Social networking has overtaken e-mail as the most popular Internet activity, according to a new study released by Nielsen. Active reach in what Nielsen defines as “member communities” now exceeds e-mail participation by 67 percent to 65 percent. What’s more, the reach of social networking and blogging venues is growing at twice the rate of other large drivers of Internet ...

http://sxsw.com/free http://www.sxswbaby.com/index.php/site/open_and_free_to_the_public_sxsw_even ts/ http://showlistaustin.com/ [scroll down to “SXSW week”] http://austinist.com/sxswist [not all free, bot oriented towards cheap] http://www.nashvillescene.com/2008-03-06/music/on-the-cheap And of course, don’t forget to offer to volunteer to help with the various extra events if you wouldn’t otherwise be able to get in. You can also still volunteer for the _music_ part of SXSW only: http://www.volunteer.sxsw.com/music_production/ (Thanks to Ms.G for ...

This is a great use of Video+Contests to get your point across. Watch the video and let me know what you think.

That’s a mouthful huh? And apparently it’s also taking off like a tornado online.  Want a sneak peek of the results?  How about 28,000 users in 3 months. Want to know more? Come see me present at NTEN! Check out how Charity Dynamics made this work here.