[Hidden-tech] biznik

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It never hurts to get your name out there, not-sucking not withstanding (and
the dobee stuff is indeed annoying - it's not even spelled right).  I
registered at Biznik.  I would rather conduct networking through Hidden
Tech, but in the meantime, I'd be glad to organise an audio-video networking
event through Biznik or some other avenue.

Another example of a website that makes businesses easy to find is New York
State's Adhub http://www.adhub.com  Listings are not free, but the site is
easy to use.

Mary

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-----Original Message-----
From: Tom Adams / Reelife [mailto:reelifeproductions at mac.com] 
Sent: Friday, January 05, 2007 11:18 AM
To: 'Hidden Tech Discussion List'
Subject: RE: [Hidden-tech] biznik

   ** The author of this post was a Good Dobee.
   ** You too can help the group
   ** Fill out the survey/skills inventory in the member's area.
   ** If you did, we all thank you.


Dan,

I agree....we don't want to put the cart before the horse...sounds like a
website meeting with all interested HT members is in order...
(talk about opening up a whole new can of worms...yowza).

 Anyone interested in leading the charge?  (I'd volunteer myself but my
personal assistant (me) tells me that my cup already overfloweth)


 Regards,

Tom Adams

Director/Owner
Reelife Documentary Productions
using today's technology to educate, entertain and enlighten
"cool digital audio/video stuff...not boring or dumb"
413.575.9707
reelifeproductions at mac.com, www.reelifeproductions.com
http://web.mac.com/reelifeproductions
Williamsburg, MA, USA
(I'm currently out of the Reelife Office...emailing remotely)

 
On Friday, January 05, 2007, at 10:56AM, "Dan Green"
<dgreen at truepresence.com> wrote:
>Hey there,
>
>
>The site was done by a member who does magnificent websites-she's an
awesome
>designer.  Many of us can indeed do outstanding web work.  Resources (time
>and money) are one of the major issues. But I'd be concerned about starting
>in the middle by redesigning a site without clearly defining what the
>business goal is.
>
>Some of the issues we'd need to address are-
>What kind of organization does Hidden-Tech want to be?
>What image do we want to present to the rest of the world?
>Do we want to be perceived as a social community or social business
network,
>the Biznik site model is fantastic.
>If we want to market all of us as a business service group, professional
>network or organization, other models exist that might better communicate
>the group.
>Target markets need to be defined.
>Search marketing needs are a huge consideration in any design and language
>will be critical.
>Do we want the site to generate revenue for the group? What about
adverting,
>collection of data for marketing?  
>There are other issues as well.  Once we better define these then design
and
>functional requirements can be better determined.
>
>Thanks
>Dan
>
>
>
>Dan Green
>Area President
>
>TruePresence
>498 South Gulf Road  Belchertown, MA  01007 
>Direct: 413.253.3400 |  Fax: 413.253.3400
>dgreen at truepresence.com  |  www.truepresence.com 
>
>  
>-----Original Message-----
>From: hidden-discuss-bounces at lists.hidden-tech.net
>[mailto:hidden-discuss-bounces at lists.hidden-tech.net] On Behalf Of fern
>Sent: Thursday, January 04, 2007 10:00 PM
>To: Tom Adams / Reelife; Hidden Tech Discussion List
>Subject: Re: [Hidden-tech] biznik
>
>   ** The author of this post was a Good Dobee.
>   ** You too can help the group
>   ** Fill out the survey/skills inventory in the member's area.
>   ** If you did, we all thank you.
>
>
>As a newbie to HT, I was surprised to see that the
>website lacked any punch given that there are so many
>members who do websites. As a matter of fact, I don't
>think I've ever gone back to the HT website since I
>became a member. 
>
>Has there been any discussions in the past about how
>best to use the website? I think this Biznik site is
>great and could serve as a model for Hidden Tech.
>
>Fern
>
>
>
>
>--- Tom Adams / Reelife <reelifeproductions at mac.com>
>wrote:
>
>>    ** The author of this post was a Good Dobee.
>>    ** You too can help the group
>>    ** Fill out the survey/skills inventory in the
>> member's area.
>>    ** If you did, we all thank you.
>> 
>> 
>> Mik,
>> 
>> yeh, really.  that Biznik  site makes me wanna' get
>> up and dance the can-can... 
>> 
>> Giannina, please sign me up!  Again, not to slight
>> all the great work that's been gowing on with face
>> to face networking and meetings and stuff right here
>> in the happy valley ...but I really think Biznik has
>> absolutely captured the essence of what is necessary
>> to make a modern, small business efficient,
>> profitable and dare I say ...FUN!
>> 
>> I can't wait to take a closer look...
>> 
>>  Regards,
>> 
>> Tom Adams
>> 
>> Director/Owner
>> Reelife Documentary Productions
>> using today's technology to educate, entertain and
>> enlighten
>> "cool digital audio/video stuff...not boring or
>> dumb"
>> 413.575.9707
>> reelifeproductions at mac.com,
>> www.reelifeproductions.com
>> http://web.mac.com/reelifeproductions
>> Williamsburg, MA, USA
>> 
>> 
>>  
>> On Thursday, January 04, 2007, at 04:31PM, "Michael
>> Muller" <michael at mullertech.com> wrote:
>> >   ** The author of this post was a Good Dobee.
>> >   ** You too can help the group
>> >   ** Fill out the survey/skills inventory in the
>> member's area.
>> >   ** If you did, we all thank you.
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >Giannina,
>> >
>> >Wow. That site rocks. I'm impressed. From a
>> software point of view there are several things in
>> there that I've been thinking of doing to my
>> directory function for a long time, and many more
>> things that I now want to do now that I see them.
>> It's really well done, and I almost think we should
>> lift what they're doing and use it for HT. I mean...
>> wow. Definitely, send me an invitation.
>> >
>> >And all this conversation is not to say that HT
>> isn't great and hasn't done good things. It is
>> great, and it holds many excellent seminars and
>> networking opportunities. But if we're talking about
>> making HT better, here's a website model that makes
>> me sit up and get excited. It seems to drive the
>> organization, rather than the website being a
>> glimpse of what the organization is about.  This is
>> natural, of course, since HT started as a group of
>> people who wanted to network, and not as a website
>> that wanted to network and promote people.
>> >
>> >For a refresher, here's the HT "about" page: 
>> http://hidden-tech.net/about.html
>> >
>> >And here's BizNik's "manifesto" page: 
>> http://biznik.com/about/manifesto.html
>> >
>> >
>> >BTW, It looks like there was an HT meeting in
>> September to vote on a Steering Committee. What was
>> the outcome of that meeting?
>> >
>> >Michael
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >At 12:21 PM 1/4/2007, Giannina Granata Silverman
>> wrote:
>> >>Michael,
>> >>
>> >>Thank you for your excellent insights.
>> >>
>> >>My thoughts mirror your own. While Hidden-tech has
>> been great for me to meet people in a live setting
>> (the offline events have been great), the site does
>> not do any heavy lifting in terms of leveraging our
>> community and our expertise.
>> >>
>> >>I am going to send you an example of a community I
>> belong to in Seattle that is similar to Hidden-tech,
>> it's made of small solopreneur types and indie
>> businesses, but it uses a social networking model. I
>> wish the Hidden-tech site was more like this! It's a
>> self-promotional killer app!!
>> >>
>> >>It is: www.biznik.com
>> >>
>> >>The Biznik community is Seattle-based but anyone
>> can join, and there are members from all over the
>> world who are starting their own local "chapters".
>> And non-members can look within the member directory
>> for people they want to work with. The founders
>> closely manage the site and the vision of the
>> community, but anyone can contribute by putting on a
>> seminar in their area (you get a cut of every
>> seminar you put on) or hosting a networking
>> happy-hour in your area. The more you contribute, or
>> show up, or post on the message board, or bring in
>> new members, the higher you rank in searches. And,
>> you can pay $100 a year to be a supporting member,
>> which buys you a higher search rank and and
>> revolving ads, but otherwise the site is free. I am
>> a non-paying member and my profile gets about 50-80
>> views a month.
>> >>
>> >>What's great about this network is that they've
>> figured out how to use the internet to it's ultimate
>> advantage.
>> >>The site also has links to member blogs so people
>> can self-promote to their hearts content.
>> >>
>> >>BTW, if anyone wants an invitation to Biznik, let
>> me know via email and I'll invite ya! Or you can
>> sign up on your own.
>> >>Thanks! Hope you're all well!!
>> >>-g
>> >>
>> >>-- 
>> >>Giannina Granata Silverman
>> >>Rocket Ranch Design + Advertising
>> >>gsilverman at rocketranchdesign.com
>> >>
>> >>Seattle: 425.939.6823
>> >>Mass: 413.303.9453
>> >>Cell: 425.780.1693
>> >>
>> >>www.rocketranchdesign.com
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>> >
>> >--------
>> >Michael Muller
>> >Muller Technologies
>> >24 3rd Street
>> >Turners Falls, MA 01376
>> >work:  (413) 863-0030
>> >cell:   (413) 320-5336
>> >skype: michaelBmuller
>> >http://support.MullerTech.com
>> >
>> >Eschew Obfuscation
>> >
>> >
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