Dori Zinn (@dorizinn), a 23-year-old writer living in Deerfield Beach, is passionate about good eats and social media. Her blog, Fat Kids Club, has grown through Twitter (@fatkidsclub) and Facebook. Fat Kids Club is not about being a chubby child, but about the pure enjoyment of food. Zinn, who has…
Why do some women have their panties all in a twist about Pepsi’s branded iPhone application, Before You Score, which was launched recently as part of a promotional campaign for AMP Energy drink? On the surface, the application seems to objectify women as naive creatures who will easily fall into…
We’ve already talked about how tweetups are out of hand. Some locals have tried to organize this mess. Lori Todd has put together a simple events-at-glance calendar that focuses exclusively on tech and social media tweetups. It’s a work in progress but a good place to start. Follow @loritodd to stay tuned…
This month’s Social Media Club South Florida (SMCSF) was held October 13 at City Year headquarters in downtown Miami, followed by some socializing at Tobacco Road. A panel of advertising, public relations, and marketing specialists led the discussion on “Who Owns Social Media?” Moderated by Angie Moncada (@angiemoncada), the panel…
For those of you who aren’t crazy about having a bazillion apps on your smart phone, here’s one you might consider adding. Buzzd calls itself the “social city guide” and offers real-time reviews from real people hanging out at restaurants, bars, sports, and entertainment venues.Buzzd also provides data such as…
If you’re new to Twitter, you’re probably thinking that a “tweetup” is a group of people who talk on Twitter that get together in real life, right? Yes, grasshopper. But that was kickin’ it old school, circa 2007. Lately, things have gotten out of hand here in South Florida. It’s…
Chris Heuer is the cofounder of Social Media Club, along with his wife, Kristie Wells. Founded in 2006, Social Media Club is for anyone who is passionate about creating and consuming media. The organization’s slogan, “If you get it, share it,” is the driving force behind each club, where people gather to…
The Miami New Times’ Street Team joined KMP Furniture this past Friday evening for a face-to-face tweetup at the store on 6444 Biscayne Blvd. The event was more like a casual cocktail party, because few folks bothered to slap on name tags, much less sport their @usernames.But we did see faces, about 60…
Wednesday was that time of the month again when local tech and social media pros gathered to share ideas, discuss trends and network at Refresh Miami. What makes these meetings “refreshing” is that they’re never stuffy or formal, even though they’re educational and informative. Sometimes improvisation is the name of…
Ah, retweeting. It is both the blessing and bane of Twitter. On one hand, it helps spread important messages to those who might not otherwise see them. But it can get totally out of hand and become redundant — like that kid’s game duck duck goose — walking around in…
Tweetups are great for social networking, but what’s not great is the business card clutter the next morning. At that point, you’re possibly hung over, sifting through card after card, and you don’t know who in hell was who. Then you think: What’s the point if I’m just going to…
It seems like there’s a tweetup every five minutes in South Florida these days. But what could be better than one with beer? A successful September 23 event was organized by some very active tweeters: Cristina Sotolongo (@cristnabls), director of new media at thinkbsg; William Plasencia (@miamime), a journalist currently working…
VOIS.com is one of South Florida’s homegrown startups, founded in 2006 by Craig Agranoff (@lapp) and Herb Tabin (@herbtabin). The Boca Raton-based company began when Tabin approached Agranoff, wondering how to improve the model of existing websites where buyers post jobs and consultants and freelancers sell services. Both VOIS founders…
Technology is both a blessing and a curse. It helps connect people, but also keeps them from having real lives. The first true Internet addiction residential treatment center opened its doors earlier this year, according to USA Today: The center, called ReSTART, is somewhat ironically located near Redmond, Washington, headquarters…
This month’s Social Media Club South Florida, which usually takes place on second Tuesdays, was postponed to Wednesday. There was no particular agenda, but even without the usual, informative lectures and panel discussions, informal tech talk abounded. Two-for-one cocktails at Off the Hookah in Fort Lauderdale made for a cozy…
Mobile Monday is for geeks who love everything about mobile phones and the wireless industry. With more than 55 chapters around the world, the global community fosters networking, idea sharing, and interaction. Miami’s chapter, which began meeting in 2008, is focused on not only connecting South Florida and Latin American…
If tweetups were a burrito, the South Florida social media scene would be bursting at the tortilla. This past week was crazy busy and the rest of the month isn’t going to calm down. Miami Herald Tweetup On Thursday, the Miami Herald held its second tweetup at Crazy Pianos in…
Chris Brogan, considered a social media rock star by many, will visit Southwest Florida to speak at a Twestival event in Sanibel this Saturday at 10 a.m. Twestivals are Twitter-based grassroots fundraising events that take place all over the world on assigned dates. A social media veteran for more than ten…
You know social media is working when realtors look to geeks. BarCamp has become a meet-up model for the sales set. The first one took place four years ago in Palo Alto, California. It was named for the computer programming term foobar (not to be confused with FUBAR). These geeks gathered for a…
The South Florida Twitter community is as varied here as types of palm trees. They might all look the same, but they’re not. Twitter, the social networking and conversation tool that has changed the way people communicate all over the world, is particularly buzzing here in the tri-county area with…
Geeks don’t hide behind their Twitter accounts. And they do often come out from behind their computer screens. In the last three years the tech and social media communities have grown fast. There are all kinds of get-togethers for brainstorming, networking and yes — just plain socializing. Two of these meetups take…
Editor’s Note: Maria de Los Angeles will be writing about social media for Riptide. The title of her scribbling, Silicon Beach, refers to….well you know, you geek! There’s a different kind of silicon in Miami and no, it’s not inside boob implants. This gooey stuff is virtual and social. It’s…
