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Happy New Year!
It’s the last day of 2011. What have you done with the other 364 days? Where have you gone? Where will you go in 2012? Who will you reach out to?
I found Google’s video of the most searched topics to be a terrific “the world’s” year in review. Take a look and let me know what you think.
I asked our Board if they had any new year’s resolutions for 2012. A couple members shared theirs:
I have a New Year’s resolution to help my parents get “social”. I appreciate Klout and Windows Phone 7 for having sent me a Windows phone as a perk and so I gifted it to my mom for her birthday. I noticed that she really hasn’t been taking advantage of many smartphone features and so my new year’s resolution is to get closer to my parents by teaching them that there’s more to the Internet than forwarding PowerPoint email chain-letters. In getting them up to speed, I hope to also revisit some of the basics myself. – Garick Chan
spend more time bring w people and less time tweeting – Natalie Petouhoff
I’ve got one, too, and it’s similar to Garick’s. (Right on about the email chain letters, Garick!) My goal is to understand why some of my friends and family are still using their work email addresses to send out personal emails, and to educate them on why it’s not a good idea. (Even after all these years… they are still using work email.)
On behalf of SMCLA, have a wonderful New Year’s Eve and we wish you a happy, productive and wired New Year!
Happy Holidays!
From all of us at SMCLA, we wish you a terrific and warm holiday weekend!
This year, we started with a pretty new Board as well as a few returning members. We’ll be ramping up 2012 again, so please let us know if you’re interested in receiving updates from us and/or volunteering on the Board!
Email us at smclosangeles(at)gmail[dot]com or tweet us at @smc_LA!
Thanksgiving Thanks
My favorite holiday is Thanksgiving. For me, Thanksgiving kicks off 30+ days of reminding me how fortunate I am. Every day, there is something I can jot down on my list of thanks and appreciation.
In honor of Thanksgiving and keeping with a social media theme, I’m thankful for a website I use frequently – GoodReads – it keeps track of what I’m reading, what I want to read, what others are reading and links up with my social media channels. I’m also thankful for my Twitterfeed and Google Reader, which keeps me updated on news and current events. Regarding family, I’m thankful that almost everyone in my family and extended family knows how to use email.
Read on as a few of our Board members share what they are thankful for this year.
I’m thankful for my health, sanity and family & friends. – Kat Calbes
i [sic] am thankful for my nephews and nieces who remind me of what is important! people! – Natalie Petouhoff
Things I am thankful for – besides my family and friends, of course – my iPhone and… apps including Twitter, Facebook, Foursquare and Words With Friends! – Laura Knapp
I am thankful for the hive-minded mentality found within the Social Media Club! – Serena Ehrlich
What are you thankful for?
Cancun Vacation Getaway by SMCLA at BlogWorld
For those of you who are attending BlogWorld today and/or Saturday, be sure to stop by our booth (#112) at the EXPO!
We are giving away social media books, SMC memberships AND a vacation getaway! Want to go to Cancun, Mexico? Stop by our booth. Want to join SMCLA? Stop by our booth. Want to enter to win books? Stop by our booth.
One 5-day, 4-night vacation is up for grabs at our booth – one winner will have a choice of picking either the Laguna Suites Spa or the Ocean Spa Hotel for their getaway. Stop by our booth and enter to win by dropping your business card in our fishbowl or filling out a contact card.
I don’t know about you but I could use a warm, sandy beach right about now. It’s easy to enter. There is no purchase necessary. We’ll see you at our Booth – #112 today and tomorrow!
Disclosure: Vacation getaway sponsored by @markepoliti. For full rules and regulations, head to http://www.socialmediaclub.la/disclosure/bwela-in-booth-giveaway-rules/.





