Microsoft adCenter Blog and Forum Community Events

See you at Search Marketing Expo (SMX) East

Carolyn Miller - MSFT — Thu, 02 Oct 2008 22:24:00 GMT

SMX East starts Monday in NYC - we hope you'll stop by and see us in the Microsoft booth and meet with adCenter and Live Search team members. We'll also be representing Microsoft in some of the sessions: Monday, October 6, 2008 1:45-3:15pm -- Search & Display Ads : Pavan Li, Trade Marketing Research, Microsoft 6:00-7:00pm -- SMX Theater Presentation , What’s Live got to do with it? SEO and Webmaster tools Presentation Overview : Ani Babaian , Senior Product Manager, Webmaster Tools, Microsoft...(read more)

MOBILE INTERNET WORLD, Boston, Oct. 21

Chris Norred - MSFT — Thu, 02 Oct 2008 01:45:00 GMT

http://www.mobilenetx.com/2008/boston/about/

Mobile Internet World attracts attendees from the entire mobile Internet ecosystem. Executives from around the globe attend to learn about the state-of-the-art and state-of-the-practice of the mobile Internet, what role they can play and how they can profit from its opportunities.

Microsoft Professional Developers Conference Oct. 27

Chris Norred - MSFT — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 02:36:00 GMT

http://www.microsoftpdc.com/

PDC is about the future and is the event to attend. Just read what Jon Box says, "In my opinion, if I was going to choose one technical event to attend in any year, my first choice will always be the PDC. That's where I became aware of DCOM and ASP, before they came out. That was the year when I first saw Don Box. [more...] Others agree. Follow Andrew Connell as he blogs his way to the PDC. Technical Fellow Brian Harry has announced that the VSTS product team will be talking about what is coming in the Team System release code named "Rosario" and evangelists have flooded the net with posts about Rosario and Brian Randell's pre-con. William H. Salazar posted similar news and joined Brian Keller as they pointed out Brian Randell's . [more...] The news is out. PDC2008 is happening. The buzz can be found on blogs by Jason Olson and Doug Holland. Jason Olson's announcement about Open Space drew the attention of Open Space originator Harrison Owen and Jack Martin Leith commented, "For those who want evidence that Open Space has moved from the fringes to the mainstream, this must surely be it.". [more...] And, two more shameless self-promotion plugs for the Show Off contest came from Brian Keller and Dan Fernandez. Rumor has it they have some great posters and blog bling coming out soon.

Analysing Your Bottom Line at NMA Live in London

Mel Carson - MSFT — Tue, 30 Sep 2008 13:48:00 GMT

Join us at New Media Age’s NMA Live event on Thursday 2nd October at the Hotel Hesperia near London’s Victoria Station.

Titled: “Digital in difficult times - How to make your digital marketing budget work harder”, I’ll be on a panel with representatives from other search engines, talking about how to get the best out of your PPC campaigns in an increasingly gloomy economic climate.

Web analytics and how advertisers can dig deeper for actionable insight will be a theme I’ll be exploring during the panel.

I’m also very much looking forward to the other sessions on measuring marketing spend and how social media can contribute to your profitability in these lean times.

Hope to see you there!

Cheers

Mel

October 6-8, 2008: Search Marketing Expo (SMX) East

Carolyn Miller - MSFT — Tue, 23 Sep 2008 22:41:00 GMT

SMX East is coming up in October in New York City - be sure to check out the agenda and register.

Also be sure to stop by our booth to meet with adCenter team members and find out the latest adCenter news.

We hope to see you there!

UK adCenter Team Speaking at A4U Expo in London

Mel Carson - MSFT — Mon, 22 Sep 2008 09:59:00 GMT

Myself and Tor Crockatt will be giving some PPC tips at the Affiliates 4 U Marketing Conference in London on Wednesday 15th October. Tor - who gives great talks on PPC Research - and I will be joined by Dixon Jones from Receptional and we’ll be discussing: Practical PPC Strategies for Better ROI at 11am! Do register below and hope to see you there.... https://www.a4uexpo.com/london/register.php Cheers Mel...(read more)

Attend London's Small Business 2.0 Conference Free With Microsoft

Mel Carson - MSFT — Wed, 17 Sep 2008 13:43:00 GMT

Microsoft is sponsoring the Small Business 2.0 event in Covent Garden on Saturday 11th October 2008. My colleague Cedric Chambaz will be speaking at the conference about: "Online advertising: paying for ads successfully and how to avoid common pitfalls." We'll also be partnering with our Office Live team, demonstrating Microsoft's commitment to helping small businesses grow through new online tools and marketing channels. The conference organisers have kindly offered our adCenter...(read more)

ad:tech London 2008 - Microsoft adCenter Team Will See You There!

Mel Carson - MSFT — Sat, 06 Sep 2008 23:00:00 GMT

Please join us at ad:tech London on the 24th and 25th September at the National Hall in Olympia London . Not only will we have adCenter staff on our booth, but there'll also be representatives from Live Search and our display, video and mobile advertising offerings to impart advice and answer any questions about our products and services. I'll be speaking on both days at 12.30pm, taking delegates on a whirlwind tour of Microsoft adCenter and giving you the opportunity to learn about our adExcellence...(read more)

2008 BlogWorld & New Media Expo, September 20-21, Las Vegas

Chris Norred - MSFT — Tue, 02 Sep 2008 01:36:00 GMT

http://www.blogworldexpo.com/

The 2008 BlogWorld & New Media Expo will take place September 20-21 at the Las Vegas Convention Center, with the exclusive "Executive & Entrepreneur" conference beginning September 19th. The first and only industry-wide tradeshow, conference, and media event dedicated to promoting the dynamic industry of blogging and new media. In addition to the only industry-wide exhibition, BlogWorld features the largest blogging conference in the world including more than 50 seminars, panel discussions and keynotes from iconic personalities on the leading-edge of online technology and internet-savvy business.

adCenter Labs Workshop on Data Mining and Audience Intelligence for Advertising

Chris Norred - MSFT — Fri, 01 Aug 2008 21:50:00 GMT

August 24th, Las Vegas: adCenter Labs Workshop on Data Mining and Audience Intelligence for Advertising

The goal of this workshop is to not only increase communication between researchers working on seemingly different pieces of the advertisement pie, but to encourage data mining researchers to bring new ideas from related areas to solve the numerous challenges faced by the rapidly changing digital advertising industry.

5th annual Advertising Week conference

Chris Norred - MSFT — Sun, 27 Jul 2008 22:08:00 GMT

New York, New York

Don’t miss North America’s largest gathering of advertising and media professionals at the 5^th annual Advertising Week conference. Every year, Advertising Week brings together individuals from a broad range of disciplines to participate in discussions, conferences, panels and other special events. This year’s agenda will highlight the social impacts of advertising, and address the most important issues facing the industry.

Registration for Advertising Week starts Monday, July 28^th. Admission to the event is free.

Don’t Miss the MIXX Conference While You’re at Advertising Week
The MIXX Conference and Expo is the official interactive event of Advertising Week 2008. It brings together highly influential speakers and industry leaders who will discuss topics centered on interactive advertising.

The two-day event is held at the Crowne Plaza Hotel and will finish with a showcase of the MIXX Award winners. Get more information and find out how to sign up for the MIXX Conference and Expo.

Learn more about Advertising Week.

SES San Jose Convention August 18-22, 2008

Chris Norred - MSFT — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 01:33:00 GMT

http://www.searchenginestrategies.com/sanjose/

San Jose in the summer is the place to be. Not only is it the center of the famed Silicon Valley, home to the largest concentration of successful internet and high-tech companies in the world, it is also the location for this year's Search Engine Strategies summer event!

Techweb and O'Reilly Web 2.0 Summit, San Francisco, November 5, 2008

Chris Norred - MSFT — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 00:47:00 GMT

http://en.oreilly.com/web2008/public/content/home

The commercial web is now a teenager—it's been fifteen short years since Marc Andreessen released the Mosaic browser. To put this in perspective, television as a commercial medium reached its fifteenth birthday in 1956—the year Elvis Presley made his first appearance on national TV. National news broadcasts were still in their infancy, "As The World Turns" debuted as America's first half-hour soap opera, and "The Price Is Right" began its dominance of the game show genre. Commercial grade videotape recorders emerged, portable black and white television sets were introduced, and the first local color broadcast aired in Chicago.

BlogHer 2008, San Francisco, July 18

Chris Norred - MSFT — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 01:29:00 GMT

BlogHer's annual conference is like no other -- it is the thrilling diversity of the blogosphere come to life!

Featuring technical labs, educational workshops, intense discussion sessions, relevant sponsors, speakers from every corner of the blogosphere, established and new, and plenty of opportunities to network and socialize.

2008 AMA Nonprofit Marketing Conference, Washington DC, July 14

Chris Norred - MSFT — Fri, 11 Jul 2008 00:41:00 GMT

AMA Nonprofit Marketing Conference

This year’s conference is your chance! Join nonprofit marketing colleagues from across the country for three days of interactive sessions that will equip you to be more successful conveying your story – and increasing the power of your nonprofit’s brand. After kicking off the conference with a keynote presentation and workshop on storytelling, we’ll offer case studies of organizations that are getting it right, dig into how to convey messages using specific marketing channels, and – ultimately – share how to measure the results of your work.

2008 Ypulse National Mashup, San Francisco, July 14

Chris Norred - MSFT — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 00:37:00 GMT

http://mashup.ypulse.com/

The 2008 Ypulse National Mashup is the only grassroots event that brings together youth media and marketing professionals from brands, agencies and the non-profit sector to share best practices for reaching today's totally wired youth.

Social Networking Conference - San Francisco, July 10

Chris Norred - MSFT — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 00:23:00 GMT

http://www.snc2008.com/conference-sf-2008.php

The annual Mobile and Enterprise Social Networking event will take place in San Francisco on Thursday and Friday, July 10-11, 2008. It is for social networking executives that have an interest in learning about new technologies, business social networking, marketing strategies, business management, venture capital, networks and mobile telecom .

2008 Aspen Ideas Festival

Chris Norred - MSFT — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 00:19:00 GMT

http://www.aifestival.org/index.php

For more than 50 years, the Aspen Institute has been the nation’s premier gathering place for leaders from
around the globe and across many disciplines to engage in deep and inquisitive discussion of the ideas
and issues that both shape our lives and challenge our times.

PDC Announcements of Interest for Developers Working on adCenter API

Chris Norred - MSFT — Fri, 20 Jun 2008 02:50:53 GMT

I just got some info about the Microsoft PDC this fall. adCenter API Developers might be interested.

http://www.microsoftpdc.com/

London Online Marketing & Media 08 Show

Chris Norred - MSFT — Thu, 19 Jun 2008 23:36:00 GMT

June 24-25 at Business Design Centre, London:

From SEO to PPC, blogging to podcasting, accessibility to analytics, email, affiliate and mobile marketing, online ads and integration, the show tackles all the challenges surrounding online marketing and media and offers advice on the latest developments. Understand, discover and learn how to further integrate online marketing and media elements to create effective strategies.

http://www.onlinemarketingshow.co.uk/

adCenter API v5.1 Update Live Meeting

Chris Norred - MSFT — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 23:47:00 GMT

July 15th 1pm to 2:30pm PST

adCenter API Live Meeting Sessions are held on the third Tuesday of every month. They are recorded and saved on the adCenter API blog http://www.adcentercommunity.com/blogs/api/.

If you have questions that you'd like the team to address, post them in the comments on the blog or in this thread: http://forums.microsoft.com/msdn/ShowPost.aspx?PostID=3492626&SiteID=1

You can listen to the Live Meetings online, and submit questions via the Live Meeting chat. We will also open a conference call and post the number in the Live Meeting, for those who prefer to call in and listen or talk with the team via phone.

If you have not used Live Meeting before, we recommend visiting API Version 5 Live Meeting a few minutes before the session begins to complete any required installation steps.

Resources
To learn more about Version 5.1 features, see the Microsoft adCenter API Version 5.1 Release Notes, What's New in the SDK for Microsoft adCenter API. If you have questions, please post to the forums: http://forums.microsoft.com/MSDN/ShowForum.aspx?ForumID=901&SiteID=1

MediaCampLondon - July 5

Chris Norred - MSFT — Mon, 02 Jun 2008 00:21:00 GMT

http://mediacamplondon.pbwiki.com/

What is MediaCampLondon? - It's an UnConference with a strong educational flavour for advertisers, agencies, bloggers, podcasts, recruiters, webTV, and new media professionals & amateurs for one day to share, explore, challenge, and grow our abilities in new media. Learn about audio and video podcasting, blogging, web marketing, photography, email campaigns, Second Life, Twitter, and all kinds of other new and social media tools. Whether you're a veteran or interested in getting started, MediaCamp is for YOU.

Techweb and O'Reilly Web 2.0 Summit, San Francisco, November 5, 2008

Chris Norred - MSFT — Fri, 02 May 2008 01:04:00 GMT

Techweb and O'Reilly Web 2.0 Summit, San Francisco, November 5, 2008

Chris Norred - MSFT — Tue, 01 Apr 2008 01:18:00 GMT

Techweb and O'Reilly Web 2.0 Summit, San Francisco, November 5, 2008 The commercial web is now a teenager—it's been fifteen short years since Marc Andreessen released the Mosaic browser. To put this in perspective, television as a commercial medium reached its fifteenth birthday in 1956—the year Elvis Presley made his first appearance on national TV. National news broadcasts were still in their infancy, "As The World Turns" debuted as America's first half-hour soap opera, and...(read more)

Recording of adCenter API V5 Live Meeting Webcast is Now Online

Chris Norred - MSFT — Mon, 10 Mar 2008 00:32:00 GMT

The recording of our February webcast with Gopal Madhavan, senior development lead, is now available for viewing online. Gopal discussed the upgrade to V5 in the first of a series of monthly webcasts. Our next Live Meeting is coming up March 18th . It's a good chance to talk with the development team and get helpful advice on the upgrade or other questions.