Confessions of a Twilidiot

Social Media Panel at Denver Public Library Links

If you attended today's Social Media Panel at the Denver Public Library on May 18, 2011, here is a rough blog with the links to the Websites, Facebook, Twitter and YouTube channels of the panelists, as well as resources suggested by Jamie Genosis and Janine Gracie:

FOOD BANK OF THE ROCKIES

Food Bank of the Rockies Website

Food Bank of the Rockies on Facebook

Food Bank of the Rockies on Twitter (@foodbankrockies)

THE FELINE FIX, A PROGRAM OF THE ROCKY MOUNTAIN CAT ALLIANCE

The Feline Fix, a program of the Rocky Mountain Cat Alliance

The Feline Fix on Facebook

The Feline Fix on Twitter (@thefelinefix)

Nurse Nancy Presents: Condom Demonstration with a Live Cat

Angie from The Feline Fix: "Put your videos on YouTube and then bring them over to Facebook so that you get a nice photo frame [instead of a black box]."

SAME Cafe

SAME Cafe Website

SAME Cafe on Facebook

Jamie from The Foodbank of the Rockies: "Needs to be a conversation.  Not thanking someone for retweeting is considered rude on Twitter."

RESOURCES SUGGESTED BY JAMIE GENOSIS:

Tools for scheduling your tweets:

Tweet Deck

Hoot Suite

Google Alerts

Hubspot

American Marketing Association

Social Media Explorer

Marketing Sherpa

Pixability

Social Mention

Tweeler

 

EMAIL MARKETING:

Janine Gracie from Health Set: "Our email newsletter has saved us many dollars in direct mail marketing ... It keeps our donors in contact with us."

Constant Contact email marketing newsletter

 

NON-PROFIT DONATION SITES:

Black Tie Colorado

mGive - Fundraising through SMS and Text- donations are charged to users cell phone bill

To receive a mobile business card from Amy Kwon at mGive, text "akwon" to "50555"

Amy: "Cell phones are within reach 19 hours a day."

mGive on Twitter (@mgive)

mGive on Facebook

Colorado Preservation, Inc. is one of mGive's client.

 

ADDITIONAL SOCIAL MEDIA RESOURCES:

"50 Social Media Tips for Non-Profits" on Penn Olsen.com.

"Tweet for Good: Tweet to be Retweeted" by Gretchen Vaughn on the SM Cubed Consulting Blog

"Tweet for Good part 2: Engage the Crowd" by Gretchen Vaughn on the SM Cubed Consulting Blog

 

Tuesday Twilight Trivia 5/17/11 - New Moon Book and Film - The Winners!

Congratulations to @tracish for being the only entrant to answer all 10 questions correctly and winner of the Amazon $10 gift card.  I would suggest downloading any of The Twilight Saga soundtracks or scores you might not have already.

@MonicaMO9 contributed my favorite answer to the "Pirate Rules" question and wins the Hallmark Twilight Edward B-Day Card:  "Another Birthday?  Never mind -- you don't look a day over 17."  (Click on the links for photos on Flickr).

This week we played Twilidiot's Tuesday Twilight Trivia on Twitter on the blog via a submission form.  Since there was no immediate feedback via Twitter, here are the answers with the correct questions at the bottom in case you haven't seen the questions and would like a chance to challenge yourself.

1.  Complete this line, with ending punctuation, of Jacob’s line from the New Moon film: “It’s totally stupid and reckless. ___ ___ __ _____ _”  
2. In the wolfpack cliff diving scene, Sam (Chaske Spencer) is wearing longer shorts than everyone else? Why is this? 
3.  In the film, in the lunchroom, Angela says she may have seen a bear. What does Mike say she might have seen?  
4. What is Aro’s place of origin as a human? 
5. What crime does Alice commit in New Moon? 
6.  Finish this line of Aro’s: “I love _ ____ ______. ____ ___ __ ____.”  
7. In the New Moon book only, what presents does Bella receive for her 18th birthday?
8. In the New Moon film when Bella hikes to the meadow, Bella has an item hanging from her backpack that is special to Chris Weitz. What is that item?  
9. What does being Jacob’s Valentine entail? 
10. What is generally agreed as the month and day of St. Marcus Day?
11.  PIRATES: What are the advantages of being in love with a Quileute werewolf?

ANSWERS;

1. When do we start?
2. Stuntman had injured himself and had to wear a brace. 
3. An alien.
4. Greece.
5. Grand Theft Auto.
6. Aro: "I love a happy ending.  They are so rare."
7. Scrapbook (Rene), camera (Charlie), car stereo (Emmett, Rosalie & Jasper), plane tickets (Carlisle & Esme), CD with Bella's Lullaby (Edward/Alice).  There was also a comment that Edward lets Bella drive.
8. The Golden Compass
9. “The usual – slave for life, that kind of thing.” 
10. March 19 (not to be confused with the actual St. Mark's day)
11. PIRATE RULES - My favorite comments in answer to "What are the advantages of being in love with werewolf" were from @monicamo9:

• 1) The Body of course 
• 2) You have a great heater to snuggle up to cold winter nights 
• 3) He's gonna be loyal to you no matter what
• 4) Need to do Laundry? GOOD NEWS! They have a built in washboard abs 
• 5) Being in love with one is like being in a secret club

I also very much enjoyed excerpts of comments from @tracish: "Emily's blueberry muffins."

@MaverickTX likes the wolf telepathy around birthdays and Christmas: "You would only have to mention to a fellow pack anything you wanted and your wolf would know."  

@netra21 and @sicivic29 like the ability to put the wolf in the dog house -- literally.  

But the general consensus is the Quileute wolfpack are sweet, loyal, romantic, warm and cuddly -- as humans.

Am I the only one who wants to snuggle with a giant, red wolf?  There's only so cuddly you can get with a pomeranian.  Maybe something more like this:

This tired pirate was very grateful for the big blue cuddle from Kitty.  He even makes kissey noises!

This is just another reason my family calls me the ...

:-) Twilidiot

Rob's hands, Bella's heartbeat, Bree's screams and Breaking Dawn seismograph

What does the sound of Rob Pattinson playing heartbreakingly sweet guitar look like?  In Sony AudioForge, just like this:

"Never Think" audio clip: 

Neverthink_intro

This is contrast to this mash-up of Jodelle Ferland's blood-curdling screams during The Twilight Saga: Eclipse (hit the play button at your own risk!):

Bree_screams

When the Rob Pattinson "Never Think" graphic was used during Twilidiot's Tuesday Twilight Trivia on Twitter, players were asked to comment first in a clever way and then to as it what might be.  One of my favorites was by @JonasEclipse:

Bella's heartbeat when she thought Edward was almost giving in during Eclipse.

I've always thought Bella had an undiagnosed heart condition the way it skips beats and splutters, but in reality it's probably just a sinus arrhythmia which is common in young people when their breathing rapidly changes.  That would like this:

Image from the Six Second ECG Cardiac Rhythm Simulator.

 My favorite response to the Rob Pattinson sound graph was by @carter0421:

This is what a seismic record of the world will look like on November 18, 2011 when all Twilight fans are watching the Breaking Dawn Isle Esme scenes.

That sounds in line with The Lehigh Earth Observatory's description:

The seismograph records ground movements caused by earthquakes, explosions, or other Earth-shaking phenomena. 

Original seismograph image is of a 2.4 magnitude earthquake recorded in Upper Manhattan in New York City 1/17/01.

 This was fun.  Hope you liked it.  Please feel free to comment below.

Twilight Saga Movies Music Mash-up: Challenge and Answers

Every Tuesday is Twilidiot's Twilight Trivia on Twitter!  Usually, questions are tweeted and correct replies are given points in the order received.  There's a grand prize for the highest cumulative points from 7-9p MT and PIRATE RULES founds for crazy instant wins.

For May 3, I did something a little different.  Players listened to a mash-up of The Twilight Saga film scores and soundtracks and tried to identify them.  Here's the video in case you would like to test your knowledge.  Answers are below.

Pretty pictures in the video are from my trip to Portland including Twilight filming locations Oxbow Park, The Viewpoint Inn and vistas of the Columbia River Gorge.

 

READY FOR THE ANSWERS?

1. Eclipse, final scene in the meadow and into the credits, Metric, "Eclipse (All Yours)"

2.  Eclipse, cafeteria scene where Jessica is writing her speech, Bombay Bicycle Club, "How Can You Swallow So Much Sleep"

3.  Eclipse, Edward and Bella on her bed: "You'll always be my Bella," Band of Horses, "Life on Earth"

4.  Twilight, inside The Bloated Toad restaurant in Port Angeles, Rob Pattinson, "Never Think"

5.  New Moon, pre break-up scene, Bon Iver & St. Vincent, "Roslyn"

6.  New Moon, English class, Alexandre Desplat (composer), "Romeo and Juliet"

7.  Eclipse, Jasper's flashback, Howard Shore (composer), "Jasper"

8.  Twilight, Bella confronts Edward, Carter Burwell (composer), "I Know What You Are"

9.  Twilight, Edward's grand entrance into the cafeteria, Carter Burwell (composer), vocals by Lizzie Pattinson, "Who are They?"

10.  Twilight, Edward stops the van, Collective Soul, "Tremble for my Beloved"

11.  Eclipse, end of opening scene into title of Riley on the dock, Howard Shore (composer), "Riley"

How did you do?  Please comment below and invite your friends to give it a try.

Tuesday Twilight Trivia 5/3/11 - Movie Music Mash-up! [WINNERS]

Twilidiot's Tuesday Twilight Trivia this week is a little different. You have until 11:00p.m. MT (1:00 a.m. ET) to submit your answers.  

To play:

1. Listen to the YouTube video below with  music clips from the three The Twlight Saga films.  

2.  Identify them and fill in the form with your answers.  

3.  Click submit and you're entered to win a drawing for the grand prize of a The Twilight Saga: SceneIt? Deluxe DVD Game with clips and images from all three movies.  

Also included is a PIRATES RULES question.  My favorite comment wins a "I don't have the strength to stay way from you" Hallmark Twilight Edward and Bella birthday card.   It's my favorite one.  I have plenty, though.

Listen to the music clips in the YouTube video and use the form below to enter your guesses:

The video and answers can now be found in the Movie Music Mash-up Challenge and Answers post.

Also, here is the picture on which to comment for the PIRATE RULES question.  Also, identify correctly what it is to be entered to win a May 6, 2011 Entertainment Weekly (your choice of Breaking Dawn covers).  Click on picture for a bigger image.

Want to know what this picture is and more about it?  See my post on Rob's hands, Bree's screams, Bella's heartbeat and the Breaking Dawn seismograph.

THE WINNERS!

@spritegirl24_7 @JonasEclipse and @OneWarmMomma all correctly identified all 11 clips.  I put the three names in a hat and drew out: @spritegirl24_7 to win the SceneIt? game.

My favorite comment to the Pirate Rules Round was by @carter0421 to win the Hallmark card.  See my post about the Breaking Dawn seismograph for her comments.

Other results:

@Sivic29: 3 correct

@stefaniepainter: 10 correct

@bmcgrew: 8 correct

@tsheadley: 2 correct

@sballluvr5: 3 correct

@ashley_akers: 5 correct

@married2myjacob: 5 correct

@mavericktx: 4 correct

@kitsushel: 5 correct

Join us next week as Twilidiot's Tuesday Twilight Trivia returns to Twitter with guest host @edward19.  The topic will be "Bella"!

:-) Twilidiot