17 Dec 11

Have MacBook, will travel

Have MacBook, will travel

Hi, I'm Moxy, and I have a social reporting app. It's called Meegloo, and I want to use its powers for good. Also I want to help people understand where it could be useful as an alternative to Twitter or where CoverItLive doesn't quite fit.

So if you're running or attending a meetup, a small conference or anything that would require a bit of social reporting or liveblogging, I'm just asking that you keep me in mind. I'll create content for your event using Meegloo, and show you how you can embed it in your site. It might cost you a cup of coffee and a sandwich if there's any going, but I certainly won't charge for the service.

There's no substitute for an experienced liveblogger or social media consultant, but if you can't afford one right now*, then please feel free to email moxypark@me.com. And if you are a liveblogger and you'd like to know what Meegloo is about - or you've got some ideas on how to improve it - then you're more than welcome to do the same.

* It's important to note I'm not trying to compete in this space, or take work away from anyone else. This is a limited time deal for those that can't afford a liveblogger, and that helps me show people what Meegloo can do, and shape it so that it becomes a better tool for all of us.

6 Jul 10

Social Media Surgery Plus

Over the past few months, Nick Booth has been busying himself with a website to bring together elements of work he's been doing for the last 18 months or so. Social Media Surgery Plus is a website that helps people find groups of people who can help them understand how the social web can affect and improve their not-for-profit organisation.

Last year I cast away my usual shyness - yes, I am shy - and became a "surgeon" for a night, at an early event held at the BVSC in Digbeth. Mostly I just chatted to some people from Kings Heath, but I had a good time and completely understood the valur of the event. For months, the surgeries lived online at Paradise Circus, but now they have their own dedicated home, built by Josh Hart.

If you're unsure, a social media surgery is a relatively informal way of sitting down with someone who can help you understand anything from how to filter spam comments on a blog, to developing a Twitter strategy. Anyone, as long as they represent a not-for-profit or public sector organisation, is welcome. SMS+ is a really easy way to find these events.

It's still in beta, but the signup process works (it's really friendly too), and finding surgeries to attend is a doddle.

Well done to Nick, Andrew and Josh, and also a big "yay" to Claire Hartley at Substrakt who created the SMS+ brand!