Name that show
As is the custom here at fusedlogic, we’re evolving yet again. I’m excited to announce the creation of a brand new radio show on a local station. I’m not naming the station at the moment as we still have a few things to negotiate. That said, I don’t anticipate things will take long to complete. Being the host of a new radio show that’s all about social media is a huge responsibility and tough task, one which I take very seriously and cannot accomplish alone. More on that in a minute.
What will the show be about?
Educating the general public about all things social media will be the primary purpose. We’ll also delve into closely related topics such as Government 2.0 and other key trends and opportunities that you’re a part of. The objective is to learn and share about this exciting area of Internet activity.
Let’s talk content
We’d really like to make the show about you and how you engage within the social web, not only here in the Edmonton region but also across Canada and beyond. So a large amount of the content will be describing and interpreting the things that you do and say while using your favourite social technologies and tools. All will be recognized as being equal. Whether you’re a full-time blogger who is also a mom, a photographer who tweets or a business developing cool Web 2.0 apps, doing something interesting within social is all that it would take to be considered for the show. We’ll focus on the business side of social as well of course. The do’s and don’t's and everything in between. There will be technology reviews, interviews and special in studio guests. We’ll cover recent developments and announcements too. Your show ideas will play a large part on how things unfold.
We need a name.
What value would a show about social media have if the audience didn’t contribute in the making of it? So, we’d like to ask you for your help before we even get started. We need your help with naming the show. There are a few show name ideas floating around but we would really appreciate your input.
Please offer your ideas and “name that show!“
Important: By submitting or suggesting a show name idea, you agree to let us use the name free and clear without compensation. If we use a show name as submitted by an online audience member then we’d definitely like to thank-you for helping us out by acknowledging you on the first show as the person who submitted the idea. In particular, I’ll mention your twitter handle, website and blog if you have one too. You’ll get full credit for naming the show on air and the first coffee mug we produce for the show with the new name will be given to you.
Where to submit?
I’d like to suggest that we use futureedmonton.ca then we can track the top 10 name submissions in the comment section based on votes. If you make the top 10, we thought we’d give each of you a special coffee mug from the show (once they’re produced) just for submitting and participating in this exercise. We can use Twitter for idea exchange and a hashtag for the discussion similar to #yegshow. I like futureedmonton.ca because it has a simple submission and voting process already built-in which makes it much easier to track ideas. Your support is greatly appreciated.
Name ideas
Here are a few words to get the ideas flowing regarding the show’s name and we’re completely open to others. Also, please don’t be offended if one of the submissions isn’t chosen. We’re all working together on this and there are a few different factors that must be considered.
Thank-you in advance for all your ideas and contributions! We have to choose the name by this coming Tuesday at 12 noon MST so get your ideas and votes in quick.
fusedlogic Team Heads Down to The Works
Taking advantage of a beautiful day (which has now turned into a terrifying windstorm), the fusedlogic team jumped into our mobile office and paid a visit to Edmonton’s The Works Festival. We were met by some friendly volunteers, patrons and even an event Director who took the time to sit down and chat with us for a bit. In fact, after chatting with one particularly outgoing volunteer and asking for her Twitter handle, I found out that I had already conversed with Ee on Twitter before (@Kabluey), and that one of our other team members, Evan, had met her before in person! Just another (of many) examples of the social web bringing people together. With the connections we’ve all made, it’s hard to imagine someone thinking of social media as a waste of time. Read more
What did you eat for breakfast?
The folks that attended fusedlogic’s latest event digested something of the social media variety.
Held on Tuesday, June 2 at the World Trade Centre Edmonton in the wee morning hours, Twitter for Breakfast was a micro conference for business professionals looking to learn the basics of the popular social networking site, and specifically how to implement it into their marketing and communication plans.
Tweet YOU Edmonton not TweepMe!
Twitter is one of the coolest ways to build rapport within the social web, for me it’s about meeting “you.” So why must some be complete and utter idiots and abuse that privilege? Some of the ways Twitter and social media is used in general frankly disgusts me. Spammers in this case, I’m talking about you.
A few days ago I posed a question on Twitter regarding a new application called TweepMe, now widely known as a spammer haven. The answers I was looking for in response to the question focused on the “motivation” behind using TweepMe, and Twitter usage in general. From that I was hoping to draw conclusions as to how that reflected on us as users. The tweeted question is below.
What are your thoughts on “buying” followers? http://www.tweepme.com/
Here’s how the TweepMe site describes its service.
TweepMe is the fastest way to accumulate followers on Twitter. When a new member joins, every other member automatically follows the new member, and the new member follows them back. The process is gradual and happens over the course of weeks or months depending on the number of TweepMe members.
Personally, I’ve always struggled with the concept of “auto-follows and auto-direct-messaging.” Despite being efficient, the struggle for me boils down to “mass-followers but at what cost?” Several questions come to mind in terms of Twitter etiquette. If you follow me and I follow you back, is that enough? If I don’t have time to send a personal direct message “thank-you for following,” would people still prefer an automated pre-fabbed response instead of nothing at all? Not sure about you guys but I’ve never clicked on a link coming in from an automated direct message, not once.
This action says to me: “Hi sucka, thanks for the follow, now go check out my blog and buy my stuff.”
Systems like TweepMe are simply numbers focused and deliberately impersonal, this defeats the purpose and great social upside inherent within social media. In the case of TweepMe, you actually pay for the privilege of being impersonal. Some obviously see the allure to being the largest spam broadcaster on Twitter, I don’t. Clearly, this is a subjective discussion as to what constitutes “value” and how to deliver it to others. Moving forward, here are some of the tweeted responses to my TweepMe question.
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Sirthinks: @fusedlogic followers for the sake of followers. Seems to defeat the whole point SM. Social commentary of like, or intriguing ideas.
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Taite11: @fusedlogic Tweepme seems pretty worthless to me. Everybody on there will soley want to push out their tweets rather than read. -
enThrall: Feed your ego with thousands of followers? RT @fusedlogic What are your thoughts on “buying” followers? http://www.tweepme.com/ -
enThrall: @fusedlogic re:tweepme – Depends on why you’re on here. Nice pkg of ppl to discover, lot of crap. Risks big mktg interest, less SM essence.
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eadnams: @fusedlogic only good if you don’t get caught… better question is… what about selling accounts with lots of followers?
Do I promote my company and team on Twitter? Absolutely, I’m proud of my company, we’re doing some awesome work within the social web (admittedly not all of it visible), our clients are very happy and we’re growing. Marketing is a part of the Twitter community, how one does it is the key difference.
I’ve been asked to supply some of my social media principles in the past and so this might be a good time to talk about those related to Twitter.
- Be respectful of others.
- Be human, even if you are a news feed. Example – @iNews880
- Promote the work of others, re-tweet and use the (via @method ) whenever possible.
- Follow others, don’t be a snob. (exclude spammers and profiles of little redeeming value)
- Think – Would this tweet make my mom proud?
- Observe, listen and learn.
- Don’t be afraid to ask for help.
- Avoid “automated” actions that degrade rapport building whenever possible.
Ultimately, just be yourself – “Tweet YOU Edmonton!”
Now sure, that might mean that you’re a spammer like many on TweepMe or a self-serving one-way broadcasting Twitter snob wasting valuable Twitter server power. Regardless, if that’s who you are, then be proud and be aware of #unfollowfriday or worse yet…
