Ben Smith

  • Social Media Club of Kansas City earns “Outstanding Chapter” award

    Social Media Club, a San Francisco-based non-profit overseeing 350-plus local chapters, recently recognized its Kansas City chapter (SMCKC) as its inaugural “Outstanding Chapter of the Year.” The award acknowledges SMCKC’s “outstanding efforts in representing Social Media Club goals and values through promoting digital advocacy and serving the local community,” the organization’s announcement stated. Founded in…

  • Why I’m attending Free State Social, the forum for social media

    Thanks to Free State Social for sponsoring Silicon Prairie News this week. You can learn more about the conference at FreeStateSocial.com or find them on Twitter at @FreeStateSocial. At last week’s Social Media Club of Kansas City breakfast, the organizers of the Free State Social raffled off a ticket to one of the club members.…