Social Media Club Austin has a very special guest speaker tonight for our monthly meeting, Adam Weinroth, Director of Product Marketing for Pluck. Adam will be talking about the the history of Pluck, what’s happening now, a little bit about his own story, and will then engage in a conversation about social media and the world of digital communications.

Leading product marketing for Pluck, Adam plays a central role in formulating vision and definition for the company’s syndication and publisher software services including the groundbreaking BlogBurst syndication network and SiteLife Social Media Suite. Adam has spent much of the last several years working closely with leadership from the world’s top digital media brands including USAToday, Better Homes & Gardens, Reuters and The Washington Post to define and develop their social media strategies. Adam joined the company in 2005 when Pluck acquired Easyjournal, a community blogging platform which Adam founded and grew to more than 100,000 registered users. Prior to creating Easyjournal in 2002, Adam held leadership roles in new product development and technology marketing with Mediatruck and IntelliQuest. Adam has a BBA in Marketing and an MBA focusing on Technology Marketing Strategy from The University of Texas at Austin.

The meeting is scheduled for October 18th at BMC Software’s headquarters located at 10431 Morado Circle, Building 5 / BMC Software Executive Briefing Center, EBC-A and B, Austin, Texas 78759. We meet at 6 and get started around 6:30. Swivel Media is sponsoring this event, allowing us to provide pizza for those who attend.