4 October 2010 2 Comments

Recap: Social Media in the Political Realm

By Laura Kimball I have to admit, I was a little nervous about September’s SMC event on how politicians use social media. I mean, was I going to get “campaigned” to? But since it was my one-year anniversary as an SMC attendee, I didn’t want to miss this one. And I’m glad I didn’t. What impressed [...]

26 August 2010 0 Comments

Vote Local. Send Seattle to SxSW Interactive.

More than 2,400 panel submissions. That’s right, this year there were 2.412 panel submissions to SxSW Interactive. To make sure our Seattle community has a strong showing in Texas this year, here’s a voter’s guide of panel ideas submitted by Seattleites or Seattle-based companies. Every vote counts, so let’s give Seattle a “thumbs up” – [...]

5 August 2010 0 Comments

Event Video: Jason Falls On Getting Your Social Media ROI

by Jennifer Cabala Nationally renowned speaker and author Jason Falls talk at SMC was our fast-selling event ever, with tickets snatched up in eight hours!  Falls talk lived up to the hype with an audience held rapt with a talk on “Moving the Needle”  (conversations and engagement are great, but alone don’t drive the bottom line). [...]