Social Media People: Wake up!

If you are like me in any way, you are constantly on your computer, phone or even stealing your friend's phone to get a quick blurb in on your social networks. It becomes an addiction, and HELLO people, a new way to communicate.

However, I want to stress that it's not just about posting. There's much more to social media than that. It's about the engagement, the content, the origionality, authenticity, trustworthiness and oh, did I say content?

Content is what is going to get your viewers invovlved. Wether it's from YouTube through video engagement or from talking about a new breakfast meal that is easy, fun and your kids will love before going to school, which appeals to moms across the United States. Hence, it can ALL be relevant.

So I say "Wake up!" to all the "social media gurus" that simply utilize one network over another...Twitter especially. I encourage you to expand your horizons, think outside of the Twitter craze (which will implode in T minus a few months), Facebook craze, whatever, and think broadly. Think of exactly WHERE social media is going and where it's been. Start thinking of how you can incorporate social media into both your personal and professional lives? What can you do to grow your network? What exactly IS your network?

These are simple questions that the social media guru and user should know. If you don't - WAKE UP! Drink some coffee (may I recommend Starbucks Extra Bold) and start doing your homework. Now is the time to act!

The point: It's always better to be an early adopter than a laggard.

New Media Event tomorrow

Friends,

Tomorrow there will be a New Media social at the Pub over in the Greene which will focus on social media, strategy, implementation, marketing and networking. Oh, and you can enjoy a nice beer during the session.

I will be attending this shin-dig in hopes to meet new people and experience some real life social media at it's best: a bunch of social media gurus/novices that are interested in the same subject and who heard about the event through the channels of social media.

If you are able, it will be a great event to attend as social media in Dayton and Cincinnati has been in the ground-breaking stage as far as development.

Starts: Saturday November 14, 2009, 04:00PM
Ends: Saturday November 14, 2009, 07:00PM
Event Type: Networking/Meetup
Location: The Pub at The Greene
39 Greene Blvd
Beavercreek, OH 45440 US
Price:
Website: http://tinyurl.com/ld2v8x
Industry: internet
Keywords: New Media Dayton, meetup, The Pub, social media, New Media Cincinnati, The Greene, Beavercreek, Ohio, Daniel Johnson Jr., Twitter, tweetup
Intended For: Social Media Consultant, Public Relations, Advertising, Marketing, Communications, Journalist, Editor, Reporter, Business Owner, CEO, President
Organization: New Media Dayton

New Media Dayton's first simultaneous event held in conjunction with New Media Cincy's monthly event. Free WiFi and live video feed from our friends in Cincinnati.

November Topic: Social Media -- Best practices / ideas / experiments for 2009.

All levels of social media users welcome. Share your experiences with others, meet new friends, network, learn from others and have fun!

Cheers and bottoms up!

Gurus

Today I read an interesting article that did nothing shy of bastardize those in social media that are 25 years old. Really, I’m not shocked. I’m not surprised that each week articles from self-proclaimed social media gurus pop up and give an already heard rant on why those in social media should not be 25 years old. My question is why? Those that are now 25 grew up on computers (I had my own computer at the age 6), were along for the ride of explosive pop culture, saw the Internet grow and have the fastest fingers on the mobile phone front. Many explanations from these media gurus are that those that are 25 do not have the experience or the tact to begin to deal with the marketing and public relations tasks that arise in every day business and personal life. Again, is this the only reason? Yes, those that are 25 may not have the 20+ years of experience that some media gurus have, but when it comes to this new and remarkable phenomenon, many 25 to 50 year olds agree that social media should be integrated into the standard marketing mix of tomorrow. When will this stop? Wll it end when those of us that are 25 start ranting about those that grew up participating in mobile technology since the age of 6? It brings up interesting questions that not only hit the social media front, but also the generational divide. Well see…