Not your average Social Media Cafe Manchester event: building the ‘Flickr of Dreams’ and US Corporate Social Media

Posted on September 9, 2010 by in Social Media Strategies

Josh (Rajesh Joshi), co-organiser, Social Media Cafe Manchester and guest speaker, JohnCass

Can you believe that November marks the two year anniversary of the first Social Media Cafe Manchester event?  Unbelievable!!

The influential Social Media Cafe Manchester network, now at over 750 members started off as a ‘debate on blogging’ at the Northern pub in November 2008.  I felt honoured to be invited to be part of the panel debate and remember being excited about blogging my review of that inaugural event.

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4Talent Inspiration Session – Building Online Communities like Flickr and Habbo Hotel – Part 1

Posted on October 30, 2008 by in Engagement Marketing, Events, Inspired

4Talent Inspiration Session - Building Online Communities like Flickr and Habbo Hotel - Part 1I spent an illuminating day in the West Midlands on Sunday learning about building, growing and managing online communities.

It was great to attend an Inspiration Session on Online Communities put on by Channel 4’s 4Talent arm as part of the Hello World conference strand of Birmingham’s first digital festival, Hello Digital.

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