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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20070209
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20070210
SUMMARY:Economics of Social Media conference
LOCATION:Los Angeles, California, USA
DESCRIPTION:How do you thrive in an industry that seems to change irrevocab
ly every few days? At paidContent, we chronicle the world of social media o
n a minute-by-minute basis. But sometimes, in an industry moving so fast, i
t's useful, fun, and necessary to allow yourself a day away from the everyd
ay to think, learn, and network alongside your fellow industry leaders. So
on April 26, ContentNext Media, our parent company, is presenting its first
conference, The Economics of Social Media, at the Beverly Hilton in Los An
geles. Over one packed day, in a series of large and small sessions we're d
esigning to ensure maximum participation, we'll examine the tremendous chan
ges social media is bringing to:
\n
\nTraditional media
\n Newspapers an
d magazines surely aren't what they used to be
\nMovies, television, music,
and games
\n The entrenched players are having to play catch up
\nMarke
ting
\n You'll never sell anything the same way again
\nVenture capital
and mergers & acquisitions
\n How deals happen, what deals are coming
\n
Mobile media
\n How social media is changing the most social of all devi
ces: the mobile phone
\nNanomedia
\n The blogosphere takes center stage
\n
\nWith the acknowledged leaders of this industry (and some surprises), w
e will discuss the business, financial and economic aspects arising out of
the disruption being caused by the rise of social media, emerging business
models, and how all this is changing the dynamics of many industries. Watch
this space over the next few weeks as we introduce our speakers and paneli
sts. As we fill out that list, we'll also let you know about the social med
ia aspects we're integrating into the conference, including a chance for at
tendees to tell us which topics we're missing and program a panel to fill i
t.
\n
\nIn 2005, MySpace broke all the rules. In 2006, YouTube broke whatev
er rules remained. What's next? At The Economics of Social Media, you'll ge
t some early warning. You'll probably give some early warning, too.
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20070213
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20070214
SUMMARY:Conflict and Coordination in Wikipedia
LOCATION:Palo Alto, California, USA
DESCRIPTION:B a y C H I monthly program meeting: 7:00-9:30 p.m.
\nPARC's Ge
orge E. Pake Auditorium
\n3333 Coyote Hill Road
\n
\nBayCHI program meeting
s are free and open to the public.
\n--------
\nAbstract of He Says, She
Says: Conflict and Coordination in Wikipedia
\n
\nEd will characterize conf
licts and coordination costs in Wikipedia, its
\ntools that increase effici
ency and effect social change, and how this
\ninforms the design of new col
laborative knowledge systems. This
\npresentation is based on joint work w
ith Aniket Kittur, Bongwon Suh, and
\nBryan Pendleton.
\n
\nED H. CHI is a
senior research scientist at Palo Alto Research Center's
\nUser Interface R
esearch Group. Ed completed his three degrees, B.S.,
\nM.S., and Ph.D., in
six and one-half years at University of Minnesota.
\nEd has been doing res
earch on user interface software systems since
\n1993.
\n
\n--------
\nAbst
ract of Digitizing Friendship:
\nLearning From and About Massive On-Line So
cial Networks
\n
\nScott will present results from a study of the behavior
of over four
\nmillion users of the Facebook, including temporal patterns a
nd insight
\ninto college students' lives. What does it mean to be a frien
d in a
\nworld where digital tools are woven into the fabric of our social
lives?
\n
\nSCOTT GOLDER is a researcher in the Information Dynamics Lab at
Hewlett
\nPackard. He studies on-line communities, social networks, and
\
ncollaborative systems.
\n
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\n
\nComplete abstracts and biographi
es: http://www.baychi.org/program/
\n
\nDirections: http://www.baychi.org/p
rogram/directions/
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20080110
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20080111
SUMMARY:Social Dynamics in the Age of the Web
LOCATION:Palo Alto, California, USA
DESCRIPTION: PARC Forum: January 10, 2008, 4:00 p.m., George E. Pake Aud
itorium, Palo Alto, CA , USA
\n
\nSocial Dynamics in the Age of the Web
\
n
\nBernardo A. Huberman, HP Labs
\n
\nThe web mediates interactions among
distant people on a scale that was never possible in the physical world. Fr
om vast social networks, to grass-root amateur creativity and the creation
of encyclopedic knowledge, a collective intelligence is at work in ways tha
t differ from traditional communities in style, intensity and effectiveness
of interaction. I will present the results of several studies of social dy
namics in the web, as well as mechanisms we have designed to access this co
llective intelligence while improving users experiences with digital conten
t.
\n
\n
\n
\nBernardo Huberman is a Senior HP Fellow and the Director of
the Information Dynamics Lab at Hewlett Packard Laboratories. He is also a
Consulting Professor in the Department of Applied Physics at Stanford Unive
rsity. Before joining HP Labs he worked for many years at Xerox Parc.
\n
\n
For the past eight years his research has concentrated on the phenomenon of
Web, with an emphasis on the design of novel mechanisms for discovering an
d aggregating information. More information on his work is available at: ht
tp://www.hpl.hp.com/research/idl/people/huberman.
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20080318
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20080320
SUMMARY:Aloha Social Media Summit
LOCATION:Hawaii, Hawaii, USA
DESCRIPTION:Co-hosted by blogging and social media experts Andy Beal and Dave Taylor th
is once-in-a-lifetime summit is capped at 28 attendees and will have other
experts joining the group to share their knowledge and hard-earned experien
ce working with some of the largest and most successful brands in the world
.
\n
\nSet in one of the premier conference venues in the world, the Hilton
Waikoloa Beach on the Kona coast of the Big Island of Hawaii, it'll be the
perfect venue to relax and soak in the innovative 21st century marketing a
nd branding ideas that will help your company -- large or small -- grow fas
ter and better than any other strategy you can utilize.
\n
\nThe conference
organizers have also sworn to avoid any Powerpoint slides: the Aloha Summi
t is about sharing expertise and roundtable discussions, not boring, tediou
s presentations.
\n
\nA great mastermind event in a perfect location. You k
now you want to join us, just click the link and learn more!
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20080522
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20080524
SUMMARY:WebVisions 2008
LOCATION:Portland, Oregon, USA
DESCRIPTION:WebVisions explores the future of the Web with an all-star line
up of visionary speakers that includes keynotes from Jeffrey Veen of Google
and Lynne Johnson of FastCompany.com, as well as sessions by Rashmi Sinha
(Slideshare.net), Matt Haughey (MetaFilter), Christina Wodtke (Boxes and Ar
rows), Tjeerd Hoek (frog design), Bill DeRouchey (Ziba Design), Kimberly Bl
essing (Paypal) and many others.
\n
\nHalf day workshops feature acclaimed
designer Roger Black ("Type Class"), Aaron Gustafson ("Progressive Enhancem
ent with Javascript and CSS"), Erica O'Grady ("The Art and Science of Conve
rsation in Social Media"), Tyler Sticka ("The Control Freak's Guide to Web
Design"), David McFarland ("Javascript for Designers") and more.
\n
\nConf
erence Pass: $180 Early Bird* / $250 Standard
\n*if purchased by March 31st
\n
\nWorkshops: $375 Early Bird* / $450 Standard
\n*if purchased by March
31st
\n
\nGroup rates, association discounts and student discounts are also
available; call Brad Smith at 503-230-2058 or email brad@webvisionsevent.c
om for more information.
\n
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20081017
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20081020
SUMMARY:Podcamp Pittsburgh III
LOCATION:Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
DESCRIPTION:PodCamp Pittsburgh is a FREE community UnConference, run by and
for people who create, enjoy or are interested in learning more about soci
al media - blogs, vlogs, audio podcasts, web video, content networks and ne
w media monetization.
\n
\nWHO: New media experts, new media creators, aspi
ring new media creators, communications and PR personnel, and you! Newbies
to Experts welcome – sessions for all levels!
\n
\nNearly 250 people attend
ed PodCamp Pittsburgh 2 in August 2008.
\n
\nPodCamp Pittsburgh 3 will take
place on October 18 and 19, 2008 at The Art Institute of Pittsburgh, with
a meet-and-greet the evening of October 17 at Alpha Labs in South Side.
\n
\nINFORMATION and FREE REGISTRATION: http://www.PodcampPittsburgh.com
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20081211
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20081212
SUMMARY:UIE Virtual Seminar: Designing for Sign-up
LOCATION:Virtual
DESCRIPTION:It turns out the "if you build it, they will come" approach doe
sn't work. Even when someone can see your site's value, enticing them to re
quest your newsletter, subscribe to your service, join your community, or t
ake advantage of your offer continues to be a challenge. For long term succ
ess, we have to remove obstacles and motivate our visitors to sign up.
\n
\
nIn this 90-minute online presentation, Joshua Porter, author of Designing
for the Social Web, will show you why, from a psychological perspective, it
's hard to get people to sign up, even when they think what you're offering
is valuable. He will describe the steps you can use to create the motivati
on for them to care about your product, using techniques employed by succes
sful sites, such as Netflix, TripIt, and BlinkSale.
\n
\nRegister with the
promotion code BOXES, and get our lowest price of just $99.
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