Posts Tagged "AwarenessInc"

Location Based Services: So Shiny and New, But How Does Your Organization Use It?

foursquare, Gowalla, Whrrl, Pegshot, Brightkite – LBS overload – oh my! I’m likely missing a boatload of LBS services currently available on the market, but you get the picture that there are a lot. If you haven’t been on some remote island or on a Carnival Cruise for the past six or so months, you are likely aware that LBS or Location Based Service is a sizzling hot...

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Social Media Success Starts With YOU!

It’s time that businesses stop thinking of social media as a separate function and instead view it as a part of the entire organization! I couldn’t agree more with this statement from Leslie Poston, co-author of Twitter for Dummies, Founder of Uptown Uncorked and guest presenter of our latest AwarenessInc webinar. During Leslie’s webinar “Social Media Success Starts...

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SXSW Interview Series – Jen Wojcik of Pinqued

For this next SXSW video Interview I managed to grab Jen Wojcik, sit her down and chat with her a bit during the TechKaraoke event at SXSW which my company, Awareness, Inc. sponsored. Jen is the co-founder along with Kate Buck of the interactive event planning company,Pinqued. Partnering with the TechKaraoke founder, Brett Petersel, Jen and Kate put on a fantastic event at SXSW which included...

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Cause-Driven Social Networking: OurCompassion

While at SXSW in Austin at the Social Media Clubhouse, I had the opportunity to chat with Katy Balsis, community manager for OurCompassion.org (@compassion on Twitter) - a cause-driven global social network which is powered by Awareness, Inc. (full disclosure…I work for Awareness). According to OurCompassion (OC), the community, which was launched in June 2009,  is “a place for all...

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