Kyle Thomas

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KyleWith on CBC Daybreak North talking Google+

After talking a lot about Google+ (by the way I’m not done yet) the past couple days, I was approached by CBC Daybreak North host Robert Doane about doing a quick chat about the new network.

We prerecorded it yesterday afternoon and it aired this morning (July 19, 2011) on their show. I think it went really we and I feel I touched upon all the points I really wanted to make about Google+

The one thing I wish I had a better answer for though, is how rural areas can use Social Media. Obviously the first thing that comes to our minds is how slow their Internet maybe, but I don’t think that is as big of excuse anymore. Using a Social Networking site really don’t take much internet and more and more places do have 3G cell service now. I hope to work more on putting in place a way more rural community can connect on some of these networks.

Have a listen and tell me what you think.

Blogging About Being Blogged About

I’m not entirely sure if you are suppose to blog about yourself getting blogged about or not, but what the heck.

As you might have noticed, I started doing video recaps of the new CBC show Village on a Diet, which takes place 20 mins from here in Taylor, BC. It is a neat show, with real people and real problems. My videos are uncut and amateur, but also give the perspective from someone who lives in the area and is not in the best of shape either.

Anyways, CBC has taken a real social angle with the show and is engaging a lot with viewers on Twitter, Facebook and their Live Right Now website. They are doing a nice job as well. So well actually that they caught wind of my rinky dink project of recaps and blogged about it.

The post is a short and to the point, but plugs me, not once, not twice, but three times. Not only that but the video is also embedded in the post. And hey, I’m still a kid at heart and it is neat to get recognition. Go check it out for yourself and of course don’t forget to follow my Village on a Diet recaps.

Village on a Diet Blog

KyleWith on CBC Daybreak North

This morning I had the pleasure of being on CBC’s Daybreak North out of Prince George. I had connected with one of the hosts, Will Fundal, on Twitter about a month earlier. Then through a series of emails and Twitter messages he thought I should come on the show. Our topic was Social Media, specifically Twitter, in the Peace Region but more so in Fort St John. Have a listen:

[podcast]http://blip.tv/file/get/Kylewith-KyleWithOnCBCDaybreakNorth484.mp3[/podcast]

This is not my first time on the Radio. I remember being on CBC North talking about the iPhone when it first came to Yellowknife, or CJCD during Folk on the Rocks. I don’t get nervous per say, but unsure about whether or not I’m going to screw something up. Radio and Podcasting are very different, with Podcasting it all seems so easy going that if I mess up no matter, but with radio I often feat I stumble.

Photo from CBC Daybreak Site
Photo from CBC Daybreak North site

The one thing I don’t do is re-listen to recording afterward. I don’t want to know how I sound or what I actually said. I know there was lots that I missed and wanted to cover but there is only so much time. When I look back though, we have come a long way here in Fort St John, and the only way is up. Eventually I get around to talking more about how with Facebook and Twitter, Prince George, Dawson Creek, Grande Prairie and Fort St John will seem more connected. Or how businesses can jump in and be the talk of the town.

All this will come. Let me know what your thoughts are on Twitter, Facebook, Fort St John or the interview.