This is a presentation we created for our latest Social Media Innovation Summit. It contains information about our team, information about the speakers, funny/interesting quotes related to technology and social media. This is a great presentation to have running when there is a lull in a conference.

1. “You have zero privacy already. Get over it.” - Scott McNealy, cofounder of Sun Microsystems © West17Media, 2009

2. “Email marketing [with nothing else] will lead you down a really bad road.” - Chip Terry, vice president and general manager for Zoominfo © West17Media, 2009

3. “The Internet is the biggest psychological and social human experience…We make encouraging viral activity.” - Cynthia Gordon, vice president of new media marketing for Universal Orlando Resort © West17Media, 2009

4. SMIS Social Media On Twitter Hash tag #smis Tweet @west17media On Facebook www.facebook.com/wes17media On Youtube www.youtube.com/west17media © West17Media, 2009

5. “There is no reason for any individual to have a computer in his home.” - Ken Olsen, founder of microcomputer maker DEC © West17Media, 2009

6. “One of the things I’ve used on the Google is to pull up maps.” - George W. Bush © West17Media, 2009

7. “If content is king, then conversion is queen.” - John Munsell, CEO of Bizzuka © West17Media, 2009

8. Shout Outs Daryl Pamplin – Run AmukMedia Sarah Blue – Cambrian House Michael Sikorsky – Robots and Pencils Sean Gilliss – Waste Management sales AditiJasra – Cityguide Calgary Jessica Wilkinson - WildRosePR © West17Media, 2009

9. “I’d shut it down and give the money back to the shareholders.” - Michael Dell speaking about Apple © West17Media, 2009

10. West17Media Team Roger Kondrat – Principal/Social Media Strategist © West17Media, 2009 Roger Kondrat Social Media Strategist

11. “On the internet, nobody knows you’re a dog.” - Unnamed dog sitting at a computer (1993 comic) © West17Media, 2009

12. “The internet…is a series of tubes.” - Senator Ted Kennedy concerning net neutrality © West17Media, 2009

13. West17Media Team Robert McLeod – Social Media Specialist © West17Media, 2009 Robert McLeod Social Media Specialist

14. “Do you want to sell sugar water for the rest of your life, or do you want to change the world?” - Steve Jobs, founder of Apple, speaking to Pepsi CEO John Sculley © West17Media, 2009

15. “Social media offers new opportunities to activate…brand enthusiasm.” - Stacy DeBroff, founder and CEO of Mom Central © West17Media, 2009

16. © West17Media, 2009 Gaberial Parsley SMIS Organizer

17. “Any communication or marketing professional needs cross-cultural research and communication skills to be able to succeed in the future.” - Marye Tharp © West17Media, 2009

18. “I hear there’s rumours on the internets that we’re going to have a draft.” - George W. Bush © West17Media, 2009

19. Brian Singh Founded Zinc Research 20 years in Market Research © West17Media, 2009

20. “The best way to predict the future is to invent it.” - Alan Kay, computer visionary © West17Media, 2009

21. “Don't hate the media, become the media.“ - Jello Biafra, singer, Dead Kennedys © West17Media, 2009

22. ManojJasra Founded Jasra Inc 7 years in online marketing © West17Media, 2009

23. Social Media Facts 73% of active online worldwide users have read a blog 45% have started their own blog 39% subscribe to an RSS feed 57% have joined a social network 55% have uploaded photos 83% have watched online video clips Source: Universal McCann Comparative Study on Social Media Trends April 2008 © West17Media, 2009

24. “Social media is not a media. [The key is to listen, engage, and build relationships.]” - David Alston © West17Media, 2009

25. Lyn Cadence Founded Cadence PR 20 years in Public Relations © West17Media, 2009

26. “[The youth] can steer you in the right direction” - Freddie Laker, director of digital strategy for Sapient © West17Media, 2009

27. “You are in the findability department. The marketing department is dead. I don’t even know if that is a real word. Findability.” - Todd Defren, principal for Shift Communications © West17Media, 2009

29. Linkedin(will be published by Friday, Nov 20)

30. Facebook (coming in December)© West17Media, 2009

31. For the latest articles, events and information, visit: www.west17media.com © West17Media, 2009