‘Social Media and Family, A Dad’s Perspective’ Event Coming to St. Louis

September 2, 2010 Events
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IF you have been reading this blog at all, you have heard us talk about The Social Media Club of St. Louis. Well, through no fault of your own, it may never have occurred to you that they are the local chapter of the larger, parent Social Media Club organization. Not the kind of thing [...]

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This Week In Facebook News

September 2, 2010 News
This week in Facebook news

This is a weekly list of interesting items making news in the world of Facebook. Facebook’s Zuckerberg Tops Vanity Fair’s List of Influential Leaders – The 26-year-old wunderkind tops Vanity Fair’s 16th annual ranking of the world’s movers and shakers, which will run in the magazine’s October issue. Local merchants use Facebook, Twitter to attract and keep [...]

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Saint Louis Coworking Open House Tomorrow

September 1, 2010 Events

Tomorrow night, you are going to want to head downtown to see 10,000 square feet of collaborative workspace for independent agents, entrepreneurs, startups, freelancers and everyone in between. If you work for yourself or by yourself, St. Louis Coworking wants to get you out of the house or coffee shop and in to work right [...]

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Quick Survey: What’s your preferred social media platform?

September 1, 2010 News

IBM recencently conducted a survey of 1000 of it’s channel partners about social media use and found that 45 percent of their partners are experimenting with a social media strategy to grow their business, but 75 percent are unsure of how to go about it. And of those partners surveyed LinkedIn was the clear favourite [...]

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What is the average length of a St. Louis Tweet?

September 1, 2010 News

Have you ever wondered how many people in St. Louis use Twitter? Or how many tweets originate from the STL every day? Then today is your lucky day. Infuz and STLTweets have just put out their report on Twitter usage in St. Louis for the first six months of 2010. You can download your own [...]

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Local Blogger Takes Issue With Cardinals Social Media Night

August 31, 2010 Opinion

When we told you a couple weeks ago about the St. Louis Cardinals’ upcoming Social Media Night event in conjunction with the Social Media Club of St. Louis, the reaction seemed pretty favorable. Yesterday, however, Matt Sebek, the local sports blogger behind Joe Sports Fan, which is now part of the KFNS network, wrote a column taking issue [...]

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BUSINESS MARKETING ASSOCIATION SEPTEMBER LUNCH ANNOUNCED

August 30, 2010 Events

If you’re in charge of marketing for your company you will not want to miss the BMA’s September Marketing Masters Luncheon titled: Developing & Implementing Corporate Social Media Policy from a Legal & Marketing Viewpoint. The panel discussion will be on developing a corporate social media policy from both legal and marketing perspective. The event [...]

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Social Media News and Notes for August 25th

August 25, 2010 Events

Welcome to another edition of my social media column. I have given it many names over the couple months I have been doing it, and I have not settled on one…if you have any catchy ideas, please do send them over. Really, if you have any ideas or suggestions, please send them over. NINGING IT [...]

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Social Media News and Notes for August 20th

August 20, 2010 News In Brief

MARKETSTL DISCOUNT TICKET OFFER EXTENDED – Your procrastination has finally paid off, but don’t tempt fate, take advantage of this discount while it lasts. This conference includes a full day of sessions on topics that will help your business grow – from website architecture to video marketing to press release tips and more. Tickets also include [...]

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Inaugural Social Media Night Coming To Busch Stadium

August 19, 2010 Events
INAUGURAL SOCIAL MEDIA NIGHT at busch stadium

Join the Cardinals and fellow fans for a pre-game program at Busch Stadium featuring social media savvy guests from the sports and St. Louis scene. The festivities start at 5:30 p.m. in Busch Stadium’s Group Sales Corner and lead right up to the Padres and Cards game at 7:15 pm. The Group Sales Corner is [...]

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Have it your way for a good cause

August 16, 2010 Events
Burger King Benefit Night for Sherwood Forest Camp

Burger King has generously partnered with Sherwood Forest Camp to raise funds for its camp programs. This Wednesday night, show up between 5:00 and 8:00 pm, order something, then simply drop your receipt in the donation boxes at the ordering counter and a portion of your bill will be donated to Sherwood Forest, helping to [...]

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Show Me the Blog Social Media & Blogging Conference

August 10, 2010 News In Brief

The conference is a daylong interactive event being held on Saturday, October 23, 2010. Registration begins from 8am to 9am and the conference begins promptly at 9am and ends at 5pm. Early Bird registration is only $40.00 and includes admission into the conference, lunch, and conference materials. For more information on Show Me the Blog, click HERE. [...]

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Social Media Column for August 6, 2010: Greenbaum moves on from STLToday, Gizmodo Day, and more

August 6, 2010 News In Brief

GIZMODO DAY? On August 12th, Gizmodo readers around the world will be celebrating Gizmodo day. Gizmodo staff in New York and San Francisco will be organizing meetups, and they want readers here in flyover country to organize their own meet-ups. It looks like no one around here has grabbed the torch, but if I am [...]

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MarketSTL Ticket Promotion – Act Quick

July 30, 2010 News In Brief

BIG MARKETSTL NEWS – If you’ve been wanting to get your business to the next level of online traffic, this is your chance to hear the experts tell you how to do it.  With this link, you can get your early bird ticket for just $89! This event will most likely sell out, and on [...]

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St. Louis Social Media Daily Column for July 27

July 27, 2010 News In Brief

Time for another installment of our couple of times a week Social Media Daily Column. I have searched far and wide to bring you the freshest, most important social media news that I can—ok, I know no one believes that, we both know I post whatever falls on my lap – so if you have [...]

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