Fish Where The Fish Are by Jeremiah Owyang

Social Media Marketing

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Wordle of Obama victory speech Nov.4th 2008

I could not help myself - had to post one more visualization. This one was created using Obama's acceptance speech (courtesy CNN).

It is an interesting analysis of the recurring themes that he touched on during that night's historic moment.

Many Eyes - Social Media Visualization 11/08

I was doing some thinking about social networks and visualization. A number of blog posts have talked about social media consultants needing to be able to properly identify the players within subsets of markets. So I thought I would spend a little time on Safari 4 beta looking for visualization tools. I stumbled onto Many Eyes where this really interesting view on networks and users was located.

Have a look - it would be interesting to see the Twitter user count updated with today's figures.

1-2-1 Meeting with Ed Henshaw - Signs By Tomorrow

Image via CrunchBase

Met with Ed this morning at Starbucks at the Town Center (not the usual one - the other location by Publix and 5 Guys).

Ed is really a master of multiple businesses, and I was interested to learn that we are both admirers of Richard Branson. That quest to work on new projects keeps the two of us interested in the "work" that we all must do.

Great examples of referral sources for Ed for Signs by Tomorrow are:

• Building & Property Management companies
• Architects & Engineering firms (they will spec signs)
• Apartment Managers
• Business Start-ups (they need a lot of help)
• Interior Merchandising
• Vehicles (wraps)
• Vendors at trade shows

I really enjoyed learning about how he can help small businesses prepare for trade shows. If you have ever participated in one, you know that it takes a lot of work to make it successful. You will go in thinking that you are going to meet everyone, when the reality is if you get a big rush you probably won't be able to handle the crush. He will work with a business so that they can purchase the pieces that fit their budget, often buying over time until they have all the components of a successful display. His goal is to allow his clients the time to use the restroom and know with confidence their marketing message is still on display!

#SMCJAX (Social Media Club Jacksonville)

Attended the Social Media Club Jax launch tonight at the Pablo Creek Library in Jacksonville. Thanks to Lauren Beyer @ltbeyer for organizing this project.

Here are the items that stuck out to me:

SMC is an organization committed to the following ideas:

• Sharing best practices
• Promoting media literacy
• Ethical behavior (can't we all use a little more of that)
• Industry standards

There are four positions available on the board - two are filled already.

SMC Jax is looking for topics to discuss - ideas included an Ignite session, Intro to Web 2.0 and having guest speakers Skype in. Follow @smcjax to stay informed on the latest gatherings.