Gloria Bell, Are We the Gods of Social?

By Chuck HallMay 3, 2011May 3, 2011 Speaker

History is filled with countless examples of ordinary people besting so called experts. Nothing indicates this better than Greek mythology where the over-confident Gods were often thwarted by quick-thinking, creative mortals. And so it’s only fitting that as social media ”experts,” “mavens,” “gurus” and “wizards” should take a careful look at ourselves, other professionals and “mortals” and see what we…

Yes, Mr. Dylan, The Times They Are-a-Changing

By Jim DonovanApril 19, 2011 Blog

What were once greatly disconnected segments of one’s life – family, friends and business – are now, thanks to social media applications, being integrated and connected in ways never thought possible as little as five years ago. Within the span of a few minutes, you can message your daughter, living in another part of the…

Jim Donovan, Bridging the Generation Gaps

By Chuck HallApril 18, 2011April 18, 2011 Speaker

Baby boomers are using social media to reconnect with friends from days gone by, enhance communication with far away family members, and create new and improved business relationships. As “Social changes how we communicate — our media — it also changes our lives. As part of the closing panel of the SoMeBizLife Conference, Jim will share his insights…

Amanda Walsh, One Millennial’s Perspective on Social Media

By Chuck HallApril 18, 2011 Speaker

As “Social” changes how we communicate — our media — it also changes our lives. As part of the closing panel of the SoMeBizLife Conference, Amanda will share her insights from the point of view of a Millennial. Not the entire generation, but one person who may or may not see and interact with the…

Skip Shuda, Leading the Horse to Water: Pitching Social Media to Organizational Leaders

By Chuck HallApril 17, 2011April 17, 2011 Speaker

How do social media professionals show leaders why they should invest in social media for their organizations? In this interactive session, Skip Shuda will lead social media professionals through a discussion of how we can most effectively demonstrate the value of social media to business, non-profit and other leaders. We’ll work through a series…

Rob Kall, Welcome to the Bottom-Up Revolution

By Chuck HallApril 16, 2011April 16, 2011 Speaker

Prolific blogger Rob Kall, founder and developer of Opednews.com and a regular contributor to Huffington Post, will share insights he has discovered through his work and research. Rob will demonstrate that our world, our culture, and even our brains are transitioning from Top-Down to Bottom-Up ways of seeing, doing, working, promoting, and using power. Bottom-Up…

Connect with Speakers Before Conference

By Chuck HallApril 14, 2011April 14, 2011 Blog

Social media is great! Even when you know what you should be doing, you sometimes get distracted or forget to do something that you should be doing. Two great cases in point: Last week, Dr. Janice Presser of The Gabriel Institute (who is one of the speakers at the SoMeBizLife Conference) pointed out to me…

What Is “Social?” and Is It Worth My Time?

By Chuck HallApril 8, 2011April 8, 2011 Blog

I’ve had the opportunity recently to talk to a lot of people between the ages of 55 and 85 about social media, thanks to the Bucks County library system in Southeast Pennsylvania. The library asked me to develop and present a series of programs to help older people learn about social media. At one recent…

Eric Ziegler, The Enterprise 2.0 Future

By Chuck HallApril 7, 2011April 14, 2011 Speaker

Curious to hear what other companies envision for E2.0 in the future? In the past couple of years smartphones, social media, and technology have transformed the enterprise. Imagine what could happen in the enterprise in the future. This session will provide a view into a day in the life of a financial enterprise, in a…