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  • piip.IN is an continuation of The Tweeter’s Almanac: The Great #Indiana Initiative of Aught Nine

    The mind map below is an off-shoot of Stark reAlity Check’s Services Mind Map
















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    Mission: Project Indiana via Internet Protocol ( piip.IN and @piipdotIN on twitter ) is a collaborative project where organizations from all three sectors ( non-profit, for-profit and government ) come together to showcase Indiana’s grooviness to the world.

    Vision: Keep Indiana relevant as we – collectively as a species — navigate the paradigm shift from The INdustrial Age to The INformation Age.

    Governing Ethics: Transparency, Honesty, Accountability, Reciprocity and Gratuity

    piip.IN ‘s INaugural favorite quote:

    For forms of government let fools contest; Whate’er is best administer’d is best: For modes of faith let graceless zealots fight; His can’t be wrong whose life is in the right: In faith and hope the world will disagree, But all mankind’s concern is charity. – Alexander Pope

    piip.IN ‘s Mood: Happy

    Additional Information for Affiliates:

    Correspondence regarding piip.IN between its affiliates and Stark ReAlity Enterprises, Inc. will occur in a Social Media public time-line ( e.g. @replies on twitter, wall-to-wall exchanges on facebook, etc…). Emails and DMs are allowed only in cases where common sense confidentiality prevails.

  • Grab a crossword puzzle before you watch the following video.

    This is the result of a failed attempt to capture the tweet stream during the Blog Indiana TweetUp Panel. Video stinks but the Audio is Fabulous.


    Dave Woodson tells us a little about the history and best practices of the TweetUps held in the #NWIndiana area. He gives a nod to Kathy Sipple (2009’s Most Influential Social Media Dame) as having the inaugural NWIndiana tweetup, and then later discusses publicizing TweetUps through broadcast channels with Cheryl Watterson #TweetUPMichiana !

    Towards the end you hear @RockyWalls of @MediaForHire ask Dave a tough question about fashion.

  • I had a blast!

    It was my goal to capture the #BIN2010 Tweet Stream, but the video is almost as exciting as watching paint dry — almost.

    But the Audio is fun!  Bravo Dave Woodson, you led a great panel and sounded fabulous.

    You will hear comments from the following tweeters:

    @RockyWalls @NatFinn @DaveWoodson @DukeLong @DanaMNelson @WillHardison and @CherylWatterson.

    It was a real pleasure to get to know you all of you better.  I’m honored to be among very smart Indiana Tweeters.

  • Case Story:

    Media For Hire ran an Indiana Social Media Top Gun Contest on Facebook:

    “CONTEST! We want to feature one of YOU at the end of this week’s episode. Nominate someone you think is a “Social Media Top Gun” in a comment below & the nomination w/ the most “likes” by 5pm tomorrow will be featured at the end of this week’s episode (P.S. No shame in nominating yourself).”

    In the original post a few Indianapolis Social Media men were tagged.

    The following edited dialog took place over <roughly> a 24-hr period. Captured below are the highlights from my perspective.

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    Media For Hire ‎(Example) We’d like to nominate CHUCK GOSE for Social Media Top Gun.

    Chuck Gose Thanks for the nomination. Does the person need to be located in Central Indiana?

    Nope

    Aaron Craig:  I also want to nominate Chis Theisen for the “Top Gun of Funny Car Commercials.”
    I hope I can nominate more than one person, because I just did. Sorry if I broke the “rules.”

    Media For Hire:   The official rules state that the comment, containing a nomination, with the most “likes” will win, so everyone “like” those nominations!

    • Just to be clear, we are looking for nominations of a person you think is a Social Media Top Gun, i.e. they are the best of the best in social media. Nominate by commenting, vote on a nomination by “liking” the comment.
    • Chris Theisen:  I already voted for Chuck but the other person I steal ideas from all the time is Ryan Cox. I have no witty synergistic tie in with the movie however.
    • Rich Maier:  I nominate myself, Rich Maier. I am a newbie to social media, but am a small business owner starting a family business. Besides, who else has a WW2 Troop truck parked in his drive way or a Grandfather who met Adolf Hitler??

    • Richard Orelup:   I nominate @davewoodson , because the 4sq mayor of his house Dieter (http://twitter.com/theDieterDog) said he didn’t want the nomination because it was below him (yeah, my dog has serious ego issues, though he is probably right 😉 ) so he said give it to the man he thinks is the closest to him in Social Media greatness, The Daver.

    • Paul Poteet Mr Chris Theisen, a creative promoter who gets the most bang for his buck. In fact, even today we’re doing a small Cause Marketing project on our respective platforms. His mind never stops and he understands the 21st century audience for his client (HARE CHEVY by the way!) will respond best to content that is engaging, not sales pitch-y. He does have a bit of a mascot fetish.

    • Chris Theisen:   LOL on the mascot fetish. Branding Paul its all about branding. And is that first line a thinly veiled attempt to say I make you do alot of stuff? 😉 Seriously though thanks!
    • Steven Shattuck I nominate Kenny Loggins.

    • Megan ‘Flynn’ Giannini I would also like to nominate Julie Perry for the “Social Media Top Gun” as well!

    • Chris Theisen Megan is a suckup! 😉

    • Michelle Morris Woah, I was told to come here and vote, but I would rather nominate myself, sorry @dave woodson!!!

    • Rick Wilkerson I nominate “The Twitter Ninja” Amy Stark. She has game.

    • Bg Kahuna:   How do I “like” the Kenny Loggins nomination from my phone?

    • Haha, Rick =) Thank You! I’m honored and humbled. I go by Erik Decker’s definition of ninja = skilled moves and a cool outfit. I just received a DM from a twitter friend (you know who you are) encouraging me to vote for a mutual friend, bu…t I’ must vote my conscience instead => Douglas Karr <= he was the 2nd person I followed on twitter.    Does Top Gun indicate a certain gender? I’m sad the contest was up for 24 hours before a female was nominated.

    • @Media For Hire this contest is a great awareness raising tactic for your brand. Recruiting people who have social media clout to recommend other people with social media clout to like you – is very clever indeed =)

    • With about an hour and a half left, we want to again clarify the rules. We are counting the number of “likes” on comments with nominations, whether they are from the same person or not. So, in essence, you can vote more than once if a person has been nominated in more than one comment. Also, the comment with the nomination itself does not count because it is not a “like,” so if you nominated, you should still “like” to votel Just FYI.

    • Richard Orelup Amy – the 3rd person nominated was a female and that was an hour in.

    • Hey Richard, do you mean? “@Cari Downs Young I nominate my daughter and anyone in my family that loves me should nominate her as well”      I don’t see a name but you are correct in that she must be a female. When I first logged on to this grou…p the ONLY nominees were: “Chuck Gose, Chad Richards, G…reg Cross, Douglas Karr, Chris Theisen, Aaron Craig” … As a matter of fact those continue to be the only nominees listed in the profile. =) Just Sayin’

    • Steve Walsh:  Woodson fans. I messed up you have to Like the Richard Orelup post for it to count.

    • Steve, you didn’t mess up. All the “likes” count no matter which comment they are on.

    • I would like to lodge a formal complaint with the governing board of the Media 4 Hire Social Media Top Gun Contest citing the following infractions:

      1) The rules have proven to be far too complicated for social media peeps to understand
      2) Th…e names of the nominees listed in the original post are still all Guys!??!
      3)I wanted to vote for Doug Karr but I can’t find where he’s nominated.

      Because of these voting contest violations, I would like to rescind my previous Doug Karr nomination and just vote for @DaveWoodson as originally asked. It will just be easier. ♥ ya Dave =)

    • Chris Theisen Amy rules were pretty easy, comment on the post with your nomination. Click like on the nomination to vote for the person nominated in the comment. Ladies dont like Rocky and Zach they are pigs. You nominated Doug in your comment 🙂 It does appear Mr. Woodson’s huge Chicagoland drawing power will take the crown so you might as well vote for him anyways.

    • ‎@Amy, unfortunately we don’t have the budget for a complaint department, or even a governing board for that matter. Thanks for nominating and voting though! We still think you’re pretty great too. (Chris is right too, by the way, we are pigs).

    • Media For Hire We’d like to thank everyone who nominated and voted! Check out tomorrow’s new episode to see your Social Media Top Gun!

    • Chris Theisen If I dont win Im not watching 😉

    • @Chris… Are you really not going to watch? That seems a bit unfriendly … even anti-Social =) Thanks for the rules flush out, btw. I suppose — since Media 4 Hire has no governing board for the Social Media Top Gun Contest — I will… rescind my nomination rescission.

      @Media4Hire – when I said this was a brilliant tactic, I meant that sincerely. I spent a couple of hours yesterday afternoon laughing right out loud as I wrote about your brand. There’s nothing like a good contest to tap into the competitive nature of Social Media Geeks. Especially #Indiana SM Geeks. That’s why Foursquare works!

      In the spirit of true transparency, I called my friend Rick Wilkerson from keywerx and asked him to nominate me because I wanted to jump into this thread. I was too proud to nominate myself, it made me feel icky for some reason.

      I want to learn everyone’s back channel story. I already revealed mine: a twitter friend DMd me asking me to vote. I looked over the thread then called Rick to ask him to nominate me! All my other interactions regarding this contest is part of the public thread.

      Who is brave enough to share their own back channel story?

      • No back channel story for me. Media For Hire was kind enough to nominate me for the “honor” and I left it at that. I nominated my own candidate and tried to keep the other comments light hearted. I’m thrilled for the attention its given Media For Hire.
      • Chris Theisen Amy I was joking about not watching. I will be at Blog Indiana festivities but will watch at night at least. I honestly dont miss a Thursday Media for Hire episode. Love them!
      • Aaron Craig:   My back story is fairly simple: Rocky tagged me in the post. However, I probably never would have been tagged in that post if it wasn’t for “officially” meeting Rock a few weeks ago at networking event where we had some great social media conversations.

  • Stark ReAlity Enterprises, Inc.

    List of services offered by Amy Stark and Pricing Schedule:

    FREEMIUM $0.00 These items will always be free:

    • Twitter Basics prezi
    • The 2009 Tweeter’s Almanac: The Great #Indiana Initiative of Aught Nine  (free PDF download)
    • Stark reAlity Check blog  — Case Stories, Best Practices, Observations
    • Twitter interactions in @replies — within reason


    BUY ME A MEAL OR BEVERAGE – Just pick up the tab price range $2.50 – $20.00+ One Hour meeting during which time I typically data dump.  Be prepared to take notes.

    • Breakfast — preferred
    • Mid-Morning Coffee or Iced Tea
    • Lunch — Locally owned establishment preferred
    • Mid-Afternoon — Dairy Queen Blizzard


    PUBLIC SPEAKING – price range  Free – $10,000+ Topics include (but not limited to): Social Media, Marketing and Public Relations in the 21st Century, The Zen of Twitter, Strategic Fund-raising, Online Event Planning, Digital Dialogs, Viral Marketing Techniques, Internet Infrastructure and Internet Trends.

    • Key Note — Limited Travel Area
    • Educational / Non-Profit Organizations  —  Community Groups, Associations, Schools
    • Un-Conferences, Panel Discussions, Round-Table Discussions
    • Webinars, Tweet Chats, Internet Radio Programs


    SOCIAL MEDIA TRAINING – price range  $0.00 – $10,000 +

    • Day-Long Boot Camps
    • Team Lunch-and-Learns
    • Extended Length Team Trainings
    • Personalized Individual Trainings
    • Guest Blog Posts, Tip Jar Trainings, Webinars


    STRATEGIC SOCIAL MEDIA CONSULTING – Hourly rates are negotiated on an individual basis

    • Comprehensive Marketing and Public Relations Design — Combining traditional best practices with digital best practices
    • Online Reputation Management
    • Social Media Campaign Design — Products, Services, Missions
    • Listening = Research + Trend-Spotting + Connecting

  • While working on my Blog Indiana TweetUp Panel discussion I was reminded of The Great Indiana Initiative

    ( written by Amy Stark January 27, 2009  |  First published on Smaller Indiana dot com  |  Subsequently included in The Tweeter’s Almanac with an August 2009 update found on page 60 )


    I’m spearheading an organized effort to raise twitter awareness in Indiana because I want our state to remain relevant in the 21st century. Participating on the Smaller Indiana platform and attending SI events made me realize just how cool Indiana truly is, and yet NOT ONE Hoosier is listed among the top 100 twitter elite. Shame on us for hiding our light under a bushel!

    If all #Indiana tweeters would come together with one voice on this project we could generate some noise and raise #Indiana’s awareness on a global scale. I call it the:

    Great #Indiana Initiative of Aught Nine

    Participation in the #Indiana Initiative is easy

    – just type “#Indiana” in at least one tweet a week.

    Perhaps it’s naive to think eight keystrokes typed in a few tweets could make a difference, but it’s free and you only have to donate a few minutes when it is convenient for you. It couldn’t hurt! A thriving Social Media culture may keep Indiana on global radar screens for business expansion and help our state thrive in an information-based (rather than industrial-based) world.

    Ideas for using the #Indiana hashtag effectively:

    Favorite #Indiana memory *** Favorite #Indiana saying *** Favorite #Indiana museum *** Favorite #Indiana restaurant *** Favorite #Indiana moment at a concert or theatrical production ***  Favorite #Indiana historian or author

    Major sporting events trend heavily on twitter so you can tweet about: the Colts, the #Indiana Pacers, college stats from one of our world-renowned universities, or your kid’s high school basketball team in #Auburn #Indiana. Let’s not forget that #Indiana hosts the largest single day sporting event in the WORLD! This is definitely worth tweeting about when you consider that there are a quarter of a million race car fans and yet no riots – unlike some soccer games.

    Examples of the #Indiana hashtag in action:

    • From @ctorres4745:: If we get more snow, I plan on taking the kids to the Ft Harrison sled hill this weekend in Lawrence #Indiana

    • From @sssemester:: Go #Indiana! RT @TheLuckyGirl: Miss America is Miss Indiana Katie Stam!!

    • From @bphuff:: Heading to Bodies exhibit later today. #Indiana

    • From @edeckers:: We serve big-assed pork tenderloins here in #Indiana at the #SwissWineFestival – http://twitpic.com/fq12z

    August Aught Nine Update

    Since its launch in January, The Great #Indiana Initiative of Aught Nine produced a thriving tweet stream – from Evansville to South Bend and Richmond to Terre Haute …

    To my knowledge there are no other states using a hashtag in this fashion. #Indiana is leading the way in this voluntary Social Media initiative. According to Twitter Grader, Indiana is ranked 20th among the States. A respectable showing but we can do better. Virginia is ranked 13th and Tennessee is 17th for goodness sake, surely we can kick it up a notch. Go get ’em #Indiana!

  • Listed alphabetically below with live links and Twitter stats:

    All data retrieved around noon on August 9, 2010 from the individual’s twitter profile information.

    @AmyStark

    Name: Amy Stark | #Indiana

    Location Indianapolis, Indiana

    Bio SM scholar; author; public-speaker; Internet-infrastructure geek; perpetual student; pinch tweeter; accomplished listener

    8,986 Following

    9,519 Followers

    517 Listed

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    @cherylwatterson

    Name: Cheryl Watterson

    Location Northern Indiana

    Bio Security Specialist promoting optimum home protection strategies. Security speaker & blogger, fitness buff, wife, mom, enjoying life!

    2,637 Following

    2,458 Followers

    63 Listed

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    @DaltonsBriefs

    Name: Steve Dalton

    Location Northwest Indiana

    Bio Municipal Finance Consultant (also runner, #tcot, #indiana, #nwindiana, #IN_SM, #redin and missional Christian, #homebuilder)

    9,797 Following

    8,917 Followers

    379 Listed

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    @DanaMNelson

    Name: Dana Nelson

    Location Evansville, IN

    Bio Owner: @DanaMNelson where we connect people to build community

    703 Following

    683 Followers

    77 Listed

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    @DaveWoodson

    Name: Dave Woodson

    Location NW Indiana

    Bio Real Estate & Mortgage Marketing Consultant, Tech Geek, Social Media Adventurer, Cigar Enthusiast, Speaker, Husband & Dad, eLearning – Just having fun join me

    13,316 Following

    14,895 Followers

    286 Listed

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    @DukeLong

    Name: Duke Long

    Location U.S

    Bio Broker/Owner Commercial Real Estate

    536 Following

    909 Followers

    78 Listed

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    @willhardison

    Name: Will Hardison

    Location Indianapolis, IN

    Bio Entrepreneur, Drummer, Graphic Designer, Networker, Public Speaker. willhardison.com

    1,261 Following

    1,203 Followers

    97 Listed

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  • Additional Safe Sitter mentions in Twitter’s public time-line posted after July 22, 2010.

    [Bengt Wendel is from Helsingborg, Sweden] RT @BengtWendel @SafeSitter I’ve known @AmyStark for a long time via Twitter. She’s great at … connecting people to causes -/ /- Thanks =)
    Sun Jul 25 21:22:45 +0000 2010

    [Kids Linked is in Columbus OH] RT @KidsLinked NO! ~ It’s every child’s first word and every parents nightmare ~ http://ow.ly/2erik -/ /- ck this @SafeSitter
    Sun Jul 25 21:45:43 +0000 2010

    US Nonprofits’ Social Media Adoption Outpaces All Other Sectors for 3rd Year in a Row … http://bit.ly/deMdCZ -//- @SafeSitter
    Tue Jul 27 11:51:08 +0000 2010

    Toddler dies from choking on a hot dog http://bit.ly/a0Xj1I -//- my heart goes out to the family. Did U see/hear about this, @SafeSitter ?
    Wed Jul 28 16:17:28 +0000 2010

    Hey @SafeSitter do you know about => @GirlsIncIndy Chk out their event happening right now (Noon 7-28) http://bit.ly/cKeqR5 #Touchstone
    Wed Jul 28 15:51:16 +0000 2010

    To all who have been interested in the @SafeSitter saga? I have good news and bad news. Bad News 1st=>They offered the job to someone else
    Thu Jul 29 11:55:40 +0000 2010

    Good News: The @SafeSitter Executive Director wants me to design a SM Campaign for them. I’ll blog about some of the details later today.
    Thu Jul 29 12:01:06 +0000 2010

    @ripsup I called @SafeSitter ‘s ED yesterday afternoon and found out. It was a great conversation, actually. I like and admire her.
    Thu Jul 29 12:06:58 +0000 2010

    @HildyGottlieb I finally posted the raw data captured 7/22/2010 http://bit.ly/9MWxv3 @SafeSitter no go-but they want me 2 design a SM 4 them
    Thu Jul 29 13:56:17 +0000 2010

    @lindaAWI @vixwrld I mentioned U both in my blog http://bit.ly/9MWxv3 raw campaign data 7/22 @SafeSitter went in a very different direction
    Thu Jul 29 14:00:55 +0000 2010

    Good news & bad news @lindaAWI Bad News: Safe Sitter hired someone else. Good News: They want me to design a SM campaign 4 them
    Thu Jul 29 18:07:53 +0000 2010

  • Party On!

    Recorded on the day before Miss Thing started her Sophomore year.

    The Bull dogs name’s are Chauncey and Hank.

    The Mayor of Carmel Indiana, Jim Brainard, is featured.

  • Steven Shattuck  and CMC Media —  @stevenshattuck and @CMCMedia on twitter — beautifully captured the spirit of a TweetUp. at the Coffee and Conversations twitter training I presented to the Indy IABC group in July 2010.  It was fun and lots of valuable information was shared. Thanks for inviting me, Aaron Craig <= Indy IABC President

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