Small World Labs

Catalyst, the leading nonprofit membership organization expanding opportunities for women and business, launched their new Small World Labs–powered community at a two-day conference at the Waldorf-Astoria in New York City attended by over 1,000 global business leaders and CEOs.

We are doing a bit of travel and conference attending! In April, several members of Small World Labs will be at the following conferences:

Social networking software has come a long way. It wasn’t long ago that news sources reported on millions of dollars in lost productivity because employees were spending company time on social networks.

In his book “Tribes,” Seth Godin describes how tribes are defining the new economy. We have moved away from a world of mass advertising, where huge marketing budgets determined whether you owned a market or not. The plunging cost of technology has democratized the tools of

London is one of the most important centers for non-profits and membership associations outside of the United States. It’s also the destination this week for Small World Labs’ Andy Jones, a native Londoner and our VP of New Business, in a trade mission organized by the City of Austin, UK Trade & Investment (UKTI), and the Tech City Investment Organization (TCIO).

The Small World Labs team is in London as part of the Tech City Investment Organization (TCIO) and the British Consulate-General in Houston, in order to fuel two- way investment and further help nurture the UK’s creative industries.

Texas' leading digital companies heading to London’s Tech City

The Small World Labs team will be at the Convio Nonprofit Summit in Baltimore October 3-5. We are a Gold Sponsor and happy to be helping out with the conference. Over 2,000 social media, fundraising, and advocacy technologists will be attending. We’ll also be giving two presentations. Here are the summaries:

We'll be at Social Media Day 2011 in San Salvador, El Salvador! If you happen to be attending or will be in the area, let us know.

The event is being produced by Grupo Dutriz and will be held at the Hotel Sheraton Presidente on Thursday, June 30 from 2-10pm.

Small World Labs will be opening up the event and speaking on the topic (in Spanish) How Online Communities and Social Media Work Together.

Thanks to everyone that could join us for our recent webinars!
We had an excellent turnout for "How Online Communities and Social Media Work Together - Post, Like, Tweet, Repeat" by Michael Wilson, Small World Labs CEO.

You can download a PDF file of the presentation here. The video below starts with several seconds of silence, so fast forward a bit for the full presentation. Let us know what you think!

It's been a busy week here at Small World Labs! After spending Friday through Tuesday at SXSW Interactive events, we're now in DC for the NTEN Conference. NTEN is a nonprofit technology network with the goal of  "helping nonprofits use all aspects of technology more effectively," and the belief that technology allows organizations and causes to have a greater social impact. And of course, we couldn't agree more!