Just My Luck I Met the Buck
Today was a good day for the most part. It definitely started out better than it ended. I went to a PRSA (www.prsact.org) event at Quinnipiac University to hear Michael Buckley speak. I didn't know what to expect from his presentation, truth be told I wasn't familiar with him or his success as a vlogger, but by the end he inspired me. Michael Buckley is a young man of immense energy, charisma, good lucks, and a keen fashion sense. He is the creator of What the Buck (http://www.youtube.com/WHATTHEBUCKSHOW ), a show that was originally produced on cable access in Connecticut that combined reporting on pop culture and celebrities with the lively and comedic touch of Michael Buckley. Today, it is the most watched show on the youtube channel. I'm sure some of you may be saying youtube, so what's the big deal, everyone and their grandmother posts a clip on youtube. Well, Michael Buckley has turned his quirky passion into a career, and those in the world of entertainment are taking notice. He's inked some deals with top notch players in the biz like HBO, Sony, BlogTV, and has been a correspondent for networks news show like CNN, Fox News, and many more.
It's hard to believe What the Buck started out as a hobby for Michael and now is a online movement. Everyday, I'm learning more about the power social networking can have if you know how to utilize it. I know you just can't post a clip and then become an instant celebrity. Well you can, but if you want more than your fifteen minutes of fame you actually have to work at it and really not give up on your dream/goal. You also need to have a plan and work that plan intensely.
A few weeks ago I was at my MFA residency at Western Connecticut State University (www.wcsu.edu) and had an opportunity to hear Laura Touby speak, she's another success story of social networking. She created the idea behind www.mediabistro.com in 1994, today the website is a force in PR, film, journalism, communications, event planning, and social networking. Top professional in various communication fields use mediabistro.com to promote themselves and their work. I believe she sold the site for a lucrative price last year, maybe two years ago. She came to talk to wiriters about the power of social networking. While she had a lot of good points about why social networking is the wave of the future, especially for writers, many of those points were missed because she was crass, pompous, and lacked respect for her peers. I definitely took something away from her talk, but it wasn't very inspiring. She could take a lesson from Buckley on how to work a crowd, not that she probably cares. She seemed ready to get the hell out of dodge by the end of her presentation. I doubt she will come back either.
How many of us have embraced Web 2.0.? I'll admit I was slow to start and am kicking myself for it, but now that I have a facebook account along with a couple other social networking tools, I'm trying to get my hands around how I can better market myself and my projects and really take my work to the next level. Like Michael Buckley I have a strong belief in myself, but I definitely lack his energy and tenacity. With that said, if I'm going to have any hope of living my dream like he is I've got to find my angle and work it like an escort at the Bunny Ranch. I can even take a lesson for Laura Touby on perseverance and how to not talk to a group of people. The tools are out there we just have to use them.
I'm sitting here contemplating whether I should vlog or not. I have an idea, one that I think is damn good, but with a thesis project to write and a 9 to 5 to hold down, I'm wondering how feasible it really is for me right now. Buckley would say, "Get a camera and get taping!!! Like right now!!!" It's definitely some food for thought and will not be lost.
I took a picture with Michael Buckley but it didn't come out. I was hoping to post it with this blog entry, hopefully our paths cross again, but if they don't it was just my luck that I met a the Buck.
It's hard to believe What the Buck started out as a hobby for Michael and now is a online movement. Everyday, I'm learning more about the power social networking can have if you know how to utilize it. I know you just can't post a clip and then become an instant celebrity. Well you can, but if you want more than your fifteen minutes of fame you actually have to work at it and really not give up on your dream/goal. You also need to have a plan and work that plan intensely.
A few weeks ago I was at my MFA residency at Western Connecticut State University (www.wcsu.edu) and had an opportunity to hear Laura Touby speak, she's another success story of social networking. She created the idea behind www.mediabistro.com in 1994, today the website is a force in PR, film, journalism, communications, event planning, and social networking. Top professional in various communication fields use mediabistro.com to promote themselves and their work. I believe she sold the site for a lucrative price last year, maybe two years ago. She came to talk to wiriters about the power of social networking. While she had a lot of good points about why social networking is the wave of the future, especially for writers, many of those points were missed because she was crass, pompous, and lacked respect for her peers. I definitely took something away from her talk, but it wasn't very inspiring. She could take a lesson from Buckley on how to work a crowd, not that she probably cares. She seemed ready to get the hell out of dodge by the end of her presentation. I doubt she will come back either.
How many of us have embraced Web 2.0.? I'll admit I was slow to start and am kicking myself for it, but now that I have a facebook account along with a couple other social networking tools, I'm trying to get my hands around how I can better market myself and my projects and really take my work to the next level. Like Michael Buckley I have a strong belief in myself, but I definitely lack his energy and tenacity. With that said, if I'm going to have any hope of living my dream like he is I've got to find my angle and work it like an escort at the Bunny Ranch. I can even take a lesson for Laura Touby on perseverance and how to not talk to a group of people. The tools are out there we just have to use them.
I'm sitting here contemplating whether I should vlog or not. I have an idea, one that I think is damn good, but with a thesis project to write and a 9 to 5 to hold down, I'm wondering how feasible it really is for me right now. Buckley would say, "Get a camera and get taping!!! Like right now!!!" It's definitely some food for thought and will not be lost.
I took a picture with Michael Buckley but it didn't come out. I was hoping to post it with this blog entry, hopefully our paths cross again, but if they don't it was just my luck that I met a the Buck.
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