Meet Shay Geyer – Our Guest Host for #IDzinechat – Tuesday, 7/27/10, 8pm EST

#IDzinechat was created with the concept of helping consumers with their ever-burning questions about any topic related to interior design.  A bevy of design professionals, through the encouragement of Leslie Carothers, (a social media expert in the home furnishings’ field), decided to come together to offer the gift of their time and knowledge.  This gift has no expectation for financial compensation.  It is the design professionals’ hope, an educated consumer will be more at ease, should the occasion present itself to engage with an industry expert for the best solutions.  No one should have to go this alone!

 

(Courtesy ~ IBB Design Group)

It’s an honor and a privilege, to have a well-known, Texas-based, interior designer, Shay Geyer, to offer her time to our group as the next host for #IDzinechat.  Shay will be moderating the discussion, with some lead-in questions, but the conversations will not be limited to just those.  We hope it will get the cogwheels turning for a lively discussion and we are so excited to have her on board.

Here is an introduction to Shay Geyer – our “Designer Detective”:

Growing up with a mother who is one of the country's most sought after interior designers, Shay developed a natural flair for design by studying IBB Design Fine Furnishings founder, (also her mother), Beth Rafferty.

Designing professionally since 2001, she considers her design style to be traditional, with clean lines and a comfortable feeling, and with a touch of glamour. Her work has been published in several magazines, including her monthly editorial feature in “ON Magazine”. Shay’s goal, in design, is to create a warm, inviting atmosphere that reflects the unique, personal taste and lifestyle of each client. Her passion for home furnishings and creativity has landed her many celebrity clients as well as projects that span the country. Her unique style and ability to forecast design trends, awarded her the position of design expert for Good Morning Texas. She has been a part of the show since 2006.

Due to the popularity of her “Good Morning Texas” design segments, Shay launched the Designer Detective blog, in 2008, as a way to interact with the viewers. The popular design blog, offering design tips and trends, now has a worldwide following. Shay has embraced the social media phenomenon as a way to market and showcase her family’s business, as well as to learn from and network with other designers and clients. She has served on several social media panels, including Kravet’s social media tour. As a woman who loves to throw a party, Shay connected with Global Views to host a Tweetup for April 2010’s High Point Home Furnishings market.  She has big plans for a fall Tweetup to be announced, soon!  You can find Shay on Twitter (www.twitter.com/designershay), Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/shaygeyer) and LinkedIn (http://www.linkedin.com/pub/shay-geyer/7/a37/284)

Shay is married to wonderful man, named Brian, has a beautiful 5 ½ year old princess named Jaylie, and a boxer named Sassy. Family, church, and giving back to the community are high on her priority list. She is involved in several charitable organizations, including: the Junior League of Dallas, Genesis Women’s Shelter, The Family Place Partner’s Auxiliary, The Elan Circle of the Dallas Symphony Orchestra, and is a founding member of STAR Children’s Charities.

We’re so excited to have Shay on board for our chat!  Be sure to mark your calendars, Tuesday, July 27th, at 8pm, EST, to join us for this terrific, Twitter event!  Watch for reminders, as we get closer to the event.  You can follow this chat in several different ways:  http://tweetchat.com/room/IDzinechat, http://twubs.com/idzinechat, or just log onto your Twitter account and use the hashtag - #IDzinechat.  We also have a Twitter page:  http://twitter.com/IDzinechat4U to follow for updates.

For more details on how to participate, please click HERE 

(Edited by Wanda S. Horton)

#IDzinechat Recap from 6/24/10 ~ Also Announcing Shay Geyer as the Next Host!

Wow!  What another great #IDzinechat on Twitter!  The next one will be coming, within the month of July.  Don’t worry, we understand many of you have the July 4th holiday to celebrate, as well as your breath to catch after all of the activity with this chat.  We want great attendance from designers and consumers, alike!  More info will come from our next host and will be posted on this page.

We are pleased to announce, @designershay – Shay Geyer, will be taking the reigns for July!  The concept has always been to pass #IDzinechat from one designer to the next, to help share in organizing the chat, as well as to be in the driver’s seat of promoting it and asking other design peers to promote the event, too.  During each chat, we’ll take requests for the next host(s) to volunteer.  (We certainly can have more than one, as some of you operate as a team.)  First come, first serve may be the best way to do this.  The criteria will be, a design pro should be the host and have an active Twitter account and some other social media forums, in order to connect others to the event.

We’ve also had lots of conversations about the frequency.  Some would love to have this weekly, and others, monthly.  (And of course, all would be on a regularly scheduled date.)  It seems the consensus, so far, has been monthly.  The idea is to build anticipation and to not dilute the content.  Others, who suggested weekly, feel more momentum will be built this way.  From a promotional point of view, weekly may be a bit challenging for the folks coordinating the promotional activity.  (I’ve taken on keeping up this blog page and the Twub’s page, so I must say, monthly makes my calendar look a bit less hectic with all of my other volunteer work.)  It’s certainly up for discussion and with the consideration of how the task can be managed.  This was our only second event, and in a few months, one can begin to imagine how big it will become!

In the coming week, the participant’s list will grow, as names are collected from the tweets.  We’ll do our best to honor everyone who took the time to share their time and expertise.  You are all rock stars in the world of design!

If you have feedback, be sure to tweet it to:  @IDzinechat4U and use the hashtag, #IDzinechat.  Please consider following that page, too.

Thank you for the gift you have given to consumers and to the world of interior design!

All my best! ~ @WandaSHorton on Twitter.  (With special thanks to the concept’s creator of #IDzinechat, Leslie Carothers, also known as @tkpleslie on Twitter!  This was made possible through your fab idea!)

#IDzinechat – Back by Popular Demand! – Date and Time? Help us to decide! Looking for Guest Hosts, Too!

1. – What is #IDzinechat?  It’s a forum, on Twitter, where consumers can ask question about their interior design projects/needs, and a team of industry experts will share the answers.  No gimmicks, no solicitations, no charge!  We’ll answer in the 140 characters or less – the length of a Twitter post.

2. - What’s the purpose for arranging this tweeting of tips?  We, the interior design experts, aren’t just going to begin randomly spouting out ideas in effort to promote our businesses or services.  We are really interested in engaging with the you, the consumer, by finding out what you want to know.  How about that?  Free design advice, based on your needs.  Can you believe it?  We really want to hear your questions so we can provide better and more pertinent information.  As mentioned, earlier, we’ll have interior design experts who are well-versed in everything from: eco friendly-design, color science, kitchen & bath design, remodeling, new home construction, universal design, furniture & product design, aging-in-place, organization, space planning, home accents, permanent finishes, to window treatment experts, and the list goes on.  What a unique opportunity to share this experience with the design trade and your friends!

3. – How to follow the tweets.  While pulling this off might seem complicated, it’s actually quite simple.  In Twitter, there is a little tool we refer to as a hashtag.  A hashtag means there is a #sign in front of a phrase or word which makes it easier for readers to track conversations, topics, communities, and other events.  In order for consumers and designers to be able to follow our timeline, we created the hashtag, #IDzinechat.  Some helpful places to follow the conversations would be either on TweetChat:  http://tweetchat.com/room/idzinechat or Twubs:  http://twubs.com/idzinechat  Remember, in each tweet, whether it’s a question or a response, please be sure to use the hashtag so everyone can follow the conversations.

4. – How will this be hosted/moderated and announced?  For each chat, there will be a group of design experts, who will have a predetermined regular date and time for the chat.  We’ll take turns being the host/moderator for the event.  If an expert agrees to host/moderate the chat, they will also be responsible for promoting the date and time.  Other experts will help to retweet – aka – repeat their announcements so more followers will be made aware of the information.  A specific topic can be set or it can be a totally open forum.  The consumers will ultimately decide on topics, via their questions.  The designated #Idzinechat host will promote the day and time, prior to the event, using the hashtag in twitter posts.  The design chat date and time will continue to be announced, so everyone, both designers and consumers, can plan to be on Twitter, at the same time.  About thirty minutes before the magic hour, the chat host will begin announcing for folks to prepare to join in.  (A little tip for all – use #IDzinechat in each of your tweets.  Everyone can follow the questions and answers, more readily.  We may miss you if you don’t use this.)

I’m @WandaSHorton on Twitter.  Interior Designers – come join in!  Consumers – come share with us! 

Watch for an announcement on Sunday, June 13, 2010 for the schedule and more info.

Tweetfully yours!  Wanda - #IDzinechat first host – Creator of #IDzinechat:  Leslie Carothers - @tkpleslie on Twitter

(Please note, the occurrence or promotion of this event provides for no financial compensation for any of the participants.)