As we begin to wrap up the 2011 season of New Media Cincinnati, it’s time to cast your vote for the NMC Digital Awards! These will be given at the November 12, 2011 New Media Cincinnati Second Saturday event. Last month we opened up the nominations so that you could share who you believe has done excellent work this year.

Thanks to Frame USA for printing the awards and donating custom frames with the NMC logo in them!

Your nominees for the 2011 NMC Digital Awards are as follows:

NMC Digital Native

Exemplary dedication to the practice and promotion of digital literacy and community building in the Greater Cincinnati area over the past year.

Brent Billock

“Brent is a rich source of digital media expertise and practice. He brings his sharp skills to the table in multiple venues and is an agile user as well as able promoter of digital media.”

“By creating SocialNati.com, Brent Billock has taken the ‘Most Social City’ designation from Mashable.com and run with it. He’s creating an easy to navigate home for social events and social media events with a Twitter stream that tells you anything the event listing may have missed. It’s important in our ‘digital age’ that we know where to go to connect socially & in person. Brent’s site succeeds in facilitating and encouraging a very social (media) city!”

Christiaan Todd

“Chris constantly shares his knowledge of the latest and greatest in digital and social media whether it is platform changes, social media policy, new apps or events in the news within many digital communities like LinkedIn Groups, Facebook Groups, email and at New Media Cincinnati meetings. Photographer by day, he is a consummate social media pro 24/7 and someone who’s opinion I respect.”

Crystal Thies

“As the LinkedIn Ninja, Crystal has done a phenomenal job this year in helping businesses and individuals better brand themselves and use LinkedIn better. Locally, she’s given presentations and taught us how to get the most out of our profiles. I especially liked her talk at the Clermont Chamber on things you didn’t realize you could do with LinkedIn.”

Daniel Lewis

“Daniel has been doing an amazing job making PodCamp Cincinnati happen.”

Debba Haupert

“With Girlfriendology, Debba is a master of digital community building, and has grown her network tremendously since she first attended New Media Cincinnati.”

Joe Robb

“Joe has always put himself out there for anyone that has needed expertise in this realm. He’s well versed in all Social Media aspects and shows a tremendous amount of enthusiasm whenever the topic of social media is being discussed. He has numerous how to sites and videos that help our clients when we engineers are too busy to explain it all.”

Michelle Hummel

“Started a class to teach different uses of social media. The Web Media Expert brand is active and constantly posting about community.”

NMC Digital Giving First

Outstanding support toward members and potential members of the New Media Cincinnati community by sharing expertise and raising awareness through education and example both within meetings and during after-hours over the past year.

Daniel Lewis

“Daniel’s work to make PodCamp Cincinnati a reality and his desire to bring members of the social media community of Cincinnati together to make it happen and work as a team makes him a perfect candidate for the Digital Giving First Award.”

“Extraordinary effort in bringing PodCamp Cincinnati to town! Daniel has a tremendous vision and enthusiasm for education and content creation within the social media space and beyond! It’s been a pleasure and honor to work with him as he led the PodCamp Cincinnati Planning Committee. In addition, he always made himself available to answer questions and broaden my scope of understanding. Highest regards and recommendation!”

“Besides coordinating the incredible ‘PodCamp Cincinnati’, Daniel has been a huge advocate and supporter of New Media Cincinnati. He is constantly attending the meetings and speaking up to support members of the organization. I find myself continually inspired by his leadership, expertise, and dedication to supporting our community at large.”

Matthew Evins

“Matthew stepped up to volunteer as co-host on the New Media Cincinnati podcast with Daniel Johnson, Jr. this year.  He and Daniel have been going through the NMC LinkedIn group and other sources, sussing out relevant discussions to share with the community.”

NMC Digital Go The Distance Dedication

Sincere dedication to attend New Media Cincinnati events. Person who has dedicated his or her time, energy, and resources to consistently travel a great distance to listen, learn, and contribute to New Media Cincinnati.

Ann Lightfoot

“Ann travels deep from the southern fields of Kentucky to make the monthly New Media Cincinnati meetings. She is always there with a smile and shares her experience with the group. She travels over 2 hours round trip to join us!”

“Ann has been a dedicated member of New Media Cincinnati since I have first ever attended. She is constantly exuding a positive attitude and always is passionate about connecting others. With a constant smile, she actively engages in the discussions and has fostered many inspiring discussions. I nominate Ann Lightfoot for the NMC Digital Go the Distance Dedication Award.”

Brandon Kilby

“He’s always there & approachable! Not sure his is the farthest commute, but it’s a commitment that he upholds to enhance the NMCincy community. In addition, he has stepped up and presented to the group. Kudos!”

Tom Rockhold

“Tom Rockhold doesn’t live in the Cincinnati area. He lives just outside the Columbus area but is passionate about being involved in the New Media Cincinnati community. So much so, that he drives almost every month to spend time with us. I understand he’s donated equipment that is used during events, too.”

Voting

Voting will be open until 5 PM this Friday, November 4, 2011. So vote now!

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Welcome to episode 004 of the New Media Cincinnati podcast, with your hosts, Daniel Johnson, Jr. and Matthew Evins. This episode was recorded on Thursday, September 15, 2011.

Shout-out to sponsors: Jazzmania Productions and BlueHost.

Download this episode directly: 

Allergies, Computer Woes, and All Your Time on Social Networks – New Media Cincinnati Podcast – Hosts: Daniel Johnson, Jr. and Matthew Evins

Running time: 33:28

02:10 Welcome to beautiful Cincinnati, where the weather changes daily. Daniel has an allergy cold.

03:15 Daniel’s Lenovo decided to shut down all of sudden prior to recording, and he’s ready to switch to a MacBook Pro.

04:35 September Second Saturday event recap. Daniel was helping run audio and video for an event in Columbus, and Matt wasn’t able to attend the NMC event either. According to Don and Vickie Sceifers and Chris Olson, it went well. Hopefully we’ll have a recording to share here on the podcast.

06:25 October 8th event will be the second-to-last event for the 2011 season. We’ll also be opening up nominations for the 2011 NMC Digital Awards.

07:10 LinkedIn group: http://linkedin.newmediacincinnati.com/

07:35 Americans spending 1/4 of all their time online on social networking sites.

09:45 Do you check your social networking sites before getting out of bed?

11:05 Checking email/socnets before bed might mean you don’t get as well of a good night’s sleep.

12:45 What are some ways to do multi-camera UStream sessions for a presentation? CamTwist (OS X) or ManyCam (OS X and Windows).

16:09 What did you read over the summer? Mike Boehmer shared his reading list: Tribes by Seth Godin, Program or Be Programmed by Douglas Rushkoff, Maximizing LinkedIn for Sales and Social Media Marketing by Neal Schaffer, The NOW Revolution by Jay Baer and Amber Naslund.

18:18 Matthew recommends Daniel Pink‘s A Whole New Mind.

20:09 Daniel has been reading Twitter for Good by Claire Diaz-Ortiz.

23:26 Daniel’s been trying out a 43 Folders (related to David Allen’s Getting Things Done) script to help manage GMail better.

28:55 PodCamp Cincinnati is less than 40 days away! Head over there to register to attend!

Connect with Matthew:

Twittter: @evinsmj
Website: http://evinsmj.net
Professional: http://mevinsconsulting.com
LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/evinsmj

Connect with Daniel:

Twitter: @danieljohnsonjr
Website: http://danieljohnsonjr.com
LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/danieljohnsonjr
New Media Cincinnati meets on the Second Saturday of every month, except for December.

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Music played on this podcast comes from MusicAlley by Mevio. Used by permission.
Intro music is “Surf Babe” by Alamantra
Closing music is “Raincoat” by Kelly Sweet

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Welcome to episode 002 of the New Media Cincinnati podcast, with your hosts, Daniel Johnson, Jr. and Matthew Evins.

This episode was recorded on Thursday, August 25, 2011, and we were joined by long-time friend and New Media Cincinnati member, Daniel J. Lewis, who is also the Lead Organizer for PodCamp Cincinnati.

Shout-out to sponsors: Jazzmania Productions and BlueHost.

Download this episode directly: Podcamp Cincinnati And Nothing About Steve Jobs – New Media Cincinnati Podcast – Hosts: Daniel Johnson, Jr. and Matthew Evins

Running time: 27:49.

PodCamp Cincinnati will be held on Saturday, October 22, 2011 at Northern Kentucky University’s Griffin Hall.

NMC LinkedIn group – open for discussion but beware of the community banhammer for self-promotion.

Connect with Matthew:

Twittter: @evinsmj
Website: http://evinsmj.net
Professional: http://mevinsconsulting.com
LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/evinsmj

Connect with Daniel:

Twitter: @danieljohnsonjr
Website: http://danieljohnsonjr.com
LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/danieljohnsonjr
New Media Cincinnati meets on the Second Saturday of every month, except for December.

Add yourself to the NMC email signup list to get email from us.

Music played on this podcast comes from MusicAlley by Mevio. Used by permission.
Background music is “Surf Babe” by Alamantra

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Welcome to episode 001 of the New Media Cincinnati podcast, with your hosts, Daniel Johnson, Jr. and Matthew Evins.

This episode was recorded on Thursday, August 11, 2011. We met in-person at an Arby’s in Fairfield, Ohio and shared some of the discussion going on in the LinkedIn group, as well as about Sir Paul McCartney playing in Cincinnati recently.

Shout-out to sponsors: Jazzmania Productions and BlueHost.

Download this episode directly: Paul McCartney, Tech Hotspots, and WordPress Blog Spam – New Media Cincinnati Podcast – Hosts: Daniel Johnson, Jr. and Matthew Evins

Running time: 27:04.

01:40 Excitement around the August 13, 2011 NMC Second Saturday event. One in three people registered are coming for their first time. In 2011 there have been many new faces showing up at these events, demonstrating a continued interest in this space.

03:00 Sir Paul McCartney in Cincinnati last week for a concert at Great American Ball Park. Some are suggesting this might have been his last concert ever in Cincinnati.

04:23 Other bands from the 80′s in Cincinnati also last week: Journey, Foreigner, and Night Ranger. A couple days beforehand, Journey played on the Today show, sounding just as good as ever.

05:17 Business Week names Cincinnati 3rd most booming city for technology jobs.

07:05 NMC LinkedIn group – open for discussion but beware of the community banhammer for self-promotion.

08:41 Lisa Desatnik asked about suggested for preventing spam trackbacks on her WordPress blogs. Daniel uses the Disqus commenting plugin; Matthew uses a commenting plugin that uses Facebook Connect. Try Akismet (no longer free), Bad Behavior, Spam Karma (neither of have experience with that one)

14:17 Poll shared by Joanne Maly: Will You Abandon Facebook for Google Plus? – Most people say they won’t just yet.

15:14 Charles Egerton shared a link: Why Texting Is the Most Important Information Service in the World

16:50 Props to Crystal Thies, the LinkedIn Black Belt Ninja, for sharing things you didn’t realize you could do in LinkedIn for Tech Tuesday at the Clermont Chamber of Commerce. Very interesting are the different applications, honors/awards, projects, custom company pages, and using Signal to search status updates.

Connect with Matthew:

Twittter: @evinsmj
Website: http://evinsmj.net
Professional: http://mevinsconsulting.com
LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/evinsmj

Connect with Daniel:

Twitter: @danieljohnsonjr
Website: http://danieljohnsonjr.com
LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/danieljohnsonjr
New Media Cincinnati meets on the Second Saturday of every month, except for December.

Add yourself to the NMC email signup list to get email from us.

Music played on this podcast comes from MusicAlley by Mevio. Used by permission.
Intro music is “Surf Babe” by Alamantra
Closing music is “Maybe I’m Amazed” by Blake Morgan

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Every month in 2011 we’ve been sharing social media news highlights. This month: Cincinnati named Most Social city by Mashable, Google Plus, Google rebranding Blogger and Picasa, and a Twitter job hustle.

Cincinnati Named Most Social City by Mashable

Last Thursday, June 30, The Pub at Rookwood Mews was packed for Social Media Day!  We’ll have more to say about that in a separate post.

Special thanks to Blair Ward for creating a video that put Cincinnati at the top of the list for Mashable’s Most Social City title.  And thanks also to NMC Steering Committee member Anne Castleberry for helping organize Social Media Day Cincinnati!

Google Plus in Limited Field Trial

Google + is Google’s latest attempt to make sharing on the web more like sharing in real life. Group contacts into Circles (Friends, Family, Acquaintances, and more), create Hangouts, etc.  It’s in limited field trial right now, with full public launch expected by the end of the month (7/31).

Chances are you may have received an invitation already. Check it out and let us know what you think! Is this more than just another social networking platform? What are some ways that marketers can use this?

Google Rebranding Blogger and Picasa

Mashable reports that the Blogger and Picasa names are going bye-bye, as Google re-brands the products as Google Blogs and Google Photos, respectively, as part of its larger effort to unify its brand under Google +.

As someone who first started blogging on the Blogger platform, it’s a bittersweet moment.

Twitter Job Hustle

If you’re not following Tim Siedell on Twitter @badbanana, you’re definitely missing out on some humor. Tim’s blog recently featured a video about how two creatives used Twitter to land a prized agency job for the summer. Check it out: Twitter Job Hustle

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