Denver Social Media Club

The local chapter of the Social Media Club had its inaugural meeting last night at the Uptown Tavern in Denver (great place for Murphy's Stout, btw).

The buzz in the room and vibes were extremely positive, and you could feel the group's passion and excitement for social media, wanting to learn more, and sharing experiences. I'm looking forward to participating.

The turnout was good (despite a typical late afternoon thunderstorm that rolled in), and the organizer Dee Rambeau explained the purpose of the club &mdash "a community for the champions of social media and those seeking to learn."

Dee shared an excellent social media tutorial, Todd Defren's PR 2.0 Essentials, which is wonderfully concise overview of the tools (RSS, wikis, blogs, tagging) and best practices for marketing professionals and just about anyone else who is new to the Participation Age.

I was amazed at the credibility attached to my name badge. "You're from Sun? Love the stuff you're doing &mdash you guys really get it, and Jonathan is awesome! He actually responded to a comment I left on his blog!"

It sure felt good to hear this unsolicited praise about Sun, and it motivates me to work harder to share Sun's point of view with the world.

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XKCD's Online Communities Map...

Three things:

1. It ought to be interesting to see how the geographical mass segments on the map change from year to year (or day to day, for that matter).
2. Take note of the disclaimer before you disembark the mother ship: "Do not use for navigation."
3. I find the XKCD site disclaimer hilarious: "Warning: this comic occasionally contains strong language (which may be unsuitable for children), unusual humor (which may be unsuitable for adults), and advanced mathematics (which may be unsuitable for liberal-arts majors)."







































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