From a Discussion About Social Media to Love at Pastis
I recently attended a really fun event called The Digital Content NewFront, hosted by Digitas and The Third Act held at Skylight in Manhattan. Now in its third year, this gathering brings together content creators, distributors, talent, and brands to harness digital creative media opportunities. This year’s speakers were inspiring and informative and I had an especially good time with keynote interviewer, Kara Swisher and Arianna Huffington from the Huffington Post.  The three of us shared some really good chemistry as we discussed modern social media.
1 The Skylight Studio was set up very chicly for the event.
2 Several years ago, MSLO actually used this space for our holiday party - a very nice room.
3 Of course, there was live twitter feed of the event in the green room and in the main hall.
4 This looks inviting.
5 Boxed lunches were handed out to the attendees.
6 The press certainly covered the event.
7 More press
8 And more
9 Arianna and I posed together for the press line.
10 Being interviewed by 'Extra'
11 This fellow is shooting with the Cannon 5D - a very nice setup for video.
12 Kara Swisher, the keynote moderator of the event, decided to do an impromptu Flip video interview with me in the green room before we took the stage.
13 Trying to tweet, but look!
14 Arianna getting the Flip video interview, as well
15 Twitter was still over capacity.
16 The turnout was impressive.
17 Kara, Arianna, and I had a lively conversation - "a rocking show," according to Kara.
18 Arianna firmly stated that she did not "kill" the newspaper.
19 Kara asked really great questions and was so much fun to talk to.
20 We had an in depth conversation about Twitter use and other social media tools in our business worlds.
21 On the way out, I bumped into Rick Fox, actor and former NBA star.
22 After the panel, I decided to go to Pastis with my publicist, Susan Magrino and Nicole Sutliff and my social media guru, Eliad Laskin.
23 Pastis http://www.pastisny.com/ is a French bistro located in Manhattan's meatpacking district opened by Keith McNally.
24 Executive Chefs Riad Nasr and Lee Hanson and Chef de Cuisine Pascal Le Seac'h prepare a menu that combines hearty Provençal dishes with moderately priced bistro fare.
25 A very nice shot of me between Susan and Nicole. I generally try to avoid bread, but the bread at Pastis is a must.
26 Coincidently, Lauren Rich, who works for MSLO, had just gotten engaged 30 minutes prior. Here she is with her new fiance, Andrew, celebrating at Pastis!
27 I sent over to the newly engaged couple a wonderful champagne toast.
28 Cheers! And a very happy life together!
29 For dessert, we all shared a delicious Ile Flottante (floating island) and a very wonderful Pastis cheesecake et coulis.
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Thanks
Nicole
Posted by: Nicole Diaz Cantor | June 16th, 2010 at 9:54 am
Mmm...everything at Pastis looks so delicious!
And, YES, that is an excellent photo of you Martha...enjoying a little bread!!
Posted by: sherey | June 16th, 2010 at 11:51 am
very ooh la la!
Posted by: Heather Ozee | June 16th, 2010 at 2:52 pm
I know This has nothing to do with this blog, but I'm going crazy trying to find out how to make those cute Teacup Cupcakes. Can you please help me out on where to as where the Video or instruction are in your Website.I think I would have a blast with my daughter-n-laws making them along with my grandkids.Help me Pleaseeeeee.Liv
Posted by: Livia Flanary | June 16th, 2010 at 4:45 pm
Hi Martha, Thanks for taking us along on another great day in New York City. It's easy to tell that you and Arianna had a great time being interviewed by Kara Swisher. What an interesting site for the interview. I'll bet the boxed lunches were great. How fun to go to Pastis later on. I love the photo of Susan, Nicole and you at Pastis! Congratulations to Lauren and Andrew! What a cute couple! Love, Jan
Posted by: Jan Erickson | June 16th, 2010 at 4:51 pm
Hi Martha!
Just wanted to thank you for a great session at TWTRCON on Monday. You and your colleeagues at Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia are truly industry leaders in your adoption and usage of social media and it was a pleasure to hear you speak about why these platforms, specifically twitter, matter to you and your business.
I agree with your position that Twitter accounts and tweets need to be authentic, and I can completely understand why you only tweet for 5 minutes a day!
My colleague, Ben Whitford, covered your session for SmartBlog on Social Media, a SmartBrief blog, and he distilled key takeaways from your presentation here: 4 social-marketing tips from Martha Stewart, http://ow.ly/1ZmA9.
Your thoughts really resonated with our over 55k readers--thank you for continuing to be a model of success!
Posted by: Emily Molitor | June 16th, 2010 at 6:14 pm
How fun! Hanging out with people you connect with and talking about social media! Way to make it a great day Martha!
Posted by: Wendy | June 17th, 2010 at 2:36 pm
Another great reason to follow your blog is the bird's eye view of great places to visit. I've never visited NYC and would love to do so. Thanks for great information/pictures.
Posted by: http://twitter.com/geotravel | June 28th, 2010 at 4:14 pm