Social Media Week is returning to LA this September 24-28, powered by Nokia. To celebrate our sixth global event, we are asking people around the world to Instagram Your City. Instagram and web-based apps such as Lightbox, Hipster and StreamZoo enable you to make beautiful images and share with your friends. We want you to represent LA and capture what makes Los Angeles…
Social Media Week Returns to LA September 24-28, 2012
We are excited to announce that Social Media Week will be back in LA September 24th – 28th with FREE programming across the city. We will have more information coming soon, but in the meantime, be sure to mark your calendars and help us spread the word! Tweet about our returning cities and make sure…
Advisor Interview: Brady Hahn
Brady Hahn is an advisor for SMWLA and is participating on the panel “Social Media for Social Good | Solving Problems Using Social Media: A Workshop” which will be held on Thursday, September 22st from 11:00am to 12:30pm at the Bergamot Station. Brady is the founder of Non Profit Effect, a consultancy focused on collaborating…
SMWLA Social Contests
Happy Monday and start of SMWLA everyone! Just to encourage some more fun and participation, we’ll be running a few informal contests this week. Get a mention on this blog and maybe even something more by playing along! Want to win? Here’s how: Register for Panels: Register and attend as many panels as possible. The…
75 events, 5 days, 470 sq. miles. Where to go?
We’ve made it easy for you: Starting Tomorrow and continuing through Friday, go to as many panels, parties, keynotes and screenings as you can muster. For those you can’t get to: You can view the Live Broadcast online of all the Social Media Week Hub programs, via Livestream. It’s easy to register – just view the full list of events and…
Advisor Interview: Drew Baldwin
Drew Baldwin is an advisor for Social Media Week LA and is presenting: “Tubefilter Presents: Klout, EQAL, Attention Span Media—Gettin’ Social in Online Video (Open Bar Hosted by theStream.tv)“. This event will be on Thursday, September 22nd at 7:30pm and panelist include Amber Buhl (Klout), Garrett Law (Attention Span Media), Greg Goodfried (EQAL). Drew is also the…
Advisor Interview: Trina Albus
Trina Albus is an advisor for SMWLA and is participating on the panel “Social Media: Taking Fashion to new Heights” which will be held on Wednesday, September 21st from 6:00pm to 9:00pm. Trina Albus is also the VP of Social Strategy at BeachMint, is a seasoned and experienced technology executive. Throughout her career, she has held prestigious…
Advisor Interview: April Pesa
April Presa is Director of Content Development at Radical Axis and is an advisor for SMWLA. April unofficially began her career in college where she spearheaded The Fifth Humour, Yale University’s first original sketch comedy troupe. Upon graduating college, April began working as a production assistant on the Warner Brothers sitcom “Rewind” and remained in network prime-time TV for…
Advisor Interview: Justin Williams
Justin Williams is cofounder of Social Media Breakfast LA and an advisor for SMWLA. On Sept. 22, SMBLA will be hosting the event Social Media Breakfast: Social Media Monitoring and Measurement with special guest speaker Dr. Natalie Petouhoff. The event will take place at 7:30am at the Coupa Café of Beverly Hills. Justin took some time to answer our six…
Advisor Interview: Michael Mothner
Michael Mothner is an advisor for SMWLA and along with his company Wpromote and ONEHOPE Wine is hosting the “Social Good” Party and presenting a panel surrounding Social Good: Taking Social Media to Social Action. Michael is a serial entrepreneur and Internet pioneer, having founded his first software company at the age of fourteen. In 2001,…
