'30 Chick Flicks in 30 Days'
How far would you go to understand the opposite sex? That question—and the pursuit of an answer—helps to fuel the online social media experiment, “30 Chick Flicks in 30 Days“. Scheduled to begin Friday, Jan. 15, 2010, and conclude 30 days later on Saturday, Feb. 13, the effort focuses on “one guy’s exploration of romance through movies loved by women.” Note that this project ends the day before Valentine’s Day. For clarification, I... Read More
The City of Pauls Valley, Online
Still in its infancy (launched yesterday at 8:54 a.m.), the City of Pauls Valley now has a Twitter profile. What this small town of 6,000-plus residents will tweet about is anyone’s guess; probably some of same things the rest of us are already talking, and tweeting about. There’s the new multi-million dollar police department, the downtown beautification project, a city-wide blood drive, etc. What would you want your city to tweet about? Comment below. SHARETHIS.addEntry({... Read More
Looking Back On a Night Looking Forward (pt. 2)
This is part two of a two-part series; click here for part one. Participants at the Garvin County Social Media/Technology Gathering experienced a different type of event on Tuesday, Sept. 8. Area residents came together to both hear from, and be heard by, their peers. Those in attendance tweeted, twitpiced, and video chatted throughout the two hour occasion, posting their personal comments and highlights in “real time” online for others to see. Communities represented... Read More
Video: Update on Sept. 8, GC Technology Event
For more information about this event, click here. To reserve a seat(s) online click here, tweet this, or call: (405) 665-0029. Follow the discussion about this event on Twitter here, or join in by using the hashtag #gcsmt09 in your tweets. SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Video: Update on Sept. 8, GC Technology Event", url: "http://highwayexit72.com/?p=2649" }); Read More
Blinking Lights
Red means “missed calls; new voicemails, E-mails, or tweets” Green means a “low battery” These blinking lights guide me throughout the day like road signs posted beside a highway. So seemingly small in size and yet large in effect, they have permission to interrupt a project. Stop a workout. Cause me to pause mid-thought, and/or send me in a different direction. Blinking lights. They can even keep me from finishing a conver…(blinking)… SHARETHIS.addEntry({... Read More
Social Media In a Small Town
According to a Nielsen survey released last month, Twitter—the “micro-blogging site”—grew over 1,000 percent in one year. From February 2008 to February 2009, the survey found that Twitter grew 1,382 percent or seven million-plus unique visitors in 365 days. Statistics that represent multiple conversations, and numerous people groups. Statistics that also incite several questions. Questions like: Who are all these people? Where are they from? What are... Read More
