Finalists: NJ Social Media Hall of Fame Luncheon

Meet the #NJSM09 Finalists of the NJ Social Media Hall of Fame!

Join us for a NJ Social Media Luncheon in honor of the Finalists –

Date: Friday, April 30, 2010
Time: 11:30 am – 1:30 pm
Location: Crowne Plaza – Somerset, Kennedy Suite, 110 Davidson Avenue, Somerset NJ

Tickets: $35 per person
Includes: Hot Buffet Lunch, Networking, Roundtable Discussions
Music by DJ Fatha Ramzee
RSVP Facebook or Twitter or email: confirm at njsocialmedia dot com

Menu: Taste of Tuscany Buffet

• Assorted Breads, Caesar Salad, Antipasto
• Fusilli Provencal, Chicken Tuscany, Eggplant Rollatini
• Italian Vegetables, Risotto
• Assorted Italian Desserts, Soft Drinks, Coffee, Tea

Hope you can join us! Thank you for participating in the voting and congratulations to all the Finalists!

Questions? Contact us:
Tel. 973-610-5571 or email: confirm at njsocialmedia dot com

Creative Commons Photos: ‘out to lunch’ by Jenny Downing and social media icons by webtreats via Flickr

I asked the following question to the ten Finalists of the NJ Social Media Hall of Fame Awards:

What is your favorite social media tool or site?

Here are their replies:

Lucy Banta, @njfamilymag, Mountainside: Twitter is my favorite social media tool as it lets you connect instantly to people discussing a wide range of topics.

Itamar Kestenbaum, @tweetamar, Montclair: Of all the innovative monitoring tools out there, plain-old Twitter Search http://search.twitter.com, if used correctly, can be turned into your “mission control” for both monitoring your brand (at least on Twitter) and finding new people who’d be interested in your brand.

Jessica Levin, @jessicalevin, Edison: My favorite social media tool is the one that leads to the most real-life, face-to-face connections because for me it’s not about the tool, but about the people.

Steven Lubetkin, @podcaststeve, Cherry Hill: My favorite social media tool is TweetDeck http://www.tweetdeck.com — I use it for my regular activities in Twitter, including following live-tweeted events via hashtag searches; it also includes a customizable URL shortening utility that I use to shorten URLs even when I’m not using the shortened reference in a Tweet.

Don Povia, @hhrmediagroup, Mercer County: Twitter has become my favorite social media tool in that it provides an instant forum, focus group, soap box or support system to thousands of self-selecting individuals who care enough to not only follow, but respond to statements and inquiries I may randomly throw out in public.

Sheila Sayah, @njplaygrounds, Springfield: I love Facebook, because it has connected me with so many great people; it’s very easy to get a quick answer/opinion on something for my site or an article I’m writing and allows me to keep connected even if it isn’t one-on-one.

Deborah Smith, @jerseybites, Point Pleasant: My favorite App is Hootsuite http://hootsuite.com which allows me to manage multiple Twitter accounts, set up search feeds and columns with key contacts, schedule tweets and track click through’s.

Amy Vernon, @amyvernon, Union County: Digg http://digg.com, because it was the first social media site I got involved in; I can be kind of sentimental that way – and I still get a bit of a thrill when I hit the front page.

Leora Wenger, @leoraw, Highland Park: Twitter is my favorite — I find it so easy to meet others, share info, and connect; you can tweet a catchy phrase, add a link, and it’s so easy to RT (retweet) what others say, to let them know you find their knowledge useful.

Lynette Young, @lynetteradio, Princeton: My favorite tool is HootSuite because it allows me to access multiple social technology platforms (Twitter, Facebook, Facebook Fan pages, LinkedIn, Ping.fm, WordPress, MySpace & Foursquare) from one dashboard as well as manage multiple client team accounts.

What is your favorite social media tool, app or site? Let me know what you think.

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