Social Media Workshop Series with Sree Sreenivasan

Sree Sreenivasan, Columbia J-school digital media professor and one of AdAge’s 25 people to follow on Twitter, is offering a series of social-media workshops in March and April. More on him at http://sree.net and you can see how he uses social media by connecting with him on:

Twitter: http://twitter.com/sreenet
Facebook: http://facebook.com/sreetips
LinkedIn: http://linkedin.com/in/sreenivasan

He promises his sessions, like his tweets, will most likely be: * helpful * useful * informative * relevant * practical * actionable * entertaining * fun * occasionally funny

If you can’t make these sessions, you can keep track of his future workshops at: http://sree.ly/workshops and/or ask him to add you to his mailing list: sree@sree.net

WORKSHOP SCHEDULE

FOUR TUESDAYS IN APRIL (+1 optional session!)
What: A first-ever public four-week course, “ADVANCED Social Media for Journalists, Bloggers & Media Professionals”
When: April 6, 13, 20 & 27 (6:30p.m. – 9 p.m)
Where: Columbia J-school
How: Register at http://sree.ly/sreece [10 seats still available]

OTHER, SHORTER SESSIONS…
Wed, March 10, 2010, 6:45-9:45 pm, NYC: Mediabistro workshop at Chinatown YMCA
BASIC Social Networking for Media Professionals
Register at http://sree.ly/sreemb5 – USE THIS DISCOUNT CODE, SREE25 – save 25% on the class price

Wed, March 31, 2010, 6:45-9:45 pm, NYC: Mediabistro workshop at Chinatown YMCA
ADVANCED Social Networking for Media Professionals
Register at http://sree.ly/sreemb4 – USE THIS DISCOUNT CODE, SREE25 – save 25% on the class price

Sunday, April 25, 9 am-12pm, NYC: ASJA Annual Conference
A session called Sree Explains Social Media
Register at http://www.asja.org/wc/2010/2010sun.php

ATTENDEE COMMENTS FROM PREVIOUS SESSIONS

“This seminar couldn’t be better. Sree is articulate and engaging, and really understands both his subject and the needs of the media professionals who attended the seminar.”
– Lynn Brenner

“Sree knows his stuff. He packs lots of information into a totally engaging, fast-paced class. I strongly recommend this class for anyone who wants to understand social networking and how to apply it to their professional endeavors.”
– TaRessa Stovall

“Sree was wonderful. He has a real knack for imparting an understanding of social networks and technology for the young and old.”
– Peter Zehren

“Sree was absolutely terrific! He made a topic that is very difficult for many people to fully grasp very comprehensive.”
– Melissa Schwartz

“Sree’s presentation was well thought out and the time flew by. He truly knows his stuff and engaged students as well.”
– Anita Aboulafia

Prof. Sree Sreenivasan | sree@sree.net
Dean of Student Affairs, Columbia Graduate School of Journalism — http://www.sree.net | http://www.sreetips.com
Contributing editor, DNAinfo — http://DNAinfo.com
Facebook: http://facebook.com/sreetips
Twitter: @sreenet – http://twitter.com/sreenet

Analysis of Twitter data from Techcrunch: Mighty interesting…

This seems to be a decent analysis of Twitter activity, but you make the call.  One conclusion that seems foregone is that the vast majority of tweets and followers are from a very small number of accounts….

http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/10/05/twitter-data-analysis-an-investors-perspective/

Current TV Explains Twitter… very funny

Thanks to the Silicon Alley Insider for picking it up. Current TV explains Twitter… very amusingly.

Current TV on Twitter from YouTube

The Shorty Awards: Twitter Awards, so I assume brief speeches…