Social Media Club-DC kicked off 2010 with a brand new event that had been widely successful in 37 cities in the United States and Canada -- Social Media Breakfast is the brainchild of social media maven, Bryan Person. The event invites members of the social media community, regardless of profession or level of proficiency, to eat, meet, share, and learn.

I organized the first Social Media Breakfast-DC in January 2010, with help from Rachel Rule. The community around the event has grown significantly as of September 2010 and Breakfast now brings together an average of 60 early risers on a monthly basis.

On August 2010, Social Media Club-DC opened applications to expand its leadership team and with that, Social Media Breakfast-DC gained four team members who will work together to make the event even more valuable and responsive to its community.

Speakers have included

• Geoff Livingston, Shashi Bellamkonda, and Alex Howard: Prominent members of the DC social media community. Experts in the use of social media for nonprofits, word-of-mouth, marketing solutions, government 2.0, entrepreneurship
• Jill Foster, Yong C. Lee, and Frank Gruber: Leaders and founding members of some of DC's most active social media communities and events, including DC Media Makers, Social Media Club Education Connection, TECH Cocktail, Digital Capital Week (DCWEEK)
• Founders of DC local blogs WeLoveDC.com and Borderstan
• Local news website and TV station TBD.com
• Jesse B Rauch, co-founder of the "Save Screen on the Green" movement
• Ford motor Company social media strategy team

Highlights