January 15, 2008
The Mic is On: We’re Talking About Social Media …
ME Liz Strauss wrote this at 7:00 pm
It’s Like Open Mic Only Different
Here’s how it works.
It’s like any rambling conversation. Don’t try to read it all. Jump in whenever you get here. Just go to the end and start talking. EVERYONE is WELCOME.
The rules are simple — be nice.
There are always first timers and new things to talk about. It’s sort of half “Cheers” part “Friends” and part video game. You don’t know how much fun it is until you try it.
You know - Twitter, StumbleUpon, Digg, Facebook, Ning, Xing, Doostang, and Flickr
We might talk about:
- Which do we use?
- What do we do there?
- How do we choose our friends?
- How do we decide what to share?
And, whatever else comes up, including THE EVER POPULAR, Basil the code-writing donkey . . . and flamenco dancing (because we always get off topic, anyway.)
Oh, and bring links about social media to share!
–ME “Liz” Strauss
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Timothy Johnson said
Hi Liz… whew it’s good to be back at OMN
ME Liz Strauss said
Hi Tim!
Thanks for the great memories in your SOBCon post!! You’re a social guy and a scholar!
Delaney Kirk said
Hi Liz and Tim,
Thought I would take a short break. I’m putting together powerpoint slides for a workshop in Akron.
ME Liz Strauss said
Hi Delaney!
How wonderful to see you here! When are you going to break this habit of coming North when it’s cold?
Lani Anglin-Rosales said
Hey everyone, my name is Lani and I’m addicted to Social Networking. (group: hi, Lani)
I have narrowed the 8billion social sites down to Facebook and LinkedIn although LinkedIn is a little less social and a little more professional. Does blogging count as social networking? I believe so, so I will add that to my list. What do y’all think?
Timothy Johnson said
Hi Delaney! A workshop in Akron…? Is that anything like Sleepless in Seattle?
Loved doing the post for you, Liz. I have been looking forward to SOBCon08 since the drive home from Chicago last May.
ME Liz Strauss said
Hey Lani!
Welcome to Open Comment Nigh!
I think we should decide what’s social media here and now.
I say this blog sure counts . . . why wouldn’t ever other one?
Delaney Kirk said
I know…I moved to Florida to get away from the cold and snow and then keep accepting workshops up North!
ME Liz Strauss said
Hey Tim,
It’s only some misbehaving code that’s keeping the registration from being up already!!
Joe said
Hey Liz, Tim, Delaney, and Lani,
Social is as social does.
Timothy Johnson said
Hi Lani… Hi Joe
If a blog falls in the forest and everybody is on facebook and nobody hears it, does it still get a ping on technorati?
Delaney Kirk said
I had to google to see what social media was…
Mike Vizdos said
Hi all. It’s been a while since I have been on here and since I am sitting in a hotel tonight I figured I’d drop in. The topic is something I actually *just finished* a new cartoon and blog posting on this evening. Timing is everything, as “they” say.
Joe said
For some reason I join these social networks and don’t seem to have the time to be so social.
ME Liz Strauss said
You bet it does, Tim,
But the Technorati ping means that you lose 30 links of authority — as with any other new link that you get.
Lani Anglin-Rosales said
Discovering networks that are worthwhile to YOU is key. With so many out there, it IS difficult to find time to test them out.
Be willing to break up with a social network if you aren’t seeing any returns.
Glenda Watson Hyatt said
Hi Liz, Mr T, and everyone! Awesome topic. Today’s show with Susan Reynolds and Connie Reece, and one of Chris Brogan’s comments have really got my mind churning on social media right now. I think we are only beginning to see its power.
Delaney Kirk said
Hi Lani, Joe, Mike…
I had to take a minute out to check out your blogs! Left a Klondike bar for each…
ME Liz Strauss said
Hi Joe!
We’re about as social as they come.
Joe said
I agree with Lani, I broke up with Facebook a while ago. I gave and gave and got nothing in return.
Delaney Kirk said
I’ve been asked by other professors if I think faculty should be on Facebook. What do you all think?
ME Liz Strauss said
Hi Mike Vizdos
How’s that traveling career going? Do you use Social Media to keep connected?
Mike Vizdos said
Oh… forgot to put the link to the comic in…. http://www.implementingscrum.com/blog/2008/01/16/social-networking-and-scrum-is-there-any-connection-in-reality/
Timothy Johnson said
Ooooo… Klondike bars! It’s been so long! Mind if I help myself, Liz?
You know, it was funny. Last Tuesday night I was living my dream… I was observing the SWAT team, taking pics of them, hanging with guys in camo carrying big guns… and at one point I found myself wondering how open mic night was going. That’s how much I care about you guys.
Brooke said
Hello all! I LOVE being social although many of the social networkers are BIG bloggers - I am not, so that common thread is severed. But I love to talk with people!
ME Liz Strauss said
Lani,
I think that you’ve hit the nail on the head. People are investing too much time on networks where the return is too small.
Rick Cockrum said
Hi Liz, Tim, Lani, Delaney, Joe, Mike, Glenda.
This, and the blogosphere, is about as social as it gets with me. MyBlogLog and StumbleUpon are the only things I use regularly, and those are for the pictures and to find interesting sites, respectively. I have a listing on LinkedIn, but haven’t looked at it in ages.
Mike Vizdos said
Hey Liz… what do you mean regarding comment #15 (with Technorati)?
Joe said
Hey Mike, that link didn;t seem to work
Lani Anglin-Rosales said
Joe- that’s a great point. I have found great success with Facebook but I hear others haven’t (I’m in real estate).
Delaney- I get very turned off when my childrens’ teachers are on Facebook or MySpace because it’s not a silly profession and many social sites lend to the silly side of people.
On the other hand, for college professionals, it lends a youthful, connectable credibility that cannot be achieved otherwise (unless you speak hip-hop).
SunnySchlenger said
Yo, Liz, and everyone.
Timothy Johnson said
I do use LinkedIn on a regular basis, but I merely have a presence on Facebook. To answer Delaney’s question, I think it can help a professor to have a Facebook page as long as they use it wisely. I think students have a certain level of respect for a professor who is making an effort to connect with them.
Glenda Watson Hyatt said
Hey Rick!
ME Liz Strauss said
Hey Joe,
I’m disillusioned about Facebook as well. I don’t need anymore “compare me” applications.
Char said
Hey everyone! My favorite social sites are Facebook (although I don’t use it to its potential), LinkedIn and Stumble Upon. I haven’t started Twittering yet.
Joe said
Hey Rick, Brooke and Glenda and anyone else who came in while I was typing this.
Delaney Kirk said
Thanks Lani and Tim for the feedback. I’m not sure I want to be that hip! (Am I showing my age with the word hip?)
ME Liz Strauss said
Hey Brooke!
I find that the BIG bloggers talk to me anyway. . . . when I have something interesting to observe and let them know. I figure the reason that they’re there is to be part of the action.
Timothy Johnson said
Don’t tell Connie Reece, but I have no plans to Twitter. I just don’t have the bandwidth.
BTW, what’s the value proposition for Doostang?
(Hi Glenda… saving a dance for you later… wink, wink)
ME Liz Strauss said
Tim,
Feel free to pass Klondikes all around. You never have to ask!!
Lani Anglin-Rosales said
Timothy- great point.
All- Facebook can be invaluable for three reasons:
(1) to reconnect with people of the past. This is easier for me (in my 20s) than my parents (not in their 20s) because of the demographics.
(2) I spend a great deal of time on Groups. I have “officer” positions of several and my involvement in that has been a great networking opportunity as I gain a credible voice in the field. I am almost always the first to respond to links, wall posts, etc. and people rely on the conversation to be kept going (which is where I often come in).
(3) Facebook is a non-threatening approach. Disarming consumers and peers is crucial, especially with the more shy or reserved types. It’s easier to connect for me on Facebook than it is on blogging because it can be private (via Facebook email) or public (via Wall or group interaction).
Does anyone else find Facebook to be helpful?
Rick Cockrum said
Hi Glenda!
ME Liz Strauss said
Hey Rick!
I like to use those two to find articles as well. Sometimes I find SOBs in the bunch, too.
Rick Cockrum said
It’s too cold for Klondike’s tonight. A nice cup of Chai tea for me.
Char said
Mike V - Something I saw connected to you recently said you are based in VA. Am I right?
Mike Vizdos said
Hi Liz (re post#22):
I keep connected with a lot of people while traveling. Also, since I am all over the world (literally) it is great to actually meet people that sometimes I have only connected with online via different social networking sites. The link I gave about seems to work but you may just want to go to the home page of http://www.implementingscrum.com and click on the latest cartoon on the homepage to see what services I use and why I use them.
ME Liz Strauss said
Hey Mike,
Great article! Where do you find time to do it all?
Glenda Watson Hyatt said
At the moment, I’m prefering twitter over facebook - more social and no dufus aps to distract me even more.
SunnySchlenger said
Liz — I’m interested in #15 as well. I don’t understand what you mean.
ME Liz Strauss said
Yo Sunny!
Have you gone social yet?
ME Liz Strauss said
Here’s your tea, Rick!
Hi Char,
I think I’m liking Twitter best of all. Now that I understand why folks are there.
SunnySchlenger said
I read alot about the social networks but I spend my time primarily with blogs.
ME Liz Strauss said
Glenda,
As I said earlier . . . those dufus apps make me crazy.
Joe said
Glenda, the only problem I have with Twitter so far is I seem to get only 1/2 the conversation (unless I am following both Twitterers)
Char said
Rick - that Chai sounds really good right now. Care to share?
Liz - why should I use Twitter? How is it going to help my business?
Joe said
And they should make it easier to reply to individuals instead of @whoever having to be typed out
Rick Cockrum said
Beautiful cartoon, Mike. An 80 year old in a 20 year old’s body.
Timothy Johnson said
RE #15, I think Liz was responding to my silliness in #11.
That and the fact that Technorati has had enough silliness of its own.
Mike Vizdos said
Re #47…. Part of any blogging (as you know Liz and others with really big / successful blogs here) consistency is the key. Just like when I wrote my book, I learned that people come to expect something out of you on whatever regular basis you publish. I do not personally waste a lot of time watching TV (a time killer for a lot of people). But then again I am kinda geeky lol.
Glenda Watson Hyatt said
I would love to find someone to work with me open smush all these tools together they’re running smoothly and effectively for what I need and want to do.
Rick Cockrum said
Thank you for the tea, Liz.
I’d be happy to share, Char. My sister-in- law got me hooked on it last year.
Mike Vizdos said
Hi Char, re: #45… Yep. I am based in Richmond, VA these days. Where are you?
Char said
About an hour north of you…
ME Liz Strauss said
Hi Lani,
You do a great explanation of Facebook . . . and besides the dufus apps those are some of the reasons I find it doesn’t do much for me.
After living on this blog, I find that I talk to the people I want to talk with. The walls frustrate me.
Glenda Watson Hyatt said
Very true, Joe. I find that mildly annoying too. Perhaps the twitter-gurus have some suggestions.
Rick Cockrum said
Liz - You say you understand why people are on Twitter. I’m not. From what I’ve seen in people’s sidebar widgets I haven’t been able to understand it’s value. So, why are people there?
Timothy Johnson said
RE Facebook, I’ve never been good at throwing sheep… I have tossed a dwarf but that’s a long story involving a golf cart and a snow bank that I’d rather not go into online.
ME Liz Strauss said
Char,
I’ve gotten to know people with a comment and a reply. Over a day or two we have a conversation. I met one of them last night. I didn’t know he lived 8 blocks from me.
We met with his wife at a place nearby. Twittered them when I arrived.
ME Liz Strauss said
Timothy,
It’s even worse when folks start throwing politicians at you! Facebook is getting to feel like jr. high.
Char said
So do you Twitter from your cell phone? I’m still so confused.
Mike Vizdos said
RE #57: The site uses characters of a “chicken” and “pig” which is pretty specific to a story used in the software development stuff I write about. The “full” story on the comic strip can be seen here:
http://www.implementingscrum.com/blog/2006/09/11/the-classic-story-of-the-pig-and-chicken/
ME Liz Strauss said
Hi Char!
I twitter from my desktop when I’m home and twitter from my cell when I’m out.
It’s something fun to do when you’re waiting in a restaurant for a friend to arrive. And it makes you look like you’re busy.
Glenda Watson Hyatt said
Rick, have you seen my post on twitter? That’s partly why I twitter.
Timothy Johnson said
Speaking of politicians, I did a series of posts prior to the caucuses… the only really irate comment I received was regarding my post on the least known candidate, and the commenter completely missed the point of the post.
http://carpefactum.typepad.com/my_weblog/2008/01/caucus-office-3.html
ME Liz Strauss said
#59
I agree, Mike. Consistency is as important as quality.
Rick Cockrum said
I didn’t see the post, Glenda. What’s the url?
ME Liz Strauss said
Hey Tim,
I don’t think nonpolitical bloggers want to go near the stuff online . . . even though you were talking about something else there. Seems like the problem of scanning is also involved.
Brooke said
Re # 66 — I think twitter replaces water cooler talk esp when you work at home.
ME Liz Strauss said
Speaking of scanning, I’ve noticed more scanning going on lately. People respond to posts without really reading them. . . . Is it that we’re too busy?
that we’re getting used to an even shorter attention span>
that we’re not as involved?
Timothy Johnson said
The series really helped my traffic. That’s another point about blogging and social media… not only is it social, it’s also MEDIA… as I found out from that post.
Char said
I think we are all trying to absorb too much information too quickly - and therefore we only seem to have time to scan.
Brooke said
Good pointt Liz! I have also noted that I can list out 3 bullet point in emails (all have questions) and only one will get answered or even commented on.
Mike Vizdos said
Liz — “Scanning” ? I need to come here more often to keep up with the terms lol.
Glenda Watson Hyatt said
Rick, http://www.doitmyselfblog.com/2008/twitter-instant-messaging-on-speed-or-a-budding-community/
Lani Anglin-Rosales said
LinkedIN is also a really great tool. Dustin Luther wrote an amazing article called How To Jump-Start Your Social Networking With LinkedIN that hope y’all will read tonight.
ME Liz Strauss said
That’s a great point Tim,
Information goes a long way to attracting and keeping readers. Add the social and you’ve really got something!
Angela Maiers said
Hello everyone! I missed you all last week-it is good to be here on OMN. Hey Tim and Delany-it is great to have a chance to talk to you-I have heard so many great things about you!
Brooke said
Lanii -I love the design off your bblog!
Timothy Johnson said
Have any of you read Jason Alba’s e-book: I’m on LinkedIn - Now What? It’s an excellent reference. He’s letting me preview his sequel on Facebook.
ME Liz Strauss said
Welcome back, Angela!
Make sure you check out Mike V. too!
Joe said
Liz, I threw an @ to Duncan and Darren on Twitter to join us over here (along with everyone else)
Let’s see how effective the big Twit is…
AnnOhio said
Wow, flamenco dancing tonight…I’m glad I got here earlier than normal to grab a piece of the dance floor. :o)
ME Liz Strauss said
Hi Joe!
I’m sure it will bring a few onlookers, probably not who you asked . . . they might not be following each other.
Delaney Kirk said
Hi Angela.
Rick Cockrum said
I’m not terribly social. Or maybe I should say I’m socially terrible.
That could be why I haven’t become involved in the social networking thing too much. Especially since I wouldn’t know how to do water cooler talking if you gave me lessons.
Re Liz’s point about increased scanning, and Tim’s point about social MEDIA, communication, maybe we are stretching ourselves too thin through the proliferation of communication networks, and not giving ourselves time to participate in the ones we have.
Glenda Watson Hyatt said
re #78 I agree, Brooke. I don’t feel like I’m working in a vacuum any more.
Mike Vizdos said
Hi Angela.
I am one of those “silent guys” who gets to pop in here only once in a while to learn more from you all and see what’s happening in this world. It is a cool community and I always meet someone new and always learn something I can apply at some point. (Thank you all).
ME Liz Strauss said
#78 Brooke,
Some folks think that’s all it is, but I’m finding Twitter is so much more!
Char said
Lani - I recognize that tower - I saw it every day my freshman year of college!
ME Liz Strauss said
#92 And from the state of Texas!
Miss Ohio!
Ann I can’t wait to see your costume!
Mike Vizdos said
So I have not yet become a twitter user…. but it sounds like it is moving up my list of places to join. O joy.
Lani Anglin-Rosales said
Brooke- thank you for your words- you’ve made my day!
Rick- I’ve found that my willingness to dump a social network (like when I was dating and a guy would get too mushy or too dominant, I’d drop ‘em in a heartbeat) makes for a smoother networking experience. Don’t feel obligated to stick with a social network just because you have a username.
Glenda Watson Hyatt said
Rick, I think the key/trick is to choose a couple networks and actively participate rather than doing too many. For now, I blog and twitter, and facebook somewhat.
Angela Maiers said
Hey Liz! Mike nice to meet you-I am checking out your blogs now!
Delaney Kirk said
Angela,
I was on your blog today. Lots of good info. Mike Sansone’s blog pointed me your way. Is your list just K-12 educators?
Timothy Johnson said
Hi Angela… good to see you here again.
All, it’s important to remember that most of us in this “sub-culture” are light years ahead of a lot of our peers. Two years ago, I would have never seen myself sitting here participating in a webchat on a blog while listening to my iPod.
ME Liz Strauss said
Hi Lani!
Dustin’s post is a staple.
He’s invited me to do his interview show on BlogTalkRadio — a whole ‘nother social interaction media!
Brooke said
#98 - it is a great way to waste time - buut you do meet peeople and get to know them better - I also pick up some valuable info - but ffor me - at this time - it’s just fun!
Lani Anglin-Rosales said
How do you guys choose your friends on social networks?
ME Liz Strauss said
Tim,
Jason’s book on LinkedIn is excellent. Yeah, I’ve read it. He gave it to me in October. Found out a few things that I hadn’t made up yet.
Mike Vizdos said
Angela, thanks for taking a look. Feedback is always welcome!
Joe said
Brooke, it seems your KEYS are Stickkkkkkiiiinnnnnggggggg again.
ME Liz Strauss said
Brooke,
Good point. Sometimes Twitter is good for observing what a whole group is talking about.
Take for example the misbehavior of Gizmodo at CES.
Brooke said
#109 - I choose my friends mostly from people that I met here or know someone who has been to OMN! I trust them.
Timothy Johnson said
Lani - on LinkedIn, I would recommend a lot more selectivity (i.e., only those you know really well or want to know well). You can be a little more relaxed on Facebook, but I still recommend caution. I was invited to be friends with someone on Facebook and accepted because she claimed to be friends with Tony D Clark. She turned out to be a bit of a flake who kept inviting me to every social cause imaginable so I severed the relationship.
Just use common sense.
AnnOhio said
Giggling at Timothy Johnson I realized today that I have been on Twitter close to a year and the amazing impact it has had on my life. Who would have thought? I had no idea what the term social networking meant back then
ME Liz Strauss said
Lani,
I love that Don’t feel obligated to stick . . . great advice there.
Angela Maiers said
Thanks Delaney! The F-list is for ALL educators. If you know any great professor blogs-I would love you to add them to it. I am posting a copy and paste on the blog tomorrow so you can add your to the list lickety split! (Tim are you listening???) Seriously, when you get a second add a few names.
Brooke said
Joe - thpppbbbtt! (raspberry)
Now that I think more about it I goot started on Twitter because a vendor was on and it was a great way tto communicate.
ME Liz Strauss said
AnnOhio,
Social networking The fun of social without the cheap cheese and stale water crackers in the middle of a room of people you have nothing in common with, but you have to keep talking to because you made the mistake of saying hello.
Timothy Johnson said
Yes, Angela… F-list… paying attention… on to-do list…
Sheila Scarborough said
Yay! I’m here at a decent hour!
Liz just hangs these topics out like flashing lights/hunks of chocolate to draw us here….
I’m all about Twitter and blogging.
LinkedIn is OK, and I have a Facebook page mostly to check a block. Have just started on YouTube and done a couple Utterz, not into flickr yet for my own pics, though I use Creative Commons-licensed stuff from there for my blogs.
Brooke said
I love the definition Liz!
Joe said
But Liz, I LIKE cheap cheese and stale water crackers… As long as there’s BEER!
ME Liz Strauss said
Hey Sheila!
Twitter is a great place to find you. I like the Direct Messages as much as the on the surface replies.
Kelly said
Hey Liz, only stopping by for a sec. Traveling for biz and need to read my stuff for tomorrow…
But wanted to say howdy!
Rick Cockrum said
Thanks, Lani and Glenda. It is good advice.
ME Liz Strauss said
Hey Joe,
They hardly ever had a decent beer at a wine and cheese “meet and greet.”
Lani Anglin-Rosales said
Does anyone use MeetUp.com?
Timothy Johnson said
Hmmmm… maybe they should make “cheap cheese and stale water crackers” into a Klondike flavor for Open Mic Night
AnnOhio said
Social Networking meets my minimum daily requirements of social butterfly activity.
ME Liz Strauss said
Lani,
I’ve been to Meetup.com a couple of times, every group I’ve found looked to be dying or dead.
Angela Maiers said
Ann, I have not investigated Twitter. It sounds like of all the SN tools-Twitter impacted you the most-how so?
ME Liz Strauss said
AnnOhio,
Some days it meets my exercise requirement for Verbal Volleyball.
Joe said
Liz,that sounds like my forum experiment (both times)
Lani Anglin-Rosales said
Liz, I feel similarly (unless I want to join the Jamiacan Vegan club or the Ron Paul Freak club). But, I’ve heard a lot of Californians are networking with MeetUp.
Mike Vizdos said
[putting on my "best" valley girl speak -- Like, Oh my gosh... Meetup.com seems so 2005!
Sheila Scarborough said
I wrote a pro-Twitter guest post for ProBlogger back in Oct 07….
http://www.problogger.net/archives/2007/10/23/why-twitter-isnt-a-waste-of-time/
Am even more fired up about it now.
Mike Vizdos said
[putting on my "best" valley girl speak -- Like, Oh my gosh... Meetup.com seems so 2005!
Hey its open mic right lol.
Glenda Watson Hyatt said
Great definition, Liz. With social networking, I can actually network and socialize - it levels the playing field for me.
AnnOhio said
Angela the relationships on Twitter have expanded out into other social networking tools. It’s like having 300 web resources at your fingertips. On Monday I was looking for a solution for a problem at work. I put a tweet out on twitter within 5 minutes 5 people had sent me direct messages with solutions.
It’s a very powerful tool to connect–but you have to be real. Everyone seems to have a BS detector for the people who aren’t genuine.
Connie Reece said
Hey, I’m always late. But at least I made it to the party this week. Who’s got the Klondike bars?
ME Liz Strauss said
Hey Mike!
For someone who seems to claim not to be one . . . you sure do a great Valley girl!!
Joe said
Catch Connie… (Tosses a Strawberry Klondike over)
They’re in the sidebar if you want more.
Becky McCray said
Howdy, all!
Terrific topic! I just lead a workshop tonight on social media and related tools. Had fun explaining RSS and feed subscriptions.
AnnOhio said
The best part are the friendships that have moved to gatherings (Tweet Ups) and phone conversations. I have probably 15 twitter friends in my cellphone..under their twitter names, and we really talk often on the phone.
Rick Cockrum said
Tim has some, Connie. They may have an unusual flavor, though.
Connie Reece said
Thanks, Joe. *catches Klondike bar* Yum, strawberry!
Better look around the room and see who’s here.
Delaney Kirk said
Angela,
Is there a way to distinguish K-12 from College blogs? I would like to find others who blog on college teaching.
ME Liz Strauss said
Hey Tim!
Ask Connie and Becky if they want to try your new Social Media Klondike bars. . . #130
Glenda Watson Hyatt said
Hey Connie, great show today!
ME Liz Strauss said
Connie,
My mom said “it’s never late until midnight . . . after that it’s early.” That’s what my mom said.
I think you’re covered.
Connie Reece said
Liz, ewwww! #130 ain’t my flavor. LOL
Susan Reynolds said
Hi all - can’t believe @annohio got here before me.
Yes I’ll have whatever kind of bars are on tap I’ve got a daughter who’s being a 33 year old brat and I need to slip into some kind of a bar
ME Liz Strauss said
Hey Becky,
What was the most interesting thing about your event tonight?
Timothy Johnson said
Rick - at least the Klondikes don’t have hoofprints in them this week
Angela Maiers said
Thanks, Ann. I just checked out your blog-looks like there is lots to learn from you. I am looking forward to it. Maybe someday-I can be your Twitter friend, too!!!
Connie Reece said
w00t Some of my fave Twitter folks here. *waves at Susan and Ann and …* Hey, Becky! Tell us about that event.
ME Liz Strauss said
#146
What you said, Ann, is really important. We’re learning to live seamlessly online and off.
AnnOhio said
Delaney I don’t blog about teaching, but I do teach at a local community college. Have you looked at edublogs.com?
Glenda Watson Hyatt said
Hey Susan, good to see you. Good show.
Joe said
Aaron worked out a way to set up specific Twitter groups, he made his for DC.
http://technosailor.com/2008/01/14/the-dctwits-twitter-group/
It’s GPL so I was thinking about setting one up for Philly.
Liz you could do Chicago,
Everyone else could do where ever they live.
Sheila Scarborough said
How come I could find York Peppermint Klondikes in Gainesville, Florida but can’t now find them near Austin, Texas?
Cruel world!
ME Liz Strauss said
Hey Susan,
Tell her to put a sock in it.
Have a beverage of your choice . . . do look out for the Klondike bars that Tim invented tonight. #130.
Becky McCray said
Liz, I think the most interesting was that all the attendees were avid email users, but were not familiar with RSS. That and everyone likes the idea of Jott!
Susan Reynolds said
Thank you Glenda it was heartening to see you and so many others of you there. You really will never know how much I appreciate seeing names of people I “know” and love.
Connie Reece said
Becky, who were the attendees at the event? Small business owners? (I know that’s your blog target audience.)
Rick Cockrum said
Hi Susan.
Char said
Sheila - those sound good!! I love York Peppermint Patties.
Liz - I can see how being a part of a regional twitter group could be beneficial.
ME Liz Strauss said
This is getting more interesting by the minute.
Becky McCray said
Connie, it was a local Business and Professional Women’s group, and in fact, they were are small biz owners. But we talked personal uses as well.
Joe said
I think that is Liz’s favorite saying… “put a sock in it”.
She said it twice to me last year at SOBCon (although I deserved it, I was complaining about something)
Delaney Kirk said
Hi Ann,
Are you in Ohio? I’ll be in Akron on Thursday.
ME Liz Strauss said
Yeah, so can I.
Or a SOBCon08Twits group
Timothy Johnson said
Hey Becky… have you found http://www.iowabiz.com yet? It’s a blog directed solely at small business owners and authored by 12 different professionals on web, work-life balance, project management, finance, insurance, HR, etc.
Rick Cockrum said
Becky - I’m not surprised. For the site for the theatre people can subscribe to get email updates or subscribe to the feed. Well over 90% opt for the email. The average person still feels much more comfortable with getting things in their in-box.
AnnOhio said
Delaney I am in the opposite corner of the state near Dayton..
ME Liz Strauss said
Hey Joe,
SOBCon08Twits
or even SOBTwits
What do you think?
Connie Reece said
That’s great, Becky. Sheila *waves hi across town* and I have been part of Association of Women in Communication here … but they are really behind when it comes to social media.
Say, do we have any Social Media Club groups represented here tonight?
Timothy Johnson said
Hey Ann… I’m scheduled to be in Dayton in late March. Speaking engagement the evening of the 25th.
Becky McCray said
Tim, I have tripped over it! I think Iowa is the hub of some serious blog activity.
Glenda Watson Hyatt said
Susan, it was nice hearing your and Connie’s voices, makes the connection more real. And to hear Tris, Jim and Chris again.
Angela Maiers said
Hi Connie, looks like New York is going to be something. Drew and Mike are great friends! I jealous-I would love to meet David Armano. It is great to learn from the greats!
Connie Reece said
Liz, shorter the better for a Twitter group name - counts against your 140 characters, ya know.
Susan Reynolds said
Rick - oh gee I miss getting to these Tuesday events - I miss *seeing* you folks so much.
Char - our DC group was set up as a result of passing around a sign up sheet at a great event where people drove way out to the burbs to have dinner with me while I convalesce - and it was so nice to meet them in person - put names to faces.
But at the same time, local groups would sift people out and for me I want to converse with the widest group possible - like Glenda & Ann I might not get to check in with every few daya in any other way than twitter.
AnnOhio said
Well heck tim, if you are that close we need to have a face-to-face open mic!
Joe said
@ Becky #165 that’s one reason I wrote a post on not forgetting about e-mail subscribers a little while back.
Todd Jordan said
Hey everyone! How come no one is doing a St. Louis Tweetup?!
Becky McCray said
Rick, on my business site, right under my email subscription box, I added links to two different RSS explanations. I used those same explanations in my talk tonight, too.
yndygo said
Well if Connie Reece says come on over to Liz’s and talk about social media, then I come on over to Liz’s to talk about social media…
Kind of odd to use a comments thread for this tho… seems like it’s more of a logged chatroom type situation.
But I’m going to break the rules right away and go read the comment thread from the top!
Timothy Johnson said
Would love to meet you in person, Ann. I’ll be speaking to the local PMI chapter that night.
Char said
Susan - you know I am half way between you and Mike Vizdos… I am in Fredericksburg. I’d love to attend a blogging event in the DC metro area.
Sheila Scarborough said
Hey there, Connie (my new colleague as I go to work doing some consulting work with her company….)
Hi Becky, am very much interested in talking to groups about social media, just as you’ve done. We must mind-meld when you come to SXSWi - do you have a place to stay yet?
AnnOhio said
TOJOSAN!!!! Wait..didn’t you just have a St. Louis tweet up in November…that I had to sadly miss?
Connie Reece said
Glenda, it was so good seeing your screen name in the chat room today while Susan and I were on the air.
Angela, I’m really looking forward to New York. David Armano is a great guy - he was actually in Austin a few months ago when he was meeting with Dell, and I got to have dinner with him and some of the Dell folks. We had a great time.
ME Liz Strauss said
#184
easier to type too. 
Oh Yeah, Connie
SOB it would have to be then.
Robert Armstrong said
Hello everyone. Robert from Alpharetta, GA here. I use LinkedIn, Twitter, Several community sites, Facebook, Myspace, and I have a blog.
I am weighing taking a position where I would be putting together a marketing and PR plan that included a lot of social media and social media-type interaction with customers and the clients of customers. In the Healthcare arena.
Todd Jordan said
Hey Twitter buds! I see more than a few of you out there.
And of course, @annOhio raising cane from the corn fields.
Mike Vizdos said
Hey Char and Susan — If anything we can meet for lunch or something to talk about blogging in person if you’d like. Or see if there are others too lol.
ME Liz Strauss said
Hi Robert!
Welcome! Glad to have you!
Seth says in his new book, you have to change the organization as well.
Todd Jordan said
@annohio et al, we had a very tiny tweetup. We can haz big tweetup!
Becky McCray said
Joe, that is a great post! (link in comment #187)
Char said
Mike - I know of two other bloggers in our general area - Kristen King (b5) and Andrew Flusche. I am sure there are plenty in Northern VA.
Connie Reece said
Hey, Sheila! Got a couple of prospects that look interesting for you. We’ll talk soon.
Tojosan!!! Nice to see you tonight. Funny, tho, your hair doesn’t look so spiky over here at Liz’s place.
Joe said
Liz, I think SOBConTwits would work just fine. We’re all SOB’s and the conference is coming up and we’re all twits.
And we can Twit the Twits that can’t make the conference.
ME Liz Strauss said
Welcome yndygo!
Hang for a while and you’ll see the difference. Do know this is getting on to two years old.
You could say it’s a grand parent of Twitter in some ways.
Susan Reynolds said
Oh Todd it’s so great to see you here as well as on twitter. There are so many people I feel like I somehow don’t get to chat enough with lately.
Robert Armstrong said
Thanks Liz. Well, I will be building the organization. There is the CEO, CTO, COO, President, and me. At least three of them are currently involved in social media themselves.
Todd Jordan said
Who else here is sharing on Greader? Anyone figure out a hack to have NetNewsWire sync with Greader?
Connie Reece said
Robert, that sounds like an interesting job prospect. Anything we can help you with?
Becky McCray said
Sheila, yes, let’s meet! I have not made a reservation yet, but have seen that special Embassy Suites/Twitter rate. It’s on my list of stuff to do!
Mike Vizdos said
Char if you want let’s chat off-list (or on AOL IM — “MikeV Work” at some point and see if we can get a small group together to all help learn from each other :).
ME Liz Strauss said
Hey Todd Jordan!!
So great to have you! We can haz whatever we want.
PS yndygo . . . Only 1 rule: Be Nice. [big grin]
Susan Reynolds said
You know Mike, one of the things about any area is we say we’re from someplace - like Cleveland or DC or Phily etc but then you get down to it and find out you have to drive 2 hours to get together because you’re on opposite sides of town. It’s a real challenge!
Todd Jordan said
@conniereece nope, my spike is missing.
@susanreynolds good to find you here as well.
Hey, so I’m hoping to get into SOBCon this year. Be my first one for this sort of thing. I’m more an old had at scifi type cons.
yndygo said
Will do Liz!
Of course, I have to go take a real-time break and put the girlchild to bed.
But this is new and fun for me, even if it is ‘oldhat’ for others!
One of the best side-benefits of Twitter: Discovering what other folks already knew about and thought you did too!
Timothy Johnson said
Hey Connie… are you gonna be at SOBCon08? I need a hug from my officially assigned blog buddy.
Brooke said
Everyone have a great night!!!
Robert Armstrong said
Connie it might be, I am just having to weigh it against the stability I have now. I am sure I am going to need a lot of help after I make the decision. I have to put the plan together quickly. I’ve been around for a long time, but I’ve learned so much from you guys on Twitter and by reading everyone’s blogs.
Char said
Sounds good Mike.
I have to go for a few - be back in a while everyone.
Connie Reece said
Yndygo - hey, glad you followed us over here. It’s kinda like an old-school Twitter. Clunky, but it works.
ME Liz Strauss said
hey Joe!
See Connie’s advice in 184.
SOB seems the right way to go. Three characters only.
Susan Reynolds said
yndygo - great to see you here too. Gosh you guys know how to make me smile just by showing up at Liz
ME Liz Strauss said
Wow! Robert,
That sounds like fun! I’m with Connie . . . happy to help if you need it.
yndygo said
Liz: am always nice in other peoples’ homes - even the virtual ones… raised that way.
Wouldn’t come into your living room and start a ruckus with your friends, can’t imagine doing it in your blog!
Glenda Watson Hyatt said
hey @tojosan, good to see you here too!
Todd Jordan said
Worlds most rapidly growing comment stream?
Mike Vizdos said
Re #214: LOL. I hop on a plane one day for a 14 hour flight, do a presentation, turn around 14 hours and hop on and other 12 hour flight the next morning in the opposite direction.
2 hours to me. Heck. That is nothing.
But.
That is just little me :).
yndygo said
Susan - it sounds like you’ve been having a rough night with the offspring (#2, not #3) so I’m happy as heck to see you over here!
More room for sending you (((((hugs)))))
Back in a bit… Storytime! (I don’t have to worry about mid-30’s wedding stuff for another 3 decades at least! lol)
Connie Reece said
Timothy, how could I miss SOBCon08? I’d drive all the way to Chicago just to get a hug from my blogging buddy! Well, Liz too. But hey, it’s an official thing with you and me!
Susan Reynolds said
Mike I’m out near Herndon - the real boonies for most people. And I’m not driving at all while I’m going through the cancer treatments etc.
Char you’re further in aren’t you?
ME Liz Strauss said
Well, Todd,
Sci Fi and SOBCon have a lot in common. Then there’s anime . . .
http://successfromthenest.com/content/when-the-ninjas-crossed-the-street-i-completely-lost-my-train-of-thought/
Rick Cockrum said
G’night, Brooke.
Robert Armstrong said
SoCon Atlanta should be good this year. And if you are into the Technical Communication side of things, you might enjoy the STC Summit in Philadelphia.
Todd Jordan said
Glenda!!! Hugs!! Wow - my Twitter faves are hanging here.
Connie, you’ll be @ SOB? I’m hoping to be there as well. Any of my other twitter buds going to be there.
Timothy Johnson said
Liz, the anime conference brought so much more energy to SOBCon last year. That was cool to see all of the costumes.
Connie - there’s a big ol’ bear hug waiting for you in Chicago again this year.
ME Liz Strauss said
yndygo
I’d never think you’d do anything other. I was just letting you know the rules are you can read any way and as much or little as you want.
PS Typos and spelling don’t count either.
Angela Maiers said
Yndygo-greetings from another geek mommy! Love your blog! How many kids do you have?
Mike Vizdos said
#231 — Let’s see what we can do. Small world :). Char will be back in a bit and we can also just chat off this list later about it.
Connie Reece said
LOL @ Liz reminding me about the anime convention that was taking place during SOBCon. Some really strange looking characters roaming the halls … and I think Mike Sansone hugged ‘em all.
Lani Anglin-Rosales said
>>>sorry, stepped out for a bit.
Liz, as we noted earlier, blogging is a social networking tool. I would argue that blogging is THE social networking tool and I think this Open Mic is proof!
Joe said
Hey Liz, that’s probably the best choice. SOB it is, anyone interested will know what it is.
ME Liz Strauss said
#221
Hey Connie, The relief in this old car is there’s so many fewer people. And only ones we have a chance to get to know some.
Todd Jordan said
@Liz - great link! I love ninjas. Can’t imagine how fun that must have been.
Joe said
Besides, there is plenty of time to set it up and tell people about the Twitter location.
Susan Reynolds said
Gosh I’d like to go Todd - I don’t know if I can afford the energy honestly & I havent broached it with the docs - I’m pretty run down.
Then there’s $. This whole cancer thing gets to be a financial sinkhole even w/insurance there are costs I’d never considered. I need someone to pay me to go - maybe the American Cancer Society
Todd Jordan said
be back….gotta step away for a while…
Angela Maiers said
Connie-knowing Mike-that does not surprise me at all. He is a super hugger!
Glenda Watson Hyatt said
Getting bummed that SOBCon probably isn’t in the picture this year.
ME Liz Strauss said
I have a question . . . do you have people who pretend to know you on the Social sites?
People who say things like “hello old friend, It’s been a while.”
Then you answer with something like “Your username isn’t one I recognize.” They try to bluff once or twice then disappear.
Timothy Johnson said
But Glenda… you promised you’d dance with me for real at SOBCon08… you JUST GOTTA come.
Susan Reynolds said
We’ll cry in our beer together Glenda if we can’t go - it’d be great to do all the things out there.
In fact who knows of a comprehensive list of the major events of the bloggy-techie world? I should at least put them on a calendar just in case someone wants to for example plan a WEDDING without consulting their own mother (OK I’m done with that subject I kinda promise)
ME Liz Strauss said
Tim, Timmy,
Breathe. It’ll be okay. Glenda wants to come . . . we want her there. The universe will not be thwarted!!!
Des Walsh said
I can say g’day from here but it’s good evening for most, I guess. So Liz, finally I get here.
A point on LinkedIn. In many ways it has been participating in LinkedIn-related groups, especially some of the Yahoo groups, rather than LinkedIn itself, that has extended my network in meaningful and indeed financially profitable ways.
I’m also finding Twitter interesting. Yes, I spend some time there when I should be doing other things, but I do get benefit. I get the gist of stories like the Gizmodo drama without having to scour the blogosphere. I get clues about interesting new products. I get to connect with people I like and admire, on a daily basis and less formally than via blog comments.
To make it manageable, I scan what’s there from time to time rather that trying to read every tweet. I tend to follow most who follow me, but check every one and if it’s just a spammer, or if there is no clear evidence that it is a human rather than a bot, I don’t follow. And I can always un-follow with a mouseclick.
Glenda Watson Hyatt said
I know Mr T, I’m broken hearted about that. Perhaps Ms Connie would start a fundraising campaign for me too or find a way for my ebook to go viral or something. Just we’ve been hit with two unexpected, large bills. I’ll see.
Rick Cockrum said
Susan, I offered to pay my kids to elope. I offered to pay my kids to elope. Didn’t work. Maybe we could trade.
Mike Vizdos said
Hi for the latecomers…. I just created a blog and put up a new comic tonight on this topic — it is located at http://www.implementingscrum.com/blog/2008/01/16/social-networking-and-scrum-is-there-any-connection-in-reality/
Rick Cockrum said
Everyone write ten times a day from now until May:
Glenda will be at SOBCon08.
Glenda Watson Hyatt said
WOW, Des, too! Hi.
ME Liz Strauss said
Des!
Hey. All of those ways and reasons have been mine too!
Now that you’re filled with free time. You and Suzie want to be OZ correspondents for Successful-Blog?
That would be cool to have you here regularly.
Becky McCray said
Susan, Chris Brogan drew up a list of events, posted at his tumblr blog.
I promised myself one new media event this year. I’m going to SXSW, partly since Austin is within driving distance for me.
Joe said
Mike, where are you located? Your post is listed for 1/16 and it’s still 1/15 here.
Could that be why I can’t access it yet?
Connie Reece said
Des, good to see you here. I do a lot of scanning on Twitter, and I have found 3rd-party apps like Twhirl to be better for that purpose that reading Twitter on the web. I also use Twitter SMS tracking to catch all the @ replies on my cell phone.
Robert Armstrong said
Mike. I have done several presentations on how to incorporate a documentation group into SCRUM. Done SCRUM training and such…been in SCRUM for 4 years.
Glenda Watson Hyatt said
Thanks Rick!
Liz, has the date been finalized yet?
ME Liz Strauss said
Yep, Glenda,
The date’s up and on the SOBCon08 Blog
Registration would be open, but some code has been misbehaving. We’re working it out now.
Joe said
Hey Rick…
What about YOU? Are you going to make it this year? It would be so cool to finally meet you in person after so many conversations.
Connie Reece said
Here’s another tip on shortening URLs for short-form venues like Twitter - or for here. I see a lot of links posted that are unreadable in the comments because they cross out of bounds. I use tinyurl, urltea, and http://is.gd … there are others, but those have been reliable and helpful.
Timothy Johnson said
Here’s my post about SOBCon08
http://carpefactum.typepad.com/my_weblog/2008/01/what-would-you.html
Mike Vizdos said
#262: Strange… I can get to it. Have you tried to get to it from just my homepage and use the link from there? Maybe Wordpress Hiccuped :).
#264: Robert, great! I hope it is working out for you well. I am currently doing some training this week down in Winston-Salem, NC for new Certified Scrum Masters! And meeting with a few clients, which is always a plus.
And. I am in my own home timezone which is unique for me these days lol.
Cathryn Hrudicka said
Hi, Liz, and everyone else I know here—I’m registered on a lot of social media & networking sites, but I find the ones I use the most every day are Twitter and Facebook. I think it’s because that’s where the largest number of my friends hang out and converse with each other about topics that are most relevant to me.
To create more of a community around my business, share ideas and thinking with people and do some market research, I just started a Ning group on Creativity and Innovation:
http://creativesagecircle.ning.com/ . We’re adding more members.
I find the Ning groups offer more customization and useful features than Facebook groups, and Ning lets you add RSS feeds in and out of your group, so you can run your blog and Twitter feeds to the group, for example.
Next, I’m thinking about doing podcasts and short video clips, along with customizing my blogs and writing one or more books, so that people can learn about or communicate with me in different ways, not just in text. I’m excited by the potential for new developments in collaboration and community-building tools online that integrate with other socnets.
Susan Reynolds said
Rick, this is wedding #2 for this daughter - lets just say her attitude is a disappointment.
Des Walsh - I love seeing you here even if I can’t see your face. Thanks for sending your better half my way on facebook around the time of my surgery - it was great to hear from her.
And I remember when I first met Des. Probably about 2002 and we were doing linked-in bloggers, trying to promote each others’ blogs. Always so nice to work with Des on anything. Good memories, and I’m getting emotional
Connie Reece said
I use upcoming.org to find and post events. Useful for finding out what your friends are attending. Events can also be tagged. And I post the Upcoming widget on my blog and Facebook.
ME Liz Strauss said
Hi Catherine!
Thanks for coming! Thanks, too, for mentioning your Ning group. Ning’s a great place if community is your goal.
Robert Armstrong said
Mike. I’ve never trained people for pay. I got free software and a bunch of thank-yous
Do you work for Rally? The company I work for now used them before I was hired.
Angela Maiers said
Liz-this is probably a dumb question, but…do you have to be an SOB to attend the conference or can anyone attend? I would love to meet everyone in person!
Lani Anglin-Rosales said
LIZ- yes, people do the “hey Lani, what’s up” thing and I always say “I’m slow- where exactly do I know you from?” Mostly, they disappear.
BECKY- I’m in Austin!!!! Where are you????
ME Liz Strauss said
Hi Angela,
One of the quickest ways to become an SOB is to hang out with a bunch of them. Of course, you can come.
Angela Maiers said
Count me in-I am so looking forward to it!
Lani Anglin-Rosales said
BECKY- omg, you’re an Okie (I’ll forgive you, so’s my husband). Let’s connect sometime when we’re not racing to read the OpenMic material!
Angela Maiers said
Count me in-I am so looking forward to it! Tim-that means you will have to save a dance for me!
Becky McCray said
Lani, I’m in Northwest Oklahoma. That’s at least driving distance, though not exactly close.
Rick Cockrum said
No, I won’t be going to SOBCon, Joe. Weekends are at the theatre. Only family funerals, weddings, Nationality Days (a local holiday that takes place outside our front door), and me being hospitalized shuts us down.
ME Liz Strauss said
Hi Lani!
I don’t mind the ones that go away when you ask . . . it’s the ones who try to fake it for a while. Creepy.
Timothy Johnson said
Angela… we should be economical about it since half the state of Iowa will be headed to SOBCon… we should talk to the bloggonostra about car-pooling.
Lani Anglin-Rosales said
I agree. Problem is, I’ve been embarassed by not remembering someone that I DID know. Then, I’m the creepy one with no memory skills!
ME Liz Strauss said
Hi Connie!
upcoming.org seems alive and well to me too!
Todd Jordan said
back
Susan Reynolds said
@Becky - thanks for that link to the events,
And events - well that’s something I need advice on.
This is the year that because of the boobs on ice blog http://susanreynolds.blogs.com/boobsonice somehow I’m getting to be a bit better known but at the same time have to balance illness vs. new doors opening up to me to do wonderful new things.
I’m not a good balancer - and don’t want to waste any of the time I’ve got!
Lani Anglin-Rosales said
I hear people talk about Flickr as a social networking site but is it really networking for non-photographers? I may be missing something (even though Flickr hosts my photos).
Mike Vizdos said
#275: Hi. I do not work for Rally. The training I do (yes, I get paid for doing this) is not my main income stream. As an independent, I work with clients around the world who are having problems implementing scrum and thus the comic strips and the site (www.implementingscrum.com). I have fun with that site and it gets over a million hits per month on a regular basis these days. The FeedBurner numbers are growing steadily.
Joe said
LIZ, Change the dates to Mid-week so Rick can make it!
@Rick, maybe we’ll just have to figure something else out, after all, we are in the same State.
Angela Maiers said
Great idea Tim-we can plan that at the monthly Panera U meeting.
Todd Jordan said
@Creativesage aka Cathryn - howdy and hello!
Who else is out there that I’m missing in the flow?
Glenda Watson Hyatt said
A carpool would definitely help make sobcon doable. Anyone else going from Vancouver?
Becky McCray said
Rick, I can understand that “tied to the business” feeling.
Todd Jordan said
@Lani Flickr is a social network, and ‘pro’ photographers as well as amateurs hang out there. It’s not a formal organization though there are invite only groups within Flickr for pros.
Robert Armstrong said
Mike. Hi, that’s awesome. I enjoyed doing the presentations. It was a lot of fun. A lot of doc groups don’t know how to get involved in SCRUM and are usually afraid to let go and just be brought into the group as a whole.
Rick Cockrum said
Thank you, Connie. My wife’s already adding our theatre into upcoming’s listings.
Becky McCray said
OK, folks, I’m going to give up for the evening. A pleasure seeing everyone, including Liz, Connie, Susan, Glenda, Sheila, Rick, Joe, and everyone. Also glad to meet Lani!
All my best to you all!
Todd Jordan said
@Mike inre Scrum. We’ve got one group trying to do those, but the management doesn’t get it.
Mike Vizdos said
#298: Yes, I agree. WIth the doc groups maybe point them to some of Scott Amblers’ writings (ambysoft.com). I used to work with him until “IBM joined him.”
Todd Jordan said
is SOBCon on Upcoming?
Amie Gillingham said
Late to the party, as always. Is the mic still on? Any pizza left?
Glenda Watson Hyatt said
Nite Becky!
Rick Cockrum said
A bricks n mortar can tie you as much, if not more than working for someone else. I wouldn’t change it for the world, though.
Don’t change the world on my account, Joe.
Todd Jordan said
Are all Twitter clients still having issues/
Hiya Amie.
Timothy Johnson said
Hey all… sorry to be the party-pooper, but I have an early conference call in the morning. I think I need to turn in.
Hope you all have a twitter-facebook-doostang-linkedin-flickr-blog-podcast kind of night
Angela Maiers said
I am signing off, too. Thanks again Liz and crew for another great night of conversation. I am really tempted to try Twitter! Have a great week all!
ME Liz Strauss said
Todd!
No SOBCon08 isn’t on upcoming yet. Want to put it there?
Susan Reynolds said
Amie - always nice to see you. What’s happening around your world?
ME Liz Strauss said
Good Night, Becky.
Thanks for being here.
Lani Anglin-Rosales said
Thanks everyone- this was my first Open Mic and you’ve all been so great!!! G’night!
Rick Cockrum said
Pizza, Klondikes, tea, beer, wine, stale crackers, and anything else you want, Annie.
Good night, Becky.
I’m off, too. Thank you, Liz, for another wonderful evening.
Y’all take care.
Des Walsh said
Thanks for the welcomes! A few thoughts from reading through. Yes, 3rd party apps to follow Twitter - I use Twitbin, not as classy as some but seems to provide more info in the space. Ning is great, esp if you want to set up your own group. Also if you want to create a forum, public or private, Tangler.com have just launched their forum product where you can chat in realtime, post vids etc.
I do use Facebook, don’t do the vampire and sheep-throwing etc, but there are people and groups I want to connect with and they like Facebook, so for me it’s like going to a bar which isn’t your personal fave but where your friends are going to be.
And Liz, thanks for the invite to be a gb - will email you and have told Suzie who seems to like the idea.
ME Liz Strauss said
Hey Amie!
Great to see you! And I do mean see you. What fun that you’re around these days.
Amie Gillingham said
Hey Miss Susan–just dealing with two sick kiddos. It kind of put a damper on our css overhaul debut for our site, but the customers are still pretty happy, lol. How are you doing?
Glenda Watson Hyatt said
Mr T, you’re leaving before our dance?
Cathryn Hrudicka said
Someone asked about Flickr as a social networking site, if you don’t identify as “a photographer.” I find that Flickr photos really add a dimension to getting to know my friends and business colleagues in other socnets because I can see their family photos on Flickr, or pictures of where they live or work, what conferences they’ve attended, and it gives me some added dimensions about who they are. I love looking at their Flickr pictures! Flickr is really a photo blog, with groups. It’s especially useful to cross-reference, in conjunction with Twitter, Facebook, or other social networking sites.
ME Liz Strauss said
Cathryn,
You’ve got this social stuff down.
Sheila Scarborough said
Oh, oh, it’s that time….
Do I sign off and load/run the dishwasher, or do I sign off, blow off all housekeeping and go to bed?
Amie Gillingham said
@Cathryn: I totally agree re: social usefullness of flickr for non-pro photogs; I love the optional functionality of being updated by email when friends post new stuff because it gives me another way to “see” what’s going on in people’s lives that I might not talk to day to day.
Liz Williams said
Hi All - I’m just joining and guilty of scanning some of the comments so far. I’m new to blogging too, and on Linked In, Facebook and Plaxo because biz contacts and friend have invited me. I’m completely at sea about how to use any of them though. Just getting up to speed re: blogging is rather time-consuming.
Mike Vizdos said
Ok… looks like I do not want to be the last person to close down tonight. I have an early day tomorrow so I will go. Thanks for all the great conversation this evening and I hope I can make it back here more often in the future!
Joe said
Sheila, I think that depends on how many dishes that will be staring at you in the morning. Or how tired you are now.
Susan Reynolds said
Amie, don’t ask. I seem to be better in 140 characters tonight. Easier to stay bright and breezy that way.
But oh 2 sick kids are no fun - I guess hard to avoid though. Just don’t get it yourself!
Amie Gillingham said
@Liz: it’s good to be here! Between a crazy dev schedule with work, the holidays, and now two sick kiddos (3.5 and 1.5) I have felt seriously out of touch with the world. Hi!
Sheila Scarborough said
I let the cats vote.
They all went to sleep, so I take that as profound disinterest in housekeeping.
Following their lead….’night SOBs, and I look forward to seeing you at SOBCon08.
ME Liz Strauss said
Welcome Liz!
It’s a good group here tonight! Glad to have you!
Cathryn Hrudicka said
Thanks, Liz. I’ve been meaning to drop by your Open Mic more often, and I’ve had meetings, choir practices or have been making dinner at this time on Tues. nights (Pacific time). Fortunately, tonight I’m just running back and forth to the kitchen checking a roast chicken!
ME Liz Strauss said
Amie!
Sounds like you’ve had plenty going on.
Glenda Watson Hyatt said
Going to go start the grill, brb. Hi Cathryn, you’re a left coaster too.
Susan Reynolds said
Thanks for the hospitality Liz, and for the chat with the others who said hi.
I’ll sign off while still remembering those wonderful days of yesterday with multiple sick kidlets in the house. Thanks for the reminder Amie. It makes my day almost worth looking forward to
See you on twitter pals, and will try to update the blog soon.
Mike Vizdos said
{poof}
ME Liz Strauss said
Good Night to those who are leaving.
Thanks everyone!
Aruni said
Hi Liz -
I am diving in to this social media stuff because I’m working on a social networking concept myself. So far, I have the most fun on twitter. I have a facebook account but have not gone back frequently…just don’t think the UI works for me.
I find I sometimes go to LinkedIn too, but not as much I have in the past.
I like blogging which I think is a form of social media. I like SU the most with regards to social bookmarking but recently the traffic patterns aren’t making sense on SU. Posts that are reviewed aren’t resulting in as many views as before.
My time is limited so I find myself spending time using the social media platforms that feel like a good fit for me and my business.
Once we get this mobile app release up and press release out then I might go back and spend more time in some of the sites I haven’t visited in a while.
yndygo said
Wowza! This moves even faster than my Twitter does! over 100 comments while I was up being Mommyesque!
I can see I’ll have to drift back here next time! Thanks for the hospitality to a first timer Liz!
Charlene Polanosky said
Okay - I’m back.
Char said
Liz - I’m back - feel free to delete the comment that went to moderation.
yndygo said
Angela Maiers - thanks for the howdy! I just have the one daughter… Not even sure if you’re still lingering about… but adding you to my RSS feed.
ME Liz Strauss said
Hi Aruni!
Great to see you!
Yeah yndygo, I thought you’d pick up on the difference,
Cathryn Hrudicka said
Hi Glenda, Susan, Todd, Annie, Connie, and I’m sure I saw comments by many other folks I know (or have heard of) here—this is a great cafe to stop by and meet new people, plus share what we’re all eating!
Sometimes I’ve wondered about weeding out my socnets, like my old Ryze and Ecademy or MySpace profiles, but every once in a while, someone does contact me from the less-used ones. I think a tool where you could update all your socnet profiles at once would be very useful, especially for the more work-oriented ones, like LinkedIn, Ryze, etc. These sites would have to agree on no. of characters and a format, though. Personally, I prefer a more open format, which works better if you have your own business and don’t want to list jobs you had fifteen years ago. I think the spaces where you list jobs, years and colleges ought to be a bit more flexible. I’m mostly just interested in promoting my business and current career now. Just another two cents…
Liz Williams said
Cathryn, Glenda, I’m on the left coast too. I guess it’s time for the pacific zone wave now.
Thanks for the welcome, Liz - and for your vivacity throughout all the time zones.
I have a socnet question on my mind lately: When do you decide to just pick up the phone? I’m asking because I sometimes find myself in these endless email loops to schedule a phone call or a lunchdate and think, “this is more efficient?” Or, I find myself buried online and wonder if I’m getting what I’d hoped to get from the time I’m spending.
On the other hand, I love that I get connections I can’t get any other way…
ME Liz Strauss said
Hi Liz!
I do whatever is most effective for what I want to get done.
Though, I save a phone usually for a “surprise” or an appt.
yndygo said
Liz: I think the rule of thumb about bailing on Socnet communication and just ‘picking up the phone’ is when you find that a 5 minute phone call has turned into more than that on SocNets…
Altho, bearing in mind it depends on the person - as some people can be online while they couldn’t be on the phone (due to whatever they are also doing at the time.)
Just my 2 cents
ME Liz Strauss said
#339
Hey Char,
Apparently Akisment didn’t recognize your whole name anymore. I do.
Krista Neher said
Wow - just stumbled across this (saw it in Tojosan’s twitter). Great conversation!
Char said
Liz - I didn’t mean to do that - I’m on my Mac now and it did an autofill on me.
ME Liz Strauss said
Another thing,
Our computers outsmart us.
Last night I dropped a Twitter web app on my phone because no matter what I tried it kept respelling twitter as twitted.
Todd Jordan said
Okay, begging out. Liz, I’ll see about posting to Upcoming!
Aruni said
The big problem with social media as I see it is that there’s so much out there that one can get lost and spend valuable time in places that don’t make sense…esp from a business perspective. It’s an interesting sea to wade through.
Good night!
ME Liz Strauss said
Hey Todd Jordan!
If not for Twitter, we never would have met!
Good night! Thanks for coming!
Can’t wait to meet you in person too.
Joe said
Social networking is the newest big rage
But when it’s social from Liz take a page
Every Tuesday night there’s a network unique
Only at OMN is there still a mystique
Of how social society should really be
And how it can grow up like a tree
But everyone contributes and shares with each other
And matured into SOBCon, and yes there’s another
I hope you can make it to this conference
If not, we shall Twitter with great confidence
And share our experiences and fun that we have
)
With all of our friends and our better halves
(if we don’t bring them
Berma Shave
Nite Liz
Nite All
ME Liz Strauss said
Hi Aruni!
I so agree. It used to be that folks were declaring “feed bankruptcy.” Maybe it’s time to declare social networking “austerity.” [big grin]
ME Liz Strauss said
Good night, Joe!
Sleepy swell!
Cathryn Hrudicka said
I’m finding it a delight to set up times to call or Skype my socnet friends with whom I’ve especially developed a bond, or if the time is right to suggest that we might work together on something. I’ve also hosted a number of “TweetUps” in the Bay Area for visiting Twitter/Facebook friends (other socnet friends are welcome, too). It really enriches my online relationships, once we’ve connected either by phone or in person.
It took a few months before I started making phone appts. with people I met on socnets, though, unless I knew them offline. It varies by individual whether I call someone spontaneously. Usually, unless I want it to be a surprise (like a birthday call), I tweet them or send them an email before calling, in case they’re busy with work. If I just have a quick question, I tweet and ask if I can call them for a few minutes.
ME Liz Strauss said
Hi Krista!
Welcome! Thanks for coming over!
I so love your url.
Char said
Skype and phone calls are a wonderful follow up to the relationships we create via social networking.
Liz Williams said
Liz and yndygo - makes sense. Is the 5-minute rule for switching to a phone call related the 5-second rule for being able to eat something you’ve dropped?
Speaking of macs, we’ve got mac expo going on in SF. Char, have you seen the macbook air?
Also, Liz, I’m so glad to hear about your losing the twitted battle to your phone. I thought it was just me who did that stuff.
ME Liz Strauss said
Cathryn,
My computer and the internet have become like a pencil or my cell phone. I reach for the one that works. Sometimes in the middle of an IM, we switch to a voice call — because it will be a faster transfer of information.
ME Liz Strauss said
Char, I’m with you on that.
And as we found out in August . . . sometimes nothing can replace an inperson meeting.
Liz Williams said
Liz, re: #360, you sound like the Yoda of using the right technology at the right time…
ME Liz Strauss said
Liz Williams,
You had only 5 seconds for a dropped cookie? Wow! You were time deprived already. We used to get 9 seconds for any cookie we dropped.
Glenda Watson Hyatt said
Going to go watch NCIS with hubby. Thanks for a great conversation tonight!
Todd Jordan said
http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/408345/?ps=5
ME Liz Strauss said
Ha! Liz Williams!
you sound like the Yoda of using the right technology at the right time
And all of this time, I just thought I was incredibly impatient. I like your description better.
Char said
Yes, Liz - that was the best! The coolest part was that by the time we met, we had already established such a relationship that it was like we already had met.
ME Liz Strauss said
Good night, Glenda. Thanks for coming. Tell that man that I pine for him every Tuesday night.
Cathryn Hrudicka said
Liz, that makes total sense. As I’m getting to know different socnet friends better, that’s becoming the way we decide to use IM, phone or other msgs. It mainly depends on how immediate your need for info or connection is. For instance, with some media people I know well, I no longer send them press releases, unless they ask. I’ll just send them a short, to-the-point pitch note with a link to a press release, or call them, if they don’t mind being called spontaneously.:-)
ME Liz Strauss said
Todd,
You are a friend and SOB of the very best kind. Thank you for using your time to help.
ME Liz Strauss said
Char,
That was so special in so many ways, especially since we missed each other in May.
It was also very cool introducing you to my nonblogging friends.
ME Liz Strauss said
Cathryn,
I’m not nearly so “nebulous” when I really want to get something done.
ME Liz Strauss said
Oh my! I just realized that I’m on Sirius radio at 8a.m EST tomorrow. I haven’t made a blog post about it yet.
I’m yawning already. Going to be an interesting night!
Liz Williams said
Liz, you got 9 seconds for the dropped cookie? 9 SECONDS??
Someone in my family has some ’splainin’ to do.
Cathryn is a the jedi of meet-ups.
Use the force, Liz.
OMG - the phone is ringing. lol
Char said
What channel Liz?? That is so cool. I would love to listen to it.
Liz Williams said
telemarketer - false alarm. I thought it was one of you…
Amie Gillingham said
I need to duck out, unfortunately. But I will check back tomorrow to see all of the great conversation I missed. A huge part of my job is actually getting disinterested customers to try out social networking because it’s good for them, so hearing lots of perspectives on the subject is always a good thing.
Night, all!
ME Liz Strauss said
Liz Williams,
I’d call you, but everyone knows I can’t meet someone for the first time in 5 minutes . . . It takes that long to figure out how to get silly in the same way.
ME Liz Strauss said
Good night, Amie!
Sending wellness thoughts.
Cathryn Hrudicka said
Thanks for the great conversation, everyone, and thank you to Liz for hosting the Open Mic! I’m going to have to duck out in a few minutes to eat (we eat late dinners). This is a good topic that we’ll undoubtedly revisit as socnets evolve.
Char said
Liz - good night and we’ll talk to you soon.
yndygo said
Thanks for letting me play a bit Liz… has been good to eavesdrop here.
Will hopefully be back soon!
have a good night!
ME Liz Strauss said
Good night everyone!
Liz Williams said
Liz - I think our silly-synch is working well! Fun to play with you. You’ll be brilliant on Sirius tomorrow.
It’s tough to tear myself away from all this amazing knowledge - my brain feels stuffed from all I’ve learned tonight. Much to explore.
But, first, I think it’s time to pack for my trip to NYC tomorrow. It’s so cold there I must stuff many, many garments in my suitcase. This will take time, especially as many of them still need to be washed.
I’m grateful to everyone who showed up and typed. Wow. Thank you, Liz - these events rock. I’ll most certainly be back.
Mike said
Blogs rule, Facebook and Myspace drool!
Sorry I missed a 382 comment party. Dang!
ME Liz Strauss said
Sweet dreams, Liz
Thanks for being here.
You’re pretty special yourself.
Suzie Cheel said
I will get the time right next week
have jusy put meeting planner into igoogle
Mike said
A day late and a dollar short again…
Glenda Watson Hyatt said
Just popping back in to say that Darrell did say Hi to you, Liz.
Hi Mike!
Troy said
Hola! And goodnight. Just slitherin’ through. Thought I would say Allo. Or, hola! Not to be confused with Ole!
Re. Social Networking, divesting in Facebook is on my list of NYR’08. LinkedIn = keeper. MySpace = has begun slow decline.
Asta Martini Rossi!
Alina Popescu said
Hi Liz! I managed to make it here before midnight, which means technically I made it
Seems, after skimming through your comments, i’m not the only one that joins and then never has time to test, learn and socialize
I am down to LinkedIn, StumbleUpon and sometimes, just sometimes, FaceBook. But blogs are where I go wild 
Good night everyone, time for me to get to the office!:)
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