1 May

Subway of SC’s Free Breakfast & Giveaway!

Posted by askeme in Uncategorized.

Subway of South Carolina now serves breakfast! To get you eating the most important meal of the day, they’re offering everyone free breakfast! Come in to any South Carolina Subway on May 13th between 7:00 and 11:00 AM, and you’ll receive a free English muffin melt and an 8 oz. drink!

Also, Subway of South Carolina wants to support our local non-profit organizations. You can help them by participating in their social media contest on your  favorite social networks (Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, MySpace, etc.).

To enter, here’s what you have to do:

1) Decide on a non-profit. This can be your favorite school, charity, or 501C3 organization.
2) Know the location of the non-profit you’ve chosen.
3) Post in your favorite social media site using the hashtag #subwaysc and a hashtag for the city where the non-profit is located.

Here’s an example: On May 13, nominate fav charity to win $500 SUBWAY Card. Tweet charity name, #(City) where based & #subwaysc. See www.subwaysc.com

Subway's May 13 free breakfast and $500 social media contest

A few contest specifics:

  • On May 13, SUBWAY asks people to tweet their favorite local charity or school* via Twitter to nominate that nonprofit to win a $500 SUBWAY® Card. Five nonprofits with the greatest number of tweeters/tweets will win! Nominate as many nonprofits as you like, but please only two tweets per nonprofit.  * 501c3 (Charity) or educational institutions in South Carolina or Augusta, GA market qualify; one winner per market.
  • To be counted, tweet nonprofit name and hashtag for city where the nonprofit is located – Example: #Columbia – along with hashtag #subwaysc.
  • Nominations will be taken during the 24-hour period on May 13, starting 12:00 a.m. EDT (midnight) and ending at 11:59 p.m. the same day.
  • The charities with the greatest number of tweets (nominations) in the Upstate, Midlands, Lowcountry, Pee Dee/Grand Strand and Central Savannah River Area will each receive the prize – a $500 SUBWAY® Card. That will buy a lot of breakfast sandwiches and coffee for the charity.

5 Apr

Social Media Club Columbia | April TweetUp

Posted by Hayen in SMC.


Like pizza? Like Social Media? JOIN US THURSDAY!

Escape the pollen and bring your iPad (or your iPad envy) to our tweetup on April 8, 2010 at 5:30 pm at Columbia’s very own Mellow Mushroom Pizza Bakers!

You know Mellow Mushroom has great food and beer, so why not add great company to the list?

As an added plus, there’s no wait for seating- once at Mellow Mushroom, head upstairs and to the left to find us in the glass room. And while you’re there, be sure to check Mellow Mushroom of Columbia out on Twitter.

This meeting is open to everyone in the Columbia area. You must register for this free event through Eventbrite because space is limited!

Address:

1009 Gervais Street
Columbia, SC 29201
(803) 933-9201

12 Mar

March Meeting/TweetUp at Harper’s

Posted by askeme in Uncategorized. Tagged: , , , , .

We had a great time at Harper’s Restaurant last night for our March meeting. New friends and great connections were made all around. For those of you who came for the very first time, thanks for coming. We hope to see you again next month!

In case you missed out, here are a few of the tweets:

@iconway great crowd at @smccolumbia meeting! http://yfrog.com/j8j6juj

@adgirlSC had a fantastic time w/ the very talented and interesting members of @smccolumbia tonight.

@drcoxinSC @smccolumbia good times tonight…glad to be here for the first time. Thanks!

Until next month, here’s what we need your help with:

Let’s show Google that Columbia is Famously Hot for Google Fiber. Post “Google Columbia, SC” to Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, and every other social network out there that you’re a part of at noon on March 22. It’s okay if you can’t do it exactly at noon, but make sure to do it at some point that day. Spread the word and invite everyone you know to do this!

To read more on why are we doing this, click here. To join the Facebook event, click here.

So spread the word to your friends, neighbors, and everyone else! Let’s get some super high speed Google fiber in Columbia!

9 Mar

March Meeting & Springtime Tweetup @ Harper’s Restaurant

Posted by Hayen in SMC.

Spring Into the Next SMC Columbia TweetUp!

Spring is working its way into our area, so why don’t you spring out to our next tweetup?

That’s right, we want YOU at our tweetup on March 11, 2010 at 5:30 pm at Harper’s Restaurant.

Come out and dish over social media and some great Harper’s food. Whether you’re new to social media or a seasoned pro, we want to meet you!

This meeting is open to everyone in the Columbia area. You must register for this free event through Eventbrite because space is limited!

RSVP Now!

Directions to Harper’s

700 Harden Street
Columbia, SC 29205-1645
(803) 252-2222

4 Mar

SMC: Over 160 Chapters, On 6 of 7 Continents

Posted by Mich in SMC. Tagged: .

Great news from Social Media Club National:

Social Media Club has experienced a strong period of growth over the last six months – going from 91 chapters in July 2009 to over 160 chapters today (though I suspect there are still some more smaller ones hiding out there somewhere). In fact, we have confirmed sitings of chapters on six of the seven continents on this fine planet of ours (we are coming Antarctica, I promise!!).

Every local chapter is a little different from the next, just as every local neighborhood has its unique flavor. Some use Facebook. Others use Ning. A chapter might user Twitter just to promote their events. Another uses an email service, like iContact. Some love the wiki. Others don’t even know where to find it. This is good. This is a chance for us all to learn. The experiences of each of the chapters has informed our growth along the way and lead us to some important insights we have put to good use in the new site launching on Friday March 12.

We plan to focus on infrastructure in 2010, improving the ways we communicate with one another and helping local chapters find the right path to sustainability fot theit particular needs. We sincerely appreciate everyone who has taken a leadership role in Social Media Club. Your efforts are the reason we exist today and we love you for it. [...]

11 Feb

Location-based services

Posted by askeme in Tools.


Here’s Ashlie’s presentation from tonight’s meeting. We hope to post the link to the video soon in case you couldn’t make it out.

Two hours after the meeting, and we’re still getting tweets @SMCColumbia from those who attended. We’re thrilled you all enjoyed the meeting. If you have questions on Gowalla or FourSquare, leave a comment below, or catch up with @ashlieconway or @willimac on twitter.

Let’s spread the word to our small businesses in Columbia! They could use the benefit of more foot traffic, and we LOVE getting deals, points, badgets, and the occasional “elusive” raccoon!

8 Feb

Location-based services: Who, where, and why?

Posted by askeme in SMC, Tools.

Ever Yelped? Are you a mayor in FourSquare? If these terms are unfamiliar (or even if they are familiar), join us Thursday, February 11th for an introduction and discussion of location-based services.

Will McCain will lead our discussion with a Gowalla primer. Gowalla logoAshlie Conway will also discuss FourSquare and how it can be beneficial for businesses.

Why are location-based services (LBS) important? According to Mashable:

“Numbers earlier this week from research firm Gartner agree with this assessment: the number of users of location-based services is set to double to 95.7 million this year, up from 41 million a year ago, which should result in over $2 billion in revenue. With more and more iPhone, Android and mobile apps taking advantage of more readily available GPS and LBS technology, we have to ask: what’s next for location-based services?”

So join in the discussion! We want to hear what services you’ve used, which you like, and which you don’t.

February 11, 2010
5:30 – 7 PM
The State
1401 Shop Road
Columbia, SC 29201

RSVP now!

Hope to see you there!

5 Feb

Statewide Tweetup & Bonfire on February 20th!!

Posted by Hayen in SMC.

Mark Your Calendar!

Joey and Christina Fiedler have invited all of SC to their horse farm for a statewide tweetup & bonfire on Saturday, February 20th at Birchwood Farms!

There will be grills on-site so don’t forget the meat and drinks! BYO… marshmallows, paper plates, cups, etc.

Come spend the day with us at Birchwood Farms!

This will be a family-friendly event.

Please RSVP
Directions from Charleston
Directions from Columbia

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Birchwoood Farm
1146 Independent School Rd
Reevesville, SC 29471

843-701-2408
843-701-2387

Email @ Birchwoodfarm@aol.com

11 Jan

Learn about Social Media and Enjoy Restaurant Week Specials, Thursday, Jan. 14 at Terra

Posted by Mich in SMC.

Knowing how to use social media in your professional and personal life has become more of a requirement than an option these days, and luckily, there’s a local Social Media Club to help you find your way.

You’ve taken some chances and learned some lessons. You’ve hit some pot holes and rejoiced in some exciting successes. You’ve experienced the risks and benefits, thrills and chills of social media. That’s why Social Media Club Columbia wants YOU to join them for the Social Media Club Practitioner’s Round-Up at 5:30 pm on Thursday, January 14, 2010 at Terra. Continue reading

11 Jan

Seven Tips for Businesses Engaging with Social Media

Posted by Mich in SMC.

By Jessica Cook Woodrum, Director of New Media, ADCO

Let’s focus on how businesses right here in the Midlands can engage with social media.

The reality is—social media is here to stay. It’s a part of our lives. It’s changing the way we do business and the way we communicate. In short, social media is becoming more integral to business every day, and your engagement is required now.

To empower you to really engage— I’ve developed seven simple tips for using social media to communicate with your target audiences and accomplish your business goals. Continue reading

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