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This was my Keynote at Radio Ink's Convergence Conference
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Braiding Radio with Social Media Braiding Radio with Social Media
12. Legacy of the Disruptors <ul><li>Wanted world peace. Failed. </li></ul><ul><li>Best we did was PC, web & Social media </li></ul><ul><li>Big steps in right direction </li></ul>
14. Braided News <ul><li>Szechuan quake </li></ul><ul><li>Flight 1549 </li></ul><ul><li>Iran </li></ul><ul><li>Cairo </li></ul>
15. Why Braid? <ul><li>New listener source </li></ul><ul><li>New content source </li></ul><ul><li>Low cost/new revenue </li></ul><ul><li>Talk radio on steroids </li></ul><ul><li>Social now part of life </li></ul>
16. Radio Today <ul><li>Talks > listens </li></ul><ul><li>Uses SM to self-promote </li></ul><ul><li>Lost sense of hometown </li></ul><ul><li>Budgets cut & cut </li></ul>
17. Braided Radio <ul><li>A listening host </li></ul><ul><li>Hyperlocal </li></ul><ul><li>Neighbors as stringers </li></ul><ul><li>User-generated content </li></ul>
18. Framework <ul><li>Host model </li></ul><ul><li>Topic-focused </li></ul><ul><li>Citizen-generated content </li></ul><ul><li>Upload vid, audio & photos </li></ul><ul><li>Lots of little rewards </li></ul>
19. 5 Idea s <ul><li>Students podcast/photo/video </li></ul><ul><li>Podcast/blog debates on local issue </li></ul><ul><li>Cross-reference online/onair </li></ul><ul><li>Point out more than in </li></ul><ul><li>Crowdsource [reviews and polls] </li></ul>
20. 5 More <ul><li>6 . Q&A Column [Quora] </li></ul><ul><li>7. Local causes </li></ul><ul><li>8. Guest bloggers </li></ul><ul><li>9. Tweet program playlists. Sell track </li></ul><ul><li>10. Merchants provide rewards/prizes </li></ul>
21. Parting Thoughts <ul><li>Restore hometown championship </li></ul><ul><li>Listening beats talking </li></ul><ul><li>New merchant revenue </li></ul><ul><li>Recapture Lost audiences </li></ul>