How geeks, nerds, dorks, and ADD individuals can transform themselves into awesome social citizens – by Grant Crowell. Originally presented at the Chicago Mensa Conference – October 26, 2013.
2. The Gerk Manifesto
How Geeks,
Nerds, Dorks
and ADHD
folks can
become
awesome
social citizens.
Featuring the multi-passionate, Superfessional Videologist Grant Crowell
3. Who’s the cool guy or dork?
It’s a matter of social context.
14. My new definition of “Gerk”
A person who is transforming themselves into
an awesome social citizen.
15. Gerk Traits
1. May have any combination of the following
personality traits or neurological conditions:
Geek, Nerd, Dork, ADHD.
2. Has an above average IQ, EQ, and DQ (Digital
Intelligence)
3. Is mindful of social context
4. Values making social connections to other
people, including those different from them.
5. Regularly self-assesses.
21. Neuro-normal
1. Someone who identifies as a “normal”
person.
2. Aka, neuro-typical, or “normie.”
3. A non-gerk.
22. Supergerk
1. A gerk who is admired and emulated for their
“multi-intelligence” across the organic world
and digital universe.
2. Someone who has achieved extraordinary
accomplishments through a combination of
personal intelligence and social connections.
23. Superfessional
• A multi-passionate individual who blends their
professional and personal life into their public
identity.
• Someone who stands out positively in both
the organic world and the digital universe.
• Someone who is awesome through being
useful.
24. Digital Culture
• A multi-passionate individual who blends their
professional and personal life into their public
identity.
• Someone who stands out positively in both
the organic world and the digital universe.
25. DQ (Digital Intelligence)
• The IQ and EQ of an individual in one or more
online cultures.
• This supercedes technical know-how. It must
include a sense of emotional intelligence into
the digital culture. (I.e., “digital empathy.)
• How organic people travel the digital universe
to make real connections.
26. Social context
• The circumstances that form the setting for an
event, statement, or idea, and in terms of
which it can be fully understood and assessed
by both the giver and the receiver.
• Balancing our need for human companionship
and our desire for self-expression without
total self-absorption.
27. Mindfulness
• The quality or state of being conscious or
aware of something.
• a mental state achieved by focusing one's
awareness on the present moment, while
calmly acknowledging and accepting one's
feelings, thoughts, and bodily sensations, used
as a therapeutic technique.
28. Mindfulness (as I see it)
• Being present in the present for as long as
possible.
• Paying attention to one’s surroundings and
circumstances without judging.
31. • Product videos are
hosted by content
coordinators who
create their own
scripts, matching their
personality and the
item they’re talking
about.
• The effect is liking
talking to a good
friend explaining what
he or she likes, with
unexpected mistakes
sometimes left in.
40. Remember these Gerk Tips
• Be mindful of social context.
• Know when to blend in, and when to
stand out.
• Gifts need accomplishments
• Ideas need execution.
• Listen, shut up, and learn.
• Be Super-fessional
41. Your Feedback is Valuable to Me!
• Do we benefit from having a new definition for
“gerk?”
• Would a book on the Gerk Manifesto be helpful to
you?
• What contents would you like to have in it?
• What questions would you want to have answered?
• What other types of media and engagement would
you want to see?
• What other POVs do you have?
Social video marketing (SVM) is a component of an integrated marketing communications plan designed to increase audience engagement through social activity around a given video. In a successful social video marketing campaign, the content, distribution strategy and consumer self expression tools combine to allow an individual to “add their voice” or co-create value to a piece of content - then further propagating it out to their social circles.Social video typically benefits from a halo effect cast by the "influencers” of a given social grouping.SVM draws on consumer culture theory, economic theory, and social theory around the psychology of sharing. Social video marketing differs from social marketing, which has the intent of influencing behavior for a social good.Theories on Social Video and Sharing[edit]Historical Context of Social Video MarketingConditions which have made the market conducive to the rise of social video marketing:Falling cost of technologyCameras' ubiquityIncrease of bandwidth and consumer accessComputer speed/RAMDesktop publishingRise of social networking sites[edit]Usage of the termReelSEO mentions “social video marketing” frequently and has been using the term since at least 2010. “Social Video Marketing” as a term has also been championed by Internet entrepreneur Shawn Hopwood.[1][edit]Current ResearchIn a 2011 study published in Psychological Science, a journal of the Association for Psychological Science, Jonah Berger found that subjects the sharing of stories or information may be driven in part by arousal. When people are physiologically aroused, whether due to emotional stimuli or otherwise, the autonomic nervous is activated, which then boosts social transmission. Simply put, evoking certain emotions can help increase the chance a message is shared.“In a prior paper, we found that emotion plays a big role in which New York Times articles make the most emailed list. But interestingly, we found that while articles evoking more positive emotions were generally more viral, some negative emotions like anxiety and anger actually increased transmission while others like sadness decreased it. In trying to understand why, it seemed like arousal might be a key factor,” says Berger,[2] the Joseph G. Campbell Jr. Assistant Professor of Marketing at the University of Pennsylvania.In the study, Berger suggests that feeling fearful, angry, or amused drives people to share news and information. These types of emotions are characterized by high arousal and action, as opposed to emotions like sadness or contentment, which are characterized by low arousal or inaction. “If something makes you angry as opposed to sad, for example, you’re more likely to share it with your family and friends because you’re fired up,” continues Berger.
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Know when to blend in and when to stand out.
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Product videos are hosted by content coordinators who create their own scripts, matching their personality and the item they’re talking about.These one-minute-or-less videos begin with the coordinator on a stark white background introducing themselves and then, in their own style, describing the product.The effect is liking talking to a good friend — a friend explaining what he or she likes about a favorite shoe, bag, or hat.In the video for the Nike5 Elastico indoor soccer show, the host describes the shoe and accidentally drops it. It’s silly but that’s part of the brand. Zappos’ videos feel real because they are real – and shoppers love them.