Social media is taking over the world and for one week in February, everyone is taking notice. Toronto is hosting an event along with Hamburg, Hong Kong, London, Miami, New York, Paris, San Francisco, Sao Paulo, Singapore, Tokyo and Washington DC. from Feb 13th to the 17th.

Have you been wondering what all this Twitter and facebook nonsense is all about? This event should help explain it all. Over a course of 5 consecutive days, events will be happening in different venues all over Toronto. Events are selling out fast, but never fear, new venues are being added each day.

Check out more at Toronto’s Social Media Week homepage.

Where Will We Be?

We’ll be sitting on a panel at the Ballroom of the Gladstone Hotel on Thursday, February 16 at 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM where we’ll be talking about Getting Serious About Travel Blogging.

Along with a panel of experts we’ll be talking about what exactly travel blogging is and how it has developed as an industry. Travel Blogging has grown leaps and bounds in the few short years we’ve been involved and we are excited to be a part of it. We’ll be sharing our experiences from ThePlanetD on how we’ve worked with companies, how we’ve grown the blog and how we keep it up to date and interesting while we are on the road and at home.

Come on out and chat about what the opportunities are for Travel Bloggers and how travel companies and pr firms can work with us. That’s our specialty, we love showing companies the way that travel bloggers can benefit them! You’ll be surprised with the reach and influence the online community has. If you’re a company, don’t be left behind, head out to social media week in Toronto. If your a current blogger or someone interested in how you can become a blogger or grow your business online…come out to social media week!

In Cairo: How Travel Bloggers Can Increase your Brand Visibility

Even if you can’t make it to our event, there are plenty of others that will grab your attention. This is a huge worldwide event and it goes to show how powerful the online market is becoming.

As I browse the events, I am excited to see all that is going on. There are discussions powered by LinkedIn, There are discussions on the ROI (Return on Investment) for social media, monetizing digital content, online marketing, building experiences on facebook…the list is huge!

Chet out the Schedule page for the session that is right for you.

We’ll be on a panel with

Meredith Howard account co-ordinator of the top PR firm in Toronto, High Road Communications
Jantine Van Kregten - Director of Communications for Ottawa Tourism
Evelyn Hannon - Editor of leading woman’s online travel magazine JourneyWoman
Andrew Hickey the Social Media manager for G Adventures
Adrian Brijbassi - Editor of Vacay.ca created by award-winning Canadian journalists

Getting Serious About Travel Blogging is brought to you by Toronto Travel Massive. For more information on the event visit Getting Serious About Travel Blogging

Follow Social Media Week Toronto on Twitter at @SMWTO