Welcome to Social Media Club Virginia Beach

"If You Get It, Share It"

What is Social Media Club?

Social Media Club of Virginia Beach is a FREE interactive organization. We create a casual, warm and inviting environment in which to learn and teach social media skills for business and leisure. Members include people from beginner levels (What is a blog?) to advanced levels (I have 3,000 Twitter followers!).

Meetings are held on the first Wednesday of every month at Havana in Red Mill Commons. Admission is free.

February http://www/meetup.com/socialmediaclubvb  PlugIns/Building Community Around Blogs

January http://smcvbjan.eventbrite.com  mobile devices and media

December

Blog Set Up, Creating Strategy and meaningful content.

November

At the November meet-up, we discussed "Keeping Social Media Human." Although social media is Internet-based, it's still about two-way, respectful, organic relationships. Thanks to Francina Harrison, "The Career Engineer," for moderating a lively discussion. Her biggest message was that the quality of your content is more important than the quantity.

October

Thanks to everyone who came out to the inaugural meet up in October! Check out SMCVB's first presentation:SMCOct Presentation.ppsx

• NOTE: Please tag all blogs, podcasts, vlogs, and photos with SMCVB and socialmediaclub. If you upload photos to Flickr, we would appreciate you adding them into the Social Media Club pool at http://www.flickr.com/groups/socialmediaclub/. Thank you!

About this Wiki

We will use this wiki as an online whiteboard where we will develop topics, list potential speakers and venues, and plot out events. If you would like to be kept up to date of our events, join our Facebook Fan Page, or you may add yourself to the WIKI below if you are interested in helping the Virginia Beach chapter.

PAST EVENTS

All our past events can be viewed on the Facebook Fan Page.

LOCAL LEADERSHIP TEAM/VOLUNTEERS

Your input on these roles is welcome. As with all the Social Media Club Wiki pages, this one is editable (just sign up for a free wiki account - see top right of page).

GENERAL VOLUNTEERS WANTED! SIGN UP HERE AND WE'LL CONTACT YOU.  

Host Sponsor: Havana Red Mill - American Cuisine with a Cuban Twist

Partnership Director, Founder - Cara Mandart

Promotions Director, Founder - Lori Aitkenhead 

Technical Director: Rich Garner

Marketing Director, Colin Taylor

Public Relations: Jaylyn Bergner, Begin Communications

Event Photographer, Shannon Rubsamen

Twitter Manager - Will Sokolowski

Membership: Judy Jewell

Promotions: Laurey Perez, Leslie Woodruff

Launch Founder, Justin Williams

Launch Founder, Damien Smith

SPONSORS WANTED:

• Special Thanks to our Event Host Havana (Red Mill Commons). American Cuisine with a Cuban Twist!
• Any corporate sponsors please contact President , Cara Mandart
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IDEAS WANTED: 

We're also looking for great ideas for upcoming events. Please share your thoughts below on possible upcoming events, speakers, sponsors, etc. in the chart below. Throw your ideas below. It doesn't matter how crazy they are. We'll consider them all. Thanks!

• Live Blog Set Up - Step by Step set up Wordpress.org page for someone who wins from an earlier drawing of people who want to start a blog. (Or perhaps we hold a free class on how to set up your Wordpress blog? -Rich Garner)
• Rent a Geek - Have a several how-to people at meetup who sit with 2-4 people at  tables to teach on on one  specific needs and smaller discussions. (I would be willing to provide a geek for this, -Rich Garner)
• Google Wave - We may need to wait until more people get invites, but we need to hold a class to teach people how to use Google Wave to run this group. It is WELL worth it.
• Classes for non-profit and religious groups. We could host one. -Rich)  Great Ideas! - Cara