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BlogWorld LA Expo Discounts via SMCLA

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I just got the news that BlogWorld LA offering more discounts for registration!

Now, if you can’t afford that, but you want to check out the Expo (where I’ll be tabling), get 50% off your EXPO registration! Use the code: SMC50

The Expo pass includes:

  • Access to exhibits during open hours
  • Access to main event Keynote sessions (not Track Keynotes, those require a conference pass)
  • Access to Saturday Networking Reception on Exhibit Floor
  • Access to Official Evening Networking Parties & Mixers too!
  • Includes PodCamp

You know about the 20% off CONFERENCE registration. Use the code: SMC20. The full conference pass includes:

  • Access to all conference sessions on Thursday, Friday & Saturday
  • Access to exclusive Social Media Business Summit 3-day conference track
  • Access to ALL Keynote sessions
  • Access to exhibits during open hours on Friday & Saturday
  • Includes access to all Official Evening Parties & Mixers and Saturday Networking Reception on Exhibit Floor
  • Includes FULL ACCESS BREAK AREA (includes lunch and snacks on all three days)
  • Includes PodCamp

Follow #BWELA on tweetchat.com on November 3-5 to keep up with the conversation online.

See you at Blogworld LA!

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As you know, I’m a Board member of SMCLA. Board members will be on-hand to take your social media questions at our expo booth at Blogworld LA on November 4-5. I’ve written a short post about #BWELA on the SMCLA site.

Granted, it’s a little pricey for the average Joe. But if you use the code SMC20, you can knock off 20% of the registration cost.

Here are some of the sessions being offered:

  • Google+ for Businesses
  • SEO Simplified
  • How to Teach and Grow your Audience through Webinars
  • Content Curation
  • Stop Being Afraid of HIPAA
  • The Rise of Social Video
  • Exposed: When Blogging gets too Personal
  • Breaking into Parent Vlogging
  • Typography and Web Design
  • Stop Complaining, Start Pitching
  • Social Photography
  • Writer’s Group: Taking Feedback

And there are so many more sessions!

I’ll be manning the SMC expo booth with fellow Board member Laura Knapp on Friday morning. That’s right, we’re your booth nerds babes on Friday! Stop by and say hi! We’ll be live-tweeting as well as FB-ing as much as we can.

Have questions on blogging or social media? Ask us. Have questions about SMC in general? Ask us. Have a question on how to join SMCLA? Ask us!

More details soon. In the meantime, register with that 20% discount code!

Forever 21 vs WTForever21.com

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I originally posted this on a group blog.

VS.

As you may all know, the blog WTForever21.com provides snarky commentary about some of the fashion mistakes Forever 21 makes. (Fashion mistakes = my take on some of their product.) And as you know by now, Forever 21 (F21) sent a cease and desist letter to blogger Rachel Kane (owner of WTForever21.com).

Let the hilarity ensue!

The fact that F21 has made this into a big deal is ridiculous. F21 and similar companies copy fashion designers all the time. (See: Steve Madden) In fact, F21 has been in over 50 lawsuits filed against them for copyright infringement.

If you’ve read Kane’s blog, you’ll see that she states she LIKES F21 and just highlights some of the questionable fashions. She’s funny and engaging. Sure, no one likes to get made fun of. I know I don’t. However, she is not doing it maliciously nor is she telling consumers to not buy product. F21 should consider themselves pleased to have spawned a blog that is practically dedicated to them. (Fine, not exactly highlighting the BEST products but still.)

If F21′s PR folks don’t get a handle on this, it will become an even bigger nightmare for them. As a social media professional, I can tell you that this requires crisis communication management. Clearly, your attorneys are leading this debacle, and I bet your PR firm is clawing at you, begging you to drop this.

Do us all a favor, F21. Drop it. You’re going to lose in the popular vote.