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Geeks and Newbies Unite at SocialCamp Memphis

LunaWeb — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 02:41:31 +0000

This weekend, geeks, newbies, techies, programmers, entrepreneurs, and social media practitioners all descended on the Memphis College of Art to take part in Memphis’ very first SocialCamp. Social Media Expedition sponsored this event, aimed at providing a common environment where people from all levels of expertise can interact and learn about Social Media in the same space.

The day was filled with home run presentations, great food, and a big crowd of extremely fun people. By the end of the day, we had registered well over 100 SocialCamp attendees and even trended as the #1 topic on Twitter.

There was something for everyone to learn, with topics ranging from introductory 101 presentations, to meaty, uber-advanced discussions. We saw several traditional presentations, as well as panels, core conversation groups, and quite a few spontaneous discussions.

Thanks to everyone who attended, and helped make this all happen. The planners and volunteers put a lot of time into putting SocialCamp together, and we couldn’t have asked for a better crowd to attend. We also had a bunch of wonderful sponsors aside from the Social Media Expedition. Please go and check them out on the SocialCamp Memphis site.

If you were able to attend, leave a comment to let us know what you thought of the conference. We plan on bringing more things like this to Memphis, and keeping our city on the Social Media map. Next on the horizon, we have our monthly Social Media Expedition breakfast on April 1st at the University of Memphis Holiday Inn. There will be more details posted on the Meetup site.

Here’s an ongoing list of blog write-ups from the event:

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Important Offering and Meeting News

lalunablanca — Tue, 10 Feb 2009 05:57:31 +0000

On this Full Moon, I have important news to share reflecting the Expeditions offering and pricing.

Membership Content:

We are building a site that will contain online video training content that we’ll be launching at the March breakfast. The content will include "how to setup" as well as "how to apply" the most contemporary and necessary Social Media utilities. The content will also include updates in Social Media news as there is much going on daily. We will also be reaching out to understand a demand for audio CD’s that you can listen to in your car. We have spoken to many people who see value in the multitasking of driving while listening to news about Social Media. We do not have separate pricing on this and are absorbing the content at least for the remainder of 2009 via the pricing increase outlined below.

Pricing News:
Although it’s a great pleasure to make the monthly meetings happen, at the end of 2008 LunaWeb had just over $15,000 in liabilities associated with this event. To reduce the liability in 2009, we’re raising the monthly meeting pricing to $20. In addition to the monthly meeting, this fee will also provide access to the aforementioned Membership Content. Bundling the meeting and the content together brings the greatest palpable value.

Beyond Memphis:
We are looking for ways to additionally economize by taking this model to similar cities wherein additional participation can provide additional value in content.

I’m making this announcement on the Full Moon, but realize that the automated Meetup system has already sent out email. I regret the surprises you may have already encountered without an explanation.

Please let me know your comments and questions here on the blog or via email.

Kind Regards,
Dave

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