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Graphing Social Patterns is the first conference covering both the business andtechnology issues of Facebook and other social networking platforms. It will profilemarketing case studies of non-tech businesses experimenting with social networkingto reach and acquire new customers. It will also feature business and technicaleducation sessions about Facebook, the new developer platform for Facebookapplications, and the boom of new and popular apps.
The conference will feature two of the industry s most prominent authorities onsocial networks, Reid Hoffman, Founder and Chairman of LinkedIn and Tim O'Reilly, Founder and CEO ofO'Reilly Media and Co-Founder of the Web 2.0 Summit and Web 2.0 Expo conferences.
Additional speakers include Dave Morin, Senior Platform Manager at Facebook; MikeArrington, Founder and Editor of TechCrunch; Danny Sullivan, Founder of SearchEngine Land and Chief Editor of Third Door Media; and Charlene Li, Vice Presidentand Senior Analyst at Forrester Research.
"At O'Reilly we've been monitoring the Web 2.0 movement since 2004, and FacebookPlatform is one of the most innovative and exciting technologies to emerge in thepast three years" said Tim O'Reilly, Founder and CEO of O'Reilly Media. "Socialnetworking platforms, and applications based on the social graph, are at the core ofwhat's driving today's internet startups and their people-powered web services."
"For our users, social networking has always been about getting down to business,"said LinkedIn Founder and Chairman Reid Hoffman, an early angel investor in Facebookand also in the recently announced $10M fbFund for Facebook Apps. "We see a lot ofvalue in building applications on our network for business communication andmarketing. LinkedIn Jobs and LinkedIn Answers are just a few examples we'vedeveloped for users on our platform."
Additional sessions will cover the latest from other social networks; socialstrategies of Microsoft, Google, and Yahoo; and new social application startupsSlide.com, RockYou, SocialMedia, ClearSpring, among others.
The event will also feature an all-day-all-night "App-a-thon" coding contest forFacebook app developers, culminating in a live demo "AppNite" presentation of thebest apps.
All access pass is $900, two day pass is $700, Day 1 or 2 pass is $400, Sundayworkshop passes are $300 each.
The event chair and producer is Dave McClure, a Silicon Valley angel investor,blogger, and startup advisor. Conference sponsors include Microsoft, Charles RiverVentures, and RockYou; media partners include O'Reilly Media, TechCrunch,VentureBeat, and Inside Facebook.
Links:
Conference schedule: http://graphingsocial.com/sche dule/
Event registration: http://graphingsocial.eventbri te.com/
Facebook group for conference: http://www.facebook.com/event. php?eid=6024102215
Social Media Release: http://tinyurl.com/2w46sp
Abo ut Dave McClure and 500 Hats LLC
Dave McClure has been geeking out in Silicon Valley for over fifteen years as asoftware developer, entrepreneur, startup advisor, angel investor, blogger, andinternet marketing nerd. He is an advisor and investor in several internet startupsincluding Mint, Spock, Mashery, Canopy Financial, and Simply Hired. Dave is thefounder and principal of 500 Hats LLC, dedicated to supporting, advising, andeducating internet startups and high-tech entrepreneurs in Silicon Valley and the SFBay Area. For more information, visit www.500hats.com.
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Media Contacts:
Dave McCluredave.mcclure@gmail.com 650-678-8125
Richard EdwardsFutureWorks408-428-08 95 Ext. 107richard@future-works.com
