Hello, I'm Mike Prasad.

I just got word that I was heavily quoted in the Australian Financial Review (paid article link) in an article talking about investment funds leveraging data and social media analytics for fund intelligence! I can’t post the whole article but it was printed in the newspaper on December 22, 2011. Below are excerpts of my quotes:

I love the chance to talk about applications of social media in industries that typically shy away from it. Plus the AFR is a big deal in the financial world. Big thanks to Claire Stewart for including me!

It’s SXSW Panel Voting time again and I’m really hoping to talk this coming year, as its been a while and I think a revised version of my social media talk I gave at iStrategy Melbourne this year would be perfect. The talk was the most tweeted, referenced, and requested at iStrategy but since it deals with all U.S. based case studies, I’d very much like to present it here at SXSW.

Help make that happen by taking a look at the slides below and VOTING AND COMMENTING FOR THE TALK HERE!

The Secret to Social Media: What do you love?

My Opening Keynote deck as presented at iStrategy Melbourne on May 17, 2011. Among other amazing presenters from Coca-Cola, Facebook, Lonely Planet and more, this was the most tweeted, referenced, and requested presentation at the iStrategy conference. Keep in mind, it’s meant to presented live:

The Secret to Social Media: Perspectives, Strategies and Case Studies that can Change Your Business

Key Takeaways:

•  What is the secret to implementing social media?
• How to create passionate self-sustaining engagement (and revenue)
• Key implementable strategies for all types of businesses
• Three case studies for three very different businesses

The Secret to Social Media: What do you love?

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Ever since Myspace sucked up all the cool kids in L.A. (@Percival, @TonyAdam, etc..) I had been wondering what kind of awesome they had been working on. Well today, the #NewMyspace Preview launched, and a few lucky people also received a preview box in the mail. The #NewMyspace is to be all about showcasing your creative life. See the unboxing pics below, and here’s hoping we have a viable competitor to the big FB.

Check out the #NewMyspace at http://www.myspace.com/newmyspace

All of us in the Los Angeles Tech Community have been working our asses off the this year, and in that time, we’ve been doing some pretty innovative things! Help us bring those ideas and innovations to SXSW 2011 by voting and commenting via SXSW Panel PIcker. I’ve compiled a list of L.A. people with panel ideas for SXSW 2011, pick your favorites (check mine out!) and support the community! Voting ends August 27 so don’t wait!

If your panel isn’t listed, leave a comment here or @/DM me and I’ll add it!

List last updated August 26:

• Open Source Movies by @rynda @kevinwinston
• Your Web Developer Thinks You’re an Idiot by @bakespace
• Startup Success: Entrepreneurial Women by @rynda @acoolong @bakespace @staceysoleil
• Zombies Must Eat: How Genre Communities Make Money by @KW
• Food Goes Social! Marketing Kogi, Fatburger & Calbi by @MikePrasad =)
• Score Great PR for your Start-Up on the Cheap by @erikdeustch
• Fueling Fun: Customer Loyalty Through Location-Based Marketing by @heathermeeker
• The Social Media Dilemma for Publicly-Held Companies by @serena
• A Conversation about Social Change Throughout Social Media by @invisiblepeople
• “Social Network”: Been There, Done That, Got Hoodie by @lisaborodkin
• Social Network Users’ Bill of Rights: You Decide by @lisaborodkin @gagnier
• Decision Trees: YouTube’s New Breed of Interactive Storytellers by @tubefilter @MarcHustvedt
• Help! I Need Somebody: Musicians With A Cause by @Rynda @Vertigal @SweetRelief @GreenMusicGroup
• The Power of Prizes: Crowdsourcing Breakthroughs by @alias_amanda of @XPrize
• Independent and Interactive Film in the 21st Century by @MatchesMalone
• Behind the Tweet: Responding to Consumer Motivations by @KirkSkodis
• Developing Multi Platform Applications for Social Media by the @writeonglass team
• APIs in Social Media: Changing the Developer Landscape by the @writeonglass team
• Next Generation Conversations: Where will the talk go? by the @writeonglass team
• Designing Multi Platform Applications for Social Media by the @writeonglass team

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