Welcome to episode 003 of the New Media Cincinnati podcast, with your hosts, Daniel Johnson, Jr. and Matthew Evins. This episode was recorded on Thursday, September 1, 2011.

Shout-out to sponsors: Jazzmania Productions and BlueHost.

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Questions, Trends in Social Media, and Chabot Seizing Cameras – New Media Cincinnati Podcast – Hosts: Daniel Johnson, Jr. and Matthew Evins

Running time: 22:41

01:35 Thanks again to Daniel J. Lewis for coming on last week to talk about PodCamp Cincinnati.

02:05 September 2011 Second Saturday event coming up on the 10th. Questions From A Hat. Loosely based on the Scenes From A Hat game from “Whose Line Is It Anyway?”

04:35 From the LinkedIn group: Krista Neher shared 5 Biggest Trends in Social Media

05:25 Google Plus. Public and private posts, like a combo between Facebook and Twitter. Some other similarities to LinkedIn and even blogging.

07:24 Google Plus mobile app has a Nearby stream that lets you see what others are posting. You can connect to others you might not already know. Photos added to a queue that you can opt to share with others. Can share to individuals or circles or to all circles.

08:50 Social Media Overload: Remember your goals and what you’re looking to get out of it.

11:07 Businesses are offering incentives to encourage those who engage with them in social media.

12:10 Other trends… Accessing social media via mobile devices, virtual commerce, and gamification.

14:26 Why Seizing Cameras at the Rep. Chabot Town Hall Is A Big Deal. We cannot expect privacy in public places anymore. Especially at events funded by taxpayers for our elected politicians.

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 “I’ve Got So Many Questions” by Ken Kurland feat. Penny Towers Wilber

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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.

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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

Before long we’ll be getting ready for the next Second Saturday event. If you’re unsure what to expect, then this post is for you. (Actually, this post is for the rest of us as well!)

What We Believe

• We believe in promoting digital literacy in the Greater Cincinnati area.
• We believe that connecting online is easy; connecting in-person is more important.
• We believe in creating a forum where people interested and involved in social networking tools can meet those whom they have connected with online, to better get to know one another.
• We believe in creating a stimulating environment where participants can learn and share something through a themed, topical discussion.
• We believe in experimenting, trying new things, making mistakes, and learning as we go. As the tools we use continually evolve, so we will as well.

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Get your e-mail invitation? Good. Then you know about what we’re doing this Saturday.

If not, get on over and register for Saturday’s event. You want to be there. Yes, definitely.

Want to get an email invitation next month? Add yourself to the list here.

Let there be no doubt: new media is alive and well in Cincinnati, Ohio.

Approximately 70 people packed into the patio at The Pub at Rookwood Mews this afternoon for the first New Media Cincinnati Second Saturday event of 2010.  As I was planning this out, I and others wondered if people would show up, given that the AFC Wildcard Playoff game between the Cincinnati Bengals and the New York Jets was happening about the same time.

With the game muted in the background, several social media practitioners and enthusiasts gathered together in the heated, paneled patio of the Pub to network with one another and learn about some of the changes to the tax laws in 2009 from Chad Middleton from Outerwoven, who sponsored the event.

Opening Remarks

In my opening remarks I reminded us when we last met in November 2009 and learned of people who had started blogs, podcasts, Twitter accounts, Facebook accounts, businesses because of their involvement in the new media community. I encouraged the community to try hard in 2010, to try hard enough to fail, to make their involvement in this space worth their lives. Social media is ripe for experimentation, and we need to learn from one another.

Here’s the link to the intro video. For some reason the sound on my microphone kept going in and out.

Announcements a-plenty!

A quick recap of some of the many announcements made is below. I’ll let those who made them provide further details in the comments.

• Check out Breanna Gaddie‘s Networking with Passion blog and the corresponding local networking calendar for information about other events going on in the Greater Cincinnati area.
• Justin Rains holds a monthly networking lunch at the Hofbrauhaus in Newport on the third Friday of the month from 11:30 AM to approximately 2 PM. He organizes it via Twitter. The next event is next Friday, January 15th.
• Mary Beth Dunn Wilson mentioned a mentorship event next Wednesday, January 13th, put on via the Authentic Leadership group. Get in touch with Mary Beth or Michelle Beckham for more information.
• Also next Wednesday, in the early morning, from 6:30 to 9:30 AM, Brian Monahan‘s group Meeting Point Cincinnati has a Pecha Kucha Over Easy event. The cost is $10. Pecha Kucha is a presentation style that is 20 slides, 20 seconds per slides. I will be giving a talk entitled “5 Qualities of Successful Job Seekers.”Brian has given me 3 passes to give away. If you’re interested, please leave a comment below as to why you think you should get the passes. If only three people leave a comment, then those three people get the passes. It’s that simple! (these have been picked up already).
• Debba Haupert mentioned the Maximizing Your Job Search series going on at Crossroads Community Church on January 12, 19, and 26 from 7-8:30 PM. Experts in the HR field will be on-hand to help job seekers better prepare for the job search process. For more information, get in touch with Debba.
• Debba also said to check out the Cincinnati Women Bloggers website for information about upcoming events they are doing. They typically meet on the fourth Saturday of the month.
• Broom ball on Fountain Square, next Saturday, January 16, 2009 at 1 PM with mascots.
• Today, January 9, 2010, is the eighth anniversary of my very first blog post. (Correction: the 7th was.) Who among those who attended their first New Media Cincinnati Second Saturday will start up a blog in 2010?
• Julie Bogart mentioned she celebrated her 10-year anniversary of her Bravewriter business this week. Who among us will start a business this year?
• Be sure to check out the Twitterstream from the event. Look for the hashtag #newmediacincy.
• Become a fan of New Media Cincinnati on Facebook.

• Anne Castleberry reminded everyone of the Social Media Holiday Happy Hour held in December. There will be another event every quarter, the next one to be in March.
• George Williams announced a new experiment in hyperlocal citizen journalism and community-building entitled Cincy Voices, launching next week. Be sure to connect with George to get involved in this project.

Here’s a corresponding video of these last two announcements:

2009 Tax Changes – Featured Speaker

It was really great to have Chad Middleton from Outerwoven give us a low-down on some of the many changes to the tax laws that went into effect within the past year. New and updated tax credits and deductions are available. Some serious caveats as well.

For some reason the UStream feed was a bit flaky and it caused the video stream to break up. Here’s the first video of Chad’s talk:

Here’s the second video of Chad’s talk:

Chad’s other website for Blackberries is Themes4BB.

Final thoughts

Thanks again to everyone who came out and has followed the group online. If the first Second Saturday is any indication, this is going to be a great year for the community. I can’t wait to see what we come up with together.

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I hope you’re looking forward to this weekend’s event; I know I am. Earlier today I recorded a video preview at Joseph Beth Booksellers, not far from The Pub at Rookwood Mews (and I learned how to annotate it):

I think the topic is intriguing and am looking forward to some great discussion.

Earlier this morning I recorded this video (9:04) to share some more thoughts with you before we have our time together on Saturday. Hopefully this addresses some concerns and gives you a better understanding of what we need and what to expect when we get together this weekend.

Thoughts? Questions? Comments? You know where to leave them.