http://www.socialmediaftw.com Thu, 04 Feb 2010 16:19:16 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Mark your calendars! Block out the day! Get a babysitter! Whatever you need to do to make it to the 2nd annual Social Media FTW Fall Conference, do it! We have an official date of Wednesday, September 22, 2010. We have an official space: we're back at the University of Southern Maine. Get ... http://www.socialmediaftw.com/2010/02/social-media-ftw-2010-has-a-date-9222010/ I still can't believe it's over. [Rich speaking here.] Jaica, Chrystie and I have been talking about, planning and promoting the event since March, an incredible amount of hours and sweat equity went into the FTW conference, and now it's over. We'd like to just take a moment and thank all the ... http://www.socialmediaftw.com/2009/09/thank-you/ [caption id="attachment_311" align="alignright" width="300" caption="JobsInME.com"][/caption] Man, these booths are going fast! Where were you people when I was sweating bullets last week? ;) The latest one is going to JobsInME.com, a great resource for Maine-based businesses and people looking to work in the Pine Tree State. JobsInME.com is the pronounced leader in its ... http://www.socialmediaftw.com/2009/09/jobsinme-com-snags-an-exhibitor-booth/ It's a good news/bad news sort of thing. We're are extremely excited that we have maxed out our space at USM, but sorry we had to close registration early for everyone who wanted to attend the Social Media FTW Fall Conference. We do have a waiting list, and if we can ... http://www.socialmediaftw.com/2009/09/ftw-is-full-up/ We just got confirmation that Digital Research will be grabbing an exhibitor booth for the Social Media FTW Fall Conference. Digital Research, Inc. (DRI) is a full-service marketing research firm serving some of the world’s largest corporations.  They harness cutting-edge technology and social media in developing research solutions for their clients. Be ... http://www.socialmediaftw.com/2009/09/digital-research-grabs-an-exhibitor-booth-for-the-social-media-ftw-conference/ Yesterday ads for the Social Media FTW Fall Conference started running on local radio stations. In case you only listen to NPR, here's what the :30 ad sounds like. Social Media FTW Fall Conference :30 Ad http://www.socialmediaftw.com/2009/09/social-media-on-the-radio/ Our own Rich Brooks wore his "tech guru" hat on 207 the other night to talk about how businesses were using social media to better market their business. If you want to learn more than what you can glean from a five minute segment be sure to register for the FTW ... http://www.socialmediaftw.com/2009/09/social-media-marketing-explained-as-seen-on-tv/ Having just updated our speakers page, we count 14 social media experts gurus stylists presenting on 9 different topics...each presentation focusing on helping businesses make sense of social media so that they can grow in any economy. Here's a quick run down: Session 1: Twitter for Business - Chrystie Corns The Elephant in the ... http://www.socialmediaftw.com/2009/09/whos-speaking-at-the-social-media-ftw-fall-conference/ We're making a limited number of discounted student passes available for, um, students, who wish to attend the Social Media FTW Fall Conference. The cost is only $19 (compared to the regular price of $79.) To take advantage of this you'll need to: be a full-time student, register with your college email ... http://www.socialmediaftw.com/2009/08/special-discount-for-students-to-the-ftw-conference/ We couldn't be happier to announce that MaineTodayMedia / MaineBusiness.com has signed on as our exclusive media sponsor for the Social Media FTW Fall Conference. MaineToday Media, the largest media outlet in Maine, is a community-minded company committed to strengthening its relationship with consumers and advertisers. Maine Today Media, Inc. owns ... http://www.socialmediaftw.com/2009/08/mainetoday-media-signs-on-as-ftws-exclusive-media-sponsor/