Community Planning Conference Call for October Second Saturday

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We had a good time chatting about the upcoming New Media Cincinnati Second Saturday. Direct download (mp3, 53:39, 49.1 MB).  Many thanks to all who participated live on the call, whether you were able to dial in or not.  Please check out the twitterstream from the chat. Specific thanks to Daniel Lewis for being the cohost for the call.

Music

Special thanks to Cincinnati-rocker Kelly Richey for giving permission to play her music via Mevio’s Music Alley. You can follow Kelly on Twitter: @kellyrichey.

• “No More Lies”
• “Angela’s Song”
• “Run Like Hell”

Bumper music used is “Surf Babe” from Alamantra as found on Mevio’s Music Alley. Thanks again to them and other artists for letting us use their music on this program.

Social Media Event Calendar

• New Media Cincinnati Second Saturday for October 2009: October 10, 2009 from 4-7 PM at The Pub at Rookwood Mews. Details and RSVP coming shortly.
• Cincinnati Social Media group:
  • Check out the LinkedIn group and via prblog
  • Get on the Cincinnati Twitter List
• Cincinnati Women Bloggers: 4th Saturday of the month. Details coming soon at their website and via cinwomenblogger

Background and History of New Media Cincinnati

• New Media Cincinnati began in October 2007 with a couple handfuls of people connected through Twitter and other social media. Many were podcasters and bloggers.
• The next New Media Cincinnati Second Saturday will be the tw0-year anniversary for the group!
• Over the past two years, the group has grown into a welcoming environment for others curious and interested in new and social media, as well as a time for people to learn new things about social media technologies.
• Types of structured discussions we’ve had in the past several months: social tagging, new media roundtables, Jolts, featured speakers, unconference, questions from a hat, iRiver introductions, etc.
• We have been able to “curate” and elevate the experience others have had from the event through the use of things like
  • live-tweeting with the #newmediacincy hashtag on Twitter
  • taking pictures and posting them online to Flickr and elsewhere
  • using UStream.tv to provide video
  • individuals blogging about their experiences from events
  • recorded audio podcasts

September 2009 Second Saturday Review

• The topic for the structured discussion was “Colleagues or Competitors?” Catch the recap with video from last month’s event.
• People come to events like this to meet others and build relationships. Business gets done outside of the group and is based on the relationships individuals have made themselves.

October 2009 Second Saturday Format

• It’s the 2-year birthday/anniversary of the group.
• Some ideas suggested:
  • A Halloween theme: what scares you about social media? (a twist on Questions from a Hat?)
  • Social tagging/personal branding ice breaker exercise (what we did in January)
  • Scavenger hunt ice breaker exercise
  • Discuss dynamics of connecting with people online and then meeting in-person

Next Steps

• Look for the Eventbrite invitations via e-mail and at the website in the next day or so.
• Contact me if you’d like to be added to the list.
• Make plans to attend the next Second Saturday event on October 10, 2009.
• Get ready for another great discussion and some great open networking.

[photo credit: Librarian by Day]

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