Social Media Observatory

As users and lovers of social media, we often get caught up in all of the tools out there–Twitter, Facebook, or as of this week, Google+. But this month’s SMC-DC event was all about the often complex art of blogging. We were honored to be joined by Maggie McGary, Online Community and Social Media Manager at ASHA, Amy Ganderson, Associate Director, Digital Marketing at The Nature Conservancy, Simon Owens, Director of PR at JESS3 and Alejandra Owens, Social…

Who is meeting us at Rita’s at 5pm today?! #frederick #smcfred #impromotuhappyhour #bethereorbesquare Frederick

Had funny at #smcfred last night! Everyone did such a good job! I have already played with a number of the new tools! Thanks! Frederick

Image by niallkennedy via Flickr   Are you ready to discuss how you built your community online or are you in need of some help on what to do with the community you built online…if so please join us on July 14th!  

Our local Chapter is on a mini ‘educational program’ break this Summer, but we are working on fun things for our SMCSFO community to do together this July and August as we want to make sure we all stay connected. We will have more details coming i

Musician Brian May once said, “A good video can make all the difference”. Well, he may have been talking about music videos for his band but the meaning of his sentiment can be applied to the importance of using video as a key component of str

Steve Garfield’s Get Seen: Online Video Secrets to Building Your Business is a Bible-like book packed with tips, tools, instructions and interviews written to empower those interested in leveraging video to build their business. Want to stream

getseen.jpg In a field that is less than 8 years old, Steve Garfield has a remarkable number of achievements as a video blogger. He’s worked with politicians, entertainers, and businesses to

So far, one thing I notice about Google+, is that you get rewarded for starting and carrying on good conversations. Wow, doesn’t that sound like the Kumbaya phase of social media? Well, it’s true inside of Google+, at least fo

Make it quick…Make it simple…Solve a problem! Photo of show stealer Bill Sleepers courtesy of Richard Wood and Kapchur.us Photography – http://kapchur.us It has unfortunately been a couple months since I have been able to make i