Monday, February 01, 2010
Have social media events hit saturation?


Two people have said to me - both this morning - that they can't attend much of Social Media Week London because they've got too much work on.

And then I spotted this post from Stuart Bruce over at Wolfstar that his lot can't do much either.

With so many tweetups, mixers, cafes, clubs and camps, have we gone passed saturation point?

I like to attend as many of these events as possible but the quality varies - some I come away with having learnt loads, some are a waste of time, while others are just a good excuse to catch up with old friends and frenemies.

Will be popping along to a couple of the #smwldn events this week (but not all of them)... Hope to see you there!

2 comments:

Danny Whatmough said...

I think you've got a point there Jon. I'm all for learning from the industry, but sometimes I feel time is best spent simply doing rather than talking...

Jed Hallam said...

It's becoming a bit of an issue for the industry that most people sit around talking about how they'd do something but not actually ever doing it. I'm all for sharing and learning, but let's learn from people that actually carry out campaigns for real money.

It all feels a bit Champ Manager really.

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