Yep..its another one.  Hey, it has been about a month since the last one. Just so much to share and too little time to do it.  So you get it all in one nice post! So here is information  and self promotion with links to things I want to share,people to thank  or think you may find of interest. If your not interested, that’s okay, you can always look for my spelling errors and give me a hard time.. I make a lot.

Scared yet?

So away we go…

- Starting  today I am “test driving” the 2009 Ford Flex. I get to use the car until next week. Let it be known, I am so not a car guy. I know nothing about them. What I am is a gadget guy. The built in media center brings me to tears, its amazing. Get this, its all voice activated.  Ill need to take some pics of that and post. Here is a short video and a pic:

-On April 23rd I organized the Peninsula Twitter and Facebook Meetup.  It went really well. There were roughly 115 people who came throughout the night! Here is some video. I will be putting together some sort of event page shortly for future meetups.

-The Community 2.0 Conference is May 11-13, 2009 at the Palace Hotel in San Francisco. Myself,  Connie Bensen and Kellie Parker will be leading an all day workshop called “Getting Started with Community” on May 11.

-The 140 Twitter Conference will take place on May 26th and 27th at the Computer History Museum in Mountain View, California, they are bringing together the top gurus in the Twitosphere to discuss all things Twitter, from understanding the business value of Twitter to exploring the what makes a great Twitter app. As LSF Interactive is a media sponsor of this event, where I work, I have a discount code to share.

Discount Code of in140tc for 140 Twitter Conference 2009

- Do not forget that ever week you can listen to the Social Media Club Editorial Board come up with a question of the week for everyone to comment on.

Yes, Im part of the board. (Come on its shameless plugs right?)

-Because this if for a Thesis for Roskilde University and he asked really nice,  I thought I would pass this on. Aleksander Sonder of Copenhagen, Denmark is doing a quick survey regarding the Corporate Use Of Twitter. The data is updated and open to everyone here.

-A big thank you to Techcrunch for putting on  a Star Trek Screening tonight here in Redwood City. They are giving up to 4 tickets per person for $2.00 each with popcorn and a drink! Oh you also get bragging rights to have seen the movie early! So myself and my sons will be there when the doors open!

-As always I update my Twitter Feed with articles/info I think worth passing on and my other random posts if you just cant get enough of me.

Okay, hope I did not miss anything…. Live Long and Prosper! (yes I am a geek.)

Posted under Blog, Off Subject, Peninsula Twitter and Facebook Meet-Up, Shameless Plugs, Social Media, Speaking Engagements, Your Week In Review

Alright lets get right into and see what has been going on this week shall well? Good you agree…

-What is Social Media? I get that question a lot. I do my best to explain it and help people understand it. I think Louis Gray did an amazing job with his post What Social Media Is and What Social Media Is Not

-How is Social Media factoring into the upcoming Inauguration? A lot! Facebook and CNN have partnered up for it. The CNN.com page will use Facebook Connect to allow people to update their status watch video live, chat and much more. Read more about it here

- Twitter, Twitter, Twitter.. most people still look at me weird when I talk about it, or maybe I get those weird looks all the time.. but people are flocking to Twitter. In 2008 it grow by 752%! Read about it here!

-Let me know if I missed anything you think is worth mentioning, if so please put it in the comments with a link!

Sorry I don’t have a lot this week.. Its been tough starting this Biggest Loser contest at my gym. Though I have been making videos to allow me to at least laugh at it. If you so care to watch here is a link to all of them and the one from Day 4:

Have a great weekend!

Posted under Your Week In Review

It is Friday all ready? Wow it kind of snuck up on me. With that being said lets see what links we have for this week:

-Facebook is throwing down with its Term of Service in regards to Alcohol. No more sending virtual drinks to anyone under 21.

-Speaking of Facebook.. they hit 150 million users 4 months after hitting 100 million in August 2008

-A lot of people question what social networking sites are really good for. What else can they do? Read this great post about how social media came to the aid of an abused woman and rasied money for her.

-Remember MySpace? Oh your still on MySpace? Sorry. Well it is becoming a Ghost Town of sorts according to Natasha Westcoast. Read her great post called MySpace:Creating Community In A Ghost Town

-Wanna guess what the best selling album download of 2008 was via Amazon? Nope.. wrong.. good guess. It was Ghosts I-IV by Nine Inch Nails. Why you ask is this worth mentioning? It was totally free to download. Yep, the #1 album was free, though people could pay if they wanted too. Oh and Viva La Vida by Coldplay was number 2.

-In November of 2008 Bill Johnston at Forum One Communications started a survey on Online Communities called Surviving & Thriving in the Downturn economy. It short it found that online communities are  thriving and the outlook is good.

So did I miss anything?

Posted under Your Week In Review

With Christmas upon us and a short week ahead, I thought It would be a good idea to get “Your Week In Review” out early. I am thinking there will no be a lot happening on Friday from me.

-With 2008 coming and 2009 upon us, I have seen several posts looking at where Social Media will take us next year. Will it still be relevant? Of Course! Here is a great post on why you need it  from  Todd Mailcoat, its called 9 Reasons You Need Social Media Marketing in 2009

- The folks at Futurelab have a different outlook. They list “Five Things that Probably Won’t Happen In Social Media in 2009″ . I am not sure I agree with them on item #1. What do you think?

Seems to me its a glass 1/2 empty, 1/2 full situation.

-Have you tried to start an alumni group on Facebook? Maybe a Class of 2013 kind of thing? Yet the name is taking? Seems there may be some cybersquatting going on according to Brad J Ward. Check out his post called There’s something going down on Facebook. Pay attention

-Oh and  speaking of Facebook, you might of noticed that the 2nd most popular music application has been removed due to TOS issues. Its the Music Playlists. (MySpace banned it earlier in the week as well, but no one noticed

-Okay now for something non Social Media realated, I just need to share that I am interested in seeing The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button. Something about it has me interested.  I hope its not a chick flick. Let me know if anyone sees it.

Sorry for the shortlist, but its a short week.  I hope everyone has Happy Holidays!

Posted under Blog, Your Week In Review