Events - SocialTimes.com http://socialtimes.com Your Social Media Source Copyright 2012 Mon, 13 Feb 2012 17:24:13 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.1 Talk About Your Favorite Upcoming Event, Get Rewards from FanFueled

Earlier this week FanFueled officially launched a new event ticketing and marketing platform that offers a Win-Win situation for event marketers and fans.  The service harnesses the power of social media to reward fans for building a buzz around the events they are attending.
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]]> Megan O'Neill http://socialtimes.com/fanfueled_b84488#disqus_thread http://socialtimes.com/fanfueled_b84488 http://socialtimes.com/?p=84488 Fri, 18 Nov 2011 15:50:37 +0000 New App Lets You Track Your Party Guests’ Locations In Real Time We have all been there, trying to organize a social or business event and coordinating where and when to meet up. Would real-time location-based event planning make it easier to schedule business meetings, coordinate road trips with friends, or find parents at soccer games and swim meets? If you answered yes, then you might want to look at the release of Syncuz, the first map-based messaging app for iPhone and Android.
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]]> Kenna McHugh http://socialtimes.com/new-app-lets-you-track-your-party-guests-locations-in-real-time_b73849#disqus_thread http://socialtimes.com/new-app-lets-you-track-your-party-guests-locations-in-real-time_b73849 http://socialtimes.com/?p=73849 Fri, 12 Aug 2011 12:45:22 +0000 Privacy Snafu: 1,400 Facebookers Show Up For Girl’s Birthday Party [Video] In Germany, a Facebook privacy snafu brought 1,400 people to a 16-year old girl’s birthday party.  When the girl, Tessa, created the event on Facebook she made the mistake of listing her private party as a public event.  According to an Al Jazeera report, within hours of the event being posted over 15,000 people had already RSVP’d “attending.”  Despite the fact that a cancellation notice was sent out, over 1,400 people still showed up, although Tessa was nowhere to be found.
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]]> Megan O'Neill http://socialtimes.com/1400-facebookers-show-up-for-birthday-party-video_b65273#disqus_thread http://socialtimes.com/1400-facebookers-show-up-for-birthday-party-video_b65273 http://socialtimes.com/?p=65273 Mon, 06 Jun 2011 02:20:11 +0000 Summer Starts Now — Mediabistro Courses Are 25% Off Today With Special Code Our mediabistro team has put together a fantastic roster of online courses for the summer, and if you sign up today you’ll get 25% off your registration fee!  I personally have taken a few of the courses and found that they really will push you to complete your homework and formalize your education in whatever discipline you choose.  The prices are good, and I honestly recommend them to anyone interested in blogging, social media, or any of the many areas of expertise.

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]]> Neil Vidyarthi http://socialtimes.com/summer-starts-now-mediabistro-courses-are-25-off-today-with-special-code_b64578#disqus_thread http://socialtimes.com/summer-starts-now-mediabistro-courses-are-25-off-today-with-special-code_b64578 http://socialtimes.com/?p=64578 Wed, 01 Jun 2011 10:00:14 +0000 10 Upcoming Web Video Conferences & Events You Won’t Want To Miss The world of online video doesn’t have to be restricted to the world of “online”. Sometimes it’s nice to step away from your computer screen and get out in nature to talk about your passions and meet the faces of web video out in the real world. We’ve put together a list of ten upcoming conferences, events, and general happenings in the world of web video that everyone will be talking about this year.
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]]> Megan O'Neill http://socialtimes.com/web-video-events_b37266#disqus_thread http://socialtimes.com/web-video-events_b37266 http://www.socialtimes.com/?p=37266 Mon, 07 Feb 2011 11:00:43 +0000 The Game's Over For Small Game Developers On Facebook Inside Social AppsDuring a panel at the Inside Social Apps conference in San Francisco, the top Facebook game developers spoke about the state of the Facebook Platform and social games in general. The silence from panelists when Justin Smith asked the panelists about what Facebook can do to help small developers echoed the overall consensus from many in the room.
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]]> nickoneill http://socialtimes.com/the-games-over-for-small-game-developers-on-facebook_b35953#disqus_thread http://socialtimes.com/the-games-over-for-small-game-developers-on-facebook_b35953 http://www.socialtimes.com/?p=35953 Tue, 25 Jan 2011 13:32:20 +0000 SPONSORED POST: See into the Next Three Years of Cloud Computing at Structure 2010 Structure EventOnly GigaOM’s team of experienced journalists and industry analysts can bring together the people and uncover the opportunities in the IT infrastructure market with their signature insight, knowledge and candor. SocialTimes readers register here to purchase your exclusive $100-off ticket.
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]]> nickoneill http://socialtimes.com/sponsored-post-see-into-the-next-three-years-of-cloud-computing-at-structure-2010_b15297#disqus_thread http://socialtimes.com/sponsored-post-see-into-the-next-three-years-of-cloud-computing-at-structure-2010_b15297 http://www.socialtimes.com/?p=15297 Wed, 16 Jun 2010 17:46:44 +0000 SPONSORED POST: Structure 2010 is back! An Exclusive Discount For Readers gigaom LogoImagine what the workplace looked like before the Internet and PC revolutions. Now imagine the impacts as high speed broadband and cloud computing transform the global workplace.

GigaOM’s flagship conference, Structure, returns on June 23rd and 24th for two days of deep insight into the cloud computing industry. Taking place at the Mission Bay Conference Center in San Francisco, Structure 2010 promises to be our best edition yet.
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]]> nickoneill http://socialtimes.com/sponsored-post-structure-2010-is-back-an-exclusive-discount-for-readers_b13519#disqus_thread http://socialtimes.com/sponsored-post-structure-2010-is-back-an-exclusive-discount-for-readers_b13519 http://www.socialtimes.com/?p=13519 Mon, 24 May 2010 18:25:54 +0000 5 Reasons You Should Attend Social Developer Summit -Social Developer Summit Logo-For the past few weeks we’ve been working hard at finalizing the agenda for the upcoming Social Developer Summit and are finally near completion. While there are still a few more speakers that we have left to announce, we’re really excited about how things are shaping up. If you are still figuring out whether or not you should attend, here are five reasons you should be at the event.
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]]> nickoneill http://socialtimes.com/5-reasons-you-should-attend-social-developer-summit_b13339#disqus_thread http://socialtimes.com/5-reasons-you-should-attend-social-developer-summit_b13339 http://www.socialtimes.com/?p=13339 Fri, 21 May 2010 14:15:22 +0000 Social Gaming Summit 2010: Building Social Games For Your Platform MyYearbook LogoJeff Cook, founder of MyYearBook, showcased MyYearBook as an up and coming social network and a place to meet new people. Founded 5 yrs ago, the social platform has grown to 80 employees and generating roughly $20 million revenue a year. Standing in stark contrast to Facebook where users are bound by their real social graph, MyYearBook will focus on content discovery, user compatibility, dynamic stream interactions and opening its doors for social games. Will it prevail?
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]]> Azam Khan http://socialtimes.com/social-gaming-summit-2010-building-social-games-for-your-platform_b12273#disqus_thread http://socialtimes.com/social-gaming-summit-2010-building-social-games-for-your-platform_b12273 http://www.socialtimes.com/?p=12273 Thu, 06 May 2010 18:22:24 +0000 66 Percent Of Facebook Traffic Is To Games Inside Social Apps LogoAt the Inside Social Apps conference today in San Francisco, a number of leading social game executives participated in a discussion about the “Future of Facebook as a social gaming platform”. While there were a number of takeaways, the most significant statistic that many attendees found to be interesting was that two-thirds of Facebook’s page views are within games. This was an approximate estimate put forth by one of the panelists, to which Peter Relan, the CEO of Crowstar jokingly responded that those page views are evenly split between Zynga’s FarmVille and Cafe World.
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]]> nickoneill http://socialtimes.com/66-percent-of-facebook-traffic-is-to-games_b11015#disqus_thread http://socialtimes.com/66-percent-of-facebook-traffic-is-to-games_b11015 http://www.socialtimes.com/?p=11015 Tue, 20 Apr 2010 14:02:06 +0000 Can MySpace Events Help Turn The Company Around? MySpace Events LogoLast night MySpace unveiled a new events page, integrating close to 1 million concert listings and links to purchase tickets, providing the company with another potential revenue stream. It’s a great product roll out, however the odds are against the social networking behemoth who has seen traffic consistently slide over the past year.
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]]> andrewgr http://socialtimes.com/peacebook-hopes-for-unity-through-social-media_b9894#disqus_thread http://socialtimes.com/peacebook-hopes-for-unity-through-social-media_b9894 http://www.socialtimes.com/?p=9894 Thu, 08 Apr 2010 17:43:19 +0000 Second Annual Streamy Awards Streaming Live April 11 Streamy_AwardsWhat do Zach Galifianakis, Lisa Kudrow, David Wain and Felicia Day have in common? They’re all nominees in the 2010 Streamy Awards, an annual awards ceremony dedicated to honoring excellence and originality in web television. The second annual Streamy Awards will take place in LA this Sunday, April 11, and will also stream live on the Streamy Awards’ website.
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]]> Megan O'Neill http://socialtimes.com/second-annual-streamy-awards-streaming-live-april-11_b9756#disqus_thread http://socialtimes.com/second-annual-streamy-awards-streaming-live-april-11_b9756 http://www.socialtimes.com/?p=9756 Thu, 08 Apr 2010 10:49:09 +0000 Twitter SEO Tips From The Experts Twitter SEO Icon“Its a myth that Twitter links are nofollow”search guru Danny Sullivan told me at his conference, SMX West. Danny warns readers not to be fooled because links in tweets are marked “nofollow” on Twitter.com – Twitter should be part of your SEO strategy. I later confirmed Twitter’s SEO value with Google’s findability guru Maile Ohye and other SEO experts.   This means you should give people an option to “Tweet This!” on your pages. And remember, tweets now appear directly in Google’s social search and real time search results!
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