Media Makers

Alecia — Tue, 12 Jan 2010 16:35:03 +0000

MEDIA MAKERS

On the first Sunday of every month, at 10am at Doyles in Jamaica Plain, you’ll find a back room full of some of the most interesting people in the commonwealth. Boston Media Makers is a place to come and share 3mins of yourself to a group of 20-40 or more people, then after, take the time to walk over and shake the hands of people you want to get to know better. In the age of Twitter/Facebook and other social media, this is a great solution to the isolation I sometimes feel after hours at work, then again at home starring at the computer screen. (By the way, I call that feeling getting “edit-faced”.) Steve Garfield, Social Media Guru and all around nice guy, started Boston Media Makers after spending time at conferences, hearing a particular person speak and wanting to get to that person and meet them. Having to wade through 500 people or more to get to that person, could be a pain, but the 499 that you pass could also be really interesting people! Why not try to create a forum, where you know who’s in the room, and have the time to network with them. (Steve explains it better, so you’ll have to come to a meeting to get it from the horses mouth!) www.stevegarfield.com It’s great! Now, I have another meeting to go to: Southern New England Media Makers! Jim Jones and Bruce Garber, inspired by the Boston Meeting, started a group that meets in Providence RI. Here’s some footage I took of the first meeting.

Southern New England Media Makers from Alecia Jean Orsini Lebeda on Vimeo.

Here’s my point. These meeting are fun, they connect people, and there might be one near you!

Here’s a list!

Boston: 1st Sunday of the Month

Southern New England: 2nd Sunday of the Month

New Hampshire: 2nd Sunday of the Month

New York: 2nd Sunday of the Month

DC Media Makers

Know of anymore Media Makers?

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Let us know!

Bruce and Jim

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