Inaugural Gathering Wrap-Up; Thanks To All

Despite the weather, we had 33 folks by Todd Earwood’s informal count tonight and couldn’t be more thrilled for those of you who came. We know there were several others with previous obligations so we’re satisfied that the thirst for social media knowledge in Louisville is apparent.

Lots of great discussion and ideas were shared tonight. We have an idea of topics we want to try and cover, a general feel for what we’ll talk about and more. I’ll post a more lengthy recap with links to others’ blogs tomorrow.

Keep your eyes on our RSS Feed in the coming days. We’ll watch WebProNews for our upcoming features and post a round up of links to blog posts. If you don’t mind, tag anything from the meeting “smclouisville” and it’ll be easier for us to find.

In order to better manage our contact lists, prevent scrapers from pulling any information we might post in the comments (DON’T POST CONTACT INFO IN THE COMMENTS), we’ve decided to set up a BaseCamp project management site. This way we can plan, track, communicate, discuss and share all in one place behind a password protected safety net and everyone’s information can be safe.

To get a log in, if you don’t already have one, just email Jason at smclouisville — at — gmail.com. If you’re on the SMC Louisville email list, you’ll be receiving a login invitation shortly.

It’s at http://smclouisville.grouphub.com

Of course, we’ll continue to update the blog (soon to move to a permanent home) and Facebook group as well.

SMC Louisville’s Inaugural Gathering Jan. 22

The first-ever gathering of the Social Media Club Louisville is set to take place Tuesday, Jan. 22, 2008 at 6 p.m. in the main conference room at Greater Louisville Inc. (GLI), 614 West Main Street, 5th Floor. (Google Map It)

Since this is our first meeting and it would be impossible to predict who is interested in joining us, please tell friends, co-workers, colleagues and others who might have an interest in social media, even it it’s just to learn.

We anticipate a broad spectrum of professional interests as the make up of our group, including public relations practitioners, marketers, programmers, developers, entrepreneurs, information technology professionals, database management specialists, journalists, gamers, bloggers and more. If you know someone who fits the bill, pass this on.

We hope to meet for approximately one hour (snacks and beverages will be served), then gather at The Bristol (same building) for a more informal time for networking, food and beverage (on your own).

We want you to join us. Please RSVP your attendance (so we have a rough idea of how many are coming) by emailing us at smclouisville — at — gmail.com.

The Social Media Club is a national organization that bills itself as a community for the champions of social media and those seeking to learn. We want to begin a local conversation about the practice of social media that will foster discussion, sharing and learning for all involved.

For more information about the Social Media Club, visit its blog/website at http://www.socialmediaclub.org. To add your name to our membership list and participate in the public wiki for SMC, visit http://socialmediaclub.pbwiki.com/Social+Media+Club+Louisville

Be sure to subscribe to our blog feed here:

http://smclouisville.wordpress.com/feed/

And join our Facebook group:

http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=8343501382

If you did not receive an email invitation and want to be on our email list, please email your contact information to us at smclouisville — at — gmail.com

See you Jan. 22!

Social Media CLub Louisville Is Here

Hello world. This is the new online home for the Social Media Club’s Louisville chapter. News of our inaugural meeting to organize and just see who is interested in becoming part of the social media conversation in the Kentuckiana region is coming soon.

In the meantime, should you have any questions, you can find us at smclouisville — at — gmail.com.