SMCKC Breakfast This Friday (Feb 5th)
If you have not had a chance to check out the Social Media Club of Kansas City yet and you are a social media user, fan, or newbie then you should come see what it is all about!
This Friday we will be having our monthly breakfast and it is a great time to meet some of the members and get more information on the club.
This month we will be having a couple kool things happening with a presentation by the local company emfluence , some demonstrations of cards that are using the augmented reality technology, as well as hear from the SMCKC board on how things are going for the inaugural board (which I am the tech chair for).
The breakfast is this Friday (Feb 5th) at the Kansas City Cafe from 7:30am to 9:00am. Hope to see you there and hey if you can't make it we also have a live stream of the event as well.
note: if you have any other questions please feel free to leave me a comment on here or shoot me a message on twitter.
November SMCKC Breakfast
So I didn't get to go to the monthly SMCKC breakfast due to a work conflict which actually was the first time I had not been to one of the breakfasts since the very first one at Homer's where we had like 7 people there (things have come along way).
This breakfast the committee gave a little introduction and talked about what they see for the year coming up (minus me of course) but Ryan was a very good stand in.
Here is a little video from the breakfast......
Another kool thing at this months breakfast was KCTV5 came and did a little interview with new SMCKC President Lisa Qualls. Check out the video here.
The Geek Joins The SMCKC Executive Board
So we in the Social Media Club of Kansas City recently decided we wanted to work to take the group to the next level and we felt one step towards that was to get an executive board to help run things and to have certain people in charge of different duties within the group.
This past Friday at the monthly SMCKC breakfast the winners were announced I was voted in as the Technology Chairperson.
[video of the big announcement]
What does that mean you say? Here is a little snip it of the duties I will have:
- Maintain and update SMCKC website
- Manage and expand online presence through various social networking sites
- Coordinate event technology (i.e. sound systems, projectors, wi-fi etc)
- Coordinate media such as video and photography when needed
- Manage and be responsible for the Technology Committee
Other people voted into the SMCKC Executive Board
President: Lisa Qualls
Vice-President: Ryan Flannagan
Awareness Chairperson: Whitney Mathews
Education Chairperson: Mark Van Baale
Industry Leader/Adoption of Standards Chairperson: Michael Burns
Advocacy Chairperson: Jenn Bailey
I would just like to thank everyone who voted for me and who feel like I can contribute to the club in this fashion. It has been great to see the SMCKC grow from a breakfast of about 7 of us one morning to a group that is at almost 800 members...very kool!
Now one thing I want to do is find some people who would like to help me out with the technology side of things...If you would like to be part of the committee please feel to contact me either via twitter or shoot me an email. Would love to have you.
SMCKC October Breakfast Discussion : Sponsored Conversations
So this past Friday we had our monthly Social Media Club of Kansas City Breakfast and this month we had a guest speaker in Bryan Person who lead us in a discussion on Sponsored Conversations and we discussed the news on the FTC law pertaining to bloggers and disclosures.
Check out the video below to see how the discussion went.
SMCKC Breakfast Tomorrow (10/9) Including @bryanperson

So tomorrow morning is the monthly breakfast for the social media club of Kansas City which just keeps getting bigger and better each month. This month will once again take place at the Kansas City Cafe and last I checked we were flirting with a 60+ crowd that will be in attendance! Very Kool!
Now this month is a little special as we will one be announcing the new Executive Board for the group after a couple weeks of voting and we will also be having s special guest speaker in Bryan Person [follow him on twitter].
Who is Brian you you ask? Well here is a little bit of info about him from his website:
My name is Bryan Person, and I am passionate about social media. I write and speak about how the tools, tactics, and culture of social media can be used to drive customer conversations and build strong communities.
I am a blogger. BryanPerson.com is a a mix of practical advice for using social media, commentary on the goings-on in other marketing/PR/community blogs and podcasts, and reflections from in-person networking events/conferences that I attend and organize.
I am a podcaster. New Comm Road was a program where I explained how to use the tools of social media and integrate them into your company’s communications strategy. I’ve also done event podcasting, including most recently at the 2008 Community 2.0 Conference in Las Vegas.
I am a community and event organizer. I believe that a big part of the power of social media happens when online conversations turn into face-to-face meetings. To that end, I organize monthly Social Media Breakfasts for Boston’s online PR, marketing, and entrepreneurial community. I also work with community leaders in other cities who want to launch their own Social Media Breakfast series.
I am a speaker. I present at conferences, unconferences, and to organizations about the latest trends and best practices in social media. I also speak about the ways that the connected worker can use social media and online social networks to build their personal brand and raise their professional profile.
So as always it should be a great morning...all are welcome....and we look forward to seeing old faces as well as new faces in the crowd.
July SMCKC Breakfast
The Social Media Club of KC had their monthly breakfast yesterday. This month we had the opportunity to go to the Kansas City Cafe [twitter] which is a pretty kool place with some great food and a great staff. So check them out sometime.
This month we got to hear from Whitney Mathews who works for Spiral16. She talked about tools she uses professionally as well as personally. Check out the video below...
As always it was a great breakfast with some new faces which is always kool. If you have not had a chance to come out to a breakfast we hope to see you out at one of the future events. It is always a great time with a bunch of great people.
Jump over to the website for more information on the group as well as future events as well as you can follow the smckc on twitter or the hashtag #smckc.
SMCKC Breakfast : Video Blogging and Social Media Tools

So this morning we had the monthly social media club kansas city breakfast at Crown Center here in Kansas City. There was a great crowd with some new faces as well as the regulars.
We split into two groups with one talking about social media and the law (I believe) which I think Chris (aka Duckman1221) took some video and I was in the group that talked a little video blogging and a little social media tools.
As I had mentioned it was a great breakfast and if you were unable to attend here is a little bit of the action and we hope to see you back soon and for all the new faces we hope to see you again.
Whitney Mathews of Spiral16 also had a nice recap with some pictures from the event as well so check those out.
June SMCKC Breakfast This Friday

Thats right its that time again for the monthly meetup of the social media club of Kansas City. This month we will be hitting up Crown Center for the breakfast which will start at 7:30am.
For more information plus to RSVP so we can get a good headcount head over the the website and let us know you will or you might be able to join us.
As usual the event is free to everyone and all are welcome. If you are interested in or want to learn about social media this is the place to be. Always a good time.
Feel free to hit me up on twitter or email me if you have any questions.
Social Media Discussion – SMCKC May Breakfast
Had a great discussion at this months smckc breakfast. Check out the video below...
Kansas City Social Media Club Breakfast Tomorrow (5/1)

To all you social media types in Kansas City it is that time again when we all get together for some food, fellowship, and fun!
As always the event is open to all and free (besides what you want to purchase food wise). There will be some discussion on a topic around social media and you can meet some of those peeps you follow on that little service called twitter.
below are a few more details on the event and if you could jump over the the smckc site and rsvp so we can get a count that would be great.
Hope to see you there!
Time: May 1, 2009 from 7:30am to 9am
Location: First Watch - North Kansas City
Street: 409 Armour Road
City/Town: North Kansas City, MO 64116
Managing Your Personal Brand – SMCKC Meetup
Last night we had a smckc evening event hosted by Jennings Public Relations and Advertising. It was great catching up with everyone as well as meeting a few new faces to the crowd.
After some good food, drinks, and chatter we broke into groups to discuss different aspects of social media and I decided to attend the discussion on personal branding as it really pertained to me the most.
It was a great discussion hosted and facilitated by Ramsey Mohsen who is an awesome web designer/video blogger here in the Kansas City area.
SMCKC Breakfast Tomorrow

Well kids its that time again for the monthly Social Media Club of Kansas City breakfast which will take place at First Watch in Westport.
As always the event is free to everyone (just have to purchase your breakfast if you want some) and all are welcome.
Hope to see you there and just as a side note we are looking at this possibly being the most attended breakfast ever!
Hope to see you there.
SMCKC Breakfast This Friday

Its that time again!! Time for the monthly social media club kc breakfast. This month we will be meeting at Le Peep at 79th and Quivera in Lenexa at 7:30 am on Friday (3/6)
Seems like we have had a little downtime from events after a busy end of 2008 and beginning of 2009 so it will be fun to talk with the usual gang as well as meet the new faces to the group.
See you there!
SMCKC Breakfast Discussion [2.6.09]
This past Friday we had our monthly social media club kc breakfast and I recorded the discussion with my flip. Enjoy.
SMCKC Breakfast This Friday

Ok kids it is that time....time for our monthly social media club kc breakfast. If you are into social media or looking to learn about social media or maybe just want to have breakfast with a group of awesome people then this is the place to be.
We will be meeting at First Watch in Westport around 7:30am Friday (2/6) so make sure you jump over to the SMCKC site and rsvp so we can get an early count of how many to expect.
Hope to see you all there!
Spiral16 Highlights the SMCKC Meetup
Local company Spiral16 put a little video blog together highlighting the Social Media Club KC meetup from last night. I even make a little appearance where you can see my smiling mug!!!
Great job guys!
Time for a little plug:
Spiral16 enables businesses to discover patterns and relationships hidden among large data sets by organizing them through various interactive displays.
SMCKC Meetup A HUGE Success!

Last night there was food, there was beer, and most of all there was a huge crowd. Nicholson Kovac was the location and the audience was hovering around 90 or so.
Social Media Club KC put on a meetup for those in the community who are interested in all types of social media and the social web.
I got the chance to be on a panel that discussed using twitter to help your business and what was kool about it was in social media fashion the panel pretty much grew to the whole room. Social media at its finest!
The crew from the Life In The Tubes Video Podcast were there with their cameras so once that video makes it's way on the interweb you can bet I will be sharing it with everyone.
Are you interested in learning about social media? Do you use it now and want to find like minded people to discuss your thoughts and ideas? Well then we invite you to come to our events some time. We have an events page on our site keeping you upto date on what is going on and they are open to all in the public.
Upcoming Events
1/24 Pool Hall meetup in Lenexa
1/27 Lawrence tweetup
I have to say over the last few months we have seen incredible growth in attendance and participation and with some more great events coming up in the Kansas City area like Startup Weekend and in the midwest with Big Omaha we are really seeing the region grow and make its presence felt in tech/social media arena. It is exciting times and I am glad to be a part of getting things going.
Hope to see you all soon!
SMCKC Meetup Tonight – Streaming Live Online

If you follow my blog or my twitter stream you know tonight is the big SMCKC meetup here in Kansas City and yours truly will be on a panel talking about twitter.
Now if you are in the KC area you can jump over to our site and get the details on the event but if you are unable to attend or you are outside of the area we will be streaming the event live online. Streaming should start around 6pm-ish central or 7pm eastern.
I created a page with the ustream feed embedded so jump over there and catch the event.
I think we are up to around 70 attending with an additional 15 or so maybe coming so look forward to meeting some new people as well as seeing you all online.
[note : during the panel if you have a question feel free to send us a message with the hashtag #smckc and we will see your question in the stream.]
Tweetups, Meetups, And More! Oh My! – Join The Fun

This week I have a couple of events I will be attending here in the KC area and would love to meet some fellow twitter users, readers of my blog, new peeps in general.
First we have the SMCKC meetup thursday night at Nicholson Kovac where the topic of discussion will be using twitter/social media with business and yours truly will be on the panel to discuss this topic...now I know you are saying I really don't have any experience in that area but hey I do have experience with twitter and using for my own personal branding as (jeff)isageek as well as you first need to understand twitter/social media tools in order to use them for your business needs so I think I will fit in nicely there. Should be a good time and a great discussion.
Second we have the tweetup/meetup/calling all geeks for the pool hall tweetup at Side Pockets in Lenexa Saturday night. This is just a come and hang out, meet some fellow social media/twitter/blogger/brightkite ect ect. types.
Both events should be a blast and if you get a chance drop on by. Hope to see you all there!
SMCKC Breakfast (1/9/09) – Discussion
First off let me say sorry for the delay in getting this video loaded and up on the interweb. Seems like everything that could go wrong did. With that said it is now ready for all to view. I missed the last few minutes due to running out of room on my flip but got most of what was a great conversation.
This took place at our monthly kansas city social media club breakfast on the 9th and we had a bunch of new faces. It has been great the past couple months seeing so many people show up. I remember the 1st breakfast we had where there were like 5!
If you get a chance come out and join us some time. For more info on meetups and to find out who is a part of the group check out the SMCKC site.
SMCKC Discussion : PR And Social Media
At the Social Media KC breakfast this past Friday the discussion led by the gang from the Social Lites was on the subject of public relations and Social Media. I made sure I had my camera to catch the round table discussion so check it out below.
This took place at our monthly breakfast here in Kansas City. If you are in the Kansas City area and a fan or user of social media or just looking to get into it feel free to join us at future breakfasts or events. You can get all the up to date news on the website socialmediakc.com .
SMCKC Breakfast – Recap
Recently all of us social media types got together for our monthly breakfast and we had a great turn out and some great conversation.
If you are in the Kansas City area and a user, fan, or just interested in social media please join us...its free to everyone, casual and very laid back.
Introductions at breakfast
Upcoming Events
Dec 5th - Our next breakfast meetup (time and location TBA)
Dec 18th - Social Media KC Christmas party (time and location TBA)
Jan 22nd - Next evening event with a speaker (time and location TBA)
As you can see we have some events coming up in the next few months but they are still in the early stages of planning. We have a few groups getting together to iron out the plans for each of the events.
Sponsor/Hosts?
Are you a local company that would like to host/sponser the group or a meetup? please feel free to contact me and I can get you together with the right people to speak with.....any help or venues that we can get are always appreciated.
We are also currently working on getting a new website/blog setup but for now you can visit us at socialmediakc.com
Two New SMCKC Places On The Interweb
Hey Everyone
I have added two new places on the web that those who are part of the Social Media Club in Kansas City or those interested in getting more information on events and such can visit.
First I created a Facebook group for all to join. Facebook is one of the biggest social networks out there right now so it just seems like a given to put something on there to keep in contact with each other as well as to find new social media types out there that my not know we even exist.

Second I created a Flickr group after we discussed setting on up to host all the pics of events we have had or for future events to share with all.
This is all for now....keep your eyes on your rss feeds as there are many projects in the works as well as some kool events coming up in the social media kc space.
Social Media Club KC Breakfast – This Friday

Its that time kids when all us social media types get together for breakfast. This month we are gonna meet at the First Watch in Olathe (11/7).
If you get a chance please join us as we always love new faces and if you been to one before come back as we would love to chat some more. It is open to anyone so don't feel like you are not welcome.
Think we are gonna start meeting around 7:30 and will be hanging out for the morning so if you cant make it early then come by a little later.
See everyone there!
Social Media Club KC Gets Social

Recently I have been working with others locally here in Kansas City who are in the Social Media Scene to work on getting a Social Media Club setup here in the area. Basically the idea behind the club is just bringing different people togather to share and socialize together.
This past Wed night we had our first meetup and it was awesome...if you are interested in the social media scene this is the group for you but that is not what I am writing this about.
This morning we had our meetup where we discuss future events and ideas we have for the group and I brought up the idea of putting togather either a blog or a social network together using a service like ning or something.....well to make a long story short we decided to go with ning and when I got home I started hacking away at it.
I am proud to announce the site is live and if you want to join up you are more then welcome to jump over to http://socialmediaclubkc.ning.com/ sign up and start meeting new people out here in the KC and surrounding areas.
With the site you have the ability to find others with common interests, find out about future events coming up in the area, as well as join in the forum discussions and let you voice be heard.

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