8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
Registration

Keynote Sessions

9:00 AM - 9:30 AM
Introductions, Information and CREATE South Kickoff

9:30 AM - 10:30 AM
Tee Morris: Dealing with Social Media Now That It Has "Grown Up"

10:30 AM - 11:30 AM
Mur Lafferty: Defining Success for your Own Self

11:30 AM - 12:00 PM
Overview of all the Tracks Presented by the Track Chairs

12:00 PM - 1 PM
Lunch, including the music of the Yale Brothers

1:00 PM - 4:30 PM
Programming Tracks Listed Below

4:30 PM - 5:00 PM
Jared W. Smith: Emerging Trends in Social Media and Conference Wrap Up

The social Web is evolving at a dizzying pace, pushing the limits of technology and changing how we interact with each other. Jared Smith's presentation, "Emerging Trends in Social Media," will examine the technologies driving these changes, such as location-based services and social gaming, along with their cultural impact.

Programming Tracks

Audio, Video, and Rich Media

1:00 PM - 1:45 PM
Adam Boozer: Shooting HD video with a DSLR....Why?

In the past 18 months or so, the film and video industry has been turned on its head since Canon released the first DSLR camera that had a "video" mode. The manufacturer had no idea what they had enabled by giving the power of stunning HD video with rich cinematic color and gorgeous depth of field to filmmakers. The results have been amazing and we are just getting started with this technology.

In my session, I will go over the advantages of using these types of cameras to shoot a project. I will discuss the pitfalls and limitations. I will sort through the mountain of available information on workflows and I will demo lots of cool gear. I have had the privilege of shooting with theses cameras in numerous situations, on varying size projects around the world and I looking forward to sharing my experiences.

I will be using example footage from my portfolio throughout the presentation.

I will also eat pancakes while in Myrtle Beach.

2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Tee Morris: I'll Show You Mine if You Watch: A Camtasia Workshop

Media producer and Social Media professional Tee Morris introduces to you Camtasia, a terrific addition to your video production arsenal. Available for both Mac and PC, Tee will show you how it works and what it can do for you in your video productions. During the talk, Tee will encourage people to follow along with him in a quick tutorial. Attendees can download free trials (for the Mac and for Windows) and follow along on their laptops. Tee will then give a demo on what to do with the finished Camtasia videos and suggest workflows for your projects.

3:00 PM - 3:35 PM
David Detoro and Jerry Harrison: The making of MBNiteLife

MBNiteLife covers some of the hottest news online and locally in Myrtle Beach! We're basically a talk show; we talk about whatever we want... We drink, we're ourselves! Real, uncut and unrated! The "season 1" that up on the site ended in December with a new season starting this week for April!

4:00 PM - 4:20 PM
Robert Harvey: Plan, Produce and Distribute Your Video Production: You need less than you think

Whether you have a simple point and shoot camera or a $1000 high definition video camera you can create compelling video. From idea to completion, we will talk about various aspects of production. The tools of video production have made their way to everyday people and wonderful opportunities are now available. Cameras that were once priced out of our reach are very much within your reach. Your simple point and shoot camera can, with a little creativity, tell compelling and interesting stories. I look forward to seeing you.

Art and Photography

1:00 PM - 1:45 PM
Cal Miller: Publish your own Everything

We will talk about how you can publish a novel, paperback or ebook, on your own from thinking about writing a book to seeing it in your hands (or on your PC). And, it costs almost nothing up front. Don’t think you can write a book? Everyone has a story to tell. Learn how to find yours. Don’t have enough for a novel? Publishing novellas, short stories, and flash fiction in ebook format is easier than you think. You don’t need a big publisher. I did it, and so can you! Cal Miller is the author of Het Madden, a Zombie Perspective. (45min — 30min w/ 15 min q&a)

2:00 PM - 2:30 PM
Graham Smith: Social Media Art: From Conception to Completion

Social Media Artist, Graham Smith conceived of Digital Painting: Social Network as an installation of physical and human data collected from over 100 Facebook friends on a week long - 1800 mile road trip. Graham will discuss the concept, the implementation and how the experience in the end overshadowed the final product.

2:45 PM - 3:15 PM
Kreg Steppe: Photographer’s Perspective

We will talk about a photographers perspective from shooting to sharing. Finding your individual eye when framing and discovering subject matter and determining where these photos go to live after they are shot.

3:20 PM - 3:40 PM
AA Vrooman: Using WordPress and ComicPress to publish a web comic

How to set up the ComicPress theme on WordPress. Building on Kreg Steppe’s WordPress presentation, Ava Ann (creator of the a2alien web comic) will discuss the functionality of ComicPress and walk through the steps to set up your site to display web comics. (10mins w/10min q&a)

3:40 PM - 4:15 PM
Donald Perry (Gallery Left): Art + Technology + Education = The Future of Art...

We will discuss the endless possibilities when art meets technology. The internet, software, hardware, social networking and more are opening eyes to the unseen. The New Art World. The New Artist. The New Gallery. The New Museum. What's next? Creative technology is alive. It won’t end until the tools stop being created...

Social Media - Advanced

1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Kreg Steppe: Wordpress in 10 Minutes

Discuss

2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Christopher Zorn: New Stuff Now - The Speed of Social Media

Discuss
Data on the web and social media is changing rapidly. We have the ability to create timely data quickly and share it just as fast. What are the technologies driving this change? What is timely data good for?
What do we do with this data? Lets find the answers!

3:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Thomas M. Lucas: R U Buzz'n? A Look Into Google's Attempt @ Social Networking

Discuss
If you are a Buzz n00b or an avid Buzzhead @lucskyywalker will give you the ins and outs on the future of the social web.

Social Media - Introductory Topics

1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Jeremy Blanton: Fundamentals of Blogging- 5 Keys to Success

2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Jeremy Blanton: Blogging for Business- How to use the power of a blog

2:00 PM - 3:00PM PM
Thomas Cunningham & Mirela Monte: His & Her Social Media

Do men and women use the Social Media in different ways? Do analytical pundits employ it for different purposes than networking social butterflies? Do you have to be a Geek to Twitter? Just what kind of a Facebook “Friend” are you? What’s the easiest way to get LinkedIn?

Presented in an informal and lively way by Thomas Cunningham (Him) and Mirela Monte (Her), “His & Hers Social Media” will entertain and shed light on the gender differences of Social Networking, while exploring the plethora of opportunities conferred by this new Medium.

Mirela Monte is the 34th most popular blogger on ActiveRain.com, a Real Estate Network comprised of 177,000 members. With over 10,000 followers on Twitter, several hundred Friends on Facebook and over 200 Connections on LinkedIn, Mirela successfully uses the Social Media for both business and pleasure. Thomas Cunningham is an iPhone Connoisseur and Trainer, fully engaged in the Social Media via Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn and ActiveRain.

3:00 PM - 4:00 PM
David Benardo: How to engage and grow an audience on Twitter

Q. What do a tweeting hound, a chatty golf ball and a time-warped ad man have in common?
A. David Benardo, principal, PinkertonSouth.com Myrtle Beach SC

David has spent 20+ years helping companies achieve top of mind awareness in their marketplace. He's built trackable and successful campaigns for clients like Microsoft, Electronic Arts, Centex Homes, and Golf Holiday.

But for the past year and a half he's been focused on how to mix the perfect Twittertini™… a delicious New Media recipe consisting of equal parts entertainment, informative insights, warm conversation, creativity, and a dash of crazy.

He's ready to share some practical tips on how to engage and grow an audience on Twitter and cultivate real fans in Facebook. He's actually made money using twitter and has lots of examples of what's working this week.

Online Community

1:00 PM - 1:50 PM
Jared W. Smith and Heather Solos: Social Gestures, What the Hell are They Anyway?

Liking, Digging, Thumbs Up, Favoriting, all of these actions have a role in community participation. What is their use and how do they play a part in content curation.

1:50 PM - 2:40 PM
Bran Cedio: Creating Community, a Case Study

How do you use the internet to bring about change in a community—not just online, but in the meatspace as well?

This presentation will be a case study centered around a new project, temporarily called "Permeable Artworks". Its goal is to help kickstart a groundswell of change within the creative communities it touches, helping creators work together with the mutually-agreed upon notion that if we all act with openness, honesty, maturity, and kindness, it will make our creative lives soar. Permeable Artworks is an endeavour to break down the walls between groups and disciplines, to change the way we interact. It needs to start somewhere. And this revolution begins online.

2:40 PM - 3:30 PM
Ken Hawkins: The Digitel - Community via Content Curation

Communities can be grown and enhanced through
review, moderation and curation of content. I’ll discuss techniques on how to go about finding content through human and social media sleuthing, as well as setting up paths for the community to support you.

3:30 PM - 4:20 PM
Tee Morris: Access Denied: Remaining Safe in Social Media

Today, it is expected of people to be connected with Social Media. Instead of “Are you on Facebook?”, the question now is “What do you mean you are not on Facebook?” We have, however, stepped back to the days of Web 1.0, communicating without borders or restraints. Liberating as it may be, the risks should be considered. How much access does the outside world have to you, and how much information are you really sharing with your networks online? Perhaps with your own personal networks of 100, 300, (or for real Social Butterflies 500 or 1000), you are not so concerned. When your numbers reach 10,000, 50,000, or higher, the surety becomes less solid.

This is an honest look at TMI in Social Media, hosted by Tee Morris, the author behind All a Twitter, Sams Teach Yourself Twitter in Ten Minutes, and Podcasting for Dummies (with Chuck Tomasi and Evo Terra). Join Tee as he discusses the growing issue of digital security, what our expectations should be from online providers, and how to manage our own personal and professional safety in Social Media.