Daniel Johnson, Jr.

In a recent interview I was asked if I was unwilling to promote other networking groups. It would seem some are under the impression that only a select can create community events.

The case for more local community networking groups

Now, if you’re active in the social media community in Cincinnati, you might be tempted to think that we’re reaching saturation and that the community cannot handle any more networking groups. (more…)

Joe Wessels, the host of the CinDaily podcast, had me on his program yesterday to talk about New Media Cincinnati and specifically the recent “tempest in a teapot” situation that occurred over the past week. It was a great opportunity to tell the story of New Media Cincinnati and how this social media community has evolved over the past few years.

Direct link (mp3, 55.9 MB, 61:03)

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Close your eyes for a moment and listen to the world around you.

What do you hear? Music playing your computer? The TV? The hustle and bustle from the cafe you’re in, maybe. If your room is really quiet, you might even be able to hear the sound from the lights or the ticking of a clock. If you’re in class, you probably hear your teachers and fellow students. Maybe there are birds outside your window, and you’re able to hear them singing.

Now imagine if that has been taken away. Quite a different experience, for sure. (more…)

Today in Cincinnati, Ohio we’re expected to get 3-5 inches of snow. Whenever an event like this happens, it’s always fun to watch Twitter for the presence of the hashtag #snOMG.  As I watched, I mentioned how funny it would be if Morgan Freeman narrated the #snOMG tweets. I’m no Morgan Freeman, but I thought it would be fun anyway to narrate some of the tweets myself. Here’s something I put together relatively quick, just for fun.

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I first found out about Ze Frank about two or three years ago when I’d heard of other podcasters talking about “The Show“, a daily video podcast he did for an entire year. While browsing C.C. Chapman‘s blog a couple months ago, I saw a post entitled “Creating Moments with Ze Frank“. In that post was this video in which Ze shares several inspiring moments he’s shared over the years with people online. Ze is, as C.C. put it (and I couldn’t agree more), “a warped, twisted, comic genius mind that after watching this video I have a new found respect for.”

Spend an hour and watch this video of a talk he gave at Webstock earlier this year. Maybe watch and listen with headphones, as there are some explicit moments that are NSFW.

Ze Frank at Webstock 09 from Webstock on Vimeo.

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