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    • 1 Sep 2010
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    We all are hungry for more information on Social Media and how to work together within a business or community.  All of the biggest conferences are in San Francisco which means that you have to drive all the way into the city, pay for parking, food, drinks and of course A LOT just to get into the conference. 

    Robert Scoble and Shel Israel are two significant names in the social media world.  Their book, Naked Conversations: How Blogs are Changing the Way Businesses Talk with Customers defined blogging back in 2006 and changed the way businesses looked at the Internet. They taught people that blogs offer businesses a way to have meaningful conversations with their customers, which was lacking in traditional methods of communication.

    Both have spoken at some of the largest social media conferences in the world and now they are coming up to Santa Rosa for one night on September 10th.  The two haven’t been on the same stage for over two years and for only $25.00 you can see them reunite for the Wisdom of We 2010 Seminar & Tweetup (or #WOW10 or the Naked Reunion).

    They will be participating in a round table discussion, which means that attendees can ask them any question they want about social media, blogging, creating communities, working together, or….   This kind of information usually comes at a very high price at seminars or conferences, and you usually have to pay extra for the food and drinks.

    At Wisdom of We 2010 Seminar & Tweetup, everything is included in the price.

    Wine from the Northern Sonoma County Wine Road, which includes some of the best pinot, sparkling and zinfandel that Sonoma County has to offer will be poured at the tweetup. Local Sonoma County charcuterie, antipasto and cheeses will be provided by the Hilton Sonoma Wine Country as well.

    You have a week left to buy your tickets online for only $25.00, so make sure to get some for your whole office, ASAP. Tickets will go up to $40/$45 at the door. 

    Robert is a top 100 tech blogger, tech evangelist, speaker and author. His blog Scobleizer is one of the top 100 tech blogs and he is one of the top Twitter people to follow on multiple lists. He currently works forRackspace, building a new community of people fanatical about tech startups called building43.  Prevously, he worked as a technical evangelist at Microsoft and Fast Company as a video blogger.

    Shel Israel is a Social Media “Pro” that consults with leading Fortune 100 global enterprises and single entrepreneurs in home offices. In addition to co-authoring, Naked Conversations, he wrote the book Twitterville: How Businesses Can Thrive in the New Global Neighborhoods. His blogGlobal Neighborhoods, offers social media tips and he is a senior fellow and advisory board member to the Society for New Media Research (SNCR), and serves as the social media advisor to StepOne, anorganization that helps Spanish companies make American business connections.

     

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  • the top 5 reasons you NEED to be at #WOW10!

    • 26 Aug 2010
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    The TOP 5 REASONS You NEED to be at Wisdom of We 2010 Seminar & Tweetup:

    5. Free food and wine – what’s not to love about that?

    4. You will learn something about social media and community – c’mon you know you haven’t learned much since you graduated.

    3. Meet new people and network – face it you don’t have a date on Friday September 10th

    2. Free delicious food and top Sonoma County wines – you’ll be in the middle of wine country, did you not see that the first time?!

    1. Two of the most influential rad tech dudes in the world are going to be in Santa Rosa! What?! Yep Santa Rosa, not Paris or New York…..Wine Country Baby!

    0.5. Tickets are ONLY $25.00 - yeah, that includes the seminar AND the tweetup... See #5 & #2!  

     

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  • @scobleizer & @shelIsrael together again for a naked reunion at #WOW10.

    • 11 Aug 2010
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    In 2006, a book called Naked Conversations: How Blogs are Changing the Way Businesses Talk with Customers revolutionized the online community and helped blogging become a way of life. The co-authors, Shel Israel and Robert Scoble have become leading social media icons and leaders, both online and offline.

    On Friday, September 10th the two will reunite to speak for the first time in over two years in an event we are calling Wisdom of We 2010 or #WOW10 if you are on Twitter. This is the first event ever in Santa Rosa with this caliber of speakers and presenters in social media.

    Shel Israel #WOW10

    Shel Israel (aka @shelisrael on twitter) is the author of Twitterville and editorial contributor to BusinessWeek, Dow Jones Co, and FastCompany.tv

    The two authors will be a part of a round table discussion panel (other speakers are in the process of being finalized), answering questions about where the future of collaboration, online communities and social networking is headed, discussing real world examples of people coming together, best practices, and answering questions from the audience (both in person and via Twitter).

    Wisdom of We 2010 is taking place at the Hilton Sonoma Wine Country in Santa Rosa, Ca. just a short drive from San Francisco, in the middle of Wine Country. We are expecting a sold out event and tickets are in high demand, so register now at http://wow10.eventbrite.com/

    Of course, it isn’t a social media event without a tweetup. And it isn’t Sonoma County without some wine, so after the panel discussion, there will be a wine tasting reception on the patio at the Hilton, overlooking the city of Santa Rosa. There will be a few social media games and surprises that I will blog about soon.

    Robert Scoble (aka @Scobleizer on twitter) is a tech evangelist who has worked for Microsoft, Fast Company and is currently at Rackspace

    We have kept the event extremely affordable for everyone and tickets are on sale now for a mere $25.00 for both the seminar and the tweetup, which includes; wine, pre-seminar and local cheeses, charcuterie and wine tasting during the tweetup.  If you want to stay later, the Nectar Lounge at the Hilton has some amazing cocktails and is a great place to grab breakfast the next morning. They also are giving away a great deal on hotel rooms for attendees, just call 1-800-HILTONS (booking website coming soon) and let them know you will be attending the event.

    We are looking for amazing businesses who would want to help sponsor this event, so please email me at sray@democrasoft.com if you would like more information on our sponsorship packages!

    We look forward to seeing you there!

    +Shana via Democrasoft & Wisdom of We Blog

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    Hello! My name is Shana Ray, a Digital (Social Media) Marketing Director, working with wineries, restaurants & tech.

    My main website can be found at http://shanaray.com but I use this one as my social media/wine/food/music/llama blog and my way to get out my frustrations with the stuffiness that sometimes comes with wine.

    ...and I have red hair and can usually be heard before I am seen.

    I am a partner at Two Five Media and a Digital Media + PR Manager for Collaborize Classroom http://CollaborizeClassroom.com/blog

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