SMC Jacksonville Chapter Launch Tues 2/17

11Feb09

Calling all social media types (and those interested) in Jacksonville to the chapter launch of Social Media Club JAX. We will be launching the club next Tuesday, February 17th, 6:30 – 8:00 PM at the Pablo Creek Regional Library. (click for map)
This will be the first open gathering of Social Media Club Jacksonville for everyone [...]

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Tags: chapter, club, community, jacksonville, launch, SMC, smcjax

Don’t Kill Your Community Before It Starts

01Oct08

Earlier today, I participated in a webinar called “Community Killers”. It was presented by Miles Sims of Small World Labs. Miles gave some advice on what Small World Labs sees as choices that can lead to destroying, or at least hampering the success, of online communities.  Below are the four ‘community killers’ and some thoughts [...]

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Tags: building, community, conversation, marketing, measurement, objectives, Social Media links, tips

Surfin’ down to Blog Orlando

23Sep08

This weekend I”ll be attending Blog Orlando 3 at Rollins College. It’s a one day un-conference for the Central Florida community of new media avids to come together, share and learn new things. It’ll be my first Blog Orlando experience (I only moved to Florida five months ago) and I’m excited to see what its [...]

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Tags: blog, blog orlando, community, Florida, orlando, participation, Social Media links, Twitter, unconference

Know what your audience wants

08Jul08

From the “best thing I read today” files (courtesy of Clickz):
Widgets on a social network are different from those on a personal platform. This might seem obvious, but it’s worth mentioning. The most successful applications on Facebook harness the social network. This includes music and video applications that allow users to see what others are [...]

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Tags: 101, community, Facebook, listen, widgets

Measuring Twitter’s Impact

16May08

When talking about companies & communicators jumping into social media, I’ve told (warned?) people that social media efforts should not be measured solely by the number of people who see the campaign. Social media is about building community. Yes, that means that you need a number of people to be part of that community. But [...]

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Tags: 2008PLAYERS, comcastcares, community, GMblogs, hrblock, impact, measurement, PGA Tour, Red Sox, RichardatDell, SouthwestAir, Twitter

Working on the Working Definition

28Mar08

As mentioned below, I’m building my first ever Social Media presentation to give to a group of PRSA members next week. So far I have…lots in my head, lots on notes here and there. Nothing on Power Point, yet. No worries — cramming is what I learned in college.
In a Social Media 101 presentation, its [...]

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Tags: 101, community, conversation, definition, help, Kyle Flaherty, Oregon, PR, presentation, PRSA, Social Media links, toolbox