Social Media Club San Antonio

At the last SMC meeting at San Antonio College, there was a lot of discussion as to where co-working is taking place, and I wanted to recap that information.

Every Tuesday from 10 a.m. till 5 p.m. there is co-working going on at La Taza Coffee House.

Every 1st Friday you can find co-working at Firecat Studio.

Every Thursday the co-working crowd is meeting at Casa Chiapas from 10 a.m. till 5 p.m.

There is a lot of opportunity for entrepreneurs, work from home warriors, or other industry professionals that can break away from the office and come together in a common space to share, grow and learn.

If you have any questions regarding co-working, what it is, or how it can benefit you, leave a comment and we’ll make sure you’re responded to as quickly as possible. We’d love to have you join and perhaps the best way to understand is to show up!

Thank you, thank you, than you for everyone who came out and supportd our local SMC chapter last night at San Antonio College. Everyone had a great time and the conversation was much livelier and energetic. Let it be known that San Antonio does indeed have a creative class that is just as passionate and dedicated as anywhere else. Now that we’ve all joined forces…WATCH OUT!!

While everyone was mingling and enjoying the meal that was provided by FireCat Studio and brought by Daniella Matutes, Alan Weinkrantz gave out four raffle prizes that once again kept SMC members laughing and amazed at the generosity of our city’s media leaders.

Meeting topic was “Best Business Practices,” which was later changed thanks to some input from Social Media Club Founder Chrish Heuer, to “Best Known Methods,” or “BKM.”

After introductions, Luis Sandoval started the meeting dicussioning BKM for social media professionals, and novices. Many examples were shared from his personal experience, experiences from the clientele he works with, along with examples that others have shared with him. The opening commentary sparked a lot of interest from the group and soon everyone was participating.

The key factor for “BKM” is that there is no definite solution, simply the best methods that have been discovered so far, but not to say they are the only ways. It’s safe to say that because social media is self governing, there are socially accepted and detested behaviors that we will define during our user experience. Those in the group shared their personal experiences and asked some good questions that kept everyone involved.

Those new to social media were wide eyed and surprised that Social Media could be so “complicated” but in reality, the acceptable and detestable behaviors are no different than those you would have when meeting a person face to face. Scott Alan, author of Virtual Handshake, stresses the importance of online ettiquette which is typically forgotten because the face to face factor has been taken away. He says that online conversation is just as important if not moreso because the text we convey must convey what our hand motions, body language, eyes, and tone of voice would all convey in a personal situation.

After the meeting everyone felt energetic and motivated to take what they learned out into the online world. In order to keep that buzz alive, Jennifer Navarette held a raffle for Dave Evan’s new book Social Media Marketing, An Hour a Day. An excellent book that shares step by step how to appropriatly market yourself and/or your product online using social media tools.

A fun time was had by all and a very special thanks to San Antonio College for allowing us to host our SMC Meeting on campus, FireCat Studio and Daniella Matutes for providing the food and refreshments for the evening, and especially Alan Weinkrantz and Dave Evans for providing the raffle prizes for the evening.

You can find a recording of our meeting at http://tinyurl.com/463wfp

Enjoy!

For all of you following the Social Media Club San Antonio blog, this is the one week reminder that next Thursday will be our second meeting.

Thursday, October 16th, 2008

San Antonio College, Nail Technical Center, Rm. 025

6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.

Food and refreshments provided

Raffle prizes for those in attendance

Come join us for an amazing night of camaraderie with others in the media industry across all disciplines. We’ll be discussing “best known methods” when it comes to interaction and marketing on various social networks. As we all know, there is a right and a wrong way to do everything, and social media is no exception. Come for an educational experience and perhaps share your experiences.

See ya there!

I just wanted to share with you all that www.crenk.com is looking for another contributing blogger. Crenk is a site from the UK the focuses on tech news, product reviews, industry news, and reviews.

The position is voluntary currently, but a great way to gain exposure and get to know the tech blogging community. Paid positions are upcoming before the year is out, but if you’re interested in joining a great team, getting some exposure and writing under your belt. Let me know.

You can contact me on Twitter as @pandaran, or via email at luissandovaljr@gmail.com

Have a great one San Antonio!