TWTRCON SF 2010 Workshop Topics to Include Real-Time Analytics, Game-Based Marketing, Team Micro-Blogging and Location-Based Promotions

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TWTRCON SF 2010 Workshop Topics to Include Real-Time Analytics, Game-Based Marketing, Team Micro-Blogging and Location-Based Promotions

November 18 Conference Adding Educational Sessions Taught by Real-World Practitioners to Lineup of Real-Time Business Case Studies

NEW YORK, Sept. 23 /PRNewswire/ -- TWTRCON and Modern Media today announced that TWTRCON SF 2010 (http://twtrcon.com/sf10), a one-day conference on the business use of real-time technologies taking place November 18, 2010 at the Hotel Nikko San Francisco, will include new educational workshops on topics such as real-time analytics, creating game-based marketing campaigns, team micro-blogging strategies and managing location-based promotions.

The workshops will run parallel to the main agenda, which features panels and case studies on the business use of real-time technologies.

"Since we launched TWTRCON, the community has developed hands-on experience and developed practical skills in the business use of Twitter and other real-time tools," explained Tonia Ries, founder and CEO of Modern Media, and host of the event.  "We wanted to create an opportunity for experienced practitioners to share their skills -- and we are really excited about the topics our instructors have suggested!"

Each of the TWTRCON SF workshops will be 35 minutes long and will feature how-to techniques and practical training. The eight workshops scheduled for TWTRCON SF 2010 are:

    1. Join the Chat! How To Use Twitter Chats to Build Influence and
       Crowdsource Innovation, led by Angela Dunn, Idea Designer and Digital
       Consultant, Blogbrevity
    2. How to Build a Team Microblogging Strategy, led by Victoria Harres,
       Director, Audience Development, PR Newswire
    3. How to Apply Game-Based Marketing Dynamics to Twitter, led by James
       Clark, Co-Founder, Room 214
    4. How To Mine Twitter Data For Bottom-Line Intelligence, led by Karsten
       Januszewski, Software Engineer, Microsoft
    5. How to Claim Your Business (and Customers) on Location-Based Networks,
       led by Bob Fine, Founder, Cool Blue Company
    6. How to Monitor -- and Measure -- Real-Time Conversations and Campaigns,
       led by Adam Zbar, CEO and Co-Founder, Tap11
    7. SalesTweets: How to Boost Sales via Smart Chirps, led by Pattie Simone,
       Founder, WomenCentric.net
    8. Alone in the Nest: How to Manage Twitter as a Solopreneur, led by  Ginny
       Cooper, Principal, The Cooper Group

The workshops will run in two parallel tracks, and TWTRCON SF 2010 attendees will be able to participate in up to four of the workshops.  Instructors are asked to provide handouts for all TWTRCON SF attendees, which will also be posted online after the event.

The TWTRCON SF 2010 main conference agenda, which will be posted in the next two weeks, will feature speakers from leading brands, including Ford Motor Company's Scott Monty, H&R Block's Robert Turtledove and Southwest Airlines' Linda Rutherford, and from small businesses such as The Roxy Theater and Aspen Spin. They will be joined by industry experts Laura Fitton, Steve Rubel, Brian Solis and Kara Swisher, tech industry leaders from Google, Twitter and HP Labs, and real-time start-ups such as StatusNet and stickybits.

For the latest speaker lineup, please visit http://twtrcon.com/sf10/.

For the complete agenda, go to http://twtrcon.com/sf10/agenda/.

To register for TWTRCON SF 10, go to http://twtrcon.com/sf10/register/. Early bird rates are set to expire on September 24.

For sponsorship information, contact Anne Weiskopf, VP Sponsor Programs, via email at anne@modernmediapartners.com, or tweet @anneweiskopf.  Sponsors confirmed to date include Tap11, Sprinklr and Zendesk.

About TWTRCON

TWTRCON is entirely focused on the business use of the real-time web. TWTRCON produces the TWTRCON Business in Real-Time conference, a one-day event that features case studies from leading brands, workshops led by social media practitioners and mini tutorials about real-time tools. The company also publishes social media business case studies, statistics and videos on its web site at TWTRCON.com. TWTRCON is produced by Modern Media, a team of people dedicated to driving innovation in the media industry.

About Modern Media

Modern Media (http://www.modernmediapartners.com/) is an agency at the intersection of live, digital and social media. Publishers, media entrepreneurs and marketers rely on Modern Media to clarify and re-focus brands, create and produce events and brand extensions, build websites and social media campaigns, and motivate sales team with tools that drive revenue. Modern Media launched TWTRCON, the Twitter for Business Conference, in May of 2009.

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    Modern Media Contact:
    Tonia Ries
    CEO
    631.668.2697
    tonia@modernmediapartners.com

SOURCE  Modern Media/TWTRCON

Modern Media/TWTRCON

CONTACT: Tonia Ries, CEO, Modern Media, +1-631-668-2697, tonia@modernmediapartners.com

Web Site: http://www.twtrcon.com/sf10

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