Girls In Tech

The Social Online Conference, the blogging conference you can attend from the comfort of your home, is a 3-day live event hosted by TheArtofSocialMedia and features some of social media’s top experts. Learn how to take your blogging to the next level, earning money from your blog, becoming the next blogging superstar, and more.

How is the Social Online Conference different?

●      All session are held via a live video stream. You are able to attend live sessions from your computer or smart phone, and talk with the other attendees and speaker via the connecting chat room.

●      Perfect for any budget! Not only in the Social Online Conference affordable, but we also offer payment plans! Contact email@theartofsocialmediablog.com if you need assistance paying your your registration.

●      You have access to our exclusive conference forum site for life! Network with attendees, ask the speakers questions, and participate in roundtable discussion.

●      All sessions are recorded and packaged just for you! Going to miss a session, a day, or all 3 days? You can still register! You will always have access to all recordings!

Here’s how the conference will work:

After registering, you will receive an email with a link to our exclusive online conference community site, where you can start networking with other attendees, getting questions ready to ask the speakers, and register for the different panels we will have.

This is how the sessions will go:

●      Before each session, hop on to the conference forum site and share questions you’d like the speaker to answer during the session and get your schedule for the sessions you will be attending (you can attend all, some, or none of the sessions – recordings will be provided after the conference).

●      After you register and get access to the conference forum site, there you’ll see the information for each speaker’s session. Each speaker’s session will be done via an online live video. You’ll be able to view the presenter live, as well as communicate with other attendees and the speaker in an attached chat room!

●      After the planned portion of each session, there will be a Q&A time. Each attendee logged in, will be able to type in questions for the speaker. If you’re unable to attend a session, make sure to post your question on the session’s specific message board ahead of time – that way your question will be answered and recorded, and you can hear it on the session recording you will be provided with (all sessions will be recorded).

And don’t forget that you’re also getting:

●      Access to all session recordings and speaker slides and handouts.

●      Access to all session transcripts – in case you prefer to read the information instead of listen or watch it.

●      Entry into all the virtual giveaways and swag bags!

Registration is only open to 200 participants. Register now!

Tags: Adriana Gascoigne, blogging, conference, girls in tech, marketing, Monetization, social media, The Art of Social Media, The Social Online Conference, women in tech
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MediaBistro, along with sponsorship by Girls in Tech presents…

Already wildly successful in San Francisco and London, Social Gaming Summit comes to New York for the 1st time this year, and will focus on building, monetization, and growing social games.  Social Gaming Summit unites leaders in free-to-play games, social networking, and payments infrastructure for a full day of panels andsiscussions. Social Gaming Summit is where established and emerging leaders in the social gaming space converge to share their thoughts on what works in the world of social games as well as the key issues impacting the future of the industry.

This one-day event will feature a series of talks organized around the following key themes:

Growth

• How can new social games developers grow on Facebook in the current environment?
• What does it take to bootstrap a successful new social game?

Distribution

• What opportunities exist to build successful Facebook games off Facebook?
• How can developers take advantage of opportunities to build games for international audiences?

Monetization

• What role will brands play in monetizing social games?
• What new opportunities are there for social games developers to monetize their games?

Speakers include:

• Davin Miyoshi, GSN
• Katharine Lewis, FM Ventures
• Manny Anekal, Zynga
• Trip Hawkins, Digital Chocolate
• Paul Chen, PapayaMobile
• Dennis Ryan, Popcap
• Peter Wexler, TrialPay ….and More!

To register, click HERE. |  Use GIT Discount Code: SGGIT – for 15% off

See full details, HERE.

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Tags: AllFacebook, Charles Hudson, Digital Privacy Forum, MediaBistro.com, Monetization, privacy, Social Games, Social Gaming, Social Gaming Summit East, Social Times
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Ever wonder who is behind all those virtual games and how they are such a boon in the social web community these days?  Who ismaking money from them and how do they do it?  Anu Shukla, CEO of Offerpal Media is a master of both!

Anu founded Offerpal Media in June 2007, the first “Managed Offer Platform” provider for social applications in this space.  She has created a unique company where developers, social publishers, mobile developers, and advertisers, alike, can capitalize on the ever-expanding & profitable social media market. Offerpal allows developers to monetize their games, while advertisers benefit as well. In one example, a 22-year old game developer was written a 6-figure check by successfully utilizing Offerpal’s platform.

“A couple of years ago, we looked at the social networking landscape, and saw that a lot of people were spending time on social networks and playing their favorite games and applications, but monetization was still not happening, “ says Anu Shukla, CEO and Founder of Offerpal Media. “We looked at this as a very interesting problem and came up with concept of a managed offer platform which is now Offerpal media. We monetize anybody that has virtual currency, digital goods, or subscription-based services with a variety of payment methods and advertising offers. It has really taken off, and I’m pleased to see that applications are being built to promote the use and monetization of virtual currency.”

Offerpal Media’s network reaches more than 50 million social networking users in total, spanning hundreds of popular social applications on Facebook, hi5, Bebo, Friendster and other leading social networks.
They have won several awards, including being an AO Global 250 winner in 2008, among the Top 50 TiE Startups in 2009, and an AO OnMedia 100 winner.  I am sure many more accolades will come their way.

To read more about Offerpal Media, see their website at:
http://offerpal.com/.

Tags: anu ahukla, gaming, Monetization, Virtual Currency
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