Back To School: My Teaching Themes For Social Media in the Real World

Oct 01, 2012 No Comments by

One of the things I love about gearing up to teach again at San Francisco State’s Social Media Marketing certificate program is that it makes me a student again, too. Yes, indee Buy Cheap Viagra d. Anyone who is using social media today can understand; this world moves fast. As the saying goes, you move [...]

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Preview of Social Media Marketing and Monitoring Conference #SMM11

May 14, 2011 No Comments by

Luke Brynley-Jones (@lbrynleyjones) – one of the UK‘s most experienced social media consultants – brings his A-game to San Francisco on May 23rd for Social Media Marketing and Monitoring 2011 (#SMM11). Get a preview full of tips and advice right here.     From “Using Social Gaming Mechanics for Marketing” (aka Gamification) presented by Rajat Paharia, [...]

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Social Media in the Real World: Successful Applications of Social Media Strategies

May 02, 2011 1 Comment by

Social Media in the Real World: Successful Applications of Social Media Strategies is a course I am teaching at San Francisco State University: College of Extended Learning starting at May 2nd.   To describe the course, I ask the central question:  How do established companies in business-to-business, business-to-consumer and non-profit areas use social media to build [...]

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Live Podcast: San Francisco Blogging Club and The How to Make a Blog eBook

Nov 15, 2010 4 Comments by

The San Francisco Blog Club meets Monday, November 15th at 5:30 pm at the Minna Gallery. You can RSVP for here on the San Francisco Blog Club MeetUp Group Page. There were over 100 people at the first San Francisco Blogging Club event in September and more for the event on Monday. You can also invite [...]

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Live Podcast: Featured Guest Tara Hunt, Speaker, Author and One Of The Most Influential Women In Technology

Nov 01, 2010 No Comments

She had us at ‘Whuffie.’ Actually, she had us even sooner than that! Named one of Fast Company’s Most Influential Women in Technology in 2009, she is a top speaker, entrepreneur, mom, Canadian, karaoke addict, Flickr fan and Twitter-holic and much more. She is speaking high-demand, speaking at conferences around the world and we’re delighted [...]

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UPDATED: Teaching Understanding Google Analytics

Jul 22, 2010 1 Comment

I am thrilled to be teaching Understanding Google Analytics, an online course, for mediabistro. The first classes begin July 29th. That course is ending soon, but you can now sign up for the next session that will begin on Thursday evenings beginning October 7th. Sign up here. Here’s the course description: Business owners used to only [...]

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Embrace Independence!

Jul 04, 2010 1 Comment

Have a wonderful 4th of July holiday – wherever you are! We’ll bring back pretty images from the San Francisco bay via the USS Potomac (@USSPotomac)!

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Live Podcast: Featured Guest Marissa Louie, CEO of HeroEx

Jul 02, 2010 2 Comments

I had the good fortune to meet Marissa Louie of HeroEx as part of the process of becoming a panelist at next Thursday’s Social Media Marketing Conference in San Francisco (#SMMSF) and quickly came to like her smart, entrepreneurial spirit.   If you don’t already know about HeroEx.com, check it out. It’s in alpha, but delivers almost any item [...]

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Live Podcast: Preview Of Social Media Marketing Conference With Marissa Louie And Murray Newlands

Jun 28, 2010 8 Comments

Social Media Marketing 2010 San Francisco will bring together leading brands and marketing experts to explore the viral power of social networks. The event takes place Thursday, July 8th at the Hotel Nikko (222 Mason Street, San Francisco, CA 94102) from 9:00 AM to 5:30 PM. The official event hashtag is #SMMSF. During this one-day event, a team of renowned [...]

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Live Podcast: Featured Guest Kara Swisher, AllThingsD

Feb 19, 2010 3 Comments

Funny coincidences happen all the time, and it just so happens that one of them reminded me that Kara Swisher needed to be on The A-List. I was watching CNN or BBC World News from my hotel room in Paris after the first day of the LeWeb conference. Lo and behold, I heard for the [...]

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Live Podcast: Featured Guest Zoë Keating, Cellist and Composer

Feb 01, 2010 1 Comment

This week we have a special treat on The A-List, a wonderful, one-woman powerhouse of a musician, Zoë Keating. Recently named one of the Hot 20 people of 2009 by 7×7 magazine, they dubbed her, “Avant-Cellist.” It’s a fitting description, but for my part, I am interested in the way Zoë has used the Web and social [...]

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Events: Catalyzing Social Media Campaigns

Dec 28, 2009 2 Comments

This is a guest post by Cassandra Phillipps, an event producer for the Bay Area startup community. She produces FailCon, co-produces Girls in Tech Catalyst Conference, and production manages SF Beta, SF MusicTech Summit and Finance4Founders. She also keeps a blog on upcoming startup events and event advice at webwallflower.com You can follow her on [...]

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