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The morning session on Day 4 of Social Media Week LA started with a show of hands of how many people watch television with a connected device. Most of the hands in the room went up. Not as many for how many watch with two, but the big message today is that real time conversations…
Startups, Smart Girls and Sports were the three big topics streaming during Day 2 of Social Media Week LA. The words authentic, organic and VC were also in heavy rotation, especially if you’re in business to build relationships, not just with your audience, but with big brand partners as well. Forget the vanity metrics and…
Social Media Media Week LA went live at io/LAand the historic Egyptian Theatre September 24 – 28, 2012. We’re excited about what this conference means for the growth of communication, interaction with each other and the organizations that we care about. Troy Carter — Lady Gaga’s manager — packed the house. Mobile Roadie, ParkMe and…
Called “the most remarkable talk-show host ever on TV” by TV Guide, Larry King is behind the mic again – this time online – as host of Larry King Now for Hulu and Ora.tv. The cable news pioneer sets up shop at the historic Egyptian Theatre during Social Media Week. He sits down with actor, comedian, rapper, and…
Smash Networks On The Future Of Mobile And Social Entertainment
Social interaction and search have a “MAJOR” place in the mobile says Smash Networks co-founder Harrison Painter. That’s why he and his partner Eric Rice have partnered with Mimvi CEO Michael Poutre and Founder/CVO Kasian Franks to make the online and mobile experience better for people. By introducing it to the everyday user in a…
With so much consumer activity now taking place online, retail and service providers with physical locations (hotels, restaurants, clothing stores, etc.) are looking to location-based marketing to help them attract new customers and keep their current ones. Social tools and technology now enable brands to know who visited their store, at which location, at what…
Digital LA’s Social Media Week Roundup
by Kevin Winston Digital LA, CEO/ Founder SMW LA Board Member We’re looking forward to a great Social Media Week LA this year and are excited for all the events based in Hollywood! Digital LA has organized five events each year for the past two Social Media Weeks in LA. We are proud to continue…
Social Media Week is upon us! This upcoming week you’ll have the opportunity to learn how to expand your business and your brand via today’s technologies, but it’s more than that. It’s a chance to network with other like-minded individuals, and what better way to do that than at any one of several restaurants and…
Typically people start with a cause and then form a foundation or event to support it. In Movember’s case, it started in a traditional Australian way: over a couple of drinks with friends. They were talking about ‘80s fashion and how eventually everything comes back into style, so they challenged each other to bring back…
The Huffington Post calls Freshwire’s CEO, Shawn Amos a “custodian of pop culture”. Over his varied career, he’s been entrusted with the musical legacies of icons Quincy Jones, Herb Alpert, Solomon Burke and dozens of heritage artists. Shawn has also produced albums for the Dirty Dozen Brass Band and Phil Spector protégée, Darlene Love and Comedy Central…