This month we take a stroll around town with guests:

• Janelle Nivens (@Janellie23) from Minneapolis 81, a blog profiling the 81 unique neighborhoods of Minneapolis.
• Conner McCall (@sloped) from MSP Street Food, the online street food directory for Minneapolis and St. Paul.

Links mentioned:
Minneapolis 81 Facebook page
MSP Street Food Facebook page
MSP Street Food Twitter list of local trucks

Thanks to our episode sponsor:
Stanley’s Northeast Bar Room
Stanley’s On Wheels

Music:
“Connected” by StrangerOnEarth, licensed under Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial

Video from SMBMSP #45 – Government, Public Service, & Social Media recorded on April 27, 2012 at 514 Studios in Minneapolis, MN.

Hi, I’m Kay Roseland, the alternative voice of Gistr.com, a marketing, PR, sales and social media events site. Gistr puts events for over 20 Twin Cities marketing organizations on one site for your networking planning purposes.

Social Media Breakfast – Minneapolis/St. Paul has asked me to highlight events around town you don’t want to miss!

This Week’s Pick:

frankfest at the frankosphere!

Special guest speaker @ 6 pm: Joel Theisen, founder and CEO of AgeWell.

Known as a business innovator, Joel’s earned numerous accolades, including being named one of the Twin Cities’ “40 under 40” in 2007 and honored as an Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award® finalist for the Upper Midwest in 2011. As a leader of one of the fastest growing companies in the Twin Cities since its founding in 2004, his passion is to help people shine on in the second half of life. Come to frankfest to hear Joel’s story and get a sneak peek at the new brand he’s building from the inside out – with a little help from frank.

Kickoff 4 PM –  BBQ at 5:30 – Speaker at 6 pm

Thursday, April 26, 2012 – 4 pm to 8:00 pm

No registration necessary:  more info

Can’t make it? Check out gistr.com to plan your networking!

Upcoming event:
SMBMSP #45 – Government, Public Service, & Social Media – 4/27, tickets available now

Our guests this month:
Nancy Lyons (@Nylons) & Meghan Wilker (@irishgirl)
Nancy is President/CEO of Clockwork Active Media and  Meghan is the VP, Managing Director. Together they founded Geek Girls Guide and most recently authored the new book Interactive Project Management: Pixels, People, and Process.

Related Links:
Order the book on Amazon.com or Peachpit.com
Geek Girls Guide Podcast #44 (answering questions from SMBMSP#44)
Video from SMBMSP#44

Music:
“Connected” by StrangerOnEarth, licensed under Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial

“I Love You Like A Love Song,”  available on free-midi.org

Friday, April 27, 2012
8:00 AM – 10:00 AM
514 Studios, Minneapolis, MN

The President is on Tumblr, candidates are on Twitter, and eGovernment is the buzzword that is transforming civil service. Learn from a panel of local communicators about how they use social media with public services and elected officials. There will plenty of time for your questions as well.

Moderator

Meg Gerritsen Knodl (@dotmeg)
Although she spent the first decade of the millennium as a librarian, Meg Gerritsen Knodl is now the Online Community Manager for Hennepin County Public Affairs. She recently live tweeted the Hennepin County Citizen’s Academy and will live tweet the State of the County address on May 17th. You can find her on Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest and even GovLoop.

Featured Speakers

• Matt Lindstrom, City of Minneapolis Communications Department
• Kevin Watterson, Director of Media Services for @mnhousegop
• Jenna Covey, Deputy Press Secretary for New Media in the office of @GovMarkDayton
• Michelle Fure, Outreach Coordinator at Metropolitan Council
• Kelly Wilder, Hennepin County Environmental Services

PARKING: There’s on-street parking & a parking ramp attached to the Design Guild down the street.

Event Sponsors

To enter simply tweet us @smpmsp with a reason why you deserve a ticket to MinneWebCon. You can enter as many times as you like.

Don’t delay, contest ends Friday, April 6 at 4pm.

We’d like to thank MinneWebCon for their support!

Video from SMBMSP#44 – Interactive Project Management & More! A Conversation with the Geek Girls Guide recorded on March 30, 2012 at 514 Studios in Minneapolis, MN.

Hi, I’m Kay Roseland, the alternative voice of Gistr.com, a marketing, PR, sales and social media events site. Gistr puts events for over 20 Twin Cities marketing organizations on one site for your networking planning purposes.

Social Media Breakfast – Minneapolis/St. Paul has asked me to highlight events around town you don’t want to miss!

This Week’s Pick:

Conversations About the Future of Advertising (CATFOA) 2012

Barry Judge / CMO                          / Best Buy

Welcome to the fifth season of Conversations About the Future of Advertising! CATFOA is an ongoing, always-in-beta speaker series, co-sponsored by MCAD and the Minnesota Interactive Marketing Association. In this session, Barry Judge, CMO of Best Buy will have a conversation with MIMA President Tim Brunelle around the future of brands and agencies and their roles in creating products, design, content marketing, and advertising in the era of empowered consumers.

Monday, April 2, 2012 – 6 pm to 8:00 pm

Minneapolis College of Art and Design, Auditorium 150

Cost:   Free!

Register

Can’t make it? Check out gistr.com to plan your networking!

Hi, I’m Kay Roseland, the alternative voice of Gistr.com, a marketing, PR, sales and social media events site. Gistr puts events for over 20 Twin Cities marketing organizations on one site for your networking planning purposes.

Social Media Breakfast – Minneapolis/St. Paul has asked me to highlight events around town you don’t want to miss!

This Week’s Pick:

Double Feature! MinnPost News Apps and Kickstarter Crowd-funded Journalism

MinnPost: News Apps

Kaeti Hinck, the Director of News Technology at MinnPost will be joining us to talk about their growing focus on news applications.

Kickstarter: Bring your Crowd-funded Journalism Idea To
Life

We will also explore Kickstarter, the world’s largest funding platform for creative projects

Monday, March 26nd, 2012 – 6 pm to 9:00 pm

PRI

401 2nd Ave N
Suite 500
Minneapolis, MN 55401

Cost:   Free!  (Did I mention the  free beer??)

Register

Can’t make it? Check out gistr.com to plan your networking!

Our guest this month:

Kate O’Reilly (@cleverkate), Public Relations at Twin Cities Public Television
and Web Columnist at Metro Magazine. Kate serves the creative community as a writer, publicist, producer, and strategist. We discuss online etiquette and much more.

Music:
“Connected” by StrangerOnEarth, licensed under Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial