Yin and Dorothy take a break from this episode, but here to join us in their place is Brian! The regular cast of Yinqi and Krisandro are around as well.
The show notes
Total running time: 19:43
00:00 – Yin starts us off – introductions all round
00:14 – Brian aka @litford finally joins the team!
01:02 – Is Gen Y voyeuristic?
02:36 – When is it too much information that is being posted up on Facebook or anywhere on the Web?
03:59 – Kris suggests that “too much” lies in the “eye of the beholder”, aka the person viewing the content
04:47 – Daryl introduces the “Grandma test”
05:25 – Is it reaching the stage where everything you do is broadcast online?
06:04 – Kris hammers home the point that it’s really about the person who is reading it and their levels of acceptance. Of course he uses a porn star as an example.
07:26 – Brian is in favour of “what I do is my business”
08:30 – If employers feel strongly about employees’ conduct online, it should be made crystal clear upfront
09:57 – Daryl says 7 “likes” in 20 seconds and sounds a little bimbotic
10:27 – But maybe people do it for attention!
11:52 – Kris makes it a hattrick by bringing it back to filtering by the reader
13:00 – The availbility of platforms just allows us to tap into the desire to broadcast our lives that has been there all along
13:23 – Brian takes the opportunity to tell us he has about 800 friends on Facebook
13:38 – Brian then tells us about this comic he read while he was “working” earlier in the afternoon
13:52 – The “comic” blows all our minds. We’re now accepting submissions for a graphical depiction.
15:14 – Daryl blames prior drinks for incoherence
15:57 – Brian decides to add in some academic value by telling us the theory of the media spike
17:27 – Brian tries to direct the group back to voyeurism
18:22 – Yinqi tries to find the point of the night
19:03 – Not to be outdone during his first recording session, Brian provides the key takeaway
If you’d like us to talk about anything and hear Gen Y’s perspective, leave a comment and we’ll definitely record it if it’s within our collective sphere of knowledge.
It’s been three weeks but the next episode of The GennY Podcast is finally here! Full disclosure: This was actually our first recording, but we felt that the episode we released first was better suited to be our first, introductory podcast. Coincidentally, some topics actually touch on what was said at Social Media Breakfast | Singapore 6, but in slightly more detail.
Once again, this episode was brought to you by the same people behind episode 1 (Krisandro, myself, Dorothy, Yin and Yinqi), but we hope to shake that up for subsequent episodes.
GennY Episode 2 Team
The show notes:
00:00 – Daryl starts us off – introductions all round
00:55 – Yin starts us off on the topic: How can we get traditional companies to start slowly on the social media path?
01:35 – Social media allows you to know what your consumer wants, what trends they’re picking up, and hence customise your communications/marketing
03:02 – Why don’t companies go where their audience is?
05:42 – Is there a perceived credibility problem with social media?
06:48 – How well received would brands be on Plurk?
07:50 – Maybe if they talked about things other than just selling, they might be better received.
08:31 – No messages from unknown faces please!
11:46 – Should employees reach out from their own identity, or create one aligned with a company?
13:02 – “Dear All” = Fail
15:03 – How about Facebook Groups?
15:39 – Facebook Groups more as personality “labels” rather than a communication channel
16:40 – Maybe Facebook Groups would work if the creators made an effort to communicate to the group
16:47 – But this can be overdone too
18:20 – Is this an intrinsic problem because Facebook Groups have no RSS?
If you’ve been following me on Twitter or Plurk, you may have gathered hints about a podcast coming your way.
Well, it’s here! It’s called Genny (pronounced Jenny – you have Krisandro to thank for the name) and the deal behind the podcast is that we decided to just get a handful of people from Generation Y in Singapore, and just really talk about what’s going on. Sometimes it’ll be about social media, sometimes it won’t be.
First, let me introduce the people in this podcast:
GennY Episode 1 Team
Krisandro, myself, Dorothy, Yin and Yinqi make up the people behind this episode, but it’s a revolving team and the voices will change from time to time, depending on who’s available to record the show. (Big thanks to Ingrid for putting together the graphic!)
As our first episode goes, this is pretty raw because we just sat in a room and talked into a laptop (Anyone wants to sponsor us proper podcast equipment?), but I hope you enjoy it anyway. It can only get better.
The show notes:
00:00 – Krisandro starts us off – introductions all round
00:53 – The topic: How is Gen Y different in the work force?
01:28 – Will Gen Y mindset change during the recession?
02:26 – Gen Y has no qualms with changing jobs, even in a recession
03:39 – Perhaps Gen Y feels there isn’t enough recognition at work
05:08 – Did the media influence Gen Y’s outlook on life?
07:56 – How is Gen Y different outside the workspace in peer-to-peer interactions?
09:57 – How does online interaction affect offline interaction?
10:51 – Krisandro claims he’s 19
11:01 – Are there different norms that apply online and offline?
11:58 – Maybe it’s easier for us to verify if people are weirdos online
15:10 – Blooper!
Please check out the podcast here and give us your feedback! If you’d like us to cover a certain topic, just drop a message in the comments. Thanks for your support!
