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gdgt Live: October 28 – Guest post by Barry Myers

Posted on October 24, 2011 by | Leave a comment

What are you doing on October 28th? Joining SMCLA at the gdgt live event at Club Nokia! gdgt‘s Barry Myers chimes in on what you’ll see and hear at the event. Read on!

See you there! gdgt live LA

Hey, Los Angeles! gdgt live is coming to town next week and you’re invited. Come hang out with Peter Rojas, Ryan Block and the gdgt.com team on Friday, October 28th at Club Nokia. You’ll be able to meet with folks from some of your favorite tech brands and play with their newest gadgets.

Sponsors include AT&T, HTC, Incipio, Lenovo, Logitech, Sonos, T-Mobile, Windows Phone and more. There will even have a couple of hot local startups on hand.

The event is FREE and open to all ages, but if you’re under 12, please come with an adult. We’ll even have a few drink tickets for the over 21 crowd. Everything gets rolling at 7:30pm and the event ends at 10:00pm.

For more details and to RSVP, click here: http://blog.gdgt.com/gdgt-live-comes-to-los-angeles-on-october-28th/

Get there early and you’ll have your choice of a sweet gdgt t-shirt or smartphone case just for showing up. There will also be chances to win some amazing gear like a Lenovo X120e laptop, a Sonos PLAY:3, the new E-PM1 from Olympus, a SHOWXX+ laser pico projector from MicroVision and lots more.

Here are some other cool things happening at (and after) the event…

Windows Phone After Party – The fun doesn’t have to end at 10:00pm, but you’ll have to keep a watch on the gdgt blog and @gdgt Twitter feed on Monday for more details on this.

AT&T Revolve Project – At every stop on the gdgt live 2011 Tour, AT&T has been asking folks too bring in their old cell phones so they can take a video of them as part of their Revolve Project which showcases the evolution of mobile technology. The best part… if you don’t want that phone anymore, leave it with AT&T and they will recycle it through Cell Phones for Soldiers, a charity organization that turns old cellphones into phone cars for our troops overseas.

WeVideo – Make sure to take some video at the show and visit the WeVideo table so they can show you how to upload it to the cloud. Once there, they will edit it all into one very cool crowdsourced video of the event.

Logitech – The first 20 people to bring an old mouse or keyboard to the Logitech table will walk away with a brand new Logitech color mouse.

Postcards on the Run – During the show, you’ll be able to turn your photos into real, old school postcards for free thanks to the winner of our startup table giveaway contest. Just snap a photo, write a message, and send it off to someone in your address book and they will receive an honest-to-goodness postcard in the mail. Just make sure you download the app in advance.

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BlogWorld Expo 2011- November 3-5, 2011

Posted on October 19, 2011 by | 3 Comments

BlogWorld Expo Los Angeles

How to be viral without being a virus. Avoiding parenting blog design mistakes. The rules of netiquette. Finding sponsors for your podcast. When blogging gets too personal. How to work with virtual assistants. Your “about” page. Creating a media kit.

Ever wanted to know how to do all of these things? Me too. Well, maybe not the parent blog design, but I’m sure I could glean some nuggets from it!

Join me and the rest of the Board of Social Media Club LA as we table at BlogWorld Expo Los Angeles on November 3-5 at the LA Convention Center. We will be boothbabes with our friends and neighbor to the south, SMC San Diego, as well.

Speakers include: Peter Shankman (HARO), Michael Stelzner (Examiner), Guy Kawasaki (Alltop), Liz Strauss (SOBcon), Lisa Stone (BlogHer), Aliza Sherman (MediaEgg), Benjamin Lopez (Anime Genesis), Lou Mongello (WDWRadio), Ann Hadley (Marketing Profs), and so many more.

There are a ton of sessions to choose from, so start looking over that schedule and marking your choice sessions!

If you haven’t gotten your ticket, use the code: SMC20 and take 20% off registration.

Stay tuned and keep checking this blog, FB page and Twitter for more info on a tweet-up!

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Oct 28: gdgt Live LA: Hot Tech and $2,500 Sponsorship

Posted on October 11, 2011 by | 1 Comment

Chris here. So you say you have a start-up, eh? Well, here’s your chance to win a $2,500 sponsorship by the good people at gdgt. This is a Silver level sponsorship with table with your big name neighbors (see below) as well as branding and visibility.

Check out the info below, provided by our friends gdgt. The event is free, so hurry and register before it hits capacity!

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On October 28th, gdgt Live in LA will showcase some of the hottest new tech around, from companies like AT&T, HTC, Lenovo, Logitech, Olympus, T-Mobile, Western Digital, and Windows Phone to name a few.

At gdgt Live, the companies are there to meet with you, get your feedback, and answer your questions.

All told, there will be about 25 companies at gdgt Live in LA, including one lucky LA area startup. That’s because gdgt is running a contest that asks local startups why they should get a table at gdgt Live in LA. To enter, just send a 125 word email telling the folks at gdgt why your company should win to events@gdgt.com.

The deadline for submitting is Sunday on October 16th at midnight and the winner will be announced on the gdgt blog the following day.

gdgt Live in LA opens to the public at 8:00pm and the event ends at 10:00pm. As always, admission is free, the event is open to all ages and there are free gdgt t-shirts or smartphone cases for the first several hundred attendees. In LA, they’ll even have an open bar for the 21+ crew.

In addition to the free stuff, there will be plenty of chances to win serious gear like a Lenovo laptop, Olympus E-PM1 camera, Sonos PLAY:3, and lots more.

To RSVP, go to http://blog.gdgt.com/gdgt-live-comes-to-los-angeles-on-october-28th/. If you’d like information on attending the one-hour press preview from 7:00pm – 8:00pm, contact Barry Myers at Barry [at] gdgt [dot] com.

Some of the many sponsors attending:

More sponsors listed on the gdgt blog!

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Sept 27 Event: CrisisCamper Tour LA

Posted on September 22, 2011 by | 1 Comment

The sky is falling! Aughhh!! The building’s on fire, and there’s an earthquake rumbling the Southland. What are you going to do? How are you going to disseminate information in a speedy manner to your constituents, fans, customers and colleagues? Are you prepared?

Are you digitally prepared for emergencies?

Our friends at Crisis Camp is having a meet-up on Tuesday evening, September 27 at Formosa Cafe in West Hollywood. You’re invited!

Come learn about the Crisis Commons, Social Media and Emergency Management. The Crisis Camper is coming through town, and will stop to meet-up with local disaster response volunteers, techs, programmers, social media and public affairs specialists, mappers, and emergency managers. Join in the collaboration to help our communities be better prepared.

There will be no formal agenda – bring your ideas, laptops, and open minds. This is an opportunity to brainstorm projects for the tour, discuss their recent local support during Carmageddon and nationally for Hurricane Irene, and opportunities to build community in SoCal! Newbies and veterans welcome – there will be a projector if you’d like to share a brief presentation or tools.

RSVP here: http://crisiscamperla.eventbrite.com/

 

See you there!

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Need a Career Boost? Attend our Job Connect Happy Hour

Posted on April 5, 2011 by | 1 Comment

At long last, you’ve gotten used to the Daylight Saving Time change. Now let’s use that momentum to spring forward in your career. You’re already a LinkedIn maven. You peruse Mashable and SocialTimes.com twice a day. You get more pleasure from reading Ask A Manager than the Dear Abby archives. In addition to following all your favorite industry experts on Twitter, and having SocialMedia.org, and SocialMediaJobs.com set as your default homepage browser tabs you wonder, what now? Here’s a hot tip for landing your next career opportunity.

Connect with other successful professionals in the field.

photo of X Bar seating area courtesy of xbarla.com

Job Connect @ X Bar, Century City

You can do this in just 3 steps.

  1. Introduce yourself to another industry professional, face-to-face.
  2. Stay in touch.
  3. Repeat previous steps.

There’s nothing quite like making a new professional connection, whether it’s at a conference, a job fair, or a specialized user group’s monthly meet-up. Making a little effort to stay in contact with consistent communication will help that relationship blossom into one of many professional lifelines that will benefit you this week, next year, and beyond.

Take the leap and come meet connectors who are passionate about Social Media and who happen to love linking people professionally. We can’t wait to see you this Wednesday, April 6, at X Bar located at the Hyatt Regency Century Plaza, from 7PM-9PM. If you haven’t already, RVSP for the Job Connect Happy Hour now!

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