Boston Media Makers has been meeting since January of 2006 in Boston.
Now that Doyle’s Cafe, our meeting place of the past 11 years has closed, we are changing things up and moving towards having pop-up events with featured speakers.
WE HAD SOME GREAT SPEAKERS
Many of our most popular meetings featured speakers who taught us how to use practical tools and techniques. Some examples include, Bruce Garber teaching us how to get more out of our smartphones for photography, Jeff Cutler giving us a hands on demonstration of a drone, and explaining the rules and regulations around it’s use, and Bruce Jones teaching us how to create our own books with Amazon publishing.
CROWD SOURCING FUTURE SPEAKERS AND EVENTS
Going forward, I’ll be leaning on the wisdom of the crowd, to find speakers and venues for future events. Please let me know if you have an idea for a future pop-up event.
I’m also open to partnering with others on events.
We connect people who’d benefit from knowing each other.
We’ve been meeting for 10 years and every meeting is different. It’s exciting to arrive and find new people who are there to share their story and hear about others. This group is unlike any other because everyone gets to meet everyone else in a laid back environment.
Join us if you are creative, or interested in learning about new things. Some topics that people have recently shared include self publishing on Amazon.com, new ways to shoot and share video, and pointers to interesting events happening around Boston.
Here’s a brilliant video recap of a recent meeting, by Bruce K Garber combining photos, videos and snapchat content:
Boston Media Makers is a monthly meet-up for media enthusiasts in the Greater Boston Area. We are social media enthusiasts, filmmakers, journalists, web geeks, technologists, designers, artists, entrepreneurs, and people just wanting to learn more about making and distributing media online. Come talk shop and share current projects. The guest presenter is YOU. Everyone gets three minutes to share, pitch, promote, or ask questions. We learn, get inspired, and collaborate. Hosted by Steve Garfield.
WHAT WE DO:
We gather around a big table and answer the questions:
– What are you doing?
– What do want to do?
– Do you need some help?
– You can ask questions too.
– Come with a prepared show and tell if you like.
GROUP DESCRIPTION: Everyone is welcome!
This meeting started out with people who were working with audio and video on the web but over the years it has expanded to include podcasters, video bloggers, filmmakers, artists, actors, musicians, writers, programmers, news reporters, PR and social media people. We help people GET SEEN. 😉
The BEST thing about this meeting is that everyone who attends, gets to meet everyone else.
I love how it has expanded. Every month is a new experience with both returning friends and new attendees.
Mingling is first. Everyone chats. No sitting! Free coffee. 😉
10:30 – 12:00
Introductions.
Each person takes about 3 mins to explain what they are doing, are interested in, or asks a question. Also you can do a simple show and tell. Some people bring cameras, accessories, all kinds of things.
12:00
More mingling.
We prefer no sales presentations.
Breakfast is available for ordering. Towards the end have the bill go around and people pay for what they ordered an leave a nice tip.
Meet, grab a tea, stay standing, mingle and chat, then at 10:29 promptly we sit down and do roll call on video and then go around the room and share our current projects and rants, giving exactly 120 seconds per person with a duck timer to keep people honest, and then wrap up around 12:02PM with hugs and merriment and perhaps a malt beverage at the bar? Sounds fantastic!
Time:
10 AM – 12:00 Noon
Format:
10:00 – 10:30
Mingling is first. Everyone chats. No sitting! Free coffee.
10:30 – 12:00
Introductions.
Each person takes about 3 mins to explain what they are doing, are interested in, or asks a question. Also you can do a simple show and tell. Some people bring cameras, accessories, all kinds of things.
12:00
More mingling.
We prefer no sales presentations.
Breakfast is available for ordering. Towards the end have the bill go around and people pay for what they ordered an leave a nice tip.
Meeting Location: Doyle’s Cafe
3484 Washington Street
Jamaica Plain, MA
Transportation:
MBTA Accessible:
Walking distance from Green Street Sta. or Forrest Hills Sta.on the Orange Line
Bus Route 42 – Forrest Hills Sta – Dudley or Ruggles Sta.via Washington St.
Lots of Free Parking in our 3 parking lots!
Next Boston Media Makers meeting, SUNDAY JANUARY 3rd, 2015. 10 AM at Doyle’s Cafe in Jamaica Plain, MA.
Thanks for Bruce Garber for hosting in December.
Here’s the video roll call:
A special message for you from our friend Dave Bolton @SandManDave . He’s moving.
Join us in 2016.
We connect people who’d benefit from knowing each other.
We’ve been meeting for 10 years and every meeting is different. It’s exciting to arrive and find new people who are there to share their story and hear about others. This group is unlike any other because everyone gets to meet everyone else in a laid back environment.
Join us if you are creative, or interested in learning about new things. Some topics that people have recently shared include self publishing on Amazon.com, new ways to shoot and share video, and pointers to interesting events happening around Boston.
There’s no need to register. See you in DECEMBER?
Here’s a brilliant video recap of a recent meeting, by Bruce K Garber combining photos, videos and snapchat content:
Boston Media Makers is a monthly meet-up for media enthusiasts in the Greater Boston Area. We are social media enthusiasts, filmmakers, journalists, web geeks, technologists, designers, artists, entrepreneurs, and people just wanting to learn more about making and distributing media online. Come talk shop and share current projects. The guest presenter is YOU. Everyone gets three minutes to share, pitch, promote, or ask questions. We learn, get inspired, and collaborate. Hosted by Steve Garfield.
WHAT WE DO:
We gather around a big table and answer the questions:
– What are you doing?
– What do want to do?
– Do you need some help?
– You can ask questions too.
– Come with a prepared show and tell if you like.
GROUP DESCRIPTION: Everyone is welcome!
This meeting started out with people who were working with audio and video on the web but over the years it has expanded to include podcasters, video bloggers, filmmakers, artists, actors, musicians, writers, programmers, news reporters, PR and social media people. We help people GET SEEN. 😉
The BEST thing about this meeting is that everyone who attends, gets to meet everyone else.
I love how it has expanded. Every month is a new experience with both returning friends and new attendees.
Time:
10 AM – 12:00 Noon
Format:
10:00 – 10:30
Mingling is first. Everyone chats. No sitting! Free coffee. 😉
10:30 – 12:00
Introductions.
Each person takes about 3 mins to explain what they are doing, are interested in, or asks a question. Also you can do a simple show and tell. Some people bring cameras, accessories, all kinds of things.
12:00
More mingling.
We prefer no sales presentations.
Breakfast is available for ordering. Towards the end have the bill go around and people pay for what they ordered an leave a nice tip.
Meeting Location: Doyle’s Cafe
3484 Washington Street
Jamaica Plain, MA
Transportation:
MBTA Accessible:
Walking distance from Green Street Sta. or Forrest Hills Sta.on the Orange Line
Bus Route 42 – Forrest Hills Sta – Dudley or Ruggles Sta.via Washington St.
Lots of Free Parking in our 3 parking lots!
Next Boston Media Makers meeting, SUNDAY DECEMBER 6, 2015. 10 AM at Doyle’s Cafe in Jamaica Plain, MA.
Roll Call Video:
Share a Social Media Story or Media sports story with us.
Join us.
We connect people who’d benefit from knowing each other.
We’ve been meeting for 10 years and every meeting is different. It’s exciting to arrive and find new people who are there to share their story and hear about others. This group is unlike any other because everyone gets to meet everyone else in a laid back environment.
Join us if you are creative, or interested in learning about new things. Some topics that people have recently shared include self publishing on Amazon.com, new ways to shoot and share video, and pointers to interesting events happening around Boston.
There’s no need to register. See you in NOVEMBER?
Here’s a brilliant video recap of a recent meeting, by Bruce K Garber combining photos, videos and snapchat content:
Boston Media Makers is a monthly meet-up for media enthusiasts in the Greater Boston Area. We are social media enthusiasts, filmmakers, journalists, web geeks, technologists, designers, artists, entrepreneurs, and people just wanting to learn more about making and distributing media online. Come talk shop and share current projects. The guest presenter is YOU. Everyone gets three minutes to share, pitch, promote, or ask questions. We learn, get inspired, and collaborate. Hosted by Steve Garfield.
WHAT WE DO:
We gather around a big table and answer the questions:
– What are you doing?
– What do want to do?
– Do you need some help?
– You can ask questions too.
– Come with a prepared show and tell if you like.
GROUP DESCRIPTION: Everyone is welcome!
This meeting started out with people who were working with audio and video on the web but over the years it has expanded to include podcasters, video bloggers, filmmakers, artists, actors, musicians, writers, programmers, news reporters, PR and social media people. We help people GET SEEN. 😉
The BEST thing about this meeting is that everyone who attends, gets to meet everyone else.
I love how it has expanded. Every month is a new experience with both returning friends and new attendees.
Format:
10:00 – 10:30
Mingling is first. Everyone chats. No sitting! Free coffee. 😉
10:30 – 12:00
Introductions.
Each person takes about 3 mins to explain what they are doing, are interested in, or asks a question. Also you can do a simple show and tell. Some people bring cameras, accessories, all kinds of things.
12:00
More mingling.
We prefer no sales presentations.
Breakfast is available for ordering. Towards the end have the bill go around and people pay for what they ordered an leave a nice tip.
Meeting Location: Doyle’s Cafe
3484 Washington Street
Jamaica Plain, MA
Transportation:
MBTA Accessible:
Walking distance from Green Street Sta. or Forrest Hills Sta.on the Orange Line
Bus Route 42 – Forrest Hills Sta – Dudley or Ruggles Sta.via Washington St.
Lots of Free Parking in our 3 parking lots!
Next Boston Media Makers meeting, SUNDAY, July 6, 2014.
Note: Contact Steve Garfield is you want to be a special guest speaker for 10 – 15 minutes at the end of the meeting.
VIDEO ROLL CALL:
Join us as we continue of our 9th year!
ABOUT US:
Boston Media Makers is a monthly meet-up for media enthusiasts in the Greater Boston Area. We are social media enthusiasts, filmmakers, journalists, web geeks, technologists, designers, artists, entrepreneurs, and people just wanting to learn more about making and distributing media online. Come talk shop and share current projects. The guest presenter is YOU. Everyone gets three minutes to share, pitch, promote, or ask questions. We learn, get inspired, and collaborate. Hosted by Steve Garfield.
WHAT WE DO:
We gather around a big table and answer the questions:
– What are you doing?
– What do want to do?
– Do you need some help?
– You can ask questions too.
– Come with a prepared show and tell if you like.
GROUP DESCRIPTION: Everyone is welcome!
This meeting started out with people who were working with audio and video on the web but over the years it has expanded to include podcasters, video bloggers, filmmakers, artists, actors, musicians, writers, programmers, news reporters, PR and social media people. We help people GET SEEN. 😉
The BEST thing about this meeting is that everyone who attends, gets to meet everyone else.
I love how it has expanded. Every month is a new experience with both returning friends and new attendees.
Format:
10:00 – 10:30
Mingling is first. Everyone chats. No sitting! Free coffee. 😉
10:30 – 12:00
Introductions.
Each person takes about 3 mins to explain what they are doing, are interested in, or asks a question. Also you can do a simple show and tell. Some people bring cameras, accessories, all kinds of things.
We prefer no sales presentations.
Breakfast is available for ordering. Towards the end have the bill go around and people pay for what they ordered an leave a nice tip.
Meeting Location: Doyle’s Cafe
3484 Washington Street
Jamaica Plain, MA
Transportation:
MBTA Accessible:
Walking distance from Green Street Sta. or Forrest Hills Sta.on the Orange Line
Bus Route 42 – Forrest Hills Sta – Dudley or Ruggles Sta.via Washington St.
Lots of Free Parking in our 3 parking lots!
Next Boston Media Makers meeting, SUNDAY, May 4, 2014.
Video roll call:
Photos:
Join us as we continue of our 9th year!
WHAT WE DO:
We gather around a big table and answer the questions:
– What are you doing?
– What do want to do?
– Do you need some help?
– You can ask questions too.
– Come with a prepared show and tell if you like.
GROUP DESCRIPTION: Everyone is welcome!
This meeting started out with people who were working with audio and video on the web but over the years it has expanded to include podcasters, video bloggers, filmmakers, artists, actors, musicians, writers, programmers, news reporters, PR and social media people. We help people GET SEEN. 😉
The BEST thing about this meeting is that everyone who attends, gets to meet everyone else.
I love how it has expanded. Every month is a new experience with both returning friends and new attendees.
Format:
10:00 – 10:30
Mingling is first. Everyone chats. No sitting! Free coffee. 😉
10:30 – 12:00
Introductions.
Each person takes about 3 mins to explain what they are doing, are interested in, or asks a question. Also you can do a simple show and tell. Some people bring cameras, accessories, all kinds of things.
We prefer no sales presentations.
Breakfast is available for ordering. Towards the end have the bill go around and people pay for what they ordered an leave a nice tip.
Meeting Location: Doyle’s Cafe
3484 Washington Street
Jamaica Plain, MA
Transportation:
MBTA Accessible:
Walking distance from Green Street Sta. or Forrest Hills Sta.on the Orange Line
Bus Route 42 – Forrest Hills Sta – Dudley or Ruggles Sta.via Washington St.
Lots of Free Parking in our 3 parking lots!
Next Boston Media Makers meeting, SUNDAY, November 3rd at Doyle’s Cafe 10 AM – 12:15 PM.
Featured speaker: Nelson De Witt, Showing an 8 minute trailer of his film Finding Nelson.
At the next BMM Nelson de Witt will give a sneak peek of his upcoming documentary film Identifying Nelson/Buscando A Roberto. When he was 16 Nelson was identified as Roberto Coto, an infant who disappeared in 1982 after a deadly government raid on three guerrilla safe houses in Tegucigalpa, Honduras. Join us next month to watch the first 8 minutes of the film and learn how a mysterious late night phone called changed his life.
** Government Shutdown? We never cancel. **
Meeting Report from 10/6/13:
Video Roll Call:
Photos:
SPECIAL GUEST PRESENTATION (at Noon, after the get to know you part from 10 – 12):
What’s ahead in the next generation of Kindles? Will the Nook survive? Are dedicated E Ink readers history? What’s happening with eBook prices after Apple’s defeat in the Department of Justice anti-trust lawsuit? What’s the next great thing in eBooks that hasn’t been invented yet? This will be an overview of what’s ahead in eBooks by a BMM regular who has been following the eBook Revolution with a weekly show for five years. Past guests have included Steve Garfield, Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos, and former Massachusetts Senate President Billy Bulger.
We gather around a big table and answer the questions:
– What are you doing?
– What do want to do?
– Do you need some help?
– You can ask questions too.
– Come with a prepared show and tell if you like.
UPDATED GROUP DESCRIPTION: Everyone is welcome!
This meeting started out with people who were working with audio and video on the web but over the years it has expanded to include podcasters, video bloggers, filmmakers, artists, actors, musicians, writers, programmers, news reporters, PR and social media people. We help people GET SEEN. 😉
The BEST thing about this meeting is that everyone who attends, gets to meet everyone else.
I love how it has expanded. Every month is a new experience with both returning friends and new attendees.
Time:
10 AM – 12 Noon
12 Noon Special Presentation (10 – 15 minutes)
Format:
10:00 – 10:30
Mingling is first. Everyone chats. No sitting! Free cofffee. 😉
10:30 – 12:00
Introduction.
Each person takes about 3 mins to explain what they are doing, are interested in, or asks a question. Also you can do a simple show and tell. Some people bring cameras, accessories, all kinds of things.
12:00 Special Presentation
We prefer no sales presentations.
Breakfast is available for ordering. Towards the end have the bill go around and people pay for what they ordered an leave a nice tip.
Meeting Location: Doyle’s Cafe
3484 Washington Street
Jamaica Plain, MA
Transportation:
MBTA Accessible:
Walking distance from Green Street Sta. or Forrest Hills Sta.on the Orange Line
Bus Route 42 – Forrest Hills Sta – Dudley or Ruggles Sta.via Washington St.
Lots of Free Parking in our 3 parking lots!
We gather around a big table and answer the questions:
– What are you doing?
– What do want to do?
– Do you need some help?
– You can ask questions too.
– Come with a prepared show and tell if you like.
UPDATED GROUP DESCRIPTION: Everyone is welcome!
This meeting started out with people who were working with audio and video on the web but over the years it has expanded to include podcasters, video bloggers, filmmakers, artists, actors, musicians, writers, programmers, news reporters, PR and social media people. We help people GET SEEN. 😉
The BEST thing about this meeting is that everyone who attends, gets to meet everyone else.
I love how it has expanded. Every month is a new experience with both returning friends and new attendees.
Format:
10:00 – 10:30
Mingling is first. Everyone chats. No sitting! Free cofffee. 😉
10:30 – 12:00
Introduction.
Each person takes about 3 mins to explain what they are doing, are interested in, or asks a question. Also you can do a simple show and tell. Some people bring cameras, accessories, all kinds of things.
We prefer no sales presentations.
Breakfast is available for ordering. Towards the end have the bill go around and people pay for what they ordered an leave a nice tip.
Meeting Location: Doyle’s Cafe
3484 Washington Street
Jamaica Plain, MA
Transportation:
MBTA Accessible:
Walking distance from Green Street Sta. or Forrest Hills Sta.on the Orange Line
Bus Route 42 – Forrest Hills Sta – Dudley or Ruggles Sta.via Washington St.
Lots of Free Parking in our 3 parking lots!
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