Boston Media Makers: LIVE notes, 12/2/07
(PBWiki tech problems: links may not be working)
FOUR MORE SPEAKERS TO GO: 12:15pm, done 12:42pm
Next meeting: 1st Sunday of 2008, 1/6/08 Check http://www.BostonMediaMakers.com
Topic: Originally, was "How are you using Twitter?" now each speaker just telling the group what they are doing
Live video: http://www.mogulus.com/stevegarfield
My three minutes:
Bill Wendel: twitter.com/realestatecafe
How using Twitter? See http://realestatecafe.pbwiki.com/Twitter
Most early adopters in real estate using for B2B. Interested in 2 minute brainstorm on B2C, C2C, and C2B uses of Twitter in real estate:
If you were, or are looking for a home to buy, apartment to rent, or new roommate situation, how would you use Twitter.com
Group uses for Twitter?
Experimented yesterday: Tried to host a host a vigil yesterday for World AIDS Day
Cross posted TwitterVigil to Facebook, too, even bought ads to promote it
Working on:
Real Estate Unconference (PBWiki tech problems: links may not be working)
Ice cream truck turned mobile podcasting / mapping studio (PBWiki tech problems: links may not be working)
David
Blog's: http://www.ArtFilmTalk.com
Interview someone involved in the film business
ShowNTell: Talking about mic's
Tram 50 Lavalier micro phone: $280
Check B&H catalogue
Buy from Talamass Broadcast in Boston
Strong audio line of products, rent before you buy
... check links on other's Twitters
Delayed trying to download Mogulus, will keep trying
Lavalier micro phones: Check spelling,
Web / Video Summit in NYC: 12/11? Check date
David is speaking there
Len
Lives in Colorado?
Retired from corporate world, now helps arts organizations integrate new media tools into businesses
Article in Wall Street Journal about an artist using YouTube.com
http://www.IYule.com: 20 minutes of fireside Christmas Carols
Part of the money goes
ExitArt.org in NYC hosts a podcast of their work, and have a performance group, too
LenEdgerly.com:
Bryan
SocialMediaBreakfast.com
Meet every five or six weeks, in town, or somewhere outside
Looks for sponsors so people can eat for FREE
Watching:
Seesmic.com
Utterz.com
Wants to know what people think about them
Len: If Utterz would offer live video, could be move ahead of Seesmic.com
Still taking weeks for people to get into Seesmic. com
How different than using YouTube to live stream
Lower barrier according to participants in the room
Jack: Also making an attempt to integrate into Social Media
Seesmic seems to be more integrated into Twitter, automatically send to your blog, too?
Currently hard to follow threads, though. Same point @ResPres made via Twitter yesterday
Next Breakfast is 8-10:am, 12/17/07: 15 Beacon St, visit SocialMediaBreakfast.com to sign-up
Nate
http://www.Plone.TV
Built on top of open source http://plone.com
Interviews, broadcasts, screencasts as well
Can paste in URL's from YouTube, etc. and pull into your site on Plone.TV
Name?
Film maker from London
Formerly with BBC, dragged "kicking & screaming" into internet
http://www.WindfallDigital.com
Visitor from London
Interactive project: "Choose your character"
Crowded WOW'ed by falling apple on site, when speaker pulled into projector in the room
Find link to Baby video
Mark
Tech problems on PBwiki: lost comments, please add
Rafael
Tech problems on PBwiki: lost comments, please add
Jack (check name)
Developing database of local social media makers
Tech problems on PBwiki: lost comments, please add
Zach
Tech problems on PBwiki: lost comments, please add
Jack Hodgson
twitter.com/jackhodgson
Moved back to Boston from Silicon Valley
Wants to produce events, was active in Boston Computer Society in the past
Blog: http://www.UncontrolledAirspace.com
Laughter: Apparently, podcast is appealing to those who don't fly
Start-up: http://www.VoxCi.com
Make it easy to add voice to the web
Lots of people using audio online
USP: Ability to bookmark other sites, and add your own voice introduction
Add your voice to any web page
Use application to generate word of mouth: VoxciPro
"This is what I think about this organization..."
Experimenting with adding voice to the web / social bookmarking with audio
Spoken word on the internet
Wide open right now, if you want to play with it, sign-up for a FREE account
Experiment, and let us know what you think, good and bad.
Tom
TRB Design
Looking for help on:
GrandCentral made by Google
Bryan: WordPress for Dummies
http://blogs.voxeo.com or http://blog.voxeo.com
Dan York:
Click on Learn about Video Blogging on SteveGarfield.com for five, easy step process
Bryan recommends experimenting with Flip cam, a.k.a. "soccer mom" cam, or disposal video cam
Good place to start, then you can upgrade to a more expensive camera
John Erman (?)
Improv comedy in Central Square at the
GameBoys: Thursday
12/28/07: One man stage show about podcasting
RadioGhost.com: Shawn Hurley, 79 year old man (who is NOT 79 years old)
Bob Sherrif
Independent film maker, primarily for corporate clients promoting products
Beginning to ceate podcast & videoblogs for corporate clients
Currently "social media" lite, and want to become social media HEAVY
Think it is an area
Todd from Topaz Partners referred him
Social Media Club meeting this Thursday at CanTab?
Looking at Corporate Vlogs because they want corporate clients to understand they are no longer speaking To customers, speaking with clients
ClueTrain manifesto early dot.com days
natea the Cluetrain Manifesto message of "markets are conversations" is even more true today. http://www.cluetrain.com
New Rules of Marketing & ... more recent book, see Boston PodCamp speakers in the past
QuarterLife does not have an advertising budget (but do have a PR company)
Matt
Blog: MattSearles.com
Artist, looking at business side of art
Project: Make a CD in a month?
Also does video and ann
http://www.AssymmeticBizCult.com: Collaboration of art and business
David
Grad student at Lesley U
Blog & podcast: davidlamorte.com
TeachingfortheFuture.com
Andrea
http://www.LibraryTectonics.com (check?)
Works for library in Reading
Manage
http://www.PLABlog.org
Public Library Association blog, first official
Do podcasts from conferences, sessions with permission, too
Goal: Enrich conference experience for people who go, and don't go
Speaking to Librarians in RI on Thursday about Web 2.0 in the library world
First wave of Library Web 2.0 apps often fell short of expectations because wrong
social media tool
Goal: Help libraries identify their goals, select the right tools
Like any other reference question, to use a library metaphor
Misc comments
Best practices / Innovative apps
Virtual libraries in SecondLife
Started out as Info Island, now SecondLife Library
Steve Albanese
http://www.TutorialDepot.com
How to's for mobile devices, to HDTV
Have released several FREE and paid podcasts, now doing additional titles with external authors
Content is primarily geared to the music technoloy industry, but looking at other apps
Deliver content weekly, or as needed
Fun: http://www.FridayBrew.TV
Closed circuit version of it
Using some of the new iChat functionality
Created background of beers from around the world
Misc
Mac World Guerilla exhibitor
eCamm.com makes a swivel cam
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