From creating a blogger’s hub area for meeting attendees and social engagement to Hybrid Events and iPads, these January posts will get you up to speed on how social media is changing the meeting and events industry. More »
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Using Social Media in Meeting and Events
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SOBCon 2011
SOBCon is one of the top conferences for online businesses.“Understand how great businesses grow online and off. Speak the language, know the culture, and become part of the network that the social media world looks to for leadership. The relationships made at SOBCon extend across social networks into the world of concrete relationships.”
SOBCon 2011 is in Chicago from April 29 – May 1 and is not to be missed!
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Friday Work Break: Go Dunk Yourself
Thanks to the YouTube sleuthing skills of our fabulous intern, @stefanieksays, this week’s Friday Work Break will leave you stunned and on constant replay. Without further ado, here is Stefanie’s video introduction: More »
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Social Media Tip: Add Value
The sheer number of opinions in social media means that a lot of the time you’ll be interacting with ideas you don’t agree with. When it comes time to speak up, it’s good etiquette to offer some information along with your opinion. More »
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Social Media Tip: Crop Smart
While wide horizontal formats rule in video and cinema, the opposite is true for Facebook. A wide-screen crop on your profile photo will reduce its size on your profile. So, if possible, crop tall. More »
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#tourismchat Highlights: E-Newsletters
The Jan 20 #tourismchat focused on the Best Practices for E-Newsletters in the age of Social Media. These are my chat highlights. More »
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Here’s your chance to host to #SoMeT
The 2010 Social Media Tourism Symposium (#SoMeT) was a huge success and they’re accepting RFPs for the 2011 SoMeT. Here’s your chance to be known as a social media-savvy destination! More »
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Social Media for Event Promotion
The Jan 6 #tourismchat focused on using social media for event promotion. You can read the entire transcript in a google doc. These highlights cover hashtags, sponsors and location-based services. More »
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Friday Work Break: The Entrance
Seeing as it is rapidly nearing 5pm – and by extension happy hour – I felt a little weekend mood-setting was in order. It’s very important to prepare yourself for the Friday evening activity line up. Whether it’s one more obligatory “team building” happy hour, checking out the swanky new bar uptown, or kicking back and relaxing with a cold one, this video will help get you in the groove for your evening’s shenanigans.* More »
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I want to produce social video, but I don’t have ________.
It seems the general view of video is that it’s intrinsically expensive and difficult. It’s true that production can be logistically challenging, but that’s not a necessity and many good videos have been made for next to nothing. More »