Hong Kong
Friday, February 10th, 2012
We are approaching #SMWHK fast. A big thank you to all those for supporting us so far and helping us to make this run so smoothly. Particularly our 22 AB members. Also our kind sponsors and partners including Wall Street Journal Asia, Nokia, Facebook, Rackspace and Ogilvy.
This year we have 40 events organized and are excited to see over 1500 people registered so far, for what is promised to be an exciting week. Please sign up now if you haven’t done so, to avoid disappointment as spaces are limited
Remember #SMWHK12 theme is following the global theme ‘EMPOWERING CHANGE THROUGH COLLABORATION’.
Tags: #SMWHK, Facebook, Hong Kong, ogilvy, rackspace, SMW, Social Media, Social Media Week, Social Media Week Hong Kong, Wall Street Journal Asia
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Thursday, February 9th, 2012
Your hosts for Tuesday’s Valentine event are Twitter Drinking HK #TDHK - bringing you an alternative dating experience at Bisous, 33 Wyndham Street.
Bring along your smartphone with a Twitter app;prepare yourself and download this from here now (or learn on the spot)
Get the lowdown on using twitter and how you can find like-minded people around you, just a tweet away. The modern-day way to date and meet new friends.
Also your chance to win some exciting prizes thanks to Pure Dining.
Tags: #SMWHK, dating, Hong Kong, pure dining, SMW, smw12, smwhk12, Social Media, Social Media Week, Social Media Week Hong Kong, Twitter, valentine
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Thursday, February 9th, 2012
The QR Code Art Race taking place on Wednesday 15thkicks off at the Plum Blossom Gallery.
Using your smartphone’s QR code reader to identify artwork, make your way around Hong Kong’s prestigious Galleries collecting clues and finding out information about the painting.
Guest speaker Ashton Wong from BackZtage will be speaking about social media platforms before the race begins.
For those of you who require a QR code reader before starting the race- download it from here now:
For iphone
For Android phone
Finish the art race with drinks and nibbles at the ‘finishing gallery’.
Tags: #SMWHK, art, Hong Kong, plum blossom gallery, qr code, smart phone, SMW, smw12, smwhk12, Social Media, Social Media Week, Social Media Week Hong Kong
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Monday, February 6th, 2012
Welcome to Social Meda Week Hong Kong 2012, we are now open for registration!
SMWHK’11 brought together 2,300 attendees, across 38 events with online conversation generating over 400,000 tweets.
Social Media Week Hong Kong (SMWHK) 2012 is just around the corner – 13-17 Feb – Its time to register for the digital event of the year!
We hope to make SMWHK’12 an even greater success with more than 40 ‘hub’ events and a number of partnering events which will take place across the city focusing on all aspects of social media trends.
This year’s programme also features a “How To” series looking at everything from building a social network, creating a successful media competition, to creating Facebook Apps. Some of the sessions will also be conducted in Cantonese.
At the end of each day, leading Hong Kong Twitterer, Jay Oatway will recap highlights from the day (#HKSocial) during a number of themed social events including StartupsHK Pitch Night (#SMWHKPitch), a Valentine’s Day special of Dating + Twitter = DWITTER (#DWITTER), and a quiz night where Fashion Brands and Fashion bloggers will head to head (#SMWHKFashion).
The schedule is now up online at and registration has officially opened. Events are open to the public, and are priced individually.
Feel free to test out the official mobile app.
SMWHK’12 official sponsors include Nokia, I Love Hong Kong, Rackspace and media partners include The Wall Street Journal Asia – Official Business Newspaper, and Time Out Hong Kong. Facebook is the official opening cocktail sponsor.
We would also like to thank our kind venue partners: Pure Soho, Bisous, KEE Club, Harbour City, Sakesan, Play Club, The Den and se sa me.
Sign up today!
Tags: #SMWHK, bisous, harbour city, Hong Kong, kee club, play club, pure soho, sakesan, se sa me, SMW, Social Media, Social Media Week, social media week 2012, Social Media Week Hong Kong, social media week hong kong 2012, the den, The Wall Street Journal, The Wall Street Journal Asia, Wall Street Journal Asia
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Monday, October 17th, 2011
We have started preparing for Social Media Week Hong Kong 2012 with our Advisory board members. There are some new faces that will soon be added to our Host Committee page.
Thanks to everyone’s support in 2011. 2012 will be another great year! Stay tuned for more updates and don’t forget to LIKE us on Facebook and follow us on Twitter to stay ahead in Hong Kong’s social media space.
Tags: #SMWHK, Digital, Hong Kong, SMW, smw12, Social Media, Social Media Week, social media week 2012, social media week hong kng
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Friday, February 11th, 2011
[impactasia reports] Social Media Week Hong Kong (SMWHK) has been taking place this week (8-12 Feb) with a series of more than 35 exciting events across the city. It marks the first citywide event dedicated to discussing emerging trends in social media and how they impact society and business. Many media are excited by SMWHK mania too! See what they have said about SMWHK:
my903.com, the official website of Commercial Radio Hong Kong Channel 2, has been keeping its listeners happy with the latest news of SMWHK every day. South China Morning Post; Young Post, the local major print media, scored an interview with Casey Lau, one of the Advisory Board members. With his strong background and working experience over the years in social media platforms, Casey is undoubtedly a digital guru. He shares his insights on the future trends of the digital world, and advises how the youngsters can fully utilise the opportunity provided by online platforms to showcase their talents.
SMWHK also catches the attention of Marketing Magazine, Asia‘s leading source of advertising, marketing and media intelligence. Social Media Week is brought to Hong Kong by its City Partner impactasia, a leader of Asia’s independent creative Public Relations agencies. Sarah Woodhouse, the Group Managing Director expresses that hosting SMWHK has given impactasia the confidence to put their stake in the ground and create a digital division.
YouTube fans can check out the video clip from Marketing Magazine with Blake Chandlee (Vice President & Commercial Director APAC, Latin America & Emerging Markets) expanding on the effects brought by Facebook to enterprises and revealing the future expansion plan during the SMWHK Opening Press Gathering.
The Wall Street Journal Asia, SMWHK’s Exclusive City Headline Sponsor, covers the debut of SMWHK and analyses the developing trends of different social media in the City. According to Jocelyn Liipfert, Account Manager of impactasia, the Public Relations agency has signed up to be the City Partner of SMWHK because they see the social media landscape in Hong Kong should grow far beyond the current scene of Facebook dominating.
The Opening Press Gathering of SMWHK held on 8th February, was a huge success. Campaign Magazine recapitulates the speeches of the four heavy-weight speakers including Blake Chandlee, VP of emerging markets for Facebook, Olivier Legrand, general manager for Asia at Wall Street Journal Digital Network, Frank Rose, contributing editor to Wired Magazine and author of The Art of Immersion, Rudi Leung, director of communication planning at AGENDA Asia and a prolific Hong Kong blogger. SMWHK certainly has a symbolic meaning to engage social media users in pushing its movement in Asia.
Other media like Sina Hong Kong, ComputerWorld Hong Kong, eTravel Blackboard, whatsup.asia and News Blaze are all watching out for SMWHK!
Watch for more media coverage for SMWHK in the next few days!
Tags: Facebook, Hong Kong, Social Media, Social Media Week Hong Kong
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Thursday, February 3rd, 2011
Maybe you’re headed to the Anything and Everything Twitter with Jay Oatway event, or maybe it’s the Navigating China’s Social Media Space. Maybe you love shopping in Langham Place or dig the artsy surrounds of Langham Place, Mongkok. Or maybe, just maybe… you like good deals and free stuff.
If you’re not the lucky winner of the Grand Prize ‘For Love or Money?’ Contest at SMWHK (where a HK$20K Langham experience is at stake), never fear, dear SMWHK-lover, we’ve still got loads of goodies for you:
- The Place (International buffet restaurant on level L)
Buffet lunch: Better half dines free every lunch period during SMWHK (8 – 12 Feb). Head to The Place for buffet lunch, bring a friend and we’ll only charge you for one person.
Afternoon tea buffet: Better half dines free the weekend before and the weekend after SMWHK (so 5 – 6 Feb and 12 – 13 Feb). Bring a friend and we’ll only charge you for one person.
Dinner: Better half dines free for SMWHK nights of 8, 9, 10 Feb.
SMWHK all day happy hour. Buy one drink, get one free – available Tues, Wed and Thurs of SMWHK.
(Bars include Tokoro Bar on level 3 (obviously drinks will be free during Jay’s session), outdoors at The Backyard on level L and Portal – Work & Play on Level 5)
- Tokoro – Robatayaki & Bar (our Japanese restaurant on level 3)
Spend $500 per-person at dinner during SMWHK nights of 8, 9, 10 Feb and enjoy complimentary drinks throughout the meal…includes cocktails, sparkling wine, a range of international red and white wine, sake, beer, orange juice and soft drinks.
- The Backyard (our outdoor lounge on level L)
Spend $200 at The Backyard during SMWHK and get a free large pizza of your choice.
- Ming Cellar (our wine cellar next to Ming Court)
Free wine tastings from 6pm all through SMWHK
Tags: #SMWHK, Hong Kong, Langham Place, Mongkok, SMW
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Friday, January 28th, 2011
Not a day goes by in Hong Kong without a new gym, restaurant, bar, or retail store popping up around the city. The questions are; what are these brands doing to stand out amongst the clutter? Moreover, how do they compete with the global giants? You can click on the link posted on techcrunch.com to learn how group buying has brought offline commerce online to create a more efficient market for local businesses particularly in acquiring new customers.
AND what’s more, que the plug… Social Media Week Hong Kong is running a number of events that take a look at the effects of group buying and its impact in Hong Kong. Register now, for “Future of e-commerce in Hong Kong” and Inside Groupon: How the fastest growing company, ever, leveraged social media
Tags: group buy, Hong Kong, Social Media Week Hong Kong
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Friday, January 21st, 2011
Drum roll please…..we have some very special news, as Official Hotel Partner of Social Media Week Hong Kong, Langham Place, Mongkok, Hong Kong are offering an exclusive Grand Prize to all Social Media Week Hong Kong attendees, with the lucky winner receiving the following prizes worth a whopping HK$20,440:
- A night in the Penthouse suite
- A HK$2,000 dinner at Ming Court, a two Michelin-starred restaurant
- 2x two-hour a la carte Chuan Spa Treatments
- 24 hour Club L access
To win this fabulous prize, Social Media Week Hong Kong event attendees will need to ‘like’ the official Social Media Week Hong Kong Facebook page and post a short article of 100 words or less saying which side they take on the SMW HK theme: For Love or Money? The article with the most ‘likes’ will be crowned the winner. The winner will be announced at the official after party on Saturday, 12 February and rewarded their prize. Register now to make sure you get to see both sides of the digital debate.
Not a winner? Not to worry! Langham Place Mongkok has a flurry of offers for all participants of Social Media Week Hong Kong. Watch this space as more details will be coming soon!
Tags: Grand Prize, Hong Kong, Langham Place Mong Kok Hong Kong, Social Media Week Hong Kong
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