People seem to complain a lot about social media conferences. think that most of these conferences suck because they weren’t set up properly (or for the right reasons), which I won’t go into in this post. Thing is, you can dive into 1000 webinars, speakers, books, roundtables, premium communities etc… but until you actually do something, you’re not really going to learn. Same can be said for blogs, books, webinars, etc… Get your hands dirty and start making mistakes. Use conferences for at least one of the following: Learning the basics. MORE >>

Just want to let my readers know that I am speaking at a Webinar hosted by Awareness Network on August 25th, 2011.  If you sign up for the Webinar there is a bonus, Chapter 9 of Social Media Analytics, which is downloadable immediatel y. Along with this appearance I’ll be speaking at the Brooklyn Chamber of Commerce’s Technology Essentials for Small Business Conference on July 29th, in Brooklyn NY, at Berkeley College on the subject of social media analytics for small businesses in Brooklyn.  Awareness Network Awareness Network Webinar Jimi Hendrix MORE >>

Yet somehow, when we’re attending a show or conference as an attendee, we don’t seem to give it the same consideration. suppose many people make the assumption that if you go to a conference and learn something – it’s time and money well spent. Location, location, location: Assuming the conference is not in your home town – take advantage of the change of venue. Create a hit list: Usually the conference will publish a list of attendees ahead of time, to entice others to join in. The secret is out — blogging conference in Chicago! Why add an extra one? MORE >>

Here’s the presentation, below: Small business conference marshall sponder – updated 6-24-12-ms. Also, in case any of you are interested, Semphonic and I are doing a Webinar on Big Data on Tuesday, at 1PM EST – here’s the information. The Big Data Challenge Webinar. Webinar Registration. In this webinar, Gary Angel, Marshall Sponder and Scott K.Wilder will tackle the key big data challenges you’ll face as you move toward this brave new world of analytics. View more PowerPoint from Marshall Sponder. Adapting your Analytics Methods. MORE >>

Just want to remind readers the CisionPoint Webinar I’m doing is Tuesday, November 16th at 2PM EST. Tuesday, November 16 th. Let’s talk about one thing you’ll learn at the Webinar.  Let’s take a simple example (and one I’m free to talk about) “ Social Media Monitoring &# (spoken at plenty of Luke’s conferences and going to speak at another next week in London); according to CisionPoint, who’s influential that is writing on the subject of this conference series? Enjoy … and come to the Webinar. 00 PM CST. MORE >>