Graphing Social Patterns East - Leaving for DC

Graphing Social Patterns is the premier conference on the topic of social networking and social graphs. The conference is being held in Washington DC.

In a few moments I will be leaving to attend Graphing Social Patterns East. The drive is about four hours so not too bad. I always enjoy driving this route as my first driving route in the US was from German Town, MD to New York.

I wanted to go to Graphing Social Patterns West as well but couldn't so I am very excited to attend the east one. I plan to learn about the inner workings of the platforms and engage in networking opportunities at the conference.

The conference is being held at Hyatt Regency Crystal City which is where I will be staying.

The conference explores social networks from two interesting perspectives:

Business & Marketing Strategy:

* LinkedIn: The Business Social Network
* MySpace and Facebook Social Advertising
* Apps & Widgets: The New New Ad Units
* Social Advertising & "App"-vertising
* 10M in 10 Weeks: What Stanford Learned Building Facebook Apps
* Social Networks & the NEED for FEEDS
* Social Networks for Mobile Devices

App Development & Technical Strategy:

* Google OpenSocial + AppEngine Technical Overview
* Poke Back: Facebook Platform Team Live Chat
* Bring Your Own Platform (BYOP)
* Social Games for Social Platforms
* Geek Metrics: App Analytics for Distribution, Engagement, & Monetization
* OpenSocial: Open for Business
* VIRAL vs STICKY: Designing Social Apps for Reach & Retention
* Show Me the Money: App Monetization

The keynotes at the Graphing Social Patterns conference include:

• LinkedIn: The Business Social Network by Adam Nash
• MySpace Business & Marketing Overview
• Facebook Business & Marketing Solutions by Kent Schoen
• Google OpenSocial + AppEngine Technical Overview by Patrick Chanezon and Paul McDonald
• Technical Overview: The MySpace Developer Platform (MDP) by Allen Hurff
• Poke Back: Facebook Live and Interactive by Benjamin Ling, Dave Morin, Ruchi Sanghvi, Josh Elman and Dave McClure.
  

It should be a lot of fun to see old friends and make new ones. If you are attending, ping me via this blog or by email (on the top right hand side) and let's meet up for a drink or two ;)