Last week’s second annual Social Media Week hosted a packed roster of international events in New York City, Berlin, London, San Francisco, Toronto and São Paulo. Xstatic was on hand for Social Media Week New York, a five-day conference to explore the impact of social media in the corporate, public and nonprofit sectors.
Events drew thousands of social media professionals for presentations, panel discussions, interactive workshops, seminars and networking events. Check out great coverage of the events at www.socialmediaweek.org.
Interested in bringing Social Media Week to your city next year? Click HERE to help bring Social Media week to you.
For a short video from Xstatic CEO J.D. McCartney about the value of social media in public relations, click on the screen cap below to view:

As a public relations professional, there are a few words when uttered by those outside the industry that are truly cringe worthy – words like “flack,” “fluff,” “hack,” and the dreaded, “spin.”

Xstatic shows Times Square in 2007 that "Good PR Builds Trust, Not Spin"
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The first big awards show of the season — the Golden Globes — has come and gone. But don’t fret star-gazers: there are plenty more chances to stalk the red carpet at the Grammys and the Oscars.

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Happy New Year! Welcome to the our first installment of “Meet the Media” for 2010 and what better way to start the year than with the morning sports and fitness reporter for Denver’s 9NEWS - Susie Wargin! In our interview with Susie, she talks about her history in radio and TV, PR pet peeves, social media and who her dream interview would be. Enjoy and happy 2010!

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Our next installment of Meet the Media features Jesse Rodriguez, producer at MSNBC in New York. Rodriguez covers hot topics and books guests for Morning Meeting with Dylan Ratigan, airing weekdays at 9 a.m. In our interview, Rodriguez tackles working with PR pros, social media, and the role of cable news:
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