Network with other Social Media enthusiasts, share stories and gather knowledge at this months event at Alto Cucina, in Broadbeach on the 12th of October 2011 from 6:15pm. This must-do event will be hosted by the executive committee for Social Media Club Gold Coast, and is a great way for local marketing and communications professionals, [...]
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A conversation about Google Plus
August 25th, 2011 
Peta Hopkins Slides from my presentation on Google Plus at the SMCGC meeting are now available. I think of it more as a conversation starter than a presentation, as I was keen to learn from the group how they use Google Plus and what their favourite features are. We set up a huddle using the G+ smartphone [...]
Making Connections – Sarah Stewart
July 1st, 2011 Peta Hopkins July’s meeting features Sarah Stewart, a health professional (nurse and midwife) with nearly 30 years of clinical and education experience now working as a facilitator, researcher, educator, project manager and consultant specializing in eLearning, social media, networked learning, professional development and mentoring. Since 2009 Sarah has managed and facilitated the Virtual International Day of the Midwife, [...]
Social Media Practicalities – Stacey Prieur
February 10th, 2011 Peta Hopkins Broadbeach’s own social media maven extraordinaire Stacey Prieur will be providing an entertaining and highly informative overview of the practicalities of social media for business, including knowing all the different types of people with social media profiles, how to engage with them, how to build a network, and some basic rubber-hits-the-road business stuff around social [...]
Dos and Don’ts of Social Media for Business
July 23rd, 2010 Peta Hopkins Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, blogging, YouTube, Google Docs, … Businesses on the Gold Coast, as elsewhere, are being told that if they are not already on at least several of these social media or social networking platforms they should take steps to get there now. But for many business owners this is unfamiliar territory. Some see [...]
Social Media in Education – Michael Rees
March 27th, 2009 Peta Hopkins Michael Rees talks about social media use in education at the March 2009 meeting of the Social Media Club Gold Coast.
Report on Enterprise 2.0 Executive Forum
March 27th, 2009 Peta Hopkins Des Walsh recently attended the Enterprise 2.0 Executive Forum in Sydney. In this screencast from the March 2009 meeting, Des reports back on the event.
Introduction to podcasting – Glenn Goodman
January 30th, 2009 Peta Hopkins Glenn Goodman from Aussie Tech Heads, presented at the very first Social Media Club Gold Coast meeting recently sharing his experiences with one of the longest running podcasts in Australia and the world since mid 2006. Guests join in via Skype and the recording is streamed live in both audio and video. Below are the [...]
