“Where, How and Why Harvard University Uses Social Media” - Wed, Nov 18th @ 3:30 –5:00pmThe Harvard Social Media, Web, and CMS working groups are excited to announce the upcoming joint meeting:

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“ Where, How and Why Harvard University Uses Social Media  (Panel Discussion and Demonstration)”
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Back by popular demand, we are hosting a panel discussion on Social Media and the current applications in use across the University.
Presenters will talk in detail about their strategy, goals, and lessons learned with Social Media in support of organizational needs/goals.
In addition, the discussion with touch upon specific business cases for using Social Media, along with tangible advice for harnessing the power of community generated content.

Confirmed Speakers:

  • Jeff Dunn, Web Coordinator, Harvard Law School
  • Perry Hewitt, Director of Digital Communications and Communications Services, Harvard Public Affairs & Communications
  • Michelle Pearse, Librarian for Open Access Initiatives & Scholarly Communication, HLS Library
  • Celia Maccoby, Assistant Director, Undergraduate Programs in the Harvard College Fund
  • Crista Martin, Director for Marketing and Communications, Harvard University Dining Services


The D E T A I L S :
Date: Wednesday, November 18th @ 3:30 –5:00pm
Location: Lamont Library, Forum Room – MAP: http://bit.ly/lamont_library
Note for Non Harvard ID Card holders: RSVP as soon as possible with christopher_traganos@harvard.edu to be added to the Library guest list for Nov. 18th.

The A D O B E   E N D - O F - Y E A R   R A F F L E :
All attendees are invited to participate in the Web Working Group’s 2009 Adobe CS4 raffle. Enter your name at the meeting for a chance to win the full Adobe Creative Suite 4 package, courtesy of our friends at Adobe Systems.

Please send any questions regarding the meeting to Nick [nicholas_lamphere@harvard.edu] or Chris [ christopher_traganos@harvard.edu ].

Looking forward to the discussion,

Harvard Social Media User Group
Harvard Web Working Group
Harvard CMS Working Group

Please come join us or invite a colleague to our inaugural ABCD-Harvard University Social Media User Group meeting, Monday, October 19, 12:30 – 2:00 P.M., in the Lamont Library Forum Room; feel free to forward this to appropriate/interested parties and groups.

Please RSVP! The Lamont Library requires a Harvard ID; visitors will need to pre-register (contact either co-chair if you (or colleagues/guests) are not on the “abcd-social” email list and/or do not have a Harvard ID).

Where, How, and Why Harvard University Uses Twitter (Panel Discussion and Demonstration)

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MITX Event: Social Media & Branding – Developing Your Voice

Wednesday, September 16, 2009@ 9:52 AM
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MITX Event: Social Media & Branding – Developing Your Voice

September 17, 2009

8:00 – 10:00 A.M.
Communispace - 100 Talcott Avenue, Watertown MA
Registration Deadline:September 16, 2009 at 12:00 PM
Members: $35 Non-members: $70
http://www.mitx.org/events/1989.cfm
Follow this event on Twitter using hastag #MITXSM

Regards, ABCD-Social Media

Information Security and Social Networks

Wednesday, September 16, 2009@ 9:50 AM
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Free, live O’Reilly webcast: Information Security and Social Networks

http://www.oreilly.com/go/infosecurity

Description:

Information Security and Social Networks
Presented by Ben Rothke, CISSP, QSA, Senior Security Consultant

Social networks are an information security game changer, and enterprises and their management are struggling to understand and deal with the security risks of social networks.

Traditional information security protected your corporate IT perimeter. But that won’t help in the web 2.0 era of social networks, as effective security for social networking require a security focus shift from infrastructure protection to data protection.

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