Sacramento Thursday: Sacramento Social Media Club
Posted by admin on March 18th, 2010On Tuesday night, I attended my first Sacramento Social Media Club event, a panel about Food Blogging. Um, yes, I realize that I’m not a food blogger. Still, since I’m basically a full-on social media geek, and I’m also actively seeking new ways to connect with my community here in Sacramento when it comes to social media, I went.
The event was held at the Urban Hive, a cool space with a lot of art. I was pleasantly surprised to see so many people — had NO IDEA that there were so many people passionate about social media in Sacramento. After sampling some delicious cookies from a local restaurant, Grange, I headed into the panel with my new friend, Wendy.
The speakers were diverse, and included two girls from a local PR firm, the head of Slow Food Sacramento, the pastry chef from Grange and Garrett McCord, one of the first bloggers I read regularly.
Many of the takeaways were food-specific, but the discussion on blogging was fantastic. Solid blogging advice, such as making your site timely, informative and entertaining was emphasized. The impact of Yelp and other online sources of reviews was heavily discussed and as reviewers, we were reminded to be thoughtful about what we say — it’s really true that our words as bloggers and people who interact digitally can absolutely affect others livelihoods and lives. There was also a major push for Four Square, which I STILL cannot get behind due to my incredible levels of paranoia, but I can see how as a restaurant or business, it’d be valuable.
While I won’t be starting a food blog any time soon, despite my love for all things food-related, I was really excited to see the local community come together around social media. The more I learn about it, the more excited I am to be part of what’s happening on the Internet. To see these things happening in the city I love is absolutely thrilling.
Does your city have a Social Media Organization? Do you go to the meetings? Why or why not?













