Between Social Media Breakfast, WebInno, Mass Innovation Nights, and the countless other meetups, does Boston honestly need another one?
Probably not, but I’ve got an idea.
For me, it seems like no matter what, our social media get-togethers are a little too. Either a little too early (breakfast?), or a little too far out in the suburbs (Waltham?!), or a little too social, which can be like salad: good, but it leaves you wanting a little protein.
There has to be a better way.
In the design world, Pecha Kucha‘s kind of a big deal. In 203 cities all around the world, architects, designers, and the general public get together for a monthly series of talks.
The talks are open forum; you’re allowed to talk about whatever you want - from your great new design, to the state of so-and-so – but within a unique framework: each presentation has twenty slides, and each slide stays up for twenty seconds, for a total presentation time of 6:40.
By specifying the length of the presentation, the presenter is then free to work on the “craft of presentation”, as David Karp put it after he went to the Boston Pecha Kucha last November, and he noted some of the peculiarities inherent within the constrainsts.
I think something like this could be good with Boston’s social technology world.
What I’m thinking is getting anyone in and around Boston that’s involved in social media – from the startup entrepreneurs, to the PR and marketing pros, to nonprofit IT people – to come together once a month to share.
Have a new service you’re about to launch? Let us know!
Know an innovative way to grow your online audience? Tell us!
Think Twitter’s jumped the shark? Let’s talk!
This is in total idea stage right now. I have no dates, places, or times. I just want to get some reaction to the idea. Tell me what you think, and let me know any suggestions you have.
Want to witness Pecha Kucha Night firsthand? The next one is happening next Wednesday, June 17 at Mantra. Check it out.
