SoCon10 a huge success for KSU

KENNESAW, Ga. (Feb 10, 2010) — More than 300 entrepreneurs, small business owners, bloggers, new media pros, academics and people from across the spectrum of marketing, public relations, human resources gathered in the Social Sciences Building at Kennesaw State for SoCon10 – the Southeast’s premiere annual social media, social networking conference held January 30. The event, hosted by KSU’s Center for Sustainable Journalism, sold out two weeks ahead of schedule and featured keynote speakers Dan Siroker, former Director of Analytics for the Obama Presidential Campaign, and Carol Kruse, Vice President of Global Interactive Marketing at The Coca-Cola Company. In addition more than 25 topical breakout sessions were held, covering everything from mobile marketing to building apps to how social media will continue to change education.

Leonard Witt, Executive Director of the Center for Sustainable Journalism, said, “As with our last three SoCons, this year’s was aimed at having all attendees learn, share and network – and they did so on campus Saturday, at our Friday night dinner and online too. In fact, in one three-hour period, there were more than 1,100 Tweets from SoCon10. It was a great 1.5 days. There is a hunger for this kind of information so we will be running more targeted conferences throughout 2010. Learn more here.

To learn more about SoCon10, watch this Amani Channel video.