Social Media Day 2011 - See You There!

Mashable's Social Media Day is June 30! @Sisarina & @DCeventjunkie have partnered again to bring you a fun evening to celebrate all things social media! Gather your Facebook friends, your Twitter followers and your LinkedIn folks and come hang out with us for happy hour. Come meet your 'friends & followers' IRL (in real life).
 
This event is free but you must RSVP here to attend as we plan to hit max capacity on the roof. (Hint: The event is listed as 'Sold Out', but go ahead and put your name on "Add Me To The Waitlist" - they are following up with everyone who registers)

WHERE: Ozio's Rooftop
WHEN: June 30 - 5:30-9pm
ADDRESS: 1813 M Street NW DC
METRO: Farragut North or Dupont (South exit)
WHAT: Social Media Happy Hour Rooftop-style!

SPECIALS: Happy Hour extended until 9pm
$5 House Martini's
$6 Premium Martini's
$4 House Wine
$3 Domestic Beers
$4 Imported Beers
Sesame Chicken, Taquitos, Quesadillas, Mozzarella, and Ozio Burgers.

TWEET & POST: Tweet & post about it with: #smdaydc & http://bit.ly/smday2011

Beware of Twitter Bots!

I recently read a headline on CNN that said “Twitter is the new Facebook.” There’s no doubt that Twitter is growing in popularity at an extremely fast rate and businesses are buying into the hype. Everyone is taking full advantage of the free, real-time social media platform to engage their customers. Now, the question has transitioned from whether or not to have an account, to how do we expand our follower base? Enter the Twitter bots. AHHH!

Twitter bots are basically software programs that are designed to roam Twitter, find popular hashtags or words, and then capture the users who utilize those specific words in their tweets. Then it begins following those users hoping they will return the favor (as most people usually do). Once you fall into their trap, they spam your feed and direct message inbox until you remove them from your account. Some Bots promise to increase a company's Twitter base up to almost 3,500 followers per week!

My question: sure numbers are important in a world so concerned with metrics and yeah, I can see why it’d be fun to tout your massive amount of followers – however, wouldn’t you rather have a solid group of tweeple, whatever the size, who chose to follow you on their own accord and not only support your brand, but are also engaged with it?

You Got Served!

Come meet each other, have a few drinks, and raise money for Greater DC Cares on Thursday, April 7. Our happy hour will be from 6-8:30 pm at Sign of the Whale in Dupont. There will be a $5 cover/donation. The donation will get you a wristband for all beer, wine, and mixed drinks at half price, and $5 burgers and $5 appetizers. We'll also have a raffle for a $50 bar tab. All proceeds from the cover and the raffle go to Greater DC Cares! Please help to reach our goal of $1000. Bring friends!

Jessica Rosen, Maggy Baccinelli & Erika Brown created a team for Servathon 2011 — a volunteer event of Greater DC Cares that brings 8,000 volunteers to the area each year. Our team, You Got Served! still needs people to sign up. We will be working at Kenilworth Elemntary School on Saturday, April 16. Kenilworth is one of the largest and most-in need projects that Greater DC Cares supports. We will be painting, gardening and all around beautifying/bettering the school.

Join Now: http://servathon2011.kintera.org/faf/search/searchTeamPart.asp?ievent=46452...1&lis=1&kntae464521=7B79C8C6778B409FA504500C848D0FD2&team=4073681

Feel free to contact us with any questions.

Where Do I Sign Up???

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Did Your Boss Ask for ‘Cutting Edge’?

As digital technology continues to grow, so does the demand for bigger and better marketing efforts. I can imagine the frustrations some people probably feel when they finally understand Twitter and then their boss says ‘it needs to be more cutting edge!”. Well, if this is something you have experienced, send them a QR code – that’ll keep them quiet for a few days.

QR code = Quick Response Code



Basically, a QR code is a free marketing tool that allows you to generate a code which links to a URL, Text, Phone Number or SMS. Then, those who have a downloaded app on their Smartphone can scan your code (yes, like at the grocery) for your company’s hidden, exclusive, whatever message or Keenan Cahill video. It’s trending fairly quickly as 45.5 million people in the US have access to a Smartphone – so check it out!!

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And the Award for Best Integration of Social Media in a Super Bowl Commercial Goes to….

Chevy Cruze!!!
First-dates, romance, real-time Facebook status updates, oh yeah…and a cool car – what more does a commercial need?

“I learned it by watching you, Zuck.” - ZING

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How does a unknown dating site, with the absurd intention of destroying Facebook, launch with 250,000 member profiles on the first day?

Simple.

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