query for hosting the next bangalore bloggers meet at KFC

[megha]

Hi!

I am Megha and I work as a social media analyst at Drizzlin Media, a
branding 2.0 consultancy. Sanjukta referred us to this google group.

I am posting a query on behalf of our client, KFC India. KFC is keen
on hosting a bloggers meet in Bangalore in July. And we were wondering
if Blog'a'Loreans would be keen on having one at one of their venues
soon?

If this sounds like a good proposition, we would love to take this
forward by discussing the details. Ideally, if we could have a point-
of-contact, interaction would be easier.

For further details, please feel free to contact me at +919811532464.

Cheers

Megha
(M) +919811532464
email: megha.c...@drizzlin.com
website: www.drizzlin.com

[dhe...@gmail.com]

Thanks for writing in megha. I'm sure quite a few bloggers here will be interested in blogger meet with KFC as I had mailed you earlier. We don't really have a venue but we can meet up at one of KFC's stores in central bangalore which will be convenient for all.

Best regards,
Hrish Thota
(Dhempe)
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[Thejesh GN]

If the meet is not just about KFC, then I am sure lot of them will be interested in it.

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[megha chawdhry]

Hi Thejesh

No the meeting is not just about KFC. Its about blog'a'loreans and KFC making an effort to engage with bloggers on this occassion. KFC is hosting the meet and we do realise that a bloggers meet would have its own agenda up for discussion. They would , at some stage during the meet just require 10 mins or so use this meet as a platform to have a short conversation with the bloggers. The agenda will not be preachy, but its an attempt on KFC's side to share more about the direction their giving to the restaurant and also build a relationship with the blogger community. If this works out, we will be more than willing to share details about the same with a point-of-contact within the group.

Our attempt as of now is to get a sense of how you all take to the idea of a Blog'a'loreans KFC Meet and if this is feasible we can discuss this further. 

Hrish, the location will not be a problem, infact we would request that the you suggest a locality central to all in Bangalore and we would then figure out which specific KFC outlet would suit your requirements given the number of bloggers attending, feasibility of sitting space to ensure that the restaurant can accommodate the bloggers comfortably.

Cheers

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[dhe...@gmail.com]

sure that sounds great megha. As I mailed you earlier, I can be the contact person for organizing this meet.

Rgds,
Hrish

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[Sridhar Machani]

Megha, Thanks for bringing this up.

 

All, There are two objectives, as I can make out, to this meet - driven by KFC and the other driven by the group. We need to figure out the groug's agenda and one of them could be to discuss ways how we can build an active community.

 

~ Sri

http://SridharMachani.com/

[Sanjukta Basu]

Friends,

It gives me immense pleasure and hope to see that though most of the time we are dormant, every once in a while we all do gear up for something great.

I just wanted to bring an interesting agenda on the table. See if you like it and want to discuss it further.

I am in the process of launching a social media consultancy focusing mostly on the Indian Non Profit / Development sector. I meet so many organizations every day who are doing such great work at the rural grass root areas. Their constant struggle is that they cannot document their work properly and they have absolutely no social media presence.

For this, I am creating a network of bloggers in each city who can volunteer for these kind of work for the NGOs. For eg you can visit the NGOs get to know their work and create web content for them.

Am yet to officially launch the project but this bloggers meet can be a good start for a network in Bangalore. I will not be able to physically attend the meet, but may be some of you like Hrish or Sridhar or Thejesh can take a lead in this.

Please feel free to give more ideas for the meet.

Sanjukta
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[Pratima Chaudhuri]

Hi..

 

I have joined in recently, hence not much aware of the kind of activities that you guys do...Can someone help me with that. Also, what would be the purpose of this meet?

 

Thanks.

Pratima

http://pratimachaudhuri.blogspot.com/

[megha chawdhry]

thats cool Hrish, then I will respond back to the queries you had sent across. Give me sometime as we touch base with the client and in the meantime if there are additional questions you would want answered, kindly get in touch for the same.

regards

megha

On Thu, Jul 8, 2010 at 12:58 PM, <dhe...@gmail.com> wrote:

[Hrish Thota]

Thanks megha, sounds good :)

[Sridhar Machani]

Good idea, Sanjukta. Maybe, you, Hrish, Thejesh, and I can brainstorm offline, on Skype perhaps.

 

~ Sri

[Mohan]

Interesting development.

Despite the fact that I have been yearning to be part of some activity of this group, and for this group to regroup again, I shall not be a part of this meet, or any other meet organised with KFC, in view of my personal and ethical considerations against KFC.

It is quite a pity to note that an invitation by KFC is required for this group to be active again.. How materialistic are we supposedly 'for the greater good' bloggers...

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[Hrish Thota]

Mohan bro,

There is nothing wrong in a brand reaching out to bloggers to discuss about their new products - its the latest way of advertising or social media (as we call it).  You should be knowing this unless you have been living under a rock for last year or so :) (which you have been, which is an insider joke between us ;))

on your point that this invitation sparked this group again, well any other structured meet call would have sparked this group again anyway.. not like meet around the lake or something :)) *no offence again*

dhempe

[Sandil Srinivasan]

Mohan knows it all, he was just trying to 'chicken' out of a meet ...

Sorry, couldn't help!

Sent from my Blackberry

Mohan bro,

dhempe

>>>> http://SridharMachani.com/ <http://sridharmachani.com/>

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>>>> On Thu, Jul 8, 2010 at 12:58 PM, <dhe...@gmail.com> wrote:
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>>>>> sure that sounds great megha. As I mailed you earlier, I can be the
>>>>> contact person for organizing this meet.
>>>>>
>>>>> Rgds,
>>>>> Hrish
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[Prateek Thakker]

Hey guys,
Read through the whole convo! would love to be a prt of it and also help in organise stuff :)

Thanks
Prateek

[megha chawdhry]

Hi Sri,

Yes ideally thats what needs to be figured out. I'm in touch with Harish as he's helping us figure details out and we should be coming up with a proposal soon enough. Will keep you posted about the same. In the meantime, if there are any queries which you want to be addressed, just shoot a mail across at megha.c...@drizzlin.com

cheers

On Thu, Jul 8, 2010 at 1:07 PM, Sridhar Machani <sridhar...@gmail.com> wrote:

[Mohan]

Oh come on guys... You should allow that I would be more creative than that to 'chicken' out of a meet :P

No... And dhempe, my problem isn't with brands reaching out to bloggers (social media). Its when certain brands come into the picture that I find it problematic. My point is not about social media PR, but with the company itself.

Hmmm. I wonder why a structured meet would work while an unstructured one doesn't...

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[Mickey Sugarless]

I dont believe this.

It took a KFC invitation for people to come out from 'under their rocks' and want to 'meet up hang out eat some chicken'.

Apart from that, Im not up for being enticed by KFC either. Its the randomest thing ever for KFC to want to interact the the 'Blogging community', and can we please not slut ourselves and give them free publicity?
Ugh.

Im verging on getting hyserical now, so Im going to stop now.

I like mine black.
http://www.soapboxfound.blogspot.com/

[Mickey Sugarless]

Why do I always have the last word?
Note to self- Kill joy!

So this KFC meeting is on ah?

[Sidu Ponnappa]

Hear hear, +1, etc. I vote for keeping the social media analysts out of of this.

And yes, do lets meet. I vote for a quiet park some place in Indiranagar or Koramangala. Or Kasturinagar (they seem to have more parks than people out there, which is good).

Cheers,
Sidu.

[megha chawdhry]

Hi guys,

Due apologies if I hurt sentiments by posting the query. The intention was never to thrust the brand or myself on the group. 

regards

megha

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[prashant singh]

i think ppl are being unnecessary hostile toward KFC here . if you have any issue with KFC ( like i have ) than raise your voice   i am sure their representative would be happy to answer them .  criticizing someone of ulterior motive just because they are  taking initiative to open a dialogue is very amateurish IMHO .

Prashant Singh
Product Manager, Spice Labs.
Blog : http://blog.spicelabs.in
"If someone's using a PC to demo the Next Big Thing... then it's not the next big thing."~Russell Beattie

[Sandil Srinivasan]

Friends, Blogaloreans, Countrymen,

Lend me your sanity. I don't see why anyone needs to keep the 'social media analyst' out. I take the point that it is random for KFC to want to interact with the 'blogging community', but I strongly dispute that there's anything slutty about organizing a meet and attending one. (Am a vegetarian myself and would never step into KFC except to get the wife/mom a non-vegetarian sandwich, so folks, don't jump yet).

If KFC are shamelessly asking for free publicity by serving chicken, it's a different story. Besides, if you don't want to give them publicity (or you didn't like the chicken), then don't! That doesn't mean you can't use their invitation to have your OWN blogger's meets.

Why not prepare an agenda, have a blogger's meet at KFC, and merely use KFC to meet up? Those who don't want to attend (including vegetarians) will not. That's their prerogative. I, for instance, would NOT attend the meet (because I don't eat chicken, got nothing to do with wanting to or not wanting to pimp myself for a free meal). But I wouldn't tell off a 'social media analyst' nor will I refer to people who are genuinely interested in a blogger meet, and are indifferent to KFC, as blogmeetsluts.

If folks indeed want to socially engage, organize ANOTHER blogger's meet at the lovely, small Traffic Police Park near St. Mark's Road that has shade, a roof for the rain and is easily accessible. We all know that, unless we meet with a strong motivation, people will not show up. Most of the time the motivation ends up being IndiBlogger getting someone to sponsor a meet, so there's free pizza and a nice conference room, and bloggers show up to talk about issues. And yeah, it's good fun too. So are they slutting themselves for that? Not really. Sure, the incentive is there, but there's no harm in using a little incentive to discuss a social issue. Otherwise I suggest all the purists get together and get this group active. They haven't, they can't. If they will, I'd be very, very happy to know that we don't need a KFC to spark the revival of a blogger's community.

Et tu, Mohan? Let me put it bluntly, this 'greater good' has just not worked out. I share a bit of the blame too, but I tried, and you tried too. You know it. Most of the people in this community refuse to engage in anything socially constructive. Maybe people joined this community just to be a part of it. Maybe nobody wanted to go to NGOs and help them get their blogs started. Maybe no one wanted to come up with anti-plagiarism guidelines. Maybe no one ... whatever.

So if you guys are indeed very particular about preserving the purity of social media in Bangalore, then say adios to KFC, and organize a meet on your own. Otherwise, with a little logic, it's not difficult to see why you can't use them to fund a meet. And kickstart things. And if you didn't like the idea, don't repay them the favour, anyway. Don't write about the blessed Zinger. Organize a meet on your own. But don't be dismissive of people who are trying to work around the blogosphere and blogging communities. If you can't construct, don't destroy.

A note on KFC - they don't make healthy food, and they're not here to increase their popularity. Nobody in his sane mind will make a blog post of 10 reasons why he would eat at KFC (except for Chris Tucker, who incidentally does not have a sane mind and hence does not qualify). I'm sure KFC knows this. What they would probably want is to figure out how they can use twitter and stuff to run promotions. Maybe to run a contest on twitter, most number of RTs gets a free meal, or something of the sort. They're not here to sort the environment out, they're here to make money.

And not every blogger in the world writes to create a better world - unless your Deepak Chopra, and you know how we treat him on twitter. The idea is utopian. Some write anything just to get more page visits and improve their social reputation, and use it for better things. What's the big deal in that?

</rant>

Regards,
"Mark Anthony" - while mourning the death of Julius Caesar's Social Media Community

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Subject: Re: [Blog'a'Loreans] query for hosting the next bangalore bloggers meet at KFC

Hi guys,

Due apologies if I hurt sentiments by posting the query. The intention was never to thrust the brand or myself on the group.

regards
megha

On Mon, Jul 12, 2010 at 6:09 PM, Sidu Ponnappa <ckpon...@gmail.com> wrote:

Hear hear, +1, etc. I vote for keeping the social media analysts out of of this.

And yes, do lets meet. I vote for a quiet park some place in Indiranagar or Koramangala. Or Kasturinagar (they seem to have more parks than people out there, which is good).

Cheers,
Sidu.

On 8 July 2010 22:06, Mickey Sugarless <ecowar...@gmail.com> wrote:

I dont believe this.

It took a KFC invitation for people to come out from 'under their rocks' and want to 'meet up hang out eat some chicken'.

Apart from that, Im not up for being enticed by KFC either. Its the randomest thing ever for KFC to want to interact the the 'Blogging community', and can we please not slut ourselves and give them free publicity?
Ugh.

Im verging on getting hyserical now, so Im going to stop now.

On Thu, Jul 8, 2010 at 9:32 AM, Mohan <cool...@gmail.com> wrote:

Oh come on guys... You should allow that I would be more creative than that to 'chicken' out of a meet :P

No... And dhempe, my problem isn't with brands reaching out to bloggers (social media). Its when certain brands come into the picture that I find it problematic. My point is not about social media PR, but with the company itself.

Hmmm. I wonder why a structured meet would work while an unstructured one doesn't...

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>>>>>> On Thu, Jul 8, 2010 at 10:07 AM, megha <meghac...@gmail.com>wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Hi!
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> I am Megha and I work as a social media analyst at Drizzlin Media, a
>>>>>>> branding 2.0 consultancy. Sanjukta referred us to this google group.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> I am posting a query on behalf of our client, KFC India. KFC is keen
>>>>>>> on hosting a bloggers meet in Bangalore in July. And we were
>>>>>>> wondering
>>>>>>> if Blog'a'Loreans would be keen on having one at one of their venues
>>>>>>> soon?
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> If this sounds like a good proposition, we would love to take this
>>>>>>> forward by discussing the details. Ideally, if we could have a point-
>>>>>>> of-contact, interaction would be easier.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> For further details, please feel free to contact me at +919811532464.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Cheers
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Megha
>>>>>>> (M) +919811532464
>>>>>>> email: megha.c...@drizzlin.com

>>>>>>> website: www.drizzlin.com <http://www.drizzlin.com/>

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[Mohan]

Sandil my man, I miss you! Do tell me you're coming back to Bangalore! Thanks for today's dose of laughter :)

@Sidu, Whilst I may oppose this meet because of KFC, I wouldn't because of the social media analyst.

Ok, maybe I should clarify my stand here. I do not have a problem with social media analysts entering what we lovingly and cluelessly term the blogosphere. That is, after all, what they are paid for, and what they believe their passion lies in. I believe that it is up to us bloggers to decide to be or not to be* sold to the 'greater powers' they represent.
(* the to be or not to be was not on purpose!)

I bet Megha is a lovely person, and I respect anyone who is into the blogosphere, for whatever reasons they might be in it for. And Megha, this is nothing personal against you.

I stand on the nay side to this meet because of KFC. Because of the reasons given by 2S, because they're a big ugly multinational and I don't like big ugly multinationals (yup, including Google, and Microsoft and all of them... and including Apple...), because they're a sick promoter of mindless non-vegetarianism, and so on and so forth. If this meet was called by anyone else, for example Indian Coffee House or Koshys, (not McDonalds however) I would jump in.

I am, however, indeed sad that it takes a material push to get us bloggers to actually meet... I would love that park meeting.. And if food's the thing, I propose a potluck lunch/high tea/dinner :) what say?

Go ahead with the KFC meet. I'll simply not be there. I'm not coming out there with a flamethrower and a bunch of BJP croonies to close down KFC, no... But I won't come because its against my principles.

Oh, 2S, I'm not implying that bloggers exist for the 'greater good'. But you cannot deny that we love to fashion ourselves after than fancy term.. Isn't there a small responsibility associated with associating ourselves to that term (leaving alone the fact that the term in itself is inherently hegemonic and hypocritic, and that it should not be the responsibility which leads us but ideally our actions should describe us with the term).

@prashant, you might believe that reaching their representative will help solve problems. Yes, in the world of a MNC tech company, the HR might solve a problem. Or you think she/he can. Actually they can't. Actually they intensify the problem. The problem of your insignificance. The problem of your existence only as an economic subject.

I can hardly call up KFC and ask them to bring down their shutters because some economically insignificant nut-crack from some little place 'believes' that they're unethical and have their priorities placed wrong, right? I think its unfair to brand us as "unnecessarily hostile"; thats demeaning our opinions. We are indeed raising our voice. Through here.

When you have issues with a system, and you are essentially outside the system, you cannot really interfere. You can, but its almost pointless when you are an insignificant individual and the system is a cyclopean MNC. The only way you can resist is when the system tries to intervene with you, and that is what I (or we) are doing.

Peace.





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[Sidu Ponnappa]

Megha, there's no need to apologise. Speaking for myself, I have no hurt sentiments. Indeed, I must apologise if my mail came across as a personal whatsitsname. It's just that I'm not comfortable with the notion of being roped in by someone to create PR for KFC (or anyone else for that matter). That's purely a personal preference. That and the fact that I really wanted to attend the last meet, couldn't, and was really looking forward to the next one - and a KFC outlet isn't my idea of a fun place to meet. Again a personal preference.

If this meet was called by anyone else, for example Indian Coffee House or Koshys, (not McDonalds however) I would jump in.

I tried to think of a good ICH joke for my previous mail but couldn't, but yes, I share the sentiment. Great employers, products and services rarely need to rope people in to talk about them on the internetworks because their employees and customers are likely doing so already, and with the kind of sincerity money can't buy.

But without digressing into a email dishum-dishum on orthogonal subjects such as how typical HR departments are a waste of space (or before we do) I say we pick a date and a park to meet in.

Cheers,
Sidu.

[Mohan]

But without digressing into a email dishum-dishum on orthogonal subjects such as how typical HR departments are a waste of space (or before we do) I say we pick a date and a park to meet in.

Cheers :)

But before the park, what say we bloggers go back to our roots. i.e. to say, technology? There's a miniBarCamp happening at Jaaga (very near Shantinagar Bus stand) over the weekend... What say we have a bloggers collective there? A traditional bloggers meet :)

Check out more info here: http://jaaga.wikidot.com/miniBarCamp

I'll put this in a new thread, since it refers to a new meetup...

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[Mickey Sugarless]

Ya Pa, all I was saying is that I feel violated, as if Im stupid.. and materialistic to jump at a piece of chicken. Ok so Im old fashioned :@.
But I dont want to be insignificant and a subject... and mindless and bimbo like. Ok so Im arrogant :@.

I dont hate MNCs for the fact that they are MNC's, prosperous or American... though I believe they are valid reasons to hate them. Its like, despite my environmental consiciousness, I dont promote veganism. Because its turning off, and maybe not whats important here.

But we're bloggers, we are supposed to have a respectable intellect. And to be made KFC subjects for some market survey of theirs, tsk, not me.
*searches for collective self respect*

You think KFC is interested in engaging us for what we exist as bloggers to be? You think KFC is interested in our ideas, our outlooks or any of that?

And KFC should dream on if they think a chilled out laid back idea-exchange can happen at KFC. We have Coffe Day for that=/. Hey Colonel Sanders, stick to fast food!

Then there's  the unnerving fact that people here were just bought over by this.
Exhibit: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/world/south_asia/10609407.stm
I dunno, Im just saying. *pinches self*

No Megha, dont apologise. One man's cieling is another man's floor. None of this is personal.

[Sanjukta Basu]

Friends, 

Good to see that there are still some of you who are so passionate about the right and wrong of a purpose and principle behind a blogger's meet. 

Personally I have always felt that the Indibloggers meet at 'Microsoft' with a free pizza and free T-shirt are extremely frivolous and purposeless. I attended the first one in Bangalore and it was totally random, with no productivity. Yet its true that the attendance in Indibloggers meets have only increased by leaps and bounds, perhaps its the free pizza or T or the brand Microsoft. 

But I never reject the Indibloggers meet, for the simple reason that I am no one to decide for others. 

Our very purposeful, serious meets have always failed to gain attendance while the Indi meets keeps growing. Why? Because people really need an incentive. Let's get real. 

I just don't understand why the fuss over KFC as a brand. There are all kinds of brands in the world, some make deadly things like ciggerates and people consume. No big deal. I for one love to both smoke and eat KFC, but that doesn't mean am going to sell myself for them. Even if I attend a KFC meet I may not sell my soul to them if I don't want to. 

Why so much fuss over just a mere attempt of a brand to connect with you guys. Why read so much between the lines. Let it be. 

My message to KFC 

My suggestions is go ahead organize a meet, send out the invitation. Let the 200 members on this list and even people outside this list decide for themselves. Don't be discouraged. 

My message to those who oppose 

This group is a free group, anybody can join and call for a bloggers meet. Nobody has the right to dismiss another person's intentions. In the past also various entities have reached out to us, from MNCs to Politicians, so no big deal. 

Like Sandil said, if you can't construct don't destroy. 

That's the two cents from someone who started the group with many big dreams and came to terms with none of them materializing. 

Thanks!

Sanjukta

Social Media Strategists
TED India Fellow | http://www.ted.com/profiles/view/id/300969

[Mohan]

+1 Sanjukta.

But..

Our very purposeful, serious meets have always failed to gain attendance while the Indi meets keeps growing. Why? Because people really need an incentive. Let's get real.

Why should we be bothered about attendance? Isn't participation by the attendees which really matters...

And why do people need an incentive? Why is that real? If that is real, then what is the purpose of this group? Is to meet and have fun, or is it to take blogging one step further? Let us admit that blogging gets its power as a media through the social net - one blog alone can't really make a change if need be (unless you're Arrington...).

Why so much fuss over just a mere attempt of a brand to connect with you guys. Why read so much between the lines. Let it be.

Its not really fuss. Its expressing opinions. Which we are all entitled to. I believe strongly in something, I have a right to express my opinion, and try to make people understand and join the cause. Though, of course, I or anyone would have no right to dismiss another person's intentions.

This group is a free group, anybody can join and call for a bloggers meet. Nobody has the right to dismiss another person's intentions.

Cheers,

Mohan



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