Why are so Many New Yorkers Disconnected from the Social Scene?

You would think that after seeing everyone in New York with some communication device in their hands at all times, one would be a social butterfly. But I'm finding it's not always the case.

My theory is...everyone in New York is always so busy, talking with one person or another, out there on the scene that there is just no time to keep up with an online social life. I cannot count the amount of people I have met and had a conversation with who don't know what Twitter is, don't have a Facebook account and don't keep up with their friends online like they should. It's like mass communication that there is just no time for I guess.

Anywho...I want to make it a mission to show as many people I meet that...YES...you can have a Facebook and you can have a Twitter...and you can update it right from that handy device you are on all day!! Come On! There are many people here who freak out when they lose their phones. Why?? They have about 500 contacts in there and no other way of communicating with them other than a phone number!! It's crazy.

If you are reading this...you are social...be social online. It's not an extra task to add to your day. It's fun! It's exciting to reconnect with old friends and it's a great way to meet new people!!

If you don't have it on your phone, get it!

Download Twitter for Your Blackberry Here: http://digg.com/d17Awf

Download Facebook for Your Blackberry Here: http://na.blackberry.com/eng/devices/features/social/facebook.jsp

Enjoy!!

Day Two was a Blast at CM Summit!

It was just as good as Day one...everything we could have hoped for. I think my eyes were dry by the end of the day, I really didn't want to blink for fear I would miss something! It was jam packed with speakers getting about 15-20 minutes to make their case and then it was "Showtime!" for the next act! Very fast paced but it kept everyone energized I think. There were some excellent show and tells...I'm going to get a list of the videos showed during some of the presentations and post them here. They are too good for words. 

Check out Twitter for all the Highlights from this year's event. http://www.twitter.com/kristencruz. 

And to top off the day, I finally found a dress for the the Webutante Ball this Friday evening...somewhat of the closing formal to end the "Internet Week" event. It's supposed to be alot of fun and it's definitely what we need after such a hectic week. I think they are even choosing a Webutante "King & Queen" of the ball. Very cute. I wasn't going to go long but I found this Asian inspired black/white number and I had to get it. It was calling my name from the display window...now let's just hope that everyone who attends the ball is attending from out of town and didn't happen upon the same dress! :) That's never fun. 

I really hope everyone found my Highlight Tweets from the conference informative and gave you some good ideas on social media. If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to post them here or reach out to me on Twitter.

Thanks Federated Media for a great event this year!

The First Day of the CMSummit...What a Day

Ok, the first day of the summit was a great start to a week full of social media madness and this other chaos called Internet Week. :) There is literally something happening every minute this week...there won't be much time for actual internet usage on my part. lol

With starbucks in hand and a paper and pen ready to go and blackberry set to twitterberry...I was ready. The conference was packed full of everyone in all media mediums...journalists, publishers, publications, social platform marketers, search marketers, media buyers, advertisers and agencies. Did I miss anyone??... Every topic was covered from social experience case studies to media buying through social sites and everything in between. After the conference concludes tomorrow afternoon, I will be summarizing all the great take aways, stats and trends. It's alot but anyone who has any affiliation with social media will benefit. Check out my Twitter Page for all the tid-bits from today's conference. http://www.twitter.com/kristencruz. Be back tomorrow with more great information from the conference. It's been a long day and my brain is mush. :) Good Night!