Last week I got a great opportunity to check out AMC Theatres new attraction called “Fork and Screen” which steps up what you would normally consider a night at the movies.
It not only adds a menu to your visit to your next feature film but also adds some extra features like reclining chairs, swivel tables, eye candy while walking the halls, and a full bar to enjoy during your stay.
I must say AMC has done an awesome job enhancing the movie watching experience while not really adding a lot of extra expense. The new non suite theaters are actually the same price as a normal ticket and you get an upgraded experience from what we have been use to over the years and for just 10 bucks more you get the really kool theater with the 2 person cinema suite for the ultimate in relaxation.
I took a few videos while I was there and thought I would share them with ya……
First is as you enter the “Fork and Screen” experience (you must be at least 18 or have an adult with you to enter)
Next we have a preview of the AMC Cinema Suites with the really kool chairs….
If you get a chance to check out the services go for it….Allison and I had a great time and we wanted to thank AMC for getting the chance to check it out.
Its that time kids when all us social media types get together for breakfast. This month we are gonna meet at the First Watch in Olathe (11/7).
If you get a chance please join us as we always love new faces and if you been to one before come back as we would love to chat some more. It is open to anyone so don’t feel like you are not welcome.
Think we are gonna start meeting around 7:30 and will be hanging out for the morning so if you cant make it early then come by a little later.
I sat in on a presentation last week called “Microblogging, Macro Impact” by Mike Templeton which one talked about microblogging and its rise on the web and Mike also talked about his site who he runs with another guy I met in Rob Jensen called Microblink.
Since Highlight Midwest I grabbed the rss feed and have been following some of the stories they have put up on the site and if you are like me and are always looking for sites to keep up with what is new and fresh on the web today when it comes to twitter and other microblogging services this would be one to keep your eyes on.
It was great meeting the guys and Mike had a great presentation. If you get a chance drop on over to the site and check it out…maybe tweet about it as well (hehe).
Is your company looking to jump into the social media arena? Do you need some guidance? Maybe you are in the midwest and looking for some local companies who can help you jump onto the scene? Well if you are then you are in luck as I have a list of 3 companies that could be great resources for you.
The first two are located in my city of Kansas City and they are The Social Lites and Ideas and Angles. The other is out of Des Moines and they are known as Lava Row.
The Social Lites (Blog) Jennifer Bailey, Christina Maki, and Shelby Garlock
Great ladies who have a passion for what they do. I actually recently did a video of Christina’s presentation at Highlight Midwest you might want to check out.
Ideas And Angles (Blog) Zachary Cobb, Chris Culbertson, and Aaron Henderson
As with The Social Lites a group of great guys who really have a passion for social media.
Lava Row (Blog) Nathan T. Wright and Hillary Brown
Of the three I have to say I do not know the Lava Row gang as well but from the feedback I get from others they have a great reputation and would be another great resource.
There you have it a great starting point if you are looking for some companies that can help you get started with social media and if you are a local company in the midwest a great way to promote a local product.
Know of any other Social Media Strategist here in the Midwest that could be added to the list? Leave a comment and we can get a nice list going.
For my second presentation from Highlight Midwest I have on from Christina Maki of The Social Lites who did one titled - “Messages, Membership, and Money: Growing Your Non-Profit With Social Media.”
Some great advice for all the non-profit organizations out there. Check out her presentation below.
Note : I noticed after I posted the video that on the intro screen of the video I have Socialites when it should be Social Lites. just wanted to note the mistake.
update : i fixed the spelling mistake in the video.
This is a first in a series of posts I plan to do with presentations that I recorded at this years Highlight Midwest. The first is MobaTalk which combines twitter with video messages. This was presented by the creator Michael Bailey. For more info and updates make sure you hit up the site blog as well.
Pretty simple service to use all you need is a twitter account and of course a webcam. Below is an example of a video taken at the Highlight Midwest Pre-Party:
This past week I had a chance to go to the first Highlight Midwest (and sure not to be the last) here in Kansas City which highlighted developers, entrepreneurs, social media, new media, ect. in the Midwest (mainly KC, Omaha, and Des Moines) in an effort to bring the community together and show the midwest is more the just a bunch of flyover states for the east and west coast.
The end result was it was a total 100% success….I met all kinds of great people from throughout the region getting to see some great projects in the works, ideas of the future, and was able to network and add some new people to follow throughout the interweb.
As I had mentioned early this is clearly an event that will happen again and you can bet I will be there…already there is some great media out there highlighting the events of the day including pictures, video, and blogs. I thought I would highlight some of them here in the post as well as I plan to post some videos up here on the site of some of the presentations I went to as well for you to enjoy. I hope to get my hands of the video from the panel at the evening session and share atleast a link if not the video embedded (keep your eyes out for that).
In closing I just want to thank everyone who was in charge of the planning of this event, thank you to all those who came not only from the kc area but for those who traveled from omaha and des moines, and thank you to all those who are out there in those cities and others in the midwest showing that the midwest is a place where tech/social media can be born and can have the same impact of those from both coasts!
After all the events were over and we were all traveling back to our homes and such the question was asked where do we go from here? What do we do to keep this great thing called Highlight Midwest going? How do we help it grow even more?
We’re following each other on twitter now, let’s take that a step further and start reading each other’s blogs. Do a little exploring on people’s twitter profiles and find blogs/sites that interest you. Add at least a few of the people from each city to your RSS reader.
1. Don’t just subscribe, but commit to reading their blogs.
2. Don’t just read, take it up a notch by commenting on their blogs.
3. Don’t just comment, share their blogs with your network by tweeting about their posts.
4. Don’t just talk up their blogs, ask them to do a guest post on your blog.
5. Shake it well, repeat.
What can you do to help the midwest tech community grow and become even better!
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