Manchester Social Media Surgery Events: an Introduction
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Introducing Manchester Social Media Surgery
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A slide deck documenting our discussions about monthly Manchester Social Media Surgery events at Social Media Cafe Manchester, #smc_mcr on 1st Dec 2009.
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Introducing Manchester Social Media Surgery
Presented at Social Media Cafe Manchester #smc_mcr by @realfreshtvon Tues 1st December 2009Venue: BBC Cafe, Manchester
Why the need for Social Media Surgery events in Manchester?
Making sense of it all
“Social media are media designed to be disseminated through social interaction, created using highly accessible and scalable publishing techniques”.
What #%!$!...?
“I Want Me Mum!”
What is it?
Social Media Surgery events are: Informal afternoon meet ups Social Media ‘clinics’ Panellists discuss problems
presented by audience
Why?
The inspiration:Lots of people not sure where to
start Agencies and consultants in the
region cannot service this need
on their own
Doing Something
Social Media Surgery events are:Backed by Manchester Digital,
MDDA and Creative TIMESInformal, collaborative business
development for the sector
At the event we agreed that
Social Media Surgery events can be a gentle introduction to Social Media Cafe Manchester
The target audience is people who have little experience of social media but need to know more for their work/business/organisation.
When
2nd Tuesday of the month,
starting next Tuesday, 8th Dec 09!
When exactly?
Which time is best? 12:30 – 2:30pm
vs. 2pm – 4pm
2pm – 4pm works best as it allows people coming in from out of town to attend an afternoon event, work needs permitting.
12:30pm – 2:30pm implies it’s a working lunch event.
Lunch is *not* provided!
At the event we agreed that
Where
VenueMMU’s Business Incubator Innospace on Chorlton Street
www.innospace.co.uk
How it works
Sign up via Social Media Cafe NingPost a social media ‘problem’‘Doctors’ discuss this at the
surgery
We will begin with an hour long ‘open surgery’ session where a case study is presented and audience input invited.
After this we will have an hour long ‘clinic’ of one-to-one meetings with the ‘doctors’.
At the event we agreed that
8th December event is a soft launch.
We are trying out the venue and the concept.
Will invite @sweetmandarin to be video interviewed for the first case study (action for @realfreshtv).
At the event we agreed that
Who’s Involved
Anyone can be!Sign up on the Social Media
Manchester NingPanellists and audience members
wantedhttp://socialmediamanchester.ning.com/
When is it on?
DatesTues 8th December 2009Tues 12th January 2010Tues 9th February 2010Tues 9th March 2010 Tues 13th April 2010
Questions?
Sign up on the Ning and share:http://socialmediamanchester.ning.com/
Ask on Twitter using the Manchester Social Media Surgery hash tag: #mansms
Get involved!
...a lot simpler...
Social media is...
Thank You
CreditsSocial Media Bandwagonhttp://ictkm.files.wordpress.com/2009/07/social-media-bandwagon1.jpg
Social networking siteshttp://www.icis.com/blogs/icis-chemicals-confidential/teens-social-networking.jpg
Social networkinghttp://forum.belmont.edu/business/Social%20Networking%20Image.jpg
Question Markhttp://www.intersectcommunity.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2007/07/question%20mark.jpg
