What is The Social Media Ref? Influencers in the blogging, journalism, PR, marketing, advertising and academic spaces tackle timely issues in gloves off debates. Past topics include “Are bloggers journalists?” and “Who owns your social media identity?” Social Media Ref events are powered by Cision Canada and are available in-person or online.  

Best Things in Life Are Free Meet & Share Locally + Connect Globally   Media, Mobile Apps, Cloud, and the Web    Technologies, Marketing, Advertisement, Entrepreneurship, Friendsourcing + Lovers/Frontiers of Internet/Gadgets/Apps     Online sales for Canadian businesses now exceeds $60 Billion.  15 million Canadians use Facebook, being the largest concentration of Canadians anywhere on the web.  How can we leverage that with brand awareness, growth and engagement strategies, ultimately leading t …

  Note: You have to RSVP to get a nametag. This is important, because people without nametags aren't even really people. There, I said it.   This is a casual, social group for technologists to come together, mingle, and perhaps find a partner in crime or two. Facebook: http://srn.kr/HNTOfb  |  Twitter: http://srn.kr/HNTOtwt   When: Hackernest Tech Socials run on the last Monday of every month at 8PM Format: Generally unstructured. Hang around, chat about tech/what you're up to, plot to take …

The worlds of hackers and journalists are coming together as reporting goes digital and Internet companies become media empires. Journalists call themselves "hacks," someone who can churn out words in any situation. Hackers use the digital equivalent of duct tape to whip out code. Hacker-journalists try and bridge the two worlds. This group is to bring all these people together -- those who are working to help people make sense of their world. It's for hackers exploring technologies to filter …

Toronto Web Entrepreneurs is a group of very positive thinking web entrepreneurs, seriously intent on creating and operating successful websites, while having great fun doing so. Whether you are just seeking a modest self-employment income from an online business or want to be the web's next self-made billionaire this group is for you. The focus of the group is entrepreneurship and success. For those who are not currently web entrepreneurs, as long as you have a burning desire to become an entre …

There are many different ways to drive traffic to your site/business such as: 1- Organic search engine traffic 2- Paid search engine programs 3- Banner ads 4- Email Campaigns 5- Affiliate marketing 6- Offline Media (TV, Radio, Billboards, Canpages etc) Unfortunately none of them is free! Setting targets for each campaign and track conversion to come up with ROI will be key to make decisions and set budget for each medium. This group has be set to help in order to help you finding mec …

… . ** Hanna Short list of topics for this meetup (but not limited to): 1) Starting a Small Business -- ins and outs -- specific bent on opening or acquiring a brick and mortar business 2) Local/Community Marketing: Network Marketing 3) Online Marketing: Social Media 4) Bookkeeping & Accounting 5) Relationship Building: Internal (Employees) and External (Customers) 6) Personality: Strengths and Weaknesses and What to Do About 'Em 7) Importance of Scheduling & Time Maps 8) Business Plans: When is i …

We are a group of HR Practitioners and Recruiters from the GTA who get together Bi-monthly to network and share best practices and enjoy the company of fellow HR professionals in a laid back setting while providing good learning and information.