(NZL) Deep in the heart of the Wairarapa wine region is the fantastic Parehua Country Estate (just a little it older than MediaSnackers as they launched in February 2006 and we in June the same year).
I'm double-lucky to be working with the team on exploring how social media can help them show rather than tell people about their superb offerings.
(NZL) Today I've been invited to deliver two sessions for/at Palmerston North Library.
The first is a overarching presentation introducing and exploring social media and the second is a focussed masterclass for the internal website development team.
You certainly lived up to your manifesto: 'Everything we do must kick ass!' Your presentation was fun, powerful, inspiring and riveting. Someone commented that they had never seen our staff that worked-up and animated before! On the strength of your talk today and the excitement it has generated amongst staff, I managed to get our management team's support for us to proceed with all the cool things we’ve been wanting to do.
Leith Haarhoff, Head of Information Services, Palmerston North City Library
(NZL) Currently at the Global Education Centre (soon to be Global Focus Aotearoa) in Wellington, NZ to do a combined presentation and masterclass to a selection of the groovy staff here.
DK from MediaSnackers delivered and inspiring and useful training that not only fired us up but opened our eyes to what is possible for
development NGO’s like ours.Gino Maresca, Community-Youth Programme Manager, Global Education Centre
(NZL) Today I'm delivering a special pre-conference training day for the Ulearn 09 conference in Christchurch, New Zealand—introducing a select group of teachers to all this scrummy social media goodness.
We were pleased that DK could join us for Ulearn09 in Christchurch NZ for the 8th Ulearn Conference held at the Christchurch Convention Centre attended by 2000 NZ Educators. DK was an important part of our Conference programme delivering a preconference full day workshop, a spotlight presentation and a hands-on Social Media master class.
The audience response was overwhelming with all attendees mesmerised by the slick enthusiatic presentation style and the wealth of information provided. Many of the respondents replied that they couldn't wait to get back to their schools and centres to experiment with their new found knowledge.
DK received a 100% excellent rating from the audiences at his presentations. Comments such as…
“Wicked”
“Keep on playing”
“Very Cool”
“Great ideas, great enthusiasm”
“inspiring”
“DK was inspirational. It would be good to help him achieve world domination!”
“DK knows about Youth and what they do.”
“Enjoyed listening to DK and he kept my attention throughout the 90 mins.”Ali Hughes, General Manager/CEO, Core-Ed
Then tomorrow I'll also be delivering a Spotlight presentation plus a masterclass straight after it. Phew!
(WORLD) As a small company getting paid is kind of a big thing.
About a year into MediaSnackers I developed our 'plain english' payment policy which has been shared with several friends and colleagues (who have found themselves struggling to get paid for the work they had done).
Here it is for anyone who hasn't got one:
This payment policy is written in ‘plain english’ to ensure clarity and understanding.
It's for use by MediaSnackers relating to any parties, organisations, companies
or individuals wanting MediaSnackers involvement in consulting, training and/
or speaking/participation at any kind of event/project(s).The payment policy is simple: 50% up front and 50% upon completion plus
expenses (which include transport fares, accommodation costs and food
expenses if applicable).An invoice for 50% of the agreed fee will be issued to the client and needs to
be paid in full up front to secure the booking (within the 14 day period as
stated on each invoice). If payment is not received MediaSnackers reserves the
right not to be involved and to release the date for other clients bookings.
Upon completion of the contracted services, a further invoice will be issued to
the client for the remaining 50% of the agreed fee plus details of any expenses
incurred.We understand and will exercise our statutory right to interest and
compensation for debt recovery costs under the Late Payment of Commercial
Debts (Rate of Interest) (No. 3) Order 2002, if we are not paid according to
agreed credit terms and schedule. MediaSnackers also reserves the right to
add £100 in additional administrative fees if this course of action needs to be
pursued.That's it folks…
Why aren’t all policies this easy?
Thank you in advance for your time and looking forward to working with you.
MediaSnackers Team.
Addendum, we've had some fun over the years with organisations and companies stating their own payment policies which have ranged from 30 days to three months. For us it's simple : when you buy from us it's under our terms.
Nothing to do with arrogance or being bullish here but simply protecting the crucial cashflow needed in a small company.
(WORLD) The fortieth RezEd monthly podcast, produced by MediaSnackers with Global Kids.
Discussions around using World of Warcraft in education with four users and details of a new commercial partnership between Dell and Whyville plus the usual news and events from the Rezed community.
0.00—0.24 intro
0.25—4.48 RezEd news with Amira and Krista at Global Kids (any news or events can be submitted here)
4.49—5.07 intro to Jim Bower, cofounder of Whyville
5.08—6.12 new partnership with Dell
6.13—8.06 commercial understanding relevance of virtual worlds
8.07—9.45 other opportunities
9.46—11.18 future developments
11.19—11.24 thanks / outro
11.25—12.21 Rik introducing World of Warcraft conversations
12.22—12.54 Lucas Gillispie, Instructional Technology Coordinator, Pender County Schools, North Carolina
12.55—13.48 Craig Lawson, Pender County Schools, North Carolina
13.49—14.32 Helga Brown, Cyber Campus Coordinator Elizabeth City Schools, North Carolina
14.33—15.11 Bing Shao, Undergraduate Student, City University of New York, New York
15.12—17.08 WOW potential use for educators (LG)
17.09—17.42 film making (HB)
17.43—21.32 tackling negative ideas behind gaming (LG & CL)
21.33—23.11 experience of gaming (BS)
23.12—27.20 advice on getting started (LG, CL, BS)
27.21—28.23 wiki for WOW use for educators
28.24—29.22 Rezed WOW group
29.23—29.49 thanks / outro
29.50—32.14 Amira and Krista detailing the upcoming events for the RezEd community (any news or events can be submitted here)
32.15—32.22 outro
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(GB) Today DK and myself are back up in Leeds working with the Breeze team and friends to show them some great online platforms and services. With this knowledge we hope to illustrate, inspire and motivate people into doing funky things with their projects and begin telling some great stories.
We arrived yesterday and had a meeting in the afternoon with Rosie, who is the development and communications officer for Breeze Leeds, investigating their current web presence, so we know what is and isn’t possible for them prior to delivering the training.
Brilliant, brilliant day. Came away with lots to think about and lots of new things to apply. Thank you, thank you, thank you.
Rosie Wilks, Development and Communications Officer, Breeze Leeds
Read about what happened on our previous visit to Breeze Leeds.
(WORLD) We still get asked about the origins of the MediSnackers name and also complimented on it's descriptiveness—we've been following how other people use the word and it sparked a thought: what if it were to enter a dictionary?
Here's our take:
mediasnacker | me-dee-a-?snack-er | noun informal a person who digests lots of different forms of media (usually in bite size forms). A person who has embraced a new media lifestyle. a young person (esp. in the 2000s) of a subculture characterised by technology and media consumption.
Now where do we submit this to make it real?
Related post: Show Don’t Tell
(WORLD) Last year I was interviewed by
Helena (from Sweden and Citat Journalistgruppen) for the Ericsson Telecom Report, an online magazine providing unique insight into the telecom business.
Today it's live (honoured to be featured alongside some big names):
Here's the blurb:
In this Telecom Report we look at the growing gap between analogue values and digital values. And between digital natives and digital immigrants. We look at how these differences in values are affecting the media industry and in particular the distribution of newspapers in both print and digital form.
Loved the fact the ended with the classis quote from William Gibson—let us know what you think in the comments.
Related post: MS Vodcast Episode #20
(WORLD) The MediaSnackers podcast focusses on individuals, organisations or companies who are simply impressing us and which are crying out for more discussion.
Linda Raftree is the Social Media and New Technology Advisor for Plan International focussed on West Africa (you can follow her work on her blog.
0.00—0.23 intro
0.23—1.43 what is Plan International and Linda’s role
1.44—2.56 social media use internally
2.57—5.57 social media use in the field (Virtual Villages
5.58—7.30 barriers / hurdles of adoption
7.31—9.13 implementation
9.14—10.04 future
10.05—10.27 thanks and outro
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