Will There Be An Indy 500 Social Media Command Center
One of the biggest months of the year is coming up in Indianapolis. It’s time for the Indy 500 which is going to have events throughout May happening in the city. I’m wondering if anyone with the Indianapolis Motor Speedway or IndyCar is going to step up to the plate and have a social media command center like that which was available for Super Bowl XLVI.
I think it was pretty well proven how effective and useful a resource like that can be for a large event with lots of attendees.
I believe setting up a permanent command center that could be used for a variety of events would be a good move for the city. Perhaps it could be run by a not-for-profit organization that would be in charge of organizing the staffing, obtaining the resources and managing the space for future events.
What if, as part of any large convention that came to town, the city had this offering of setting up a command center to monitor the social media airwaves and Internet to handle questions, disseminate information and promote the event and the city?
Sounds to me like a great plan! Who’s in?
Race for the Cure Indianapolis
Today the Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure took place in Indianapolis. This hit a little closer to home this year for us in that we had a dear friend that was diagnosed and successfully treated and is now cancer free. You can see our friend, her name is Amy, at 2:15 in the video below.
What’s your story? Have you been impacted by breast cancer? Share your story here.
Peyton Manning No Longer With the Colts… Hmmm?
My friend Ryan sent me an email last night asking me if I was going to be okay with the announcement that Peyton Manning would more than likely be released from the Colts today. There is a press conference scheduled for today at noon.
After a few discussions with people in the office this little conspiracy theory just popped up in my head.
What if the Colts release Manning today merely to avoid the required $28M bonus payment due to him on Friday. It’s my understanding that would make him a free agent and available to sign for any team he wanted to (that will afford him).
But, what if Peyton still wants to be a Colt and remain loyal to Indianapolis and the city and retire with the team he helped make great. He’s been tremendous for this city and fans of the Colts. What if, instead, he resigns with the Colts with a new contract that works in some kind of give and take for the $28M he just “lost”, but stays with the team in a fashion that works for him, Irsay, the Colts, the city and even Andrew Luck?
What do you think? Possibility? Or am I just Positively Dreaming?!
