Our first social media workshop was last friday, March 27th at Gallup in Omaha, NE and it was a great event. The event was hosted by the AIM Institute and directed by Dr. Gerald R. Wagner, College of Information Science and Technology and Gallup Senior Scientist.
We had 75+ attendees from a very diverse crowd. We had teachers, professors, information technologists, small business owners, local reporters, sales people, and entrepreneurs.
The feedback was excellent and the number one thing we realized is people just need help getting started. Once we got everyone started they loved it and took off with it. People have been twittering, blogging, and connecting on Facebook and LinkedIn and its awesome. They took the idea of “getting in the conversation” and ran with it.
Here are some of the quotes and I hope to see more in the comments:
“Great presentation on web 2.0 technologies and social media.” Andrew – Programmer Analyst
“Really enjoyed and learned a lot at your Social Media Workshop. Thanks for sharing your expertise . . . very valuable. I’d like to add you to my professional network on LinkedIn. ” – Arthur – Professor
“ You taught an awesome class at AIM Institute in Omaha, Nebraska.” – Douglas – Internet Specialist
“Great conference! Awesome information. I am planning to “follow” you now, as I am interested in starting my own business. Sounds like you hit it out of the park.” - Michael B.
“Jimmy – awesome conference at the Gallup. Great info and hope you enjoyed Omaha, NE. Can’t resist… go Huskers!” – Dan – IT Supervisor
It was not only an awesome conference, but very humbling to receive such great compliments and we are planning to go back to Omaha in September and several other cities in between.
Our next conference is April 11th at SDSU. We hope you can make it. In San Diego, we not only will be running the same great workshop but we have recruited several other companies to participate and run segments of the workshop. Register Here
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Great stuff Jimmy!
-Pat
Jimmy,
Sorry to have missed the talk and also drinks on Friday night! I hope you had fun.. You should try to come back for http://BIGOmaha.com if you can.. Otherwise, we’ll see you back in September.
Cheers,
Dusty
Jimmy, it was a great conference. I’m still amazed and telling others at my workplace about the difference of this generation’s definitions of success and credibility. Your unapologetic…this is how it’s done–if you’re not with it, you’re not relevant, get over it and get on board or be left behind. Powerful, fast-moving, just a couple of adjectives I’d use to describe how you paint the future of business.
I’m stoked and jumping on board. I wish you great success!
Ed
Jimmy, you really gave us a lot to think about, and opened my eyes to many possibilities I was not aware of, or didn’t fully appreciate. Of course, the step-by-step instructions on getting started saved many a lot of time casting about, I imagine.
Lots of workshops bill themselves at interactive. This one was. As a result, I found myself thinking the whole time, “What will I do differently come Monday.” And then I did! I know others in my group were firing up ideas the whole time, too. Must do workshop for educators. About the only thing you could add is one of those T-shirt shooters like they have at Husker games.
I was excited about social networking before the workshop, but now I am an active believer! Thank you for sharing the “how to” from a philosophical, marketing and technology perspective. You have an authentic style in front of a group and I wish you every success.
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