SocialMediaClub org to Build a Community for Social Media Professionals
Released on = August 16, 2006, 3:55 pm
Press Release Author = Brian Solis/ FutureWorks Inc.
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Press Release Summary = SILICON VALLEY, CALIF., August 16, 2006 -- SocialMediaClub.org (SMC) officially launched today for the purpose of elevating Social Media to a higher level of professionalism. The organization will bring together different groups of social media practitioners such as bloggers, podcasters, publishers, journalists, students, artists, developers, marketers, and PR professionals.
Press Release Body = SocialMediaClub.org was formed to share best practices, establish ethics and standards, and promote media literacy around the emerging area of Social Media. SMC was founded by Chris Heuer, serial Internet entrepreneur and executive director of the not-for-profit BrainJams.org.
According to Heuer, "This is the beginning of a global conversation about building an organization and a community where the many diverse groups of people who care about social media can come together to discover, connect, share, and learn."
SMC hosted its inaugural event today in Silicon Valley to organize its first local chapter and to begin work on the hRelease, a Microformat standard for modernizing the traditional press release for a Web-centric world. The New Media Release Google Group was established in June to discuss the future of the Press Release among PR professionals and other interested stakeholders. The meeting will move the efforts from its initial discussions, as outlined on the hRelease Wiki donated by SocialText, to deliver the initial draft of the Microformat.
Since the launch of its blog one month ago, SMC has received tremendous industry support which has enabled Heuer to expand the team with prominent industry veterans including, Tom Foremski of Silicon Valley Watcher, Howard Greenstein, one of the co-founders of the WWWAC List, Internet visionary Mitch Ratcliffe, Brian Solis, founder of FutureWorks, Inc. and PR2.0, Sally Falkow, president of Expansion Plus and Falkow, Inc. and in-demand speaker and author, angel advisor Timothy Taylor of Taylor, Inc., Jennifer McClure of SNCR, and many other leaders of this emerging industry. SMC will also host several Founders Circle Events with the first series planned for New York City, London, Miami, Washington D.C., San Francisco, Toronto, Seattle, and Los Angeles. The half day BrainJams-styled unconferences will focus on "The Rise of Social Media" and the specific needs of each local community for establishing a local chapter of Social Media Club.
SMC will also host several Founders Circle Events with the first series planned for New York City, London, Miami, Washington D.C., San Francisco, Toronto, Seattle, and Los Angeles. The half day BrainJams-styled unconferences will focus on "The Rise of Social Media" and the specific needs of each local community for establishing a local chapter of Social Media Club.
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Contact: Lisa Christopher FutureWorks 408-428-0895 Ext. 106 lisa@future-works.com
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Contact Details = Lisa Christopher FutureWorks 408-428-0895 Ext. 106 lisa@future-works.com
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