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One week until Social Capital Ottawa

Sherrilynne Starkie

There is just one more week until the third annual Social Capital Ottawa, a one-day conference for O-city’s active social media community. Social Capital Ottawa. Using social media for research: Social Capital 2012. Social Capital Ottawa. Related articles.

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Social Capital Ottawa

Sherrilynne Starkie

Canada’s national capital is Ottawa and one of the city’s many strengths is the active and passionate social media community that thrives here. It’s a community that continues to grow and learn that’s why it supports the 2nd annual Social Capita l conference taking place later this month.

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Using social media for research: Social Capital 2012

Sherrilynne Starkie

The Social Capital 2012 conference took place on Saturday in Ottawa and more than 220 people turned up to share and learn about the latest in social media thinking, issues and technologies. One highlight was Kelly Rusk’s session on using social media for research. Three biggest myths of social media.

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Don’t Squander Your Social Capital

Janet Fouts

Social capital is one of the new buzz words of the decade. Tara Hunt calls it “ Whuffie “ Whatever it is, the better your social capital the more likely it is your followers will take action. Those are the ones with social capital. How much Klout you have is one way to measure it. Numbers game.

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Why you need to build your Social Capital?

Buzz Marketing for Technology

What it means is that your Social Capital will be a very important asset to you. Those that have weak Social Capital will become the equivalent of Social Outcasts – not able to get the killer job at the financial institution or accepted into Harvard because they have very low Social Capital.

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Got Friends? 4 Questions About Retirement Planning, True Social Security And Social Media

Forbes Social Media

While you plan for financial security in retirement are you planning with equal intent and investment for your social wellbeing in older age? Here are four questions to begin assessing your social capital portfolio.

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New Social Media Sites…for Business?

The Social Media Incubator

Empire Avenue is a combination of game and social networking, calling itself the “social stock market.” Have fun as you explore these sites, but be sure to keep your social media strategy in mind as you do so! According to Melberg, there are several reasons why this site is popular.

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