conference in San Francisco this week. Many social media projects start as skunkworks projects and sometimes this is the only way to gather the evidence that the demand and the benefits are there. as social media people leave the company, community ghost towns will appear as no-one knew about all the cul-de-sacs of conversations existed and there’s no-one to carry on the conversation I’m at the Communities 2.0 It’s such a beautiful and diverse city and sadly not enough time to explore (sigh).

Conference in Paris and Web Mission 09 in San Francisco taking up much of our time and space on the blog. There are a number of examples of healthcare providers making good use of social media and online communities, and Mayo Clinic are one of the most notable of these. Their use of social media is a great case study of how you can use a number of simple tools to engage your stakeholders and how providing a range of ways to engage you can It is a couple of weeks since our last set of online community examples , with trips to the Marketing 2.0

For those of you who don’t already know, this week is Social Media Week . week of social media conferences, meetups and events taking place in multiple cities around the world, including New York City, Berlin, London, San Francisco, Toronto and Sao Paulo. The aim of social media week is to advance the use and understanding of social media in the corporate, public and not-for-profit sectors. A So to do our bit for the cause we’re holding “Doughnuts for Drupal” – a free, informal breakfast discussion

This month, Forum One and Autodesk hosted a panel titled, "Social Media for Social Impact" during Social Media Week in San Francisco. We had the privilege of having four panelists who each told a story demonstrating how the social web had empowered communities around social causes. Connie Chan from Yahoo! eBay's described how status updates and Flickr photos were used to spread awareness of Yahoo!'s s " You In? "

My head is spinning from a rapid infusion of knowledge gleaned from three days at the 2009 Nonprofit Technology Conference in San Francisco. (My Meanwhile, I wanted to share a nice summary of one of the more popular sessions that we did not lead: "Confessions of a Social Media Campaigner." During During the sesison, social marketing experts Danielle Brigida of the National Wildlife Federation, David J. My head is also spinning a bit from my arrival this morning on a redeye). Several Several of us from Forum One spoke at the conference, and we'll share

amp; Social Software (Part 3) amp; Social Software (Part 2) amp; Social Software While a lot of my research agenda and client interactions focused on collaboration and Enterprise 2.0 / social software during 2009, the most sizeable amount of time and energy for me this year was spent on social media, social networking, and social analytics (externally as well as internally). Previous posts: Year-End Thoughts On Enterprise 2.0 &

As you watch and listen, think about participatory cultures, participatory media, social networking, and to some extent, the enabling social tools. Perhaps Mark Pesce should be considered as a keynote speaker at the San Francisco version of the Enterprise 2.0 Social Networking & Collaboration social_medi Two videos, somewhat long, but worth watching. You might think about how this influences the enterprise (e.g.,

February 1st through 5th is Social Media Week . Social Media Week features a week of social media events, including, conferences, discussions, and meet-ups that take place simultaneously in multiple cities around the world. The aim of each event is to advance the use and understanding of social media in the corporate, public and non-profit sectors. Check out the event schedule to see a listing of all of the social media events in San Francisco this week. We're very excited to co-host a panel discussion

Sarah brings some different aspects to light about social media in international development. She served as the CEO of Harcourt Brace International and as President of Harcourt Brace Media Systems Corporation. As a member of the World Mission Group of the Episcopal Diocese of California, and in her earlier position as  information officer of the Episcopal Diocese of California (San Francisco), Blackmun established connections with Episcopal and Anglican leaders in the Next in the series of podcasts (previous podcasts linked below) is Sarah Blackmun of the Pangaea Network .

It wasn’t traditional media in the US that put Barack Obama in office, if I’m not mistaken: Presidential candidate Barack Obama’s campaign has been in full damage control mode since the senator’s blunt remarks about the nature of small town Pennsylvania voters were secretly recorded by a Huffington Post blogger at a recent San Francisco fundraiser that was supposed to be off limits to the press. Obama on traditional media and He should stick to politics – how quickly they forget! Mr.