#Indiana’s 2nd Annual Social Media Summit and Smackdown Event arrives December 30, 2010.
The State of Indiana is quickly becoming known as a digital media hotbed, as innovative companies such as Exact Target, Compendium Blogware, FormStack, DK New Media and many others continue to emerge and become globally influential.
The Indiana Social Media Summit and Smackdown Event recognizes leading individuals at the forefront of social media.
On December 30, 2010 at 1:30PM EST cities all across Indiana – from the banks of the Ohio River to the shores of Lake Michigan – will connect via Ustream (a streaming web video platform) to watch the Official Awards Ceremony taking place at Scotty’s Brewhouse (3905 East 96th Street, Indianapolis). The event, which includes a luncheon (buy your own), open-networking beginning at Noon EST, and lots of fun, is open to the public. RSVPs required.
Following a month-long open nomination and voting process, trophies will be awarded to:
Indiana’s Most Influential: Dame, Dude, and Up & Comer
Indiana’s Nicest Social Media Peep
Indiana’s Grooviest Social Media Campaign
Indiana’s Most Ethical Social Media Company
Nominations are open until December 15, and voting closes on December 29, 2010.
The Indiana Social Media Summit is the brainchild of social media strategist Amy Stark of Stark Reality Check. Ms. Stark launched the event last year to:
Generate a list of social media best practices
Create feelings of goodwill and unity among social media professionals in Indiana
Showcase Indiana’s “grooviness” to the world
Encourage all involved to not take themselves too seriously
According to the latest information from the Pew Internet and American Life Project, 61% of American adults use an online social networking site such as Twitter, Facebook or LinkedIn, an indication that social media is now mainstream, widely used for both business and personal communication.
More information about the #Indiana Social Media Summit and Smackdown Event is available on Facebook, http://www.facebook.com/IndianaSocialMediaSummit.
To nominate go to the Nomination Form.
For a list of nominees please visit Nominees Update Page
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