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July 2010 Blog Posts (10)

Election update

Hi, all.

Voting for VP, Education Chair and Treasurer is hopping! Thanks for voicing your choices.

We have provided space for you to add comments about what you would like to see the successful candidates do while in office. So far, we've received some great feedback. Please keep it coming.

I would like to thank those who provided endorsements of individual nominees. As the moderator of the survey, I am the only one who sees your comments. Lobbying for a candidate is… Continue

Added by wrytir on July 29, 2010 at 10:55pm — No Comments

2010 Board Elections - Cast your vote now!

Voting is now open for your new Education Chair and Vice President here: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/5YSW5HB. Also, we are adding a Treasurer position looking forward to align ourselves with long-term objectives provided by National. Voting will close at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday, August 4, 2010.

Please take a few minutes to cast a vote and voice your opinion. All comments will be shared among the board, evaluated and applied as… Continue

Added by wrytir on July 27, 2010 at 11:15pm — No Comments

The Job Hunt - late July

Jobs in Social Media have popped up a lot this summer. Companies are seeking a variety of talents using social media tools in all industries. We are also finding a number of internships incorporating these tools, creating a strong opportunity for recent grads who are interested in a profession with social media. Lastly, we hope all are Social Media clubs in the metro area can benefit from our bi-monthly blog The Job hunt, and help us seek new available positions.

Here's a sampling of… Continue

Added by Katy Ibsen on July 23, 2010 at 9:02am — No Comments

July 22: Nominations Extended, TEDxKC Tickets, Aug Breakfast

Nominations Extended

SMCKC Board Nominations have been extended through the end of the day Friday. Nominations have been received for VP, Treasure and Education Chair. All nominations can be submitted to the President, Lisa Qualls at lqualls4444@gmail.com or the Event Chair, Steven Chau at steven.p.chau@gmail.com. Any active SMCKC member in good standing with the SMCKC community who…

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Added by Steven Chau on July 22, 2010 at 9:30am — No Comments

National SMC Update

We received an update today from the National Chapter announcing Social Media Club membership has achieved a HUGE milestone...100,000 members! What is also exciting is the shout-out they give to the SMCKC chapter in their blog post...cool stuff! If you haven't yet, please take this chance to visit the new National website and learn a bit about all of our growing sister chapters across the globe. We expect…

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Added by Lisa Qualls on July 21, 2010 at 12:49pm — No Comments

SMCKC for the Cure

We can all agree that boobs are good and deserve protection, right? Social

Media Club of Kansas City is putting its money where its, ahem… mouth is and

joining the fight against breast cancer.

Susan G. Komen of Kansas City is having its annual Race for the Cure

on August 8 in downtown KC. SMCKC for the Cure is the our team and

will be participating in the 5K run/walk. If you are interested in joining the

team or helping us reach our fundraising goal, go to… Continue

Added by Steven Chau on July 14, 2010 at 12:49pm — No Comments

Nominations now being accepted for Vice President, Education Chair and Treasurer

SMCKC Members,

As announced in the July breakfast, we are now accepting nominations for the Education Chair and Vice President. In preparation for changes to be announced soon by the National organization, we are also accepting nominations for a Treasurer. As the organization moves towards an official non-profit structure, we need to include a Treasurer to help with sponsorships, paid memberships (free memberships will continue to be available!), and overall chapter…

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Added by Lisa Qualls on July 13, 2010 at 9:32pm — No Comments

Welcome New Members!

We have seen a spike in membership growth the past few weeks so we wanted to take a moment to welcome all of our new members! We have been a bit behind with our member acceptance process due to a change in board members and appreciate your patience as we caught up today with reviewing everyone's request. Thank you for your interest in SMCKC and we look forward to seeing you at an event soon! In the meantime, you can learn more about SMCKC in a variety of places… Continue

Added by Lisa Qualls on July 13, 2010 at 12:22am — 4 Comments

Perspective

I remember when, two years ago and relatively new to Twitter, I read a tweet about a Live concert at Crossroads. I grabbed a friend, headed downtown, found front-row parking, and enjoyed a great show. We met these new, cool Twitter people in real life over post-concert pizza at Grinders.

I remember meeting Ed, Zena, Jeff, Vince, Tom, Celeste, Dan, Chris and many other marketers and geeks at periodic coffeehouse breakfasts…

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Added by wrytir on July 2, 2010 at 12:05pm — 6 Comments

The Job Hunt - Early July

Web Marketing/Social Media Associate

Waddell & Reed, Inc. - Shawnee, Kansas

Member of Ivy Marketing Project team responsible for the coordination of the design

and content for all electronic communications including websites, email

programs, social media and advertising. Other duties may be assigned.…

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Added by Katy Ibsen on July 1, 2010 at 9:02am — No Comments