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Meeting JStam and We Have a Winner

Posted on 04 May 2009 (0)
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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?

Posted on 06 February 2009 (4)

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

Posted on 26 January 2009 (1)

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 7 – Louisville Soup

Posted on 08 January 2009 (2)

It’s really a lot of fun meeting someone for the first time in person after only speaking with them online.  Such was the case in meeting Mike Campbell aka Louisvillesoup on Twitter.

We had a chance to meet over coffee at one of my more favorite places in town.  If you’re in Louisville, you’ve probably been to the Starbucks on Hurstbourne.  What’s really special about this location is that it was previously a bank.  So, the bank vault is now a meeting room! Coolest war room around to plan your next heist ;)

but I digress….

Back to Mike.  Mike’s a really sharp guy.  CPA turned social media ninja, Mike had been in attendence to one of my speaking events several months ago.  And he credits me for getting him hooked on Twitter.  So I suppose that I owe an apology to Mike’s friends and family for this addiction, though he assures me that he’s received significant value and productivity from the great microblogging platform we all know and love.

We spoke about the benefits and drawbacks of social media in the workplace, and how some social media tools (blogs, intranets, wikis) can be great for productivity and collaboration.  I look forward to speaking with Mike and the rest of you out there soon!

Remember, you can win an iPod Nano by traveling the furthest to meet me, sponsored by Geeks.com.

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Week 6 – Meeting Erin McMahon aka Firestar9s

Posted on 23 December 2008 (3)

Believe it or not, Erin McMahon aka Firestar9s is the first woman to be featured in the #10in10 experiment.  Erin currently works for the Metro United Way of Louisville.  It was a lot of fun speaking with Erin, and hearing about social media activities through the point of view of a non-profit.  Erin definitely has a can-do attitude, and is eager to learn social media.  Metro United Way is already on the way into the world of social media, as can be seen from the Flickr, Facebook, and YouTube links off the homepage.  I first spotted Erin off Twitter, and is one to watch.

Erin asked a lot of specific questions about blogging and her natural curiosity shows a high aptitude for a road to success in social media. It was a pleasure meeting with her, and look forward to speaking with her in the future.

Come on, y’all – don’t be shy.  Wouldn’t you like to win an iPod Nano? Come from the furthest to meet me, and Geeks.com will send one to your door.  You might even get a coffee out of the deal ;)

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