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Social Media Events in Singapore
1. Blogout! Singapore
This event is particularly useful for entrepreneurs trying to get a grip of the social media scene in Singapore. The event discusses emergent forms of social, web technology, to create change for organizations, communities and society.
This year (2009), the event took place on 6th and 7th March at the Singapore Art Museum. There was a day for the Corporate Track, for which attendees were required to pay an entrance fee of $120, and the next day (the 7th of March) was free-for-all, inviting bloggers and non-bloggers, both. A total of 180 people attended the event, and they consisted of professionals from marketing and communications, the PR industry, brand managers, entrepreneurs, students, people from the media, bloggers, thought leaders, community players and even representatives of the government.
The Corporate Track features some of the best speakers and practitioners in the Social Media scene, and there are talks on what other corporations have done right and wrong in the social media sphere. Attendees get a chance to understand the kind of social media strategy that would work best for their enterprise.
Here is our own account of Blogout '09.
Here is a detailed account of the event from the organizers.
2. BarCamp
An international network of user-generated conferences and open, participatory workshop-events, the Barcamp phenomenon started in Palo Alto, California in 2005. The idea behind Barcamp is that of an unconference, which encourages intense demos, interactions and participation. Social Media and related topics often come up during Barcamp unconferences.
Barcamp 3 at Singapore was held on 28th February, 2009 at the Ngee Ann Polytechnic. The main objective of the event was "To bring together interesting people in the IT, media, energy, bio-tech and other sectors to share ideas in an collegial atmosphere of unabashed geekery" [Source - http://barcamp.org/BarCampSingapore3]
Last year, Singapore hosted Barcamp 2, and the central theme was to bring in professionals and enthusiasts working on map applications in the internet and mobile applications.
Barcamp 3 - Image from Abhishek Kumar's Flickr Photostream
Updates on upcoming BarCamp unconferences in Singapore can be found here: http://barcamp.org/.
Here are the responses of some participants of Barcamp 3.
3. Social Media Breakfast Singapore
Interested in networking with professionals and enthusiasts in the Social Media sphere in Singapore? Like it to be an informal session? Attend a Social Media Breakfast.
Co-founded by Derrick Kwa, of Sui Generis (http://derrickkwa.com), and Daryl Tay (UniqueFrequency.com), the idea behind Social Media Breakfasts is to bring the social media community in Singapore together - irrespective of usage patterns.
The 6th Social Media Breakfast is scheduled to be held on 28th March and the central theme of the meeting is to reach out to consumers, and get them more involved in your brand through both online and offline efforts. The consumer panel includes Krisandro (http://krisandro.com), Daniel Tsou (http://tech65.org), Don Tan (http://plurk.com/booonster) and Nicole Then (http://cherrymagazine.blogspot.com)
To keep updated on Social Media Breakfasts in Singapore, joint the Facebook group at http://tinyurl.com/smbsg
4. IDM Workshop in Singapore
Expara and the Media Development Authority of Singapore have jointly organized a workshop for Interactive Digital Media companies and entrepreneurs who wish to start or grow a scalable IDM business. The intensive, hands-on workshop will enable participants to develop their existing IDM business or business ideas into an actual business plan that can be presented to potential venture investors.
The 5-day workshop is divided up into a 3-day From-Idea-to-Investment Investor Presentation Overview Module (10th to 12th March, 2009) and a 2-day Marketing and Finance Advanced Module (18th & 19th March 2009). After the workshop, up to five companies who have completed the From Idea to Investment for the IDM Industry workshop series will be selected to present to investors at a special investor lunch on 31-March.
The contact person to find out about more such IDM workshops in the future is Ms. Junus Eu at junus@expara.com.
5. Social Networking World Forum Asia
This two-day conference is exclusively dedicated to social networking, and will features key speakers from social networking publishers, advertising agencies, industry analysts, software developers and equipment manufacturers, mobile operators, and other industry professionals. The evening reception will be co-hosted with Mashable. The event is scheduled for the 22nd and 23rd of September, and will be held at the Grand Hyatt Singapore.
6. Tweet Tuesdays
Along similar lines as the concept of the Social Media Breakfasts, Tweet Tuesdays are another social media get together. The concept of Tweet Tuesdays was introduced by Claudia Lim and Kelvin Lim of 24seven. Tweet Tuesdays are not meant to be just another 'stand-around-and-network-whilst-eating-free-food session'. According to the organizers, Tweet Tuesdays are a platform to on micro-blogging (Twitter and Plurk) - and an opportunity to share tips, tricks and tools for this platform. it is also a community potluck. There has been only one Twitter Tuesday so far, and the organizers are looking toward having much more structured, conference-style get togethers in the future. As of now, they don't seem to have a dedicated website or a Facebook group. Invites to Tweet Tuesdays seem to work on the basis of word-of-mouth Facebook invites. We hope to hear a lot more from them in the future! You can read more about Tweet Tuesdays here.
This event is particularly useful for entrepreneurs trying to get a grip of the social media scene in Singapore. The event discusses emergent forms of social, web technology, to create change for organizations, communities and society. This year (2009), the event took place on 6th and 7th March at the Singapore Art Museum. There was a day for the Corporate Track, for which attendees were required to pay an entrance fee of $120, and the next day (the 7th of March) was free-for-all, inviting bloggers and non-bloggers, both. A total of 180 people attended the event, and they consisted of professionals from marketing and communications, the PR industry, brand managers, entrepreneurs, students, people from the media, bloggers, thought leaders, community players and even representatives of the government.
The Corporate Track features some of the best speakers and practitioners in the Social Media scene, and there are talks on what other corporations have done right and wrong in the social media sphere. Attendees get a chance to understand the kind of social media strategy that would work best for their enterprise.
Here is our own account of Blogout '09.
Here is a detailed account of the event from the organizers.
2. BarCamp
An international network of user-generated conferences and open, participatory workshop-events, the Barcamp phenomenon started in Palo Alto, California in 2005. The idea behind Barcamp is that of an unconference, which encourages intense demos, interactions and participation. Social Media and related topics often come up during Barcamp unconferences. Barcamp 3 at Singapore was held on 28th February, 2009 at the Ngee Ann Polytechnic. The main objective of the event was "To bring together interesting people in the IT, media, energy, bio-tech and other sectors to share ideas in an collegial atmosphere of unabashed geekery" [Source - http://barcamp.org/BarCampSingapore3]
Last year, Singapore hosted Barcamp 2, and the central theme was to bring in professionals and enthusiasts working on map applications in the internet and mobile applications.
Barcamp 3 - Image from Abhishek Kumar's Flickr Photostream
Updates on upcoming BarCamp unconferences in Singapore can be found here: http://barcamp.org/.
Here are the responses of some participants of Barcamp 3.
3. Social Media Breakfast Singapore
Interested in networking with professionals and enthusiasts in the Social Media sphere in Singapore? Like it to be an informal session? Attend a Social Media Breakfast. Co-founded by Derrick Kwa, of Sui Generis (http://derrickkwa.com), and Daryl Tay (UniqueFrequency.com), the idea behind Social Media Breakfasts is to bring the social media community in Singapore together - irrespective of usage patterns.
The 6th Social Media Breakfast is scheduled to be held on 28th March and the central theme of the meeting is to reach out to consumers, and get them more involved in your brand through both online and offline efforts. The consumer panel includes Krisandro (http://krisandro.com), Daniel Tsou (http://tech65.org), Don Tan (http://plurk.com/booonster) and Nicole Then (http://cherrymagazine.blogspot.com)
To keep updated on Social Media Breakfasts in Singapore, joint the Facebook group at http://tinyurl.com/smbsg
4. IDM Workshop in Singapore
Expara and the Media Development Authority of Singapore have jointly organized a workshop for Interactive Digital Media companies and entrepreneurs who wish to start or grow a scalable IDM business. The intensive, hands-on workshop will enable participants to develop their existing IDM business or business ideas into an actual business plan that can be presented to potential venture investors.
The 5-day workshop is divided up into a 3-day From-Idea-to-Investment Investor Presentation Overview Module (10th to 12th March, 2009) and a 2-day Marketing and Finance Advanced Module (18th & 19th March 2009). After the workshop, up to five companies who have completed the From Idea to Investment for the IDM Industry workshop series will be selected to present to investors at a special investor lunch on 31-March.
The contact person to find out about more such IDM workshops in the future is Ms. Junus Eu at junus@expara.com.
5. Social Networking World Forum Asia
This two-day conference is exclusively dedicated to social networking, and will features key speakers from social networking publishers, advertising agencies, industry analysts, software developers and equipment manufacturers, mobile operators, and other industry professionals. The evening reception will be co-hosted with Mashable. The event is scheduled for the 22nd and 23rd of September, and will be held at the Grand Hyatt Singapore.
6. Tweet Tuesdays
Along similar lines as the concept of the Social Media Breakfasts, Tweet Tuesdays are another social media get together. The concept of Tweet Tuesdays was introduced by Claudia Lim and Kelvin Lim of 24seven. Tweet Tuesdays are not meant to be just another 'stand-around-and-network-whilst-eating-free-food session'. According to the organizers, Tweet Tuesdays are a platform to on micro-blogging (Twitter and Plurk) - and an opportunity to share tips, tricks and tools for this platform. it is also a community potluck. There has been only one Twitter Tuesday so far, and the organizers are looking toward having much more structured, conference-style get togethers in the future. As of now, they don't seem to have a dedicated website or a Facebook group. Invites to Tweet Tuesdays seem to work on the basis of word-of-mouth Facebook invites. We hope to hear a lot more from them in the future! You can read more about Tweet Tuesdays here.
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