A Content Creator’s Life

by Ramya Pandyan(a.k.a. IdeaSmith)

“The real troubles in your life are apt to be things that never crossed your worried mind,

the kind that blind side you at 4 PM on some idle Tuesday.”

Mary Schmich, Chicago TribuneBaz Luhrman, Wear Sunscreen

Ideasmith was……

The result of a boring Tuesday at work

I’m Idea-toons & I’m not

nice!!

Becoming a part of community blogs

Mumbai Metblogs

Quick survival tips:• Practise holding your breath.

Preferably in hot, smelly conditions.

• Do stretching exercises. You’re never too tall for a Mumbai train.

Being relevant, per-sonal stories that caught attention

55-word story: Room With A View

The room has a view. An expensive view.

She says,Take a walk in the mud. Stay out in the rain so long that you never feel clean and dry again. When you return, you won’t need to stand at the window to see the view.

He shrugs,Too late, I already paid the rent.

http://ideasmithy.wordpress.com/room-with-a-view

@ideasmithy#ideastory

NASTY SHOCKS

Notions of ownership are not as clear to people on the internet

COPYCATS

Accessibility means leav-ing yourself vulnerable to mistaken impressions and personal attacks

STALKERS

Who was reading and why?

• Stats• Visitors• Comments

SPEED BUMPS & HURDLES

Content Creator Wants CONTROL!

• Aesthetics: Variety & ease of use• Access– Platform collation (e.g. - Tweet stream)– Commenting systems

• Media– Image uploads– Video embeds

http://ideasmithy.wordpress.com/category/citywatch

Bringing visibility

• Social bookmarking• Advertisements• Community outreach

More peopleMore interest

areasMore ways to

serve up content More things to do

with content

Ideasmith has been….

A cat-and-anonymous game

How much to show?

• Anonymity versus relatability• Identity versus privacy• Accessibility versus security

A NEAR MISS

Office Capers

• SNC: Someone from the next cubicle• Piggy’s Poison Plaza: Office canteen• God a.k.a. BOSS• NB: Naya bachcha

“The LOC runs through ‘no employees’ land’ between my office space & SNC’s. This is even more hotly contested than PoK.”

Office Capers

OOOOPPPS!

Oh my God! Look at that pillar! I just realized that you’re in the same office that I’m sitting in right now!

GROWING UP

AND THEN AGAIN…

You can’t control what people make of what you say

A ‘HOW MORTIFYING!’ STORY

@ideasmithy is on a date!!”

BECOMING A VOICE

Thanks for putting into words what I once went through a long, long time ago and have felt ever since.

Thank you, Ideasmith

There are so many of us with painful stories of how we ceased to be while very young.

So many who just let hurt lie in a corner, hoping it will die with time, only to realize later on that not only is this hurt alive, but warping our lives.

This is a reminder and a challenge.

AND THE COMMUNITY GAVE BACK

IDEAS

FUN

NovelRace GROWTH

WORK

Ramya Pandyan a.k.a. IdeaSmith

http://ideasmithy.wordpress.comhttp://xxfactor.wordpress.com

@ideasmithy