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Simon Says: Hashtag Pages, the (much needed) love child of Facebook & Google News

I’ve not been this excited in ages. After a while you see a lot of the same stuff getting repeated in social media. Rarely do you see a useful innovative product that people would actually use that benefits both brands and consumers.

Hashtag Pages does exactly what it says on the tin. They are a unique page designed to pull together all the media and interesting commentary around a certain hashtag. The first people to take advantage of this is #NASCAR.

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WEBCAST - Top 20 essential email marketing tips

Overwhelmed by information about email marketing? This Pure360 webcast goes back to the crucial basics to tell you how to make the most of your emails.

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Date: 12 July 2012
Location: Online, UK

Campfire with Laura Jordan-Bambach, D&AD White Pencil and Peace One Day

Join us at 7pm, Thursday 21st June, at ditto’s studio: The Lighthouse, Canonbury Yard, 190 New North Road, N1 7BJ. RSVP: [email protected]

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Date: 21 June 2012
Location: The Lighthouse, UK

Buffy: The Facebook Saver? From Ads to Apps and Back Again

Facebook App Center through iPhone

The hullaballoo surrounding Facebook's IPO, the eye-watering $100bn headlines and the subsequent bickering, has largely passed by the social giants' 901m users.

Last week's launch of the App Center could make a much bigger impression and may prove a canny move in answering criticism of Facebook's slow progress in monetising it's half-a-billion (yup, you read it right) active mobile users.

If the IPO critics are to be believed, the company's valuation and its future is all about advertising revenue, but the App Center launch launch hints at a longer-term strategy. If successful, it could establish Facebook at the heart of the app ecosystem, as well as seeing the coffers swell with mobile ad and targeting revenue.

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Chinwag Insight: Facebook Marketing Conference 2012

Now in it's second year, Chinwag Insight: Facebook Marketing Conference is back and it's bigger and better than before. This year's conference will be packed full of case studies, panels, advice sessions and insight into marketing on the 800m+ social behemoth that is Facebook with the new commercial realities post-IPO.

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Date: 18 July 2012
Location: ICO Conference Centre, UK

Chinwag Insight: Facebook Marketing 2012 - It's Back and Bigger Than Before!

Remember the Chinwag Insight: Facebook Marketing Conference that took place last October? Well, it's back and it's bigger and better than before. A day packed full of case studies, panels, advice sessions and insight into marketing on the 800m+ social behemoth that is Facebook with the new commercial realities post-IPO.

This time around we're reaching an even broader digital marketing and agency audience by partnering with Our Social Times, who run events covering social media measurement, marketing and analytics to bring you a day packed with strategy insight, analysis and practical examples of how to access, engage and build value from Facebook's massive data-rich audience.

The first event of the series is taking place in London on Wednesday 18th July with future events planned for New York and Singapore later in the year. Whilst we confirm the full programme details there's a chance to save 50% off the standard rate with a Trust Ticket.

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An Evening with Kevin Allen: The Proven Way to Win Business & Create a Following

Leading business growth professional Kevin Allen shares the secrets to successful business pitches.

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Date: 31 May 2012
Location: Innovation Warehouse, Farringdon, UK

Swedish Beers - the Jubilee Edition, London

Swedish Beers Jubilee Edition - the friendliest mobile networking event in town. Have a passing interest in mobile tech, enjoy chewing the fat with friends old & new & are happy to give the powerpoint & sales pitches a miss? Then join us on 30 May sponsored by our friends at Millennial Media, Inspiring Interns, Swiftkey & TVGuide.co.uk. Skål.

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Date: 30 May 2012
Location: Nordic Bar, UK

Concept to Customer: Connecting Partners and Catalysing Investment - Cambridge

A networking event curated by Dr Uday Phadke (CIKTN’s Investment Theme Champion) bringing together Creative & Digital Technology SMEs, Large Media and Corporates from Creative Industries with investors and funders.

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Date: 7 June 2012
Location: Judge Business School, University of Cambridge, UK

Concept to Customer: Connecting Partners and Catalysing Investment - Cambridge

A networking event curated by Dr Uday Phadke (CIKTN’s Investment Theme Champion) bringing together Creative & Digital Technology SMEs, Large Media and Corporates from Creative Industries with investors and funders.

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Date: 7 June 2012
Location: Judge Business School, University of Cambridge, UK

The Social Mobile Web Business Conference Glasgow

Conference covers social media, twitter, facebook, youtube, google, google+, seo, ppc, web marketing, digital marketing, smartphones, ipads, tablets, full training,

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Date: 28 June 2012
Location: Premier Inn South, UK

The Social Mobile Web Business Conference Dublin

Conference covers social media, twitter, facebook, youtube, google, google+, seo, ppc, web marketing, digital marketing, smartphones, ipads, tablets, full training,

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Date: 27 June 2012
Location: The Tara Towers Hotel, UK

The Social Mobile Web Business Conference Belfast

Conference covers social media, twitter, facebook, youtube, google, google+, seo, ppc, web marketing, digital marketing, smartphones, ipads, tablets, full training,

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Date: 26 June 2012
Location: Premier Inn Hotel, UK

The Social Mobile Web Business Conference Bristol

Conference covers social media, twitter, facebook, youtube, google, google+, seo, ppc, web marketing, digital marketing, smartphones, ipads, tablets, full training,

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Date: 22 June 2012
Location: The Grange Hotel, UK

The Social Mobile Web Business Conference London

Conference covers social media, twitter, facebook, youtube, google, google+, seo, ppc, web marketing, digital marketing, smartphones, ipads, tablets, full training,

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Date: 7 June 2012
Location: Hotel Henry VIII, UK