Why not educate?”. To that end we will have two speakers, then any educators in attendance will get the floor to put us, the social media gurus in attendance, on the spot and let us answer their questions. A kind of reverse breakfast, if you will.

Speakers:

Speakers:

• Opening Remarks by Evangelos Simos, Professor at UNH

• Kelley Muir, Partner of Sunder Media and Director of Float Left Labs, has worked in the interactive and new media realm, in NH for the past 5 years. Kelley was part of the first graduating class of New Media from the
University of Maine and has a focus on usability, user experience, and design. Kelley’s favorite word is intuitive. she will be discussing “Interns 2.0: A reflective look at the role of Interns, their treatment in our industry
and country, As well as how the economy has changed the internship process for better and worse.”

• Hans Mundahl has taught since 1995 when he first stepped to the front of a classroom as a Fullbright Exchange Teacher in the former East Germany. Since then he has been creating stimulating educational experiences for students that combine cutting edge tools with durable skills. Hans is the Director of Experiential Learning and Technology Coordinator at the New Hampton School. He will be presenting on using live streaming and Mogulus in the classroom.

• Reverse speaker slot: educators and students in the room will get a chance to pick the brains of the social media crowd for how to use social media tools in and out of the classroom

TO SPONSOR THIS OR A FUTURE SMBNH CONTACT LESLIE POSTON via Twitter, Email or Phone or purchase a sponsor ticket above.

Let’s make the new SMBNH crackle with energy and success! See you there!

Special thank you to our partial event sponsor, Custom Scoop, publisher of Media Bulls Eye Magazine. Thanks to their generosity and the generosity of Rick Korn from Rick’s Pond View we are able to offer this breakfast at a low cost to you.

What’s Custom Scoop?

CustomScoop, a leader in Media Intelligence,
delivers customizable media monitoring technology and analysis to its
customers in Public Relations, Sales, Marketing, Investor Relations and
Competitive Intelligence.

CustomScoop’s solutions utilize proprietary software, an extensive
database of sources and a team of search experts to deliver information
quickly, accurately and with detailed reporting. Products range from an
efficient online news clipping service to an enterprise-level blog
monitoring and analysis solution.

CustomScoop is headquartered in Concord, NH.

Location: Rick’s Pond View, 92 Route 125, Kingston, NH 03848 (right in the middle of several major highways and roads: Hwy 101, I 495, Route 125, Route 111, Route 107, Route 108 and more. Follow Rick’s Pond View on Twitter, or Rick’s A Cafe and Grille, also on Twitter, and check out both on FaceBook (group/fan page).

Social Media Breakfast History

Over the last few weeks I’ve been quietly planning and plotting a new branch of the nationwide Social Media Breakfast in NH. It isn’t that we don’t love Boston, because we do, but our neighbor to the north is rich in technology and social media, and often overlooked when events are planned. I saw a need for networking opportunities that were easier to get to for the northern tech and social media crowd, and decided to step up and fill it. Because NH itself is a diverse and scattered state, the Social Media Breakfast there will be just a little bit different than the one in Cambridge/Boston.

What is a Social Media Breakfast?

From the official description: The Social Media Breakfast was founded by Bryan Person in August 2007 as an event where social media experts and newbies alike come together to eat, meet, share, and learn. Marketers, PR pros, entrepreneurs, bloggers, podcasters, new-media fanatics, and online social networkers are all welcome to attend.

The breakfast series began in Boston and has now spread to more than a dozen cities throughout the United States and around the world.

How will the Social Media Breakfast in NH be different?

The main difference between Social Media Breakfast NH and other SMBs will be all-inclusiveness. I do not want only social media people and companies to attend, I also want technology types, programmers, coders, tech writers, tech companies and more to attend. As a state that is rich in technology but scattered in distance, I think the best networking and connection making effect will be achieved by combined our different cultures. You never know, as a social media type you might just meet the coder you’ve been looking for to create your dream project if we all come together to connect and to learn from each other!

Theme for the second Social Media Breakfast: Government 2.0 (how utilities, organizations for the environment, and more work with and from municipalities and other entities using social media to achieve goals)

The second Social Media Breakfast NH (hashtag #smbnh) will be all about topics related to Government 2.0. In this struggling economy and shifting paradigm we need to be working together to be more successful and better weather the storm. We should be pulling in all aspects of technology, new media, old media and social media to succeed. This meeting will help us lay the foundation for a richer, better education, tech and new media community in NH.

In addition to myself, who will be your host and MC for the morning, you will have three speakers giving three brief presentations on topics relating to the theme for the morning.

‘Electric Tweets‘ – Why @psnh followers increased 1,700% in one week Public Service of New Hampshire’s Martin Murray will discuss the electric utility’s use of Twitter and other social media.

Boston Police Department is sending John Daley to discuss their web outreach efforts via Twitter and other media.

Now or Never Media’s Bill Rogers and his partners in clean air initiatives will discuss how they use social media to get the word out and reach out to municipalities for change.

TO SPONSOR THIS OR A FUTURE SMBNH CONTACT LESLIE POSTON via Twitter, Email or Phone or purchase a sponsor ticket above.

Let’s make the new SMBNH crackle with energy and success! See you there!

Visit DimDim for more. DimDim will be live casting the event as well.

Sponsoring the venue for the first ever Social Media Breakfast NH, spear headed by Leslie Poston of Uptown Uncorked, is Southern New Hampshire University via its Hospitality Services Department.

Social Media Breakfast NH Back Story

Over the last few weeks I’ve been quietly planning and plotting a new branch of the nationwide Social Media Breakfast in NH. It isn’t that we don’t love Boston, because we do, but our neighbor to the north is rich in technology and social media, and often overlooked when events are planned. I saw a need for networking opportunities that were easier to get to for the northern tech and social media crowd, and decided to step up and fill it. Because NH itself is a diverse and scattered state, the Social Media Breakfast there will be just a little bit different than the one in Cambridge/Boston.

How will the Social Media Breakfast in NH be different?

The main difference between Social Media Breakfast NH and other SMBs will be all-inclusiveness. I do not want only social media people and companies to attend, I also want technology types, programmers, coders, tech writers, tech companies and more to attend. As a state that is rich in technology but scattered in distance, I think the best networking and connection making effect will be achieved by combining our different cultures. You never know, as a social media type you might just meet the coder you’ve been looking for to create your dream project if we all come together to connect and to learn from each other!

Theme for the first Social Media Breakfast: BUILDING BRIDGES

The first Social Media Breakfast NH (hashtag #smbnh) will be on February 20th at 8AM at SNHU campus in Manchester, NH and will be all about Building Bridges. In this struggling economy and shifting paradigm we need to be working together to be more successful and better weather the storm. We should be pulling in all aspects of technology, new media, old media and social media to succeed. This meeting will help us lay the foundation for a richer, better education, tech and new media community in NH. To that end we are happy to announce our sponsor for the venue and AV equipment from the field of education: Southern New Hampshire University. Our sponsor for the breakfast goodies and coffee is DimDim, another company that specializes in connections by offering a fantastic web conferencing solution compatible with PC, Mac and Linux. A huge, huge Thank You to both! Our speakers will include Jen Zingsheim, Vice President, Products and Services for Custom Scoop, who will be discussing building bridges between old media and new media, and more. Go to the EventBrite page for more details and ticket reservations.

Let’s make the new SMBNH crackle with energy and success! See you there!

A recap will be posted here after the event. Be sure to check the FaceBook Group for details on how to watch the LiveCast closer to the date.