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Sometimes you can’t fully capture it all with words. Our cities and partners around the world have put it in video. From Nokia’s perspective creating amazing interactions to our team in Barcelona to our European tour with Italian band Garden of Alibis and Shira Lazar’s Social 25, see our favorites and relive SMW12! See our…
Kicking off on September 21st, in partnership with Eat St, we launched the Food Truck Challenge in Chicago, London, LA, and Vancouver. We concluded Friday with the close of SMW12. With the power of Twitter, we invited you to partake in a points-based tweeting competition. Points were awarded for tweeting including the food truck’s Twitter…
SMW12 In Rewind: Socially Charged Fashion
The crowd in Los Angeles Wednesday night for #SMWFashionLA certainly showed up to the Egyptian Theatre charged and social. So much so that the award to funniest cheeky hashtag goes to #somanyiphonesandipads. Speaking to the type of consumer and user that is driving social fashion at the moment, they’re hyper tuned in, hyper connected, and…
SMW12 in Rewind: Monday & Urban Development & Projects
Monday featured two events that focused on urban development: Nobody Walks in LA (#SMWLAWalks) and Social Media and Urban Development in Hollywood (#SMWLAUrban). The panel for #SMWLAWalks was late to the event because they were taking the bus. Main points included the notion that getting to know your neighborhood is a process of discovery and…
Catch Them In Action: Nokia x SMW12
For the second time this year, Nokia is taking the stage in some impressive ways for SMW12. From hosting the Official Opening Parties in LA, in London, and in Berlin to hosting a series of workshops and interactive talks, Nokia x SMW12 has it all for you. See them in action around the globe- from…
Passion for Fashion: SMW12 Fashion Days with Nokia
This year, Social Media Week, in conjunction with Nokia, will host our first Fashion Day in LA and London. Kicking off in LA on Wednesday, September 26th at the Egyptian Theater, you’ll hear how brands can better pitch their features, bloggers can get ahead and how fashion is changing in various ways. We’ll also have Allison Beal,…
Fun & Amazing: Janelle Monáe, SMW & Nokia
As MTV says, it’s impossible to not like fun. And Janelle Monáe is fun. Known for her high coif and donning a tux, Janelle Monáe raced to the top of the Billboard charts this March for her participating with fun.’s “We Are Young.” Now, SMW & Nokia Music are bringing Janelle Monáe to you. We…
Partnering with Tubefilter, we are returning to the City of Angels this September. One of the most populated- and diverse- cities in the world, LA has a few things to brag about, including gorgeous beaches, an active metropolis, and the mecca of entertainment, Hollywood. As we gear up for our third time in LA, Instagram…
In less than 3 weeks on May 2, you’ll know the the full line up of cities for September’s Social Media Week, but for now, we want to welcome back some cities are returning and let you know about one very exciting change. September’s Returning Cities Berlin, hosted by DeskWanted Bogota, hosted by Zemoga Chicago,…
SMW Partner Spotlight: MWW Group Events
Social Media Week is finally here and we wanted to shed some spotlight on the activities of our global communications partner, MWW Group. MWW Group provides Social Media Week with strategic communications counsel and support and raises and expands awareness of Social Media Week, with special support in traditional media relations, media tours, leadership exposure,…