Boston Media Makers

Just got back from another session of Boston Media Makers at Doyle's Pub in Jamaica Plain and I'm encouraged by the intelligence of the social media crowd in and around Boston. When people say we're one of the hubs of technology and SocMed engagement, I am thrilled to just smile and nod.

Today at the meetup (or is it a Tweetup?), I saw a 360° camera, heard about some folks building their own Hackintosh (it's a Mac you make with spare parts from other computers and often from PCs or Windoze machines), saw some sneakers that don't crease when you wear them - maybe the other Jeffrey Cutler should blog about them on his All White Kicks blog), and enjoyed a great book swap.

If you'd like to attend a #bmm event, just show up at Doyle's on the first Sunday of any month. Starts around 10AM and goes until noon.

More details available at Boston Media Makers.

For more events in the area, see the Calendar at the bottom of this blog.

More updates all through the summer

From food to tech to singles' events, the calendar has been updated with hundreds of things to do from now through Labor Day and beyond.

Take a look. And if your event isn't here, then give me a shout and I'll add it. Best way to do that is to list it on Eventbrite and I can just link right to your listing. **Make sure it has a date on it - multiple date events cannot be easily imported to any calendar.

Thanks!

Radio Interview

I just appeared on Everything Internet Radio and had a great time discussion strategy, marketing, content creation and more. If you're looking for smart people to follow and a cool show to put into your headphones, these guys are fun and valuable.

Their shows are also archived as a podcast. Find out more at their site - linked above.

What are you doing lately and where have you appeared?

Digital Media 3.0

I'm headed to Cambridge tonight to hear Larry Weber and a panel of luminaries speak on the future of branding and digital media. From the eventbrite description...

Expert Panel: Larry Weber, Harvard, CBS & Hill HollidayThe media world is changing rapidly and it's becoming harder to stay relevant and tuned in. Digital Media 3.0 is an event that will help you understand all of the latest technologies and how to leverage them to grow your brand. If you want to know what the future of media is going to look like and how to prepare for it now, you can't miss this event! Our panel is composed of some of the most well-known and respected media and marketing professionals in the area. On the panel, we have Larry Weber (Digital Influence Group), Perry Hewitt (Harvard), Mike Proulx (Hill Holliday), and Stephanie Miller (Formerly at CBS). The panelists will share cutting edge advice, the latest case studies and examples, and you will be able to ask them questions at the end.

You can find out more in the calendar or just go straight to the link here.


The event is sold out, but you can follow along on Twitter as folks (including me) will be tweeting it at #branducambridge. Would love some feedback and questions you'd like to ask the panel.

Updated Calendar!

Now that it's Summer, the calendar is jammed with stuff to do in and around Boston. If you'd like an internship updating the calendar and learning social media, leave me a comment or Tweet at me @jeffcutler. I'm not sure I can pay much, but you'll eat for free and I have some cool gadgets I could give you in exchange for your hard work.

Along those same lines, have you noticed that many of the events that used to be free are now charging for attendance. Sox Tweetups and Pub Crawls (when did you have to pay someone for the ability to pay someone for booze?)

But the shakeup in social is coming. Get on the train and learn the specifics now before nobody will pay the gurus any longer.

What's happening in your world?