Hawaii
SMCHI Announces Changes To Educational Events
When SMCHI started over 3 years ago, social media was an emerging trend, and today its a full-blown phenomenon changing the lives of businesses, nonprofits, governments and touching the lives of individuals. As social media grows, so does SMCHI. We’ve held or helped plan over 50 events in that time. We’ve had generous volunteer speakers from around the world speak to audiences on topics as wide ranging as social media in Europe, SEO, social media policies and more. As of June 2011, we’re an official nonprofit educational organization complete with insurance and a bank account. Our growth as an organization has been exponential.
Time-Saving Social Media Tools Workshop on May 14
Save the Date! Time Saving Social Media Tools Workshop with #SMCHI
Join us at Amuse Wine Bar for a hands-on workshop with Social Media Club Hawaii on May 14th at 6pm. There is an abundance of social media management tools, but how do you know which one will work for you? We’ll answer your questions and talk about tools that:
- Are affordable
- Save you time
- Manage multiple team members
- Measure your impact
- Track conversations
- Monitor and listen
We’ll start with live demos of social media management tools, and finish with open Q&A.
Bring your laptops if you’d like some assistance in setting up some of these time saving tools!
#DaBusHNL App Launch and Tweetup Case Study
In the early months of 2012, Code for America fellows swept into Honolulu. For those unfamiliar, Code for America is a nonprofit organization who seeks to technically support cities who are looking to harness the City 2.0 concept: blending community with technology. Suddenly, at all kinds of tech and social media events, you could count on seeing the ubiquitous Code for America fellows, talking to the community, getting an understanding of the unique needs of Honolulu, injecting their distinct enthusiasm into every single event. Our Code for America fellows were here about 3 months, but for me personally, the time was transformative. I was absolutely inspired by the creative zest and dedication of our Code for America fellows.
Copyright Infringement Warnings
Recently there has been a major rise in copyright infringement claims as copyright owners have begun cracking down on people using their work without license and suing for copyright infringement. This is largely due to the new Image tracking software like PicScout and www.tineye.com that allow someone to easily search an image and find out who is using it on their website, blog or even social media accounts.
This means, if you took an image from the web, even if you thought it was free, they can and will find you!
If you have a website or blog, you are liable for ALL content on it regardless of whether you put it there or even knew about it. That includes if you hired a web designer or allow users to post content! If you are caught, and you will be caught, you can be liable for paying damages.
Get Bold - SMC Book Club Review
Social Business "embeds social in all its processes, connecting people to people, people to information and data to insight. It is a company that engages its employees and clienst in a two-way dialogue with social tools, is transparent in sharing its expertise beyond its four walls and is nimble in its use of insight to change on a dime."
Sandy Carter has the chops to write a book on "social business" she's the VP of IBM's Social Business Evangelism. As a daughter of an "IBM'er" I've watched with fascination as IBM has transformed itself in the past 25 years. But perhaps the most fascinating shift for this "traditional" big business is its ability to embrace social media to accomplish its business objectives.
