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Meeting JStam and We Have a Winner

Brian Wallace — Mon, 04 May 2009 17:02:07 +0000

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Welcome to the final installment of the 10in10 experiment! Week 10 I had a chance to catch up with John Stammerman aka JStam, currently a web administrator for Indiana University. Right away I could tell that John really gets the web, both as a designer and a programmer. It was interesting to see his views on social media, as he has been an early adopter and a ‘behind the scenes’ man for some time now. We chatted about usability, spending time looking at Prezi.com. It was great meeting up with John and hearing about his transition from agency work to University work as well.

John had a fresh perspective on social media, one coming from a social media user, rather than marketer point of view.

We have a winner!

And we have a winner, folks! Congratulations to Kevin Mason, who drove the furthest to meet for the 10in10 experiment – Kevin has won an iPod Nano, courtesy of Geeks.com!

I had a lot of fun with the 10in10 experiment and hope you found it to be an enjoyable read. Let’s not let it stop here. We’re going to try to get the 10in10 crew together and see how it helped them grow in social media.

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Week #8 Meeting My Neighbor?

Brian Wallace — Fri, 06 Feb 2009 20:45:50 +0000

It’s been a couple of weeks, so it’s time for a #10in10 update. And a bit different of an update this time. If you’ve been following my whereabouts lately or are in the area, you’d know that Louisville has been hit with a powerful ice storm that kept us out of the house without power for days. Upon our return, we have power once again, but the dreaded internet is down – what to do?

Funny the way things work out sometimes…we’ve lived in our new home almost 2 years now, and really haven’t spoken much to our neighbor. Big disaster type storms have a way of connecting people, and that’s just what this storm did. I spoke to my neighbor about letting me on to his secure wifi, and sure enough he had no problem with this! Saved me quite a few trips to the local coffee shop and allowed me to work uninterrupted. Sometimes it’s great to just step away from the computer (even when forced in this case ), out of the echo chamber, and connect with real live people…even when they aren’t into social media (yet anyways mwhahaha).

2 to go until the big iPod winner (sponsored by Geeks.com) going to the person that drives the furthest to meet up, currently Kevin Mason from Nashville.

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Wrapping up 10in10 at Louisville Geek Dinner

Brian Wallace — Mon, 26 Jan 2009 12:00:04 +0000

We have 3 to go in the 10in10 series, and I thought that it would be fun to meet the final 3 all at once, at one of the more popular meetups in Louisville – none other than the Louisvlle Geek Dinner. This will be our second dinner we’ll be in attendance and after last year’s, I highly recommend it.

So as a special treat, we’ll be meeting the final 3 of 10 in 10, and announcing the winner – iPod (sponsored by Geeks.com)goes to the person that drives the furthest to meet up, currently Kevin Mason from Nashville. Hope to see you there!

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Week 5 – Meeting Scott Hack

Brian Wallace — Mon, 22 Dec 2008 20:00:58 +0000

It’s been a few weeks since the last 10in10, so let’s get things back in gear.

Had a moment to sit with Scott Hack, a pizza shop owner turned real estate / social media man. Scott’s a great, personable guy and we had an enjoyable discussion about the ins and outs of social media. Originally, I saw Scott on Twitter, and have since then checked out his real estate site, he definitely seems to be ahead of the curve of other real estate professionals. He even put up a post about us meeting before I did!

Scott is one to watch, as he continues to tie together his business skill, personability, and use of social media.

It’s not too late to try to win the Geeks.com 10in10 contest, the person that travels the furthest to meet me wins a iPod Nano!

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Week 4 – Todd Mundt from NPR

Brian Wallace — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 18:52:46 +0000

Sharing a wealth of knowledge, a consensus mentality and a love for my newly adopted hometown of Louisville, Kentucky, I felt great about my most recent 10 in 10 meet-up experience with Todd Mundt of National Public Radio. And it isn’t your grandparents’ radio station, either. Well, it could be if your grandparents are like mine and are way cool, hip and totally into technology and electronics and ambiance. I took the grand tour with Todd who enjoys his home field advantage at the corporate NPR facilities here in Louisville. The lay of the land is professional, quality-driven and well dressed.

I’ve seen Todd around mainly on Twitter but also local Louisville websites. Like myself, Todd is also a Louisville transplant. Originally from Iowa, Todd has been in Louisville for years now, and comes from a background in radio. This was a natural fit to the microblogging environment that is Twitter. He is personable, friendly and authoritative in his area of expertise and I couldn’t have appreciated him more.

Todd and I caught up over a cup of coffee and wow did we hit a lot of territory. Everything from Twitter to Identica to Yammer and back again. A great conversation we had going was the concept of blog comment ownership. We went back and forth between a third party model (a la disqus), the blog owner retaining control, and original commenter control.

I had a great time meeting up with Todd, and would like to do so again. Can’t wait for my next 10 in 10 meetup, won’t you join me?

And hey kids, while Kevin Mason is still in the leader in the Geeks.com 10in10 contest, though it isn’t too late for you to try to win the iPod Nano!

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One-on-One: Meeting Jaime Mack

Brian Wallace — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 14:38:01 +0000

(Brian Wallace and Jaime Mack enjoy a chat about entering social media)

Meeting Jaime was a bit different from meeting my first two meetups. Prior to meeting, Jaime had asked me via chat if I still wanted to meet up as he was so new to the social media scene. This made me think that this was exactly what 10 in 10 was for! What better a way to get more acquainted with social media for a newbie than meeting with a practitioner one-on-one? Jaime has a regular day job, and for him, social media is more of a past time. He’s most active on Plurk, with a pretty cool user name.

I gave Jaime some tips on getting he way around on social networks, even with limited time, and even some tips on getting a blog underway.

Jaime was local to the area, so Kevin Mason is still in the leader in the Geeks.com 10in10 contest.

Three weeks down, seven to go! Looking forward to meeting more of you in the upcoming weeks!

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