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Hawaii Social Media Trends 2011 – SMCHI, Jan 18

Bare Feet Studios

Those smiling faces are Malia Yoshioka of WhyGoHawaii and Randi Okuhara of the Sheraton Princess Kaiulani Hotel. Mobile Interactivity and Smart Phone Apps. Have you upgraded your phone recently? Does your company support smart phone usage? What are your organization’s smart phone policies?

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What’s the Secret to Monetizing Social Media?

ProBlogger

According to the 2011 Technorati State of the Blogosphere , of the bloggers who put advertising on their blogs, 60% use self-serve tools, while 50% have affiliate advertising links on their site. For instance, through Gucci Connect loyal customers used their smart phones and tablets to see a Milan fashion show from the comfort of their homes.

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Convince and Convert Blog: Social Media Strategy and Social Media.

Convince & Convert

Even with more and more sessions being staged outside the convention center in adjacent hotels, SXSW cannot get much bigger without serious impact to the attendee experience. Smart phone-toting attendees could snap a photo of each others’ code, and instantly follow one another within the my.SXSW social network.