Archive for June, 2009
Barry Hurd of 123 Social Media & SMC Seattle
Meet Barry Hurd, SMC Seattle board member and the mind behind local social media consulting firm, 123 Social Media. With over a dozen years of experience in online marketing and brand reputation management, Barry knows his stuff when it comes to social media. When he isn’t out helping companies realize social media isn’t sticking an [...]
This Week in Seattle Social Media
Holy smokes!
We’ve got a new weekly feature here at SSMP and, hopefully, you think it’s pretty cool beans. It’s called This Week in Seattle Social Media and I would love some community involvement with this. Here’s how it’ll work. Every Friday, I will compile a list of the most interesting and relevant information from that [...]
Event Review: Alaska Aviation Geek Night
“Life is good,” I thought to myself as I glanced out towards the endless blue horizon. From 20,000 feet in the air, it’s easy to enjoy life, even if it’s in the cockpit of a Boeing 737. Looking out, I knew it wouldn’t be long til we’d be back down on solid earth. “Enjoy it,” [...]
Mónica Guzmán: Seattle P-I’s Big Blogger
I love Seattle. L-O-V-E it.
From the rain, to the culture, to the food, to the crazies, I love it all. It’s so uniquely… well… Seattle.
But ask me, “What one aspect of Seattle do you love the most?” and I’ll tell you it’s not the fresh-from-the-boat seafood, the breathtaking scenery, or the aroma of fresh-brewed coffee [...]
Jeff Shuey: SMC Seattle Board Member & Biz Dev Consultant
Jeff Shuey was one of the first people I met at any meetup of any type. It was at one of Chris Pirillo’s tweetups at the Issaquah Brewhouse in November of last year and I happened to be seated right across from him. I remember thinking to myself, “What have I gotten myself into?” At the time, [...]
Marcus Schmidt: Windows Online Community Manager
Microsoft. Inevitably, when you think of that ginormous company out in Redmond, often times you can’t help but think of one of its top competitors: Apple. Why? Because the debate about which is better is such a polarizing one. Either you’re a Windows fanboy or you’re an Apple fanboy—there’s no inbetween, gray area, or sitting [...]
Jason Preston: New Media Director @ The Parnassus Group
In the world of social media, if it seems like Jason Preston is in a lot of places, it is because, simply put, he is. He was at the 140 Twitter Conference, Ignite, Social Media for Businesses Conference, Podcamp Seattle—the list goes on. The point is, Jason is a guy in high demand. It’s for good [...]
Joshua Wong of WCI & SSMP
“columnbreak? Err… columnbreak…Wait… huh?” That was my reaction the first time I saw the handle pop up across my screen. I had just received a friend invite via Zune from “columnbreak” and was left confused as I couldn’t recall who it was. “Should I know this guy from somewhere? If I don’t, why would he [...]
Steven Matsumoto of Stigmare & Emerald City Fashion Week
Steven Matsumoto dresses well. VERY well. He dresses like he knows what he’s doing when he puts things on and goes out in public with them. I, on the other hand, am more than happy to wear the one piece of clean clothing that I can find available, which is more often than not from my [...]
Cheryl Nichols: IABC Seattle
To say Cheryl Nichols is involved in Seattle’s social media community would be an understatement of epic proportions. It seems that whenever I’m at an event, regardless of who I’m speaking with, her name comes up in conversation because of all the great things she’s doing involving social media and digital communications. As a board [...]
