Schedule: Tutorial sessions

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9:00am Monday, 06/09/2008
Intro to Social Networks for Business & Marketing Managers
Location: Regency E
Ro Choy (RockYou)
This workshop will provide an introductory review of today's popular social networks including Facebook, MySpace, LinkedIn, and others. Attendees will learn fundamentals of setting up profiles, creating connections, adding & sharing content, adding applications, & working with groups & feeds, and more. Read more.
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9:00am Monday, 06/09/2008
Intro to Facebook & Bebo Application Development (Sponsored by Bebo)
Location: Regency F
David Gentzel (SocialMedia), John Maver (Thought Labs), Cappy Popp (Thought Labs)
This workshop will provide an introductory technical overview of the Facebook & Bebo platforms, and will also walk through the development of a basic social application. Attendees will learn how to create an app outline, app invitations & notifications, profile box, canvas pages, news feed messages, and get list in app directories. Read more.
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1:30pm Monday, 06/09/2008
Viral Marketing & Advertising Strategies for Social Networks
Location: Regency E
Kevin Barenblat ([context]), Jeff Ragovin (Buddy Media)
This workshop will provide an overview of marketing and advertising solutions for popular social networks; including Facebook, MySpace, LinkedIn, and others. Attendees will learn how to create social advertising campaigns, create branded groups, drive brand awareness using social apps & widgets, and reach consumer audiences on social networks & widget platforms. Read more.
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1:30pm Monday, 06/09/2008
Intro to MySpace Developer Platform & Apps
Location: Regency F
Chris Bissell (MySpace), Max Newbould (MySpace)
This workshop will provide an introductory technical overview of MySpace Developer Platform (MDP), and also cover development of a basic MySpace application, creating virality & user engagement, and listing in the MySpace Apps directory. Additional examples will be provided by featured MDP app developers who are live on the MySpace platform. Read more.

Platinum Sponsor

  • Buddy Media

Gold Sponsors

  • AOL
  • Bebo
  • Clearspring
  • Friendster
  • Gratis Network
  • Hook Mobile
  • SocialMedia

Premier Media Partner

  • BNet

Sponsorship Opportunities

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