Episode #57: The Value of Social Media (and Your Ability to Block Users)

Can you believe it? During CRUNCH WEEK, and we’re still on a bi-weekly target with shows…and from the looks of blog comments, questions from social media, and voicemail, it’s paying off! So welcome-welcome-welcome to another Shared Desk! Pull up a podcatcher and stay for a spell.

00:00 —  Introduction

• Tee finds his true feelings about his better half via The Punisher.
• Pip is stumped. Where did this drop-in come from? (It’s iZombie, one of Tee’s new favorites.)
• You know it’s a traumatic Game of Thrones when you watch Penny Dreadful to cheer yourself up!
• And the work within The Ministry of Peculiar Occurrences continues!
• Backers and their eReaders are very happy this week!
• Pip is ready for the arrival and shipping of books!
• JAM PACKED SHOW ahead…especially the Loot Crate haul! (Still unopened, so she really does love me!)

04:33 — The Value of Social Media (and Your Ability to Block Users)

• Chuck Wendig makes a post on Facebook that resonates with Tee & Pip.
• Chuck’s post…really does make a lot of sense.
• Do you UNFOLLOW someone, or do you BLOCK? That is the question.
• Did you know we have a few opinions on social media?
  • In print
  • In audio
• “Team Follow Back” = InstaBlock.
• Grandma, lay off the booze!
• Pip—and apparently, the entire nation of New Zealand—love the Unfollow and Block.
• TD-0013 and I do not always agree…but we respect each other.
• Why do you want jerks in your life? To build character?
• “But you might block a fan!” Well, we just talked about that…
• So far, we haven’t encountered any problems…on our pro Pages. Our personal feeds, however…
• Some terrific advice: “You don’t owe them a damn thing.”
• Both professional and personal feeds have value. Treat them as such.
• There is nothing wrong with comment moderation, with blocking feeds, and with overall social media management.
• The Hodor clip now serves as a way to keep Pip in line.

17:51 — The Loot Crate Lookie-Loo

• It’s a Lookie-Loo Times Two!!!
• From Loot Crate, we got our Subscription…and a Special Edition!
  • May Theme: Power
  • Special Commemorative Crate: Aliens 30th Anniversary
• May Crate
  • Avengers Infinity Gauntlet Grilling/Oven Mitt
  • An Incredible Hulk Figurine from Q-Fig
  • Plush keychain from Dragonball Z
  • World of Warcraft tee shirt (very high quality)
  • And a very cool Power guide!
• Aliens Crate
  • The box is the crew carrier!
  • “Bug Stomper” tee-shirt
  • Alien Titan vinyl filter
  • 30th Anniversary hardbound Dark Horse graphic novel, Aliens
  • Cage Free Alien Eggs
  • Aliens metal print
  • Booklet also looks
• Name that tune from James Horner
• NONE OF THE ALIENS STUFF IS GOING INTO THE GIVEAWAY BOX!

29:20 — Listener Mail!

• Still feeling the Loot Crate afterglow.
• We’ve got feedback from a LOT of people this go-round!
• Voicemail
  • Nobilis Reed presents a possible scenario for when you turn to family and friends for support.
  • Nick Kelly wants to know how sold are we on our upcoming series finale.
    • Tee and Pip chat about best and worst finales from television.
    • How do we feel about the approaching end of the Ministry?
• Maria Myrbeck asks for a cost-effective solution for organizing notes. We offer Evernote.
• Michael Spence wants to sell books. Is that hard? With the Square, nope.
• Wait—we have a Square upgrade?!
• And comments from the blog!!!
  • Susan drops some love for the RT 2016 Recap. We’re adorkable!
  • And we heard from Alex Berger, the writer that inspired our previous show. (And the podosphere really is a small world.)
• We’d better wrap this show up as the moonshine is kicking in with Tee!

46:32 — Wrapping up

• We managed to get A LOT in this show!
• What’s coming up for us?
  • 10 June – 6 November — Steampunk U at the AACA Museum (in conjunction with 
    the Smithsonian Institution) in Hershey, PA
    
    • We’re in a museum!
    • We’re doing something this summer. Not sure what…but it will involve tea.
  • 1-3 July — Escape Velocity (in conjunction with
    the Museum of Science Fiction)  at the National Harbor, MD
  • 22-24 July, Motor City Steam Con in Detroit, MI
  • 14-16 October — Steampunk unLimited in Strasburg, PA
  • 22 October — The Maryland Renaissance Festival in Crownsville, MD
• Got thoughts or comments on this show?
  • We have voicemail — 703.791.1701
  • I have email — tee@teemorris.com
  • Pip’s got email — pip@pjballantine.com
  • You can find us on social media…
  • …and yeah, Tee is on Snapchat as TheTeeMonster
• Pip’s going to stick her face into an egg now…

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Enjoy the ride
and we’ll catch you later.