Anke Holst is a local social media connector who has lived in Crouch End since returning from her travels in 2008.
A member of the first Bulletin Board networks back in the early nineties, she has been part of every major new development in online communication, both the development in one-to-one communication from emails to instant messaging, and the twists and turns in how communities have changed by being able to use message boards and other sharing tools.
She is very excited by the recent mainstream acceptance of online community building tools. Twitter and other platforms have become an open-source tool for anyone with a message to share, and thus equipped everyone to build a community around their offering, completely changing how organisations approach their communication. According to Anke, marketing, documentation and every other aspect of what we are doing in our daily working lives are being changed, and she would like to share her experiences and help build a strong network to help businesses take advantage of these new opportunities.
Anke has worked with Haringey Council on getting the libraries set up on twitter. @haringeylibrary is now the most successful twitter account of all UK libraries, and, crucially, is successfully run by library staff after Anke’s workshops, eliminating the need for extra budgeting for social media activities, as it has happened in many other organisations. Other current projects include community management for the start-up WorkSnug.com and running the Unlibrary, a creative space inside Hornsey Library in Crouch End, North London.
Anke,
I’m sorry you don’t feel I have addressed your concerns.
The response to the event has been very very positive and this is the first time I have come across anything negative. We were overwhelmed by the response we had from speakers and could not accommodate everyone in the plenary, hence their being so many speakers on the panel debate at the end.
I agree with your comments about the email you were sent and this will be addressed. We have a limited number of tickets that we allocate FOC to delegates after which point we contact people directly to attend the event. I am happy to discuss the matter further with you and you can contact me via the email address above or via my direct line 0161 817 6675.
If you do decide to come to the event, I’d like to meet with you and maybe discuss a more favourable pricing structure for delegates. It’s unfortunate you missed out on the free bloggers spaces I was giving away, I think it would have been great to have you blogging about the event. It would still be great to have your input on the event but I will leave that up to you.
Despite the fact that the event has clearly upset you, I am pleased you have this blog as you have bought this issue to my attention.
Aisha