I had the opportunity to speak at the Carolinas Association of Governmental Purchasing conference in Sunset Beach, NC on 02/27/2012. While there I led a hands -on workshop about how to leverage social media. Below is the presentation that I used. Enjoy!
I had the opportunity to lead a workshop to local businesses about leveraging social media. It was received well and I think we all learned a lot! Below is the the presentation I facilitated. If you would like for me to speak to your group or organization, please feel free to contact me!
Two bills before Congress, known as the P rotect IP Act (PIPA) in the Senate and the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) in the House, are meant to stop online piracy but would censor the Web and impose harmful regulations on American businesses. Experts agree that there are better ways to shut down pirate websites than asking US companies to censor the Web. Join the groundswell of experts, organizations and people from all parts of America united in their opposition to SOP A and PIPA. Tell Congress not to censor the Web and not to cripple our innovation economy.
Today, January 18, 2012 several companies are speaking out against the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) in an attempt to get the attention of the US Congress to not pass this bill. Essentially, this bill would allow the US Federal Government to shut down entire sites because of even a single piece of copyrighted content posted on the site by a user. This would basically be the end of large social sites like Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, Reddit, Wikipedia, and many more.
Here is a good interview that debates both sides of SOPA. Feel free to share it!
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mobile, Social Media, Technology
The folks that are managing the Times Square Ball Twitter account (@timessquareball) are really doing a great job humanizing this big sparkling ball. Here is an example of a recent tweet:
I’ve got to spend the rest of the night memorizing my moves. Tomorrow is#NYE2012. See you there! — Times Square Ball (@timessquareball) December 31, 2011
Along with several resources of how to “connect” with the Times Square Ball, you can view up-to-date status updates, photos, and more on the official Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/TimesSquareBall
If you are not going to be in front of a TV, but want to watch the ball drop the same way you have for so many years, you’re in luck! The Times Square Alliance will be using Livestream to stream live video of Times Square and the ball drop. Here is the Livestream channel: http://www.livestream.com/2012
That’s right, the big shiny ball at the “crossroads of the world” has an app (or 2). There are native apps for Apple iOS and Android devices, here are the links:
http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/times-square-official-new/id408688944?mt=8
https://market.android.com/details?id=net.timessquareball.app
Here is a video to tell you more about the app:
Find all the information that you would ever want to know about the NYC New Years Ball. You can also find photos of previous balls and the history of why the NYC ball has become so popular! Here is a link to the official website: http://timessquareball.net/
Here is to a prosperous and uplifting 2012! Do something different, smile more, create more, push the envelope more! Cheers!
mobile, Social Media, Technology
Spotify is an online music service offering users the ability to stream more than 15 million tracks on demand using Spotify’s unique technology. Spotify provides instant access to whatever music you want, whenever and wherever you want it, through a simple, clean and quick to use platform via an ad-supported, free-to-the-user service and a paid subscription service…legally.
The added advantages of paying for Spotify Premium just might be great enough to drop $9.99/month for the following features:
Here is an abbreviated rundown of the different Spotify service plans. Click on the graphic for more information about the different plans.
Facebook and Spotify announced a collaboration recently to allow over 800 Million Facebook users to share their favorite music with their friends. Here is a short video about this collaboration:
I am an advocate for Spotify. I think that their model is exactly what the music industry needs. Daniel Ek, Founder of Spotify was quoted in a CNN interview saying ”What Spotify is saying is, ownership (of music) is great, but access is the future,” Ek said. “The main reason people want to pay for Spotify is really portability. People are saying, ‘I want to have my music with me.’ ” The model of “give it to them free” has gained popularity in the past few years, so much so that I think it is almost expected. Companies that realize their revenue should not be focused on the end user, but with the content providers or ad creators, are companies that will make a lot of money while providing an outstanding customer experience.
This past Friday I had the opportunity to host the first episode of “New Stuff” on TheMESH.tv.
The MESH is a new media online network, designed to produce and deliver unique content to computers, mobile phones, iPods, iPads, and any other device connected to the Internet. Just like a traditional television network, The MESH has a series of programs and “shows” on a variety of topics… the difference is you can watch or listen to what you want, when you want, and where you want.
On this episode of New Stuff Chad Austin of Chad Austin Marketing and Media Design (www.chadaustin.com), Terry Bledsoe, Chief Information Officer for Catawba County, North Carolina (www.catawbacountync.gov), and Alan Jackson with Jackson Group Interactive(www.jginteractive.com) joined me to talk about social media, technology, mobile devices and other gadgets! The topics for this first episode include the current status of Google+, recent Facebook announcements, iPhone 5 rumors, and Google Wallet.+
Listen to the first episode here:
Tune in on 9/19-22/2011 at 1:pm EDT for the second annual Social Good Summit presented by Mashable, 92nd Street Y and the United Nations Foundation, and sponsored by Ericsson.
Make sure to keep up with the latest developments at the event by following #socialgood on Twitter.
Twitter handles for partners and the sponsor of the event include:
@mashable
@unfoundation
@92y
@ericsson
[UPDATE] Agenda for Sessions: http://mashable.com/sgs/agenda/
I recently had the opportunity to speak about leveraging social media at the NCARD conference in Boone, NC. This presentation was a mixture of how to create content in different social media channels as well as how Catawba County, NC is using social media to connect with citizens and visitors. Enjoy!
Curated by @leeyount
*note that this is an unmoderated stream and some content might contain foul language or content that you would not want your mother or children to see.
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You have probably watched a YouTube video, sent, or at least heard of a tweet on Twitter, know someone that is using Facebook, and maybe even wondered why anyone would “check-in” when they are out and about. Mashable recently posted an infographic with some great stats about marketing in social media. These statistics are up-to-date, so this should be very helpful especially if your company is thinking about using social media to reach current and potential customers. Please feel free to comment below about social media, marketing, or anything else for that matter!
© 2012 Lee Yount.