Mashable has officially declared today, Wednesday, June 30, 2010, as Social Media Day. I don't know if that means we should send flowers to our favorite social media person (just send me money), but it does mean that people are gathering all over the world at meetups. (For those of you in Lafayette, we're having one at Burgersmith at 5:30 central. In lieu of money, you can buy me a Louisiana-made craft brew.)
Here's the blurb...
As far as we know, there is no official Social Media Day. But we do think there should be one. So we invite you to celebrate the revolution of media becoming a social dialogue by attending or organizing a Social Media Day meetup in your area on June 30. What better way to celebrate social media than connecting with other enthusiasts in your area?
On Wednesday, June 30, we’ll be organizing meetups in cities where we have staff using Meetup Everywhere. So come join us for drinks in New York City or San Francisco or anywhere. Because we can’t be everywhere, we encourage you to attend or organize a meetup in your community using our Meetup Everywhere page.
Social media has changed our lives (amen). It has not only changed the way we communicate, but the way we connect with one another, consume our news, conduct our work, organize our lives, and much more. So why not celebrate?
There is a lot of flexibility in what exactly a meetup can consist of. Some groups are organizing social networking hours at their local venues, while others are hosting speakers or panels. We want to give you the flexibility to tailor your meetup to what you think best suits your social community.
One thing that we do ask is that you would upload some of the best photos from your meetup to this event page and Flickr. Also, make sure to use #smday as the hashtag on Twitter and Flickr.
Meetup Everywhere Page: www.meetup.com/mashable
Social Media Day on Twitter: twitter.com/mashSMday
Stay tuned and stay social!
(What's with the llama in the logo?)
Comments