Being that it’s our bread and butter, professionals in the meetings industry are constantly discussing (via articles, whitepapers, blog posts, tweets, etc.) the value and relevancy of face-to-face events. They’re best for networking. They’re where the relationships form that make the … Continue reading →

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In a recent column, we talked with industry experts about the fact that just because attendees aren’t using a conference hashtag or Twitter doesn’t mean they aren’t interested in social media. It could be that attendees just need a little hands-on … Continue reading →

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Jessica Levin, CMP, MBA (@JessicaLevin)
President and Chief Connector
Seven Degrees Communications
Twitter is quickly becoming a regular part of the meeting and convention landscape. As Twitter becomes more mainstream, planners are finding themselves needing to learn about the social networking tool that they are hearing so much about.  Don’t worry if you are not familiar with the power of Twitter. While there are so many platforms for using Twitter, an abundance of third-party add-ons and a lot of confusion about measurement and time management, there are some basic principles that …

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Greg D. Ruby, CMP, CMM, CEM
Managing Director, Ruby Enterprises
You may have heard about the company behind LinkedIn going public last week and the shares doubling in price during the first day of trading.  It was the largest Initial Public Offering for an Internet based stock since Google went public in 2004.
Obviously, LinkedIn is not a fad and with a new account being created every second it is a serious player in the world of social media.  Over 100,000,000 users worldwide make it a viable source for …