Online Marketing Social Life in Vancouver 101

I haven’t disappeared. A lot has happened since the last time I published a post – all very positive. Life is now back to normal, so I’ll be able to maintain a constant blogging rhythm. In the meanwhile, here is a quick guide to some events that you might want to keep your eyes on, if you reside in the Greater Vancouver Area:

- Third Tuesday – the last speaker was Tod Maffin. Well worth taking the time to attend this informative – and entertaining – presentation. Tod Maffin frequently makes stops around North America, so if you have a chance to go to one of them, I highly recommend it. If you’re lucky enough to see the presentation that I saw, it’s likely that you’ll never see bees in the same light. This meeting’s profile on MeetUp.com mentions Joseph Thornley as the mastermind behind. Though I haven’t yet met him, I know that Monica Hamburg or Tanya Davis have always been doing a great job at organizing these gatherings.

- Net Tuesday – I’ve already blogged about this event and included some videos. Organized by Elijah van der Giessen, this group focuses on social media and Web technology topics relevant to non-profits organizations.

- The Vancouver Search Engine Marketing Group – if SEO is your thing (as it is one of my many online marketing addictions), you might want to check out this get-together. The latest meeting took place on November 17th, and featured a presentation by James Laitinen, from the International Internet Marketing Association, discussing why you should care about Bing in your online marketing tactics. This group is organized by the fabulous Mr. José Uzcategui.

A great resource to find other meetups around you is, of course, meetup.com. It contains a lists of meetups all across North America, and you’re bound to find a group that appeals to you.

So, you see, there can be an actual “social” element to your life in social media. Get out there.

Final Video Segment – Steve Williams at Net Tuesday, Vancouver

Here’s the final video segment of Steve Williams’ presentation during Net Tuesday, on November 3rd, 2009, here in Vancouver. Pardon the shakiness in the video quality, as I recorded this without a tripod.

Kudos to Steve on a great presentation. It was very informative, for attendees from both non-profit and for-profit enterprises. Congratulations as well to Elijah van der Giessen for organizing this and so many other Net Tuesdays.

Vancouver Net Tuesday, November 2009 – Part III

This is the third video installment of Steve Williams’ presentation during the latest Net Tuesday.

Hope you will enjoy it!

Vancouver Net Tuesday, November 2009 – Part II

This is the continuation to the first video segment of the presentation by Steve Williams during the latest Net Tuesday, on November 3rd.

Even though Net Tuesdays are centered around non-profit organizations, some concepts can easily be migrated to companies.

Watch the video for more. Remaining installments will soon follow. Videos were edited to fit into YouTube’s maximum length of 10 minutes per file.

Vancouver Net Tuesday – November 2009

Another month has passed, and the first week of November brought us another installment of Net Tuesday.

This month’s presentation featured Steve Williams. The focus was on “Question Zero”, and why non-profit organizations should care about answering it.

I have recorded the presentation on video, and am painstakingly editing and uploading it onto YouTube. There will probably be three or four segments altogether, since videos on YouTube can only be up to 10 minutes in length. This is my first time preparing a video like this, so the process has been arduous. Forgive me in advance for the lack of stability in the image quality. Hey, I didn’t have a tripod, so bear with me!

So, without further ado, here’s the first segment. I’m planning on finishing editing and uploading the remaining segments in the upcoming days.