Good Bye and Good Luck

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To All of Our Friends, Members, and Sponsors, I have submitted my resignation to the board of directors (and it was accepted) effective yesterday, December 20, 2012. Having founded this chapter over four years ago and having been a founding member of our parent organization, Social Media Club, I have enjoyed countless memorable experiences in [...]

Dec 5: 3rd Annual Year-End Celebration

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We’re putting the “Social” back into Social Media! Want to meet those people you follow on Twitter? Want to pick some social media brainiac brain? Want to be with peeps who won’t eye-roll when you tweet, Instagram and check-in? JOIN US! Celebrate the end of another great year with Social Media Club Hawaii (SMCHI)! This [...]

UH Manoa Seeks Participants for Twitter & Politics Research – Hawaii and Mainland Participants Invited.

The University of Hawaii Manoa’s Information and Computer Sciences (ICS) Department Computer-Human Interaction Laboratory has been very busy researching the intersection of social media and politics this year. Throughout the summer, they ran studies on Twitter users during debates and it continues this fall with two debates included in the study:  1. Tuesday, October 16, from 8 [...]

What If: Social Media Opportunities in Tourism

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Many of us social media pros daydream about the possibilities for using social media marketing in Hawaii tourism – all the way from the Hawaii Tourism Authority down to every Mom and Pop business. But words are useless without action! Hawaii is such a golden destination! We are no longer isolated due to the power [...]

Understanding Google Analytics: August 20 #SMCHI

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Whatever your goals with your website are, Google Analytics can help you get there.  Join us at Amuse Wine Bar for our panel with some of Hawaii’s best Google Analytics professionals. If your website isn’t giving you the information you need to make decisions, then it’s time you understood Google Analytics. But now, Google Analytics [...]

Time-Saving Social Media Tools Workshop on May 14

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Save the Date! Time Saving Social Media Tools Workshop with #SMCHI Join us at Amuse Wine Bar for a hands-on workshop with Social Media Club Hawaii on May 14th at 6pm. There is an abundance of social media management tools, but how do you know which one will work for you? We’ll answer your questions [...]

Creating a social media policy for business – what, how and when?

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As more and more businesses immerse themselves in social media, the need for a company-wide social media policy becomes more and more apparent. Because social media impacts so many areas of a business including marketing, customer service and human relations to name some more obvious examples, creating a policy can present some unique challenges for businesses. Whether [...]

Understanding Social Media Measurement on Oct 18

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We have confirmed details for our next event so you can mark your calendars for October 18, 2011! Featured Presenter: Tara Coomans (SMCHI president) will present an overview of the social media measurement/metrics landscape. UPDATE 2011-10-25: Here are the slides from Tara’s presentation on Slideshare.net. UPDATE 2011-10-26: Member Peter Liu created a Tweetdoc with all [...]

Social Media, Tsunamis, and Crisis Management

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We’ve made a late change in our agenda! Our March meeting will address the recent tsunami in Hawaii. While the experience is still fresh with us all, we want to hear from the experts and from you! Think of this as real life intelligence gathering, so we can go back to our organizations with better [...]

Dec 15: Hawaii Social Media Year in Review

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As the Hawaii chapter of the international Social Media Club organization, we have completed two years of free outreach to the community of businesses, nonprofits, government, and educators. We have seen enormous change and a tremendous adoption of social media practices here in the ʻaina and we want to celebrate you. Tag your conversations with [...]