Thursday, April 28, 2011
Vlog
I played around with a different format, .mov, and made a slide show for a website I am building on the history of Durham. It would be nice add a commentary, but the commentary didn't transfer. Even converting this to .wmv, it dropped the audio. However, you are looking at pictures of W.T. Blackwell's company, George Washington Duke, James "Buck" Duke, and Julian Carr.
Vlog
Monday, April 25, 2011
Social Media Scrapbooks
Imagine you could capture your tweets, Facebook postings, Foursquare check-ins, etc. from a particular time. Now, a program allows you to do just that. It is called Memolane. Talk about interconnectivity of all these apps. It seems that anything that needs an account and password can be used on this. It could be a fun way to make your memories last.
Now I haven't really tried this out. I don't have much posted on my Flickr or Twitter accounts. I need to take a trip or have something really neat happen in my life. Just nice to see what is all possible out there.
Now I haven't really tried this out. I don't have much posted on my Flickr or Twitter accounts. I need to take a trip or have something really neat happen in my life. Just nice to see what is all possible out there.
Social Media and the Net Electorate
OK. Enough of minor league baseball for a while. I love it and the season is in full swing, but there is something else in the news: getting ready for the 2012 elections. I read this in today's News and Observer.
Recently, Barack Obama and Mitt Romney broke from tradition when announcing that they were running for President. Both eschewed large public gatherings like they did in 2008, instead, doing it online. Rick Pawlenty also put a video on Facebook via YouTube announcing his candidacy for the Republican nomination. NC Governor Bev Perdue has also tapped into YouTube posting over 80 videos in under two years.
The politicians have been advised that this is the way to go. In the recent November elections, the Pew Research organization estimated that 1 in 5 Americans used social media to decide on candidates. With the explosion of social media the past five years, it is easier for like-minded people to find each other and organize. We have seen how this can influence the Democrats and Republicans. It remains to be seen how this may influence the growth of third parties such as the Libertarians and the Greens.
Recently, Barack Obama and Mitt Romney broke from tradition when announcing that they were running for President. Both eschewed large public gatherings like they did in 2008, instead, doing it online. Rick Pawlenty also put a video on Facebook via YouTube announcing his candidacy for the Republican nomination. NC Governor Bev Perdue has also tapped into YouTube posting over 80 videos in under two years.
The politicians have been advised that this is the way to go. In the recent November elections, the Pew Research organization estimated that 1 in 5 Americans used social media to decide on candidates. With the explosion of social media the past five years, it is easier for like-minded people to find each other and organize. We have seen how this can influence the Democrats and Republicans. It remains to be seen how this may influence the growth of third parties such as the Libertarians and the Greens.
Minor League 2.0 Part 3: Social Media and Giving Back
Recently, N.C. got hit hard by tornadoes. Several organizations started to mobilize with fund-raisers and supply-drives for those hit. The Durham Bulls also held a supply drive. They did this through two main avenues: There website and Facebook. They posted on their Facebook page that if you brought in supplies in last Tuesday, then you would get a free ticket for Wednesday's game. They also said that they would donate a dollar for every fan that "likes" their Facebook page, up to 2,000 fans. Well, that was reached and the Bulls gained over 3,000 fans in five days! So they sweetened the deal and added another $500.
What a great way to organize and show community spirit and using social media as a way to do this.
What a great way to organize and show community spirit and using social media as a way to do this.
Archeology 2.0
While going through my tweets today, one of my friends from college who is an archeologist, tweeted about an app, Pupil,that can be used to identify artifacts. First, you take a picture of the item. Then tag the picture, and submit it to the users of the app and they can work together to try to identify your item.
However, this is not necessarily for archeologists. It can also be used to ask, "Where can I buy these boots". Plans are to put it on the web, but you can invite friends to join Pupil via email on the app.
Thursday, April 14, 2011
Minor League 2.0 Part 2
I continue my look at the use of social media and web 2.0 for marketing minor league baseball.
Next up: YouTube. Teams do have channels. They have all sorts of videos, such as season promo/ticket plans, highlight videos, or just plain, old funny videos that they may want to make viral. They have a tendency to involve mascots in those. One team uses this thinking it is SportsCenter. No wonder they only have 57 subscribers to their channel.
Believe it or not, there is a blog that keeps tabs on all the promos, vids, and stunts the teams come up with. Ben's Biz Blog is Minor League Baseball's attempt to keep an up to date listing of the goings ons in the minor leagues. Bill Veeck would be proud.
Next up: YouTube. Teams do have channels. They have all sorts of videos, such as season promo/ticket plans, highlight videos, or just plain, old funny videos that they may want to make viral. They have a tendency to involve mascots in those. One team uses this thinking it is SportsCenter. No wonder they only have 57 subscribers to their channel.
Believe it or not, there is a blog that keeps tabs on all the promos, vids, and stunts the teams come up with. Ben's Biz Blog is Minor League Baseball's attempt to keep an up to date listing of the goings ons in the minor leagues. Bill Veeck would be proud.
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