Social Slam 2013

(Pyxl blog) Last week was my third (and final) time serving as lead organizer of Social Slam, an annual social media conference that's turned into one of the most talked about social media conferences around.

(Brian Vickery) If budget limits you to one social media conference, then I encourage picking Social Slam.

(Anne Deeter Gallaher) @MarkWSchaefer is a Superconnector and a man in high gear. My brain is still trying to optimize the conversations bursting from an 8-hour event that produced more than 9,700 tweets and more than 344 pictures. I was thrilled to connect with friends and meet new professionals that I've engaged with online but never met in person.

(Jonathan Barrick) Social Slam 2013 has concluded, and that makes me sad. However, Social Slam 2013 was awesome, and that makes me happy.

(Mark Schaefer) Social Slam has come a long way in a short period of time and is often cited as one of the top conferences in the country. It represents thousands of hours of work from dozens of volunteers.

(Marj Kirchner): After surviving the 14-hour drive, six hours of which were in a freak spring snowstorm, I made it to Knoxville, Tenn., to attend my first Social Slam conference.

(Liz Reusswig) Why I Love Social Slam I just returned home from attending my second Social Slam conference in Knoxville, Tennessee.

(Chuck Kent) They Were Preaching Passion at Social Slam Friday - But A Tennessee Preacher Summed it Up Best on Sunday.

(Dawn DeVirgilio) This week I head to Knoxville to attend Social Slam and participate on a great panel discussing strategies to attract and energize an online audience.

(Rosemary O'Neill) We interrupt our regularly scheduled "Social in the Wild" Monday post for a wrapup of the excellent conference I just attended, Social Slam 2013 in Knoxville, Tennessee. Sponsored by Mark Schaefer of the {grow} blog and Social Media Club Knoxville, this big little conference is a can't-miss.

(Gary Schirr) What is so special about Social Slam? The presentations are excellent and motivating. Attendees have the opportunity to speak with social media luminaries, online friends they have never met in person before.

(Shonali Burke) Ever wondered if or when your "real" and "social media" worlds will collide? It happened to me at #soslam 2013.

(Karen Freberg) I had a wonderful opportunity to be part of the SoSlam Conference in Knoxville this past weekend. I had a chance to attend this event back in 2011 when it first started, but this time I was not only able to attend the event, but also present.

(Glenneth Reed) As I mentioned yesterday, I was at the Social Slam conference all day. I have many ideas for blogs (both for here and my work blog), but I wanted to share the Top 10 Social Slam Tweets for Bloggers that I came away with.

(Mark Schaefer) There has been a lot of talk about finding powerful word of mouth influencers who can help your business. But once we have identified these influencers, what do we do about it?

(Jeremy Floyd) On April 4, I moderated a panel at Social Slam entitled The New Realities of Search Engine Optimization with Rosemary O'Neill, Sean McGinnis and Eric Pratum.

(Jayme Soulati) Rosemary O'Neill is a special guest from Social Slam 2012 after her SEO panel. She shares 3 tips and lets Jayme Soulati banter about her Twitter ID.

(Chuck Kent) This week's Twitter Love Song goes out to the Speakers at Social Slam 2013. I am jumping on the social media conference bandwagon and going to in Knoxville, Tennessee.

(David Schwartz) I recently attended the Social Slam Conference in Knoxville, TN aka #SoSlam if you are following along on Twitter. Most conferences attendees go with different goals in mind. As for me, I went to gather with like-minded individuals, pick-up some new information and to network.

(Shonali Burke) What I want to get out of a conference is to be intellectually challenged, emotionally refreshed and professionally inspired.

(Mark Schaefer) Each April something magical happens in Knoxville, TN. Yes, the city tucked into the Smoky Mountains has the most beautiful spring in the country. And the weather is mild and the people are happy.

This past weekend, I attended Social Slam for the third straight year. This year was extra special because I had the distinct honor of joining the stage as a speaker! I was thrilled to participate in a panel discussion with Chris Craft, Kerry Gorgone and Valentina Escobar-Gonzalez about getting started with social media.