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Posted by Jason Falls on May-8-2008
Image via WikipediaThe May gathering of the Social Media Club Louisville will take place on Tuesday, May 20, from 6:30 p.m. until 8:30 p.m. at ArtSpace on the second floor at 323 West Broadway, between the Brown Hotel and Brown Theatre. The format will be a round table/group discussion about issues in social media, feedback and dialog about SMC Louisville to date and ongoing and any other relevant topics YOU bring to the table.
The format was inspired by a Social Media Breakfast Shawn Morton and I attended earlier this month in Cincinnati. With no constraints on the topic and just some general steering from Albert Maruggi, the group talked at length about several different topics and on several different levels. It was good discussion for those just starting in social media understanding and those who have been doing it a while. And don’t worry, we’ll not spend the whole time in formal discussion. There will be plenty of time for informal networking and socializing.
We are now tentatively planning on providing food and drinks at this particular event, as opposed to what was in the group email. We’ll update the blog and send another note out once we have that solidified. Until then, plan on coming fed or perhaps joining a few of us for dining afterwards somewhere nearby. The original plan was a matter of budget, not facility. You’re more than welcome to bring refreshments to the meeting.
We would like to thank the Fund for the Arts for use of ArtSpace. They have generously provided the meeting space for us. I’d anticipate a few folks from the Fund will attend, so be sure to not only thank them, but help them learn what we’re doing. Social media can be a powerful mechanism for connecting them to new audiences, young and old. And a special thanks to Heather O’Mara from Kentucky Opera for facilitating the arrangements with the Fund. She came to her first SMC Louisville event last month and immediately jumped in to help. Thanks, Heather!
For questions, feel free to email us at smclouisville — at — gmail — dot — com.
Archive for January, 2008
Jan
29
Posted by Jason Falls
The second in what we are certain is a long list of videos WebProNews shot at our inaugural gathering last week is live. Co-Founder Todd Earwood and Mike McDonald chat about web video on this one. Thanks again to WebProNews for the visit and the publicity.
Jan
26
Posted by Jason Falls
WebProNews was one of the participants and media outlets at our first meeting. They’ve posted their interview with Jason Falls. Several other members of the SMC Louisville group were interviewed as well. We hope to bring you those interviews once posted as well.
Technorati Tags: smclouisville, WebProNews, Jason Falls, Social Media Club Louisville, media coverage
Jan
23
Posted by Jason Falls
NOTE: This is a combination post for Social Media Explorer and smclouisville.wordpress.com.
The precedent for inaugural gatherings of local Social Media Club chapters, at least from my anecdotal gatherings, is to invite a bunch of people, open the doors and see who shows up. Last night, my friend Todd Earwood and I did that in Louisville. We emailed several folks in the market we thought might be interested, started a Facebook group, posted a few blog entries talking about it and crossed our fingers.
To our delight and despite the imposing potential winter weather, 33 folks joined us at Greater Louisville, Inc., to attend the first social media gathering ever in Louisville. (Unless you count our friend Ben Thomas’s Louisville Geek Dinner, which while very cool, isn’t quite the same thing. And yes, Ben was there last night.)
Keep in mind a lot of the folks in the room (10 or so raised their hands when we asked who was there to learn and didn’t really feel like they were actively using or promoting social media programs) had no earthly idea what we would say or what we would get into. Frankly, neither did we. In addition to the 33, we have several others who couldn’t make it but want to be involved. We have 59 people on the list and I’ve only forced five of them there!
What we discovered was our suspicions were correct: Louisville has a vibrant and healthy community of digital talent thirsting to discuss, learn and share the world of social media.
A variety of topics and directions were thrown out as suggestions for what we want to learn (dare I say, “explore”) and how we’d like to do it. The popular need on everyone’s mind seemed to be just knowing who the others were and their specialties so we could perhaps develop a pool of resources from which to pull when we need web talents.
The dumb guy in the room (read: me) sent around a note pad of paper for folks to jot down contact info and specialties. Then a couple people much smarter than me (read: that’s not altogether that hard) suggested we go around the room and introduce ourselves. Despite the sometimes corny nature of that approach, it seemed to be just what everyone wanted.
The gang from CNet (yes, that CNet with main offices in the Bay area and … oh, yeah … Louisville) suggested we develop a Basecamp project management site. By the time I got home, Shawn Morton had it set up and ready to roll. (Members: We’ve turned off the auto email function due to the volume of emails you’d get if we didn’t. Subscribe to the RSS feed or just keep coming to the blog.)
WebProNews was there to cover the event. We can’t wait to see the videos as they also took the time to interview several individuals about their businesses and projects including Shawn and the Profilactic gang, Aaron Marshall from ChurchSMO and Brian Wallace of NowSourcing.com. (If they interviewed you, too, I’m sorry. Those are who I saw.) Earwood and I pimped a bit. He more so since he talked about Daily Idea while I talked about Social Media Club mostly.
WebProNews also snapped some pictures. As did Michelle Jones from Consuming Louisville, which is one of the best city interest blogs I’ve ever seen, Louisville or not. I tried to get Flickr’s tag badge based on our universal “smclouisville” tag, but it says there aren’t any with that tag, despite the fact it also shows this page, containing the 13 pictures WebProNews and Michelle tagged with it. (Come on Flickr. You’re better than that.)
I know, Photrade, I know. You were going to come, then give me hell for using Flickr and this is my penance. Everyone go check out Photrade. They’re up the road in Cincinnati and have promised to show up at a future meeting.
As you can tell, I’m excited. Several of the folks I talked to, some of which into the wee hours while staring down the barrel of a frothy lager, are as well. We have a start. Now let’s see where it takes us.
Other Postgame Posts From The Evening (If I miss any, please let me know!):
- “New Shows, Brands and Bands” A pop from Rick Redding at TheVilleVoice
- “Social Media Club Louisville A Success” Actually my Utterz posted on new digital friend tojosan’s blog, The Broad Brush, out of St. Louis.
- “Inaugural Gathering Wrap-Up; Thanks To All” My post last night before finally getting sleep.
As others roll in, we’ll refresh.
To anyone in the group, tag posts, images and videos “smclouisville” and thank you, so much, for the enthusiasm and interest.
IMAGE: The backs of everyone’s heads but a good shot of one half the room from WebProNews on Flickr.
Technorati Tags: smclouisville, Social Media Club Louisville, Social Media Club, events
Jan
22
Posted by Jason Falls
Despite the weather, we had 33 folks by Todd Earwood’s informal count tonight and couldn’t be more thrilled for those of you who came. We know there were several others with previous obligations so we’re satisfied that the thirst for social media knowledge in Louisville is apparent.
Lots of great discussion and ideas were shared tonight. We have an idea of topics we want to try and cover, a general feel for what we’ll talk about and more. I’ll post a more lengthy recap with links to others’ blogs tomorrow.
Keep your eyes on our RSS Feed in the coming days. We’ll watch WebProNews for our upcoming features and post a round up of links to blog posts. If you don’t mind, tag anything from the meeting “smclouisville” and it’ll be easier for us to find.
In order to better manage our contact lists, prevent scrapers from pulling any information we might post in the comments (DON’T POST CONTACT INFO IN THE COMMENTS), we’ve decided to set up a BaseCamp project management site. This way we can plan, track, communicate, discuss and share all in one place behind a password protected safety net and everyone’s information can be safe.
To get a log in, if you don’t already have one, just email Jason at smclouisville — at — gmail.com. If you’re on the SMC Louisville email list, you’ll be receiving a login invitation shortly.
It’s at http://smclouisville.grouphub.com
Of course, we’ll continue to update the blog (soon to move to a permanent home) and Facebook group as well.
Jan
14
Posted by Jason Falls
Greetings all. We hope you’re calendars are full next Tuesday night. We promise to have appropriate signage and even some ushers in the lobby at 614 West Main (enter the same door as The Bristol) from 5:30 p.m. on to ensure everyone gets in. The lobby doors and elevators lock at 5:30, but we’ll take care of making sure everyone gets to the gathering.
Below is our proposed agenda. We’re trying to keep it useful, but loose and not too awfully long. Our hope is to meet for an hour or less (6 p.m. until 7 p.m.), then gather at The Bristol for informal networking, dinner, drinks, etc. The Bristol will be on your own. We’ll have light snacks and beverages at the meeting.
If you have anything you want to add to the agenda, just come ready to dive in. We hope to have an open discussion where everyone’s voice has an opportunity to contribute.
See you next Tuesday!
Social Media Club Louisville
Inaugural Gathering
Greater Louisville, Inc.
January 22, 2008
AGENDA
- Welcome and Introductions
- Jason Falls
- Todd Earwood
- Others
- Our Tools
- Social Media Club Louisville Blog
- Facebook Group
- Social Media Club Blog
- Social Media Club Wiki
- YouTube/Other Video and Flickr tags (socialmediaclub, smclouisville)
- Who We Are
- Definition of Social Media
- Definition of the Social Media Club
- Discussion - What we want this to be.
- What Formats Do We Prefer?
- What Topics Shall We Explore First?
- Invitation To Connect & Continue Discussion
Jan
02
Posted by Jason Falls
Hey all. I’ve posted a discussion on our Facebook group to help formalize our topics for the first meeting on Jan. 22. Please login, join the group and the discussion.
My intent is to let this group truly be defined by its own direction and desire to share, learn and grow. I’m happy to provide suggestions, but let me know what you want the Social Media Club Louisville to be!
The Facebook group is here:
http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=8343501382
The discussion link is here:
http://www.facebook.com/topic.php?topic=4052&uid=8343501382
Jan
02
Posted by Jason Falls
The first-ever gathering of the Social Media Club Louisville is set to take place Tuesday, Jan. 22, 2008 at 6 p.m. in the main conference room at Greater Louisville Inc. (GLI), 614 West Main Street, 5th Floor. (Google Map It)
Since this is our first meeting and it would be impossible to predict who is interested in joining us, please tell friends, co-workers, colleagues and others who might have an interest in social media, even it it’s just to learn.
We anticipate a broad spectrum of professional interests as the make up of our group, including public relations practitioners, marketers, programmers, developers, entrepreneurs, information technology professionals, database management specialists, journalists, gamers, bloggers and more. If you know someone who fits the bill, pass this on.
We hope to meet for approximately one hour (snacks and beverages will be served), then gather at The Bristol (same building) for a more informal time for networking, food and beverage (on your own).
We want you to join us. Please RSVP your attendance (so we have a rough idea of how many are coming) by emailing us at smclouisville — at — gmail.com.
The Social Media Club is a national organization that bills itself as a community for the champions of social media and those seeking to learn. We want to begin a local conversation about the practice of social media that will foster discussion, sharing and learning for all involved.
For more information about the Social Media Club, visit its blog/website at http://www.socialmediaclub.org. To add your name to our membership list and participate in the public wiki for SMC, visit http://socialmediaclub.pbwiki.com/Social+Media+Club+Louisville
Be sure to subscribe to our blog feed here:
http://smclouisville.wordpress.com/feed/
And join our Facebook group:
http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=8343501382
If you did not receive an email invitation and want to be on our email list, please email your contact information to us at smclouisville — at — gmail.com
See you Jan. 22!
Image via WikipediaThe May gathering of the Social Media Club Louisville will take place on Tuesday, May 20, from 6:30 p.m. until 8:30 p.m. at ArtSpace on the second floor at 323 West Broadway, between the Brown Hotel and Brown Theatre. The format will be a round table/group discussion about issues in social media, feedback and dialog about SMC Louisville to date and ongoing and any other relevant topics YOU bring to the table.