Internet Geek Girl

Creating a connection between social media and performance marketing!

Join InternetGeekGirl and her social media friends for the fun-ride of the summer.  The Affiliate Summit party bus will be leaving NYC in just one month (departs August 9^th) and heading to Boston for Affiliate Summit East. Plus special guest, Gary Vaynerchuk of WineLibrary.tv, will be rolling down to NYC with us on August 13^th (the trip home).  Staff from mashable, Buy.at, Magnify.net, 1115Media, and many more great companies will be on the bus. You should be too. Tickets are still available, but selling fast, so grab yours today. Plus don’t forget to swing through the Affiliate Summit blogger lounge while your there and meet all you peeps and tweeps!

Affiliate Summit is shaping up to the be the best one yet. You can get a preview here. The Blue Man Group will be performing during the conference, and the keynote is Cory Booker. Registrations are still available, but act now, because they usually sell out!

BTW – Hotel reservations can be booked online – enter the following code in the group code box in the “additional options section”: AFSAFS.

More Details:

The bus will provide round-trip transportation to Boston from NYC and lots of social media special-sauce.   The blogger lounge will serve influencers and social media makers as their main operations hub throughout Affiliate Summit East 2008.

Other key highlights of the bus and blogger lounge promotion include:

• Free Signed Copy of Gary Vaynerchuk’s book: All participants on the bus will receive a free signed copy of @garyvee’s new book: “Gary Vaynerchuk’s 101 Wines Guaranteed to Inspire, Delight, and Bring Thunder to Your World.”
• $250 Voucher for Free Advertising Trial on SocialSpark:Given the system a whirl at no cost to you.
• Super Duper Schwag Bags for Bus Riders: MarketLeverage promo packs will be provided for all party bus attendees. Enjoy your MarketLeverage Nike bag, you can use it take to home your Affiliate Summit swag, including a 2GB USB Pen!
• Food and Drinks on the Bus and in the Lounge: Sponsored by b5 media, refreshments will be provided for participants. ** Special mimosa and bellini recipes to be provided by the experts at WineLibrary.com.

Please note: There is a car pool coming from Philly, and we will also wait for any Philly folks who want to take the morning departure from BoltBus.  The bus will leave NYC on Saturday, August 9th around 11 am and leave Boston on Wednesday August 13th around  10 AM ish. Location of departure will be provided to participants.

Plus you are cordially invited to join The TechSet in Boston: The TechSet will host an event on Sunday afternoon 8/10 at Tia’s on the Waterfront (http://www.tiaswaterfront.com/). Come meet the twitterati in Boston! Details posted soon!!

About our Sponsors:

SocialSpark, a IZEA Property, is a Social Marketing Network that connects advertisers and bloggers through an online blog advertising marketplace. Advertisers are able to target blogs based on conversational topics and make cash sponsorship offers to the bloggers who publish them. Bloggers can make money by either placing display advertisements on their blog or by writing sponsored content. The sponsorships offered through the SocialSpark marketplace allow advertisers to build buzz, generate traffic and maximize social media exposure.

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MarketLeverage is one of the web’s largest “Cost Per Acquisition” (CPA) networks. MarketLeverage enables web Advertisers and web Publishers to harness the power of performance marketing. The company also hosts MLTV, one of the first ever video news sources for affiliates!

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Lisa Nova and Danny Diamond blew thru the SXSW BlogHaus. Her YouTube Channel is one of the hottest out there. As I write this, the stats on the site are as follows:

Style: Variety

Joined: June 05, 2006

Last Login: 3 minutes ago

Videos Watched: 10,173

Subscribers: 87,705

Channel Views: 6,232,103

These two are quite the YouTube Team! I grooved on their energy and expertise. I also liked it when Danny grabbed the mike out of my hands. Thank goodness, he improved the shot.

 

It was an absolute pleasure and honor to interview Cathy Brooks, Executive Producer at Seesmic in the SXSW Bloghaus, sponsored by AMD and b5 media. Cathy served on the steering committee for the conference. In this video she talks about how she maximized the show – personally and professionally.

Cathy is full of amazing energy, and an inspiration to entrepreneurs and artists in the Valley and beyond. Plus – as one of the leading female experts in social media and content, we give her huge props. Seesmic is still in closed beta, so go to the site and request an invite – or email Cathy directly (if you’re an instant gratification kind of guy or gal): cathy (at) seesmic (dot) com.

Watch the video until the end you’ll get to see the fab shirt she’s wearing. We love ya Cath!

Chris Brogan is a prolific writer, thinker, blogger and a generally amazing guy. He gets the BPP. He loves his family, he inspires the social media world, and he works really hard. Check out his insights from SXSW 2008. To use Chris’ words – it was a kick as time!

Over the next few days I will will be posting the video interviews I conducted in the SXSW BlogHaus, sponsored by AMD and b5 media and produced in conjunction with PodTech and The Conversation Group.

Part Red Carpet, part Charlie Rose, these interviews show the energy and vibe that is SXSW. It was a honor to participate and I look forward to seeing you all there next year! Enjoy!

Show Highlights: In this episode, Robert Scoble of FastCompany.tv and Loren Feldman of 1938 Media talk about the A-list – and what exactly the “A” stands for (it’s not what you think). Robert describes SXSW as the “walking twitter conference.” Loren talks about his appreciation for the melding of art and new media. For those who think there is no love lost between these two – think again! In addition to all the good vibes, both Loren and Robert agree that Qik is the break out hit of the show. Of course, it goes without saying that Hugh bags and WineLibrary.tv gear were the hottest schwag! (Check out the t-shirt I’m sporting).