notesforrevisions

1) I think the use of the remixing pictures of beth group is great. Yet I find when I present similar topics I have to really work to help them understand even WHAT a social network is. I mean they all nod and all, but if I say “connect” with someone I get blank stares. So I would want some form of visual at the beginning that explains how flickr works. Jumping straight to groups is tough. You probably did this verbally, just wondering. 2) Slide 9 – I always draw little people jumping across the chasm holding small green backpacks. Those jumpers crossing the chasm are the evangelists who carry you to the early majority (Tipping Point). The green back packs are your Positioning Statement (Al Ries/Jack Trout). So even with the best product, you have to be able to say “Flickr is photo sharing” to the next person so they understand. I do *****love***** the visual for communication on slide 9. 3) Slide 10 is a super cool idea! I am going to steal it for my next talk! 4) Slide 11 – well that one rings true over here which is why Tendenci is not open source but we can successfully pay the salaries of 18 employees. Perhaps I am biased. 5) Slide 14 - “Low Risk Experiments” – yea! 6) Slide 15 – I’d rewrite the title from “Personal Blogs” to “Join the conversations” and throw in the manifesto reference verbally. But mainly emphasizing that joining the conversation does not necessarily even require having a blog. You CAN and should participate if you want your voice heard. 7) Too many screen shots. Is the audience going to remember all of those examples? I realize the deliverable is off the slide, but those look like case studies or examples of something that happened. I try to limit my “case studies” in talks to 3 or less because the audience glazes over on me. This may be Ed specific as well. Ha ha! 8) I don’t understand 21. I like the picture, but don’t understand it. First introduction of the phrase “loosely coupled”? 9) 22 – oh man, you went there. Taxonomy! Go! (on a side note, have you looked at Web Ontology Language and RDF (OWL)?) 10) 24 – firehose. Brilliant visual. Again – I must steal this one! 11) 25 – this visual is good. Yes would need explanation of course. But this is actually the type of visual I would also want near the front to explain what is going on with flickr for the uninitiated 12) 29 – shorten bullets to one line each at the most. I am sucker for short catchy phrases so I wrote it in Ed speak. These are probably all to be rejected and I apologize. So this is just another view of the same info from slide 29 (hopefully!) a. People read stuff than hunt and tag stuff b. Fire hydrants are bad, help people simplify c. People write the best summaries (not programs) d. Make friends with geeks – they understand things like “API” and can help you e. Make your own tag! f. Be open – do not limit the crowd g. Get the word out; promote your tag h. Encourage conversation, real conversation 13) Closing slide – people freezing on the beach is a tough slide to end on, but it is funny. It would be nice to have a relevant smiling happy slide that encourages. I say this because frequently my audiences are just so far behind the current state of alpha-geek-dom. But they are good people and I really REALLY want them to jump in and try! 14) My PR guy would say to add a “thank you and you can contact me at” slide at the very end. But I also tire of these.