World AIDS Day: Save Georgia's ADAP Press Conference and Rally
Georgia Equality, through its Georgia HIV Advocacy Network, is holding a rally on World AIDS Day at the Georgia State Capitol at 1 p.m. Read More
Save on Daybook Stories: Year End Sale Through 12/3/10!
Take advantage of the last sale of 2010 to cover your 2011 events and press releases! Read More
Judge Steve Teske writes for Juvenile Justice Information Exchange
Juvenile Court Judge Steve Teske shares stories from his life on Juvenile Justice Information Exchange (JJIE.org) Read More
Atlanta Real Estate Forum Features 2010 OBIE Award Winners
Atlanta area homeowners and home buyers can now turn to the citys favorite real estate blog to find the region's most celebrated remodelers and home builders. Atlanta Real Estate Forum is publishing the winners Read More
Grady Partners with Delta for "Travel in Pink" Fundraiser Nov. 16
Delta Goes "Pink" for Grady Health Foundation Fundraiser Nov. 16 Read More
Join Us for Our 2010 Holiday Author Party
Join the Atlanta Press Club for our annual Holiday Author Party now in its 18th year on Monday, December 6 at 200 Peachtree Street, in downtown Atlanta. The presenting sponsor is Buick-GMC. Read More
"I Am College Material" Scholarship Fair Scheduled for Wednesday, Nov. 17th
Learn more about the college scholarship application process at the "I Am College Material" Scholarship Fair from 4 until 8 p.m. Nov. 17th Read More
What the World Can Learn From Shirley Sherrod
Given the national and global diversity dialogues that traverse the communities, board rooms, news rooms, and the Whitehouse, the public and our leadership continues to struggle with race in America. Read More
Location-Based Marketing Guru, Adam Steinberg, CEO/Co-Founder, PlacePunch to Speak
Location-based marketing is the wave of the future in advertising, so ask yourself, is your surfboard riding that gnarly wave? It provides many advantages such as customized reward campaigns, twitter automation, etc. Read More
TechBridge Nonprofit Technology Seminar
You've heard "cloud computing" can save you time/money, but what is it? How do you decide what makes sense for your nonprofit's unique needs? What criteria do you consider as you compare one vendor/option to another? Read More
December 2 Chapter Seminar: Sizing Up Social Media - Effectively Measuring Social Media
Virginia Miracle, SVP and Senior Digital Influence Strategy Head for Oglivy PR's Washington D.C. office, will discuss best practices and the most efficient and effective methods to measure social media. Read More
Nobel Laureate Robert Curl Presents the Lecture "A Brief History of Carbon"
As one of the co-discoverers of carbon cage compounds called fullerenes, Robert Curl, Ph.D., will discuss the timeline of human experience with elemental carbon and its chemistry. Read More
Turkey Day Classic National Youth Football Championship Returns to Atlanta
Turkey Day Classic brings top-rated youth athletes to Atlanta to compete in annual football tournament. Read More
Number of wireless phone numbers in use in the US: 292 million.
Number of wireless numbers for each man, woman the child: 1.
Number of US households that are wireless-only: 25%.
Number of minutes we collectively spend talking on a cell phone each year: 2.26 trillion.
Amount billed by US wireless carriers annually: $109 billion.
(NY Times)
Amount the average public university raised its tuition this fall: +$470.
Number of points greater than inflation that amount represents: +6.6%.
Increase in the price of college room and board over the last 10 years: +24%.
(US News)
Size of the typical new home in 2007: 2,300 square feet.
Size of the typical new home today: 2,100 square feet.
(Trulia)
"Christmas is a necessity. There has to be at least one day of the year to remind us that we're here for something else besides ourselves."
- Eric Sevareid
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Recap: Social Media Atlanta 2010 (SMATL)
Fri, 12 Nov 2010
If you're anywhere near the interactive marketing or social media space in metro Atlanta, you probably heard about Social Media Atlanta. The mayor honored it. Q100's The Bert Show talked about it. Global brands sponsored and participated. Last week marked the inaugural celebration: a week-long series of events, networking, and parties dedicated to the phenomenon that connects us all: social media.
We were excited to be a part of a few of the week's events. Read on for a rundown of some of our favorites...
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