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Hawaii’s Alltop and Top Social Media Geeks

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Just making a cross comparison between what’s featured on Alltop Hawaii and Bytemarks’ list of Top Social Media Geeks of Hawaii.

Here is Bytemarks’ list with those also included in Alltop Hawaii in bold:

20. Burt Lum Bytemarks
19. Judi Clark
18. Ryan Ozawa Hawaii Blog
17. Christa Wittmier Honolulu’s Nightlife Diaries
16. Ian Kitajima
15. Donna Nakasue Champuru.net on moms.alltop.com
14. Liza Pierce A Maui Blog
13. Jared Kuroiwa KGMB9
12. Dan Leuck Tech Hui
11. Greg Yamane Pulpconnection / Susie Collins The Canary Report in environmental-health.allop.com
10. Todd Cochrane Geek News Central in podcasts.alltop.com
9. Roxanne Darling Beach Walks with Rox
8. Vernon Brown 808 Talk
7. Paula Bender East Oahu Sun
6. Mitchell Dwyer Scrivtriv in trivia.alltop.com
5. Melissa Chang Urban Mix Plate
4. Nathan Kam Kam Family Blog
3. Nadine Kam FashionTribe
2. Andy Bumatai
1. L.P. “Neenz” Faleafine From the Mind of NEENZ

That’s 12 overlaps (see update below) between the two lists. I’m not suggesting that both lists be completely in sync (where would the variety be in that?). So why make the comparison? Just an observation knowing of both these Hawaii focused resources.

I wonder how many top Hawaii bloggers and social media geeks are native Hawaiian? 😉

Update: Thanks to NEENZ, I updated the cross comparison showcasing the local talent which is now up to 17 overlaps.

Lane Closed

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Hey all you Windward tweeters, the Hawaii Department of Transportation is asking you to retweet the lane closure from 830A-3P. Be sure to help out and RT the message. 😉

rt-lane-closed

Trusting KGMB9

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While the fallout of the massive news merger between KGMB9, KHNL, and K5 is still ongoing, my immediate allegiance goes to those at KGMB9. Why, I found myself asking. For me, historically, KGMB9 was the last news broadcast I would watch on TV. Now, I really don’t watch news broadcasts anymore, getting a healthy heaping of news from online resources. Yes, KHNL and K5 have some “visual” talent in the way of Stephanie Lum (voted Pulpconnection’s Hottest Local Newscaster in 2005), so where does my leaning towards KGMB9 come from?

It comes from KGMB’s extensive use of social media, that’s where. Like I said, KGMB9 was my last news resource, but I noticed things changing. Things like KGMB9 blogs, twitter accounts for their staff, live streaming on the net, interactive newscasts, a Facebook fan page, and most recently Facebook Friend connect. Through these changes, KGMB9 went from last to my first local news source. But what do all these social media outlets have to do with news reporting success?

It doesn’t. Where it does come into play is building relationships and trust with the people of KGMB9. Through their blogs, tweets, and other conversations, I feel more connected to the people of KGMB9 versus other “faceless” news stations. Yes, some of these stations have their forays into social media, but KGMB9 outpaces the competition by far.

Have you ever conversed with @kgmb9 on Twitter. You’ll get a response. This isn’t a bot that just relays news headlines. There is a real person behind the account providing his own perspective, asking questions, requesting feedback, engaging. And Jared (the voice behind @kgmb9) has done absolute wonders with the entire KGMB9 online presence and strategy, and in fact, shares his thoughts and tactics on his KGMB9 blog.

Tannya Joaquin is another personality that frequently shares her life on her KBMG9 blog. She does comment about news items, but mostly, readers are treated to an inside view of her life off the air. And every once in awhile, Tannya shows up on Twitter. 😉

The behind the scenes talent of KGMB9 is also part of the act, lending yet another view of the internals of the company. I gotta give shout outs to @tsiruno and @glorificus5884 for all their banter on Twitter. So fun to listen to. And being featured on Troy’s blog is cool too.

So with all this transparency and interactions with KGMB9, how can you not trust the channel and the people?

Peddling Entertainment Books!

Anyone interested in buying 2010 Entertainment Books? To afford a new playground for pre-schoolers, we’re selling these books with a special bonus!

If you buy now, we’ll include the Entertainment Book from 2009. Even though the 2009 book is expiring, you still have time to capitalize on the great deals, and did I mention this would be included free of charge?

Entertainment Books

Get both Entertainment Books for $35 $30. Sorry, this offer limited to Hawaii fans only. Leave a comment if interested, and I’ll get back with you.

Ready to (Re)Think Hawaii?

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In November, an international group of entrepreneurs and investors will convene in Hawaii in order to rethink tech, business, and sustainability. Dubbed (RE)THINK HAWAII, this cross section of skills and interests will feature “panels, lunches, excursions, dinners, cocktails and aloha style exchange of ideas and relationship building in Hawaii.”

And yes, while an international gathering, the event organizers include Hawaii’s very own Neenz, Melanie, Bruce, and Yaling. Read about all the organizers involved.

Attendance to this event is limited to 200 participants, and you must be invited to attend. If you’re interested and can contribute to this nexus, you can request an invitation.

Details are still forthcoming, so follow rethinkhawaii on Twitter to keep up with the latest RE(THINK) HAWAII news.

Read more posts about [re]think Hawaii.

The Id, Ego, and Super-ego of Social Media

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One of the things I remember from Psych 7 class in college is the model of the id, ego, and super-ego. First a lesson from Wikipedia, the id is described as:

amoral and egocentric, ruled by the pleasure–pain principle; it is without a sense of time, completely illogical, primarily sexual, infantile in its emotional development, and will not take “no” for an answer. It is regarded as the reservoir of the libido or “instinctive drive to create”.

The ego is the mediator between the id and super-ego and:

separates what is real. It helps us to organise our thoughts and make sense of them and the world around us.

Lastly, the super-ego:

strives to act in a socially appropriate manner, whereas the id just wants instant self-gratification. The Super-ego controls our sense of right and wrong and guilt. It helps us fit into society by getting us to act in socially acceptable ways

What I recognize is this id, ego, and super-ego construct in relation to my personal social media outlets. I definitely have to say that my social media id is Pulpconnection.net. Everything about the id and its pleasure principle is probably contained within this blog. I freely talk about anything on this blog and have been known to “spit the truth.”

My social media ego equivalent is probably Twitter. The short bursts of tweets about news and conversations do help make sense of the virtual and physical world around me. And in Twitter, what I tweet are expressions of “I myself,” the pure definition of ego.

Lastly, my super-ego representation has to be Facebook. The super-ego acts as the conscious, just as Facebook does for me, probably because real names are used. Although my tweets and blog posts are fed into Facebook, I selectively add other components to my Facebook profile balancing the urges of my id and the realities of my ego.

So there you have it, my id, ego, and super-ego of social media. What are yours?

Pics of Felicia

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So the weather anomaly once called Hurricane Felicia fortunately lost steam as it headed to Hawaii but did bring unusual weather. Here’s my pictures of Felicia.

Visibility at 4:30 in the afternoon.

Felicia Visibility

But then, the cloud cover opens up.

Opening in Cloud Cover

Added to Urban Dictionary: Twestimonial

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So I may be a one trick pony with my submissions to the infamous Urban Dictionary, but I have another Twitter-related addition to its lexicon. New to your vocabulary is twestimonial.

In short, a twestimonial is a Twitter-sized testimonial. Simple right? Here’s the “official” definition:

Time is precious and who has time to read long reviews? Get right to the point with Twitter-sized testimonials that tell it like it is.

For an example of a twestimonial, I used the recent tweetup with Chris Pirillo to come up with this:

Did you see my twestimonial giving props to Chris Pirillo? @chrispirillo is the geek’s geek who pwns all of nerdom. He’s the mayor of #awesometown!

So next time, you’re bushtiting on Twitter, drop a few twestimonials like these (or better than these).

Hostile Voicemail

Whoa! Checking my voicemail, I found this expletive-laden doozy waiting for me, um, Dave. Dave, your pal don’t seem to happy. Take a listen, but I warn you now of the excessive swearing.

[audio:https://www.pulpconnection.net/audio/hostile-voicemail.mp3]
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