Social Networking Conference: Jeff Bruce on Enterprise Digital Networks

Dow Jones’ Jeff Bruce presents the concept of “enterprise digital networking” and Dow Jones’ solution: Linkedin meets business intelligence. […]

Social Networking Conference: John Ploumitsakos on Consumer Trends

Google’s John Ploumitsakos discusses marketing and advertising trends among social networks and big brands […]

Social Networking Conference Wrap: Adam Pisoni on Enterprise Twitter

Adam Pisoni of Yammer describes the phenomenon of enterprise microblogging, Twitter, as well as some of the organizational dynamics and value proposition.. how “enterprise Twitter” compares to email and how email is broken beyond repair. […]

Social Networking Conference Wrap: Michael Brito on Big Brand Loyalty

Michael Brito is Intel’s chief evangelist to consumers, and he works the social network beat par excellence. Here he shares some of his insights into how big brands and engage consumers, focusing on “ingredient brand” strategy […]

Social Networking Conference Case Study: Travis Falstad on Gaming & Social Networks

Social Networking Conference L.A. 2009 recap: Travis Falstad on gaming and social networks, Facebook, MySpace, Mobsters, Playfish, Pet Society […]

Cutting Edge Workshop: How to Succeed with Enterprise Social Networks

Enterprise social networking workshop provides approach, framework and tools to make Web 2.0 projects succeed consistently: helps sponsors and managers of Facebook, YouTube, Twitter, LinkedIn, blogs, wikis, Second Life and custom social network projects to measure and manage their progress quantitatively and qualitatively […]

New Social Network Revenue Model to be Released at L.A. Pre-Conference Workshop

Christopher S. Rollyson and Associates will feature its new “path to revenue” Social Network Life Cycle Model during Rollyson’s pre-conference workshop at the Social Networking Conference in Los Angeles on June 24. […]

Social Networks Reach Puberty: 2009 Miami Social Networking Conference Shows Broad Enterprise Case Studies

Twitter and Facebook Top of Mind | #snc2009 | Awaiting Discovery: The Nascent Power of Weak Ties and Small Touches

Design 4What a difference a year makes! The Social Networking Conference debuted several years ago as a forum for social networking sites and vendors, with enterprise clients few and far between. Miami 2009 took place January 22-23, 2009 at the Miami Beach Convention Center, and it was a veritable enterprise 2.0 conference. Many of the presenters hailed from enterprise-focused high technology vendors, but they spoke as social networking practitioners. The good practices they shared reflected the maturation of social networks. Don’t get me wrong, we are still in early days, but it was obvious to see that social networks would be completely mainstream this year. Enterprise-focused vendors provided additional evidence by explaining some of the new social network features in their offerings.

Social Networking Watch’s Mark Brooks gave an overview of key trends, while jetBlue’s Morgan Johnston and IBM’s Adam Christensen drove home the message that companies could be rewarded for trusting their customers in social networks. Ford’s Scott Monty, Sun’s Lou Ordorica and Microsoft’s Marty Collins shared how they were […]

New Social Network Roadmap Service Offer at the Social Networking Conference

Insights into the new Social Network Roadmap workshop, which will be unveiled at the Social Networking Conference in Miami on January 21, 2009. […]

San Francisco Social Networking Conference Provides 2008 Mid-Year Adoption Snapshot

Enterprise 2.0 and B2C Web 2.0 Show Serious Traction—But Social Sticky Wickets Remain—How to Trust?

SNC-logoThe Social Networking Conference (SNC) was an excellent place to check the pulse of Web 2.0 adoption from customer and provider perspectives. Producer Marc Lesnick explained in his opening remarks that, in the months preceding this conference, corporations had knocked on his door asking to get involved. His Ticonderoga Ventures had held several SNCs over the past few years, and it had been largely the purview of social networking start-ups and their facilitators. This is a very apt indication of the enterprise adoption predicted by my State of Social Networking Forrester coverage and 2007 Review.

SNC SF 2008 took place July 10-11, 2008 at the UC San Francisco’s Mission Bay Conference Center. It was a focused conference that balanced start-ups’ and enterprises’ innovation—with a dash of perspective from Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak and Social Networking Watch’s Mark Brooks. On the enterprise side, GE’s Grewal and GM’s Denison covered the enterprise 2.0 and B2C Web 2.0 perspectives respectively, while the U.S. Air Force’s Adkins presented nascent cross-boundary collaboration in […]