Archive for February, 2010
I would like to thank everyone who played such an incredibly important role in helping to make Social Media Week such a huge success. Particular thanks to our volunteers, staff, advisory board members, city organizers, event partners, sponsors, media partners and of course our wonderful attendees. In total, more than 7,000 people attended across the…
One of the closing events of Social Media Week took included snack time at a grocery store, as Whole Foods presented Afternoon Snack: A New York New Food Media Panel. On the menu were: Liza Mosquito de Guia, Founder & Chief Storyteller, food. curated. Cathy Erway, Not Eating Out In New York. Nick Fauchald, editor-in-chief,…
Friday’s Future of Social Media in Higher Education hosted by McGraw-Hill Student Innovations offered five great professors (matched with a masterful moderator) to explore the challenges and opportunities in using social media to advance higher education. The faculty included: Adam Ostrow Editor in Chief, Mashable.com – @adamostrow Dr. Kathleen P. King Professor, Fordham University; President,…
About this Guest Blogger: Johnny Makkar is a digital marketer who blogs at Attention Digital. You can also find Johnny on Twitter @jsmakr. On Thursday night, Deep Focus hosted “Is The Future F#cked?” as part of Social Media Week which was held at the trendy Hudson Terrace. The big debate revolved around the future of…
Matt Wurst is Manager of Digital Communities at 360i. You can follow him on Twitter @mwurst. The sports world has always been defined by lines. Some lines are visible for all to see. Games are played within the lines. Scoring in football or soccer means getting the ball across the goal line. Basketball shooters are…
Amanda Bird is Brand Manager at 360i. You can follow her on Twitter at oiseau678. I was really looking forward to last night’s event at MoMA and the panelists did not disappoint. As a hard core public radio listener and an art lover and with memberships to most of the major museums on the panel,…
About this Social Media Week Guest Blogger: Dani Klein is Founder and Blogger at YeahThatsKosher.com, Founder/Consultant at SocialCity Marketing and Social Media Director at StandWithUs. You can follow Dani on Twitter @YeahThatsKosher. Today’s #SMWNYC event for me was the most insightful event of the week. It was held at the Converseon offices in Midtown, which…
About this Social Media Week Guest Blogger: Though Rebecca recently graduated from The University of Texas at Austin’s Advertising program, she has been a social media enthusiast for years, and is honored to guest blog at #smwnyc. To learn more, visit her blog and follow her on Twitter @rebeccaweiser. Women in Social Media Panel at…
Matt Wurst is Manager of Digital Communities at 360i. You can follow him on Twitter @mwurst. If video killed the radio star, is Internet killing the print and video stars? And if so, how should current journalists adapt and current journalism students prepare? These are questions that newspapers and television networks are grappling with on…
Amanda Bird is Brand Manager at 360i. You can follow her on Twitter @oiseau678. This post was co-authored by Mae Karwowski, Community Engagement Specialist at 360i. You can follow her @maekar_wow_ski IDEO is a self-described global design consultancy that uses human interaction as inspiration for their designs. They’ve designed everything from seating configuration concepts for…
Danielle Nuzzo is a Digital Publicist at 360i. You can follow her on Twitter @dailynuzzo. Wednesday’s panel on The Future of Space and Time engaged the audience to reflect on the past and envision the future. The panel took place at the Conde Naste building in Times Square, and yes, I checked in to Foursquare…
About this Social Media Week Guest Blogger: Dani Klein is Founder and Blogger at YeahThatsKosher.com, Founder/Consultant at SocialCity Marketing and Social Media Director at StandWithUs. You can follow Dani on Twitter @YeahThatsKosher. Ironically held in a space known as “Former Tower Records Space” on Foursquare, ‘What is your $ocial Music Currency?’ discussed the role of…
Amanda Rykoff is a NYC-based sports fan, TiVo junkie and social media enthusiast. She shares her observations, commentary and diatribes on these and many other topics at The OCD Chick. You can follow her on Twitter @amandarykoff. This popular event, hosted at the spectacular midtown offices of JWT and sponsored by Meebo, attempted to answer…
Orli Sharaby is a Senior Social Marketing Strategist, Lifestyle at 360i. You can follow her on Twitter @orlibeth. The fashion industry isn’t generally known for being on the cutting edge of technology, communication and media, so it was an interesting scene at last night’s Social Media Week panel The Devil Wears Prada and Tweets About…
Katie Perry is Corporate Marketing Coordinator at 360i. You can follow her on Twitter @katieeperry. Social marketing programs have proven their worth in driving sales (@DellOutlet), building loyalty (Coca-Cola’s Facebook page) and improving customer service (@comcastcares) – but in the throes of a complex political campaign, what is the worth of social engagement? If done…
About this Social Media Week Guest Blogger: Though Rebecca recently graduated from The University of Texas at Austin’s Advertising program, she has been a social media enthusiast for years, and is honored to guest blog at #smwnyc. To learn more, visit her blog and follow her on Twitter @rebeccaweiser. What’s Next: Social Media in 2010…
Izzy Forman is the Digital Publicity Manager at 360i, where she is responsible for leading a team of digital publicists that builds and nurtures relationships with online influencers (bloggers, editors, forum moderators and fan site creators) to advocate for a brand and its products and services. Monday’s panel on the role of social media in…
About this Guest Blogger: Johnny Makkar is a digital marketer who blogs at Attention Digital. You can also find Johnny on Twitter @jsmakr. Crowdsourcing was definitely a hot topic in 2009. It will only continue to become more relevant this year as we witness more brands and their agencies wanting to further experiment or push…
About this Social Media Week Guest Blogger: Dani Klein is Founder and Blogger at YeahThatsKosher.com, Founder/Consultant at SocialCity Marketing and Social Media Director at StandWithUs. You can follow Dani on Twitter @YeahThatsKosher. Despite the bad lighting, the panelists were very bright, and had much to share on Social Media use within Public Relations. Read my…
David Berkowitz is Sr. Director of Emerging Media & Innovation at 360i. You can follow David on Twitter @dberkowitz. Let’s meet our panel for today on Networked News Gatherers: Defining the Social Media Role, hosted by Time Inc: Moderator: Melissa Parrish, Director, Community Strategy for Lifestyle Digital, Time Inc Jennifer Preston, Social Media Editor, The…
