They’ll tell you why they started their blogs, how they’ve made them successful (including getting paid advertisers), and what they’ll be doing next.

Learn more about the event here and be sure to attend.

Pete’s column details the web trends we’re likely to see in 2010.

He touches on several key topics, including:

• real-time communication and what he calls a “growing demand for immediacy in our interactions”
• Google Wave and its currently unknown utility
• location-sharing services that are “a new layer of the Web”
• all the possible ways we’ll deal with “information overload”
• the continued transition from desktop applications to cloud computing
• major growth of Internet TV and movies
• the evolution of devices—the quest for the one device that does it all (GPS, music, video, etc.) and the emergence of innovative devices that may be so good that they challenge the believe that “one device does it all”
• increasing interest in social gaming
• an attempt to monetize social media
• more fame, less privacy

In short, if you want to know what might happen in 2010 from someone who really knows his stuff, check out his column.  It’s excellent.

“Whether you’re a computer geek, a gardening geek, a whole-foods geek or a fishing geek – social media now lets you build a following online where you can share (and sell) the stuff that’s in your head. Through social media, you can connect directly with your audience – no agents, publishers, editors or gatekeepers – and gain immediate feedback. With low start-up costs, you can affordably create your own little knowledge factory online.

“Join Social Media Club Columbia and speaker Dick Carlson for an interactive workshop-style meeting all about how you can take what you know and sell it using social media.”

Get more information and attend the November meeting of Social Media Club Columbia.

If you’d like to find and follow us (and we sure hope you do), use the links below.

Brian Murrell, Creative Director / Partner:  twitter.com/rbmurrell

Lora Prill, VP of Marketing / Partner:  twitter.com/lprill

Jessica Cook Woodrum, Director of New Media:  twitter.com/jessicacwoodrum

Missy Richman, Search Engine Marketing Specialist:  twitter.com/missrichman

Claire Connolly, Associate Account Executive:  twitter.com/claireau

Janie Williamson, Graphic Designer:  twitter.com/williej1

Karen Williford, Production Designer:  twitter.com/kdw_putri

At its October meeting, Social Media Club Columbia will be exploring social media’s unique impact on journalism head on through a panel discussion with some of the best and brightest in the industry.

Attend this interactive meeting to learn more about the rise of citizen journalism, the need for credibility and accountability online, and the future of journalism in the age of social media.

Whether you have a special interest in journalism or you just want to discuss social media’s impact with our esteemed panelists—this meeting is for you.

Get more information here and attend Social Media Club Columbia’s October meeting.

Check out the great stats about social media–and all online marketing–from the Research Brief here.

It’s time to take your Social Media IQ to the next level at the September meeting of Social Media Club.

Come learn tips and tricks about online publications and how to use or elevate your use of Youtube, Vimeo, Digg, Delicious and Flickr.

What: Social Media Club Columbia
When: Thursday, Sept. 10 at 5:30 p.m.
Where: The State, 1401 Shop Road

This month’s speaker is Christy Season. She’ll share her knowledge and insights and then open the floor for questions and discussion about social media policy.

Christy specializes in the intersection of technical solutions and communications strategy, with a focus on internal communications and intranets. She is currently an Intranet Strategist at SCANA Corp. where she oversees the strategy of the company’s intranet which supports over 6,500 employees. She works closely with internal customers and acts as a liaison with the company’s IT department, helping translate business requirements into technology solutions.

Christy is very active in all things social media and is on several committees at SCANA dedicated to researching social media for external and internal uses, as well as develop appropriate usage policies and guidelines for the company.

Christy is a Certified Associate in Project Managment and graduated from Clemson University with a BS in Computer Engineering and an MBA in E-Commerce.

If you’re thinking about implementing a social media policy, show up.
If you’re in the middle of writing a social media policy, show up.
If you have a social media policy, show up.
If you think it’s crazy that people are being fired because of social media, show up.

Thursday, July 30, 2009
5:30 p.m. – 7 p.m.

The Enterprise Campus
Midlands Technical College
151 Powell Road, Columbia, SC 29203

http://www.mtcenterprisecampus.com/

But the success isn’t limited to San Francisco.  Businesses everywhere, big and small, are finding out just how useful Twitter can be.

Learn more about these examples and find some others in this article from the New York Times.

As you all know, we believe in social media around here. That’s why we’ve launched the page. And, honestly, we’re really looking forward to connecting with our friends online.

We’d love it if you’d become a fan of ADCO. Once you become a fan, please feel free (and encouraged) to participate on our wall. Leave us messages, share cool links, say something clever. The wall is our space to connect with great people like you. So come on over and chat.