12.1.10: Social Fresh BonVoyage Party

Posted by richtucker in Attend, Enjoy on November 19th, 2010

One of my favorite parts of the 2009 Social Fresh Cruise was the Bon Voyage Party, where almost 200 local social media and technology peeps welcomed us to Miami. While planning this year’s Social Fresh Cruise, we decided to change the departure port to New Orleans so that we’d have the opportunity to meet all of our online #NOLA friends face to face at the Bon Voyage party.

Over 25 of the Social Fresh Cruisers are coming to New Orleans on December 1st, the day before the cruise to experience the local cuisine, sights, and to meet as many of the local Social & Tech Community as possible. The Social Fresh Cruisers are coming from Chicago, Denver, Austin, Charlotte, NYC, Tampa, Atlanta, & more. The #NOLA Social & Tech community’s impressive representation at South by Southwest has me extremely excited about the potential of the #NOLA Social Fresh Cruise Bon Voyage Party.

#NOLA BonVoyage Tweetup Details:

Starts: 8 PM - Pelican Bar in the Sheraton Hotel on Canal St in New Orleans.
10 PM – Moving the Tweetup to Cat’s Meow for a little #TechKaraoke
Cost: Of course admission is FREE!! Adult Beverages = Not Free
Please RSVP here so that we know how many to expect!

2009 SocialFresh BonVoyage Party

2009 SocialFresh BonVoyage Party

Social Media facilitates quick connections, but meeting face to face moves a weak connection to a strong connection almost immediately.  If you’re not actively meeting your online friends in real life, you’re missing out on what makes it truly special.  Hope to see you there!

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SoFresh Cruise, Open Promo Code

Posted by richtucker in Attend on October 28th, 2010

You’re running out of time to join us on the 2nd annual Social Fresh Cruise, a social media event at sea for social media leaders, influencers, and innovators.  It is an opportunity to get away, discuss the future of the social web, share successes and fails, and to build your strongest online relationships by sharing a life-time experience.

For the first time in 2 years, we are opening up the cruise to all Social Media enthusiasts. Well, not all Social Media enthusiasts… the first 7 who use the invite code IZEA30. This is your opportunity join Ted Murphy, founder of IZEA, and other social media thought leaders (geeks) on a 4-night Caribbean Cruise. With this IZEA Promo Code, as an additional bonus you’ll receive $30 off per person on the price of the cruise.

So, are you passionate about social media? Are you creating awesome content, but haven’t built an audience yet? Are you trying to slice through all the noise to get noticed? Would you love to take part in interactive Social Media Sessions where all attendees openly share tips and tricks? Do feel that your network could use the boost of spending 4 days on a Cruise Vacation with others who are equally as passionate about the future of Social Media? If this is you, be one of the first 7 to book using the IZEA30 code: Book you and a guest at http://cruisedeals.com/socruise

Rates include Meals, Social Media Sessions, All-U-Can-Drink Beach Party, Entertainment, Private Cocktail Party, and much needed R&R.

2009 Social Fresh Cruise Group Pic

2009 Social Fresh Cruise Group Pic

Social Fresh Cruise departs on December 2nd from New Orleans. We will have a Bon Voyage Party in New Orleans on December 1st, where the New Orleans Technology and Social Media Community will welcome the Social Fresh Cruisers to #NOLA!

For most details check the FAQs and if you have any additional questions quickly email me at rtucker at cruisedeals dot com.

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#SoCruise Attendee SpotLight: George Junginger

Posted by richtucker in Connect on October 21st, 2010

georgejungingerSocial Fresh Cruise is a special event because of it’s attendees. Leading up to the Social Fresh Cruise we will spotlight one of our cruisers each week. George Junginger is our first spotlight and he is the Co Founder of Group Story, the Social Photo Book. The photo book market currently assumes that no one else is involved in your memories. Regardless of how many people are on your sports team, on a trip with you, belong to your sorority, their technology focuses on one editor to tell the group’s story. It’s very similar to the high school yearbook - 800 kids attended the high school, but the yearbook is the narrative of one person. This traditional model never tells your story, even though you were an important part of the group.

Group Story focuses on user generated content from a Group or community and then allows each member to customize the content so that it is meaningful to them. A group of people, a soccer team for example, uploads photos to a shared and private area. Each member has access to every photo and uses them to create pages of their memories, their experience as part of the group. The pages, just like the photos, are available to every member of the group. Each person picks and chooses only those pages they want in their customized book. The book can be shared online or professionally printed.

Before starting Group Story, George had another internet company, ultrasoundjobs.com. It was the recognized market leader in its industry and had 50,000 registered users in this highly specialized niche. That company was sold in March 2010.

George was also a facilitator for Startup Weekend in different cities in the United States in 2008 and 2009. The concept of Startup Weekend was to enhance community through the process of building a business over a weekend.

Why am I attending Social Fresh Cruise?

Quite simply, it’s the exposure to some of the best content in social media and the ability to interact offline with people facing the same challenges that I experience. It’s the collective wisdom of people in a room that provides solutions and pushes you to become better.

Connect with George on Twitter. There is still time to join us on the 2010 Social Fresh Cruise, checkout FAQs for details.

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