Of all the many good people doing really interesting and important things in social media, David Almacy stands out from the crowd. David did much of the work that you see if you go to the White House website or have dealings with the digital media components of the White House communications operations. David is […]

July Meeting
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Join us for an evening of discussion and getting to know your fellow social media users/creators in Austin. Pizza […]

You’ve all heard of FaceBook and MySpace, but do you realize that there are social networks springing up all around you? Michael Wilson from Small World Labs will be presenting the landscape of private-label social networks and case studies of how companies have created their own social networks to increase customer retention and attract new […]

At our May 15 SMC meeting, Jon Lebkowsky and David Armistead will speak about The Headless Organization.
Throughout the history of the Internet, we’ve seen an explosion of new, relatively frictionless communication channels, broad access to the means of media production, and a blurring of the distinctions between professional and personal media. We’ve seen an […]

Join us for the Austin debut of the Social Media Breakfast with the event’s originator, Bryan Person.
Sponsored by GCI Read Poland

7:30 AM, Thursday, February 21, 2008
Rudy’s Bar-B-Q
2451 Capital of Texas Hwy S
Austin, Texas 78746

NOTE: THIS EVENT IS FREE, BUT YOU MUST REGISTER & PRINT CONFIRMATION FROM EVENTBRITE (see link below)
About Bryan Person
Bryan is a passionate […]

The first in a series of roundtable luncheons hosted by Forbes magazine and our friends at the Austin Technology Council is being held this Wednesday. Following is a brief description and the schedule of events. We hope to see as many of you there as possible.
To register, click here.

 
Power Up Austin Luncheon: Mobile Madness

 
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We’re running a little late, well I am, on getting things going here at the Austin Social Media Club this year. Hey, business is good, we’ve been busy. So we’re aiming for February to kick off our evening events on the third Thursday. Jon Lebkowsky, one of the genuine experts on the evolution of […]

If you missed the last Happy Hour that LinearB and whurley hosted at Joe DiMaggio’s in the Domain, don’t be too despondent. The Austin Social Media Club is combining its December meeting with GeekAustin.com for a major holiday blowout on December 11th. The happy hour/holiday party will be at Joe DiMaggio’s again. Click here […]

Tomorrow night we’ll be meeting at nFusion’s offices at 5000 Plaza on the Lake, Suite 200. Laura Thomas, of Dell, and David Neff, of the American Cancer Society, will share with us what their organizations are doing in SL and then we’ll be going in-world with them.
Due to the high amount of interest we’ve received, […]

Anticipating the Social Media Club meeting this week, I came in touch with all my “personal trust issues” surrounding social media releases. Accountable to my clients, I want to know if SMPRs can deliver? And, whether they deliver now?
Granted, Google has changed the landscape of public relations forever. Now that there is […]