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hi I’m Jake Mingus hi I’m Davis Bloome
hi I’m Jake Mingus hi I’m Davis Bloome hi I’m some number happy hi I’m Connor
hi I’m some number happy hi I’m Connor
hi I’m some number happy hi I’m Connor Peck
Peck
Peck my name is Tylan and right now I’m
my name is Tylan and right now I’m
my name is Tylan and right now I’m standing in the United States some
standing in the United States some
standing in the United States some 12,000 kilometers away from the
12,000 kilometers away from the
12,000 kilometers away from the Philippines but because of modern
Philippines but because of modern
Philippines but because of modern technology I’m able to connect with each
technology I’m able to connect with each
technology I’m able to connect with each of you as if we were face to face and
of you as if we were face to face and
of you as if we were face to face and that’s what we want to talk about today
that’s what we want to talk about today
that’s what we want to talk about today connections except we want to talk about
connections except we want to talk about
connections except we want to talk about a specific connection a connection that
a specific connection a connection that
a specific connection a connection that is made through social media you see the
is made through social media you see the
is made through social media you see the five of us are members of a
five of us are members of a
five of us are members of a multi-platform social media group known
multi-platform social media group known
multi-platform social media group known as the hey Joe show now you’re probably
as the hey Joe show now you’re probably
as the hey Joe show now you’re probably asking what in the world is a
asking what in the world is a
asking what in the world is a multi-platform
multi-platform
multi-platform social media group well it simply means
social media group well it simply means
social media group well it simply means that we create content and we post it to
that we create content and we post it to
that we create content and we post it to social media Instagram Facebook Twitter
social media Instagram Facebook Twitter
social media Instagram Facebook Twitter etc it means that like most everyone
etc it means that like most everyone
etc it means that like most everyone else around us we spend a lot of times
else around us we spend a lot of times
else around us we spend a lot of times on our computers and our phones
on our computers and our phones
on our computers and our phones connected to social media we’re a part
connected to social media we’re a part
connected to social media we’re a part of the social media epidemic that has
of the social media epidemic that has
of the social media epidemic that has taken over our world
taken over our world
taken over our world and connected us all like never before
and connected us all like never before
and connected us all like never before for the most part the spread of social
for the most part the spread of social
for the most part the spread of social media has only gained criticism a lot of
media has only gained criticism a lot of
media has only gained criticism a lot of people say that social media would
people say that social media would
people say that social media would better be termed anti social media
better be termed anti social media
better be termed anti social media because it fosters shallow relationships
because it fosters shallow relationships
because it fosters shallow relationships and least a destructive behavior other
and least a destructive behavior other
and least a destructive behavior other people say that the more you connect to
people say that the more you connect to
people say that the more you connect to your phone into the virtual world the
your phone into the virtual world the
your phone into the virtual world the more you disconnect from reality and
more you disconnect from reality and
more you disconnect from reality and other people say that using social media
other people say that using social media
other people say that using social media is just a waste of time
is just a waste of time
is just a waste of time well our message is a little bit
well our message is a little bit
well our message is a little bit different while we agree that their
different while we agree that their
different while we agree that their concerns with social media we don’t
concerns with social media we don’t
concerns with social media we don’t think that it’s inherently bad in fact
think that it’s inherently bad in fact
think that it’s inherently bad in fact we think that social media is one of the
we think that social media is one of the
we think that social media is one of the greatest tools we have in the world to
greatest tools we have in the world to
greatest tools we have in the world to connect with other people and to do good
connect with other people and to do good
connect with other people and to do good there’s a power in social media that
there’s a power in social media that
there’s a power in social media that isn’t understood by most people and we
isn’t understood by most people and we
isn’t understood by most people and we hope that by sharing our experience with
hope that by sharing our experience with
hope that by sharing our experience with you you will be motivated and better
you you will be motivated and better
you you will be motivated and better understand how you can use social media
understand how you can use social media
understand how you can use social media in your own life our story started four
in your own life our story started four
in your own life our story started four years ago when the five of us moved to
years ago when the five of us moved to
years ago when the five of us moved to the Philippines as missionaries for the
the Philippines as missionaries for the
the Philippines as missionaries for the Church of Jesus Christ of latter-day
Church of Jesus Christ of latter-day
Church of Jesus Christ of latter-day saints each of us lived in different
saints each of us lived in different
saints each of us lived in different parts of the v-sign region
parts of the v-sign region
parts of the v-sign region where we fell in love with the language
where we fell in love with the language
where we fell in love with the language the culture and the people and then
the culture and the people and then
the culture and the people and then after two years of living there which is
after two years of living there which is
after two years of living there which is the prescribed amount of time for a
the prescribed amount of time for a
the prescribed amount of time for a missionary in our church we packed our
missionary in our church we packed our
missionary in our church we packed our bags and we went home to the United
bags and we went home to the United
bags and we went home to the United States returning to the United States
States returning to the United States
States returning to the United States was really hard for us we didn’t want to
was really hard for us we didn’t want to
was really hard for us we didn’t want to lose that connection that we had made
lose that connection that we had made
lose that connection that we had made with the Philippines so we decided to
with the Philippines so we decided to
with the Philippines so we decided to start the hey Joe show and make comedic
start the hey Joe show and make comedic
start the hey Joe show and make comedic videos in the Visayan language at first
videos in the Visayan language at first
videos in the Visayan language at first we just wanted to make a couple of our
we just wanted to make a couple of our
we just wanted to make a couple of our Filipino friends laugh and keep that
Filipino friends laugh and keep that
Filipino friends laugh and keep that connection with the Philippines so we
connection with the Philippines so we
connection with the Philippines so we grabbed our cheap camera filmed a short
grabbed our cheap camera filmed a short
grabbed our cheap camera filmed a short video and post it on YouTube and
video and post it on YouTube and
video and post it on YouTube and Facebook
Facebook wait we fuckin a person but there’s a
wait we fuckin a person but there’s a
wait we fuckin a person but there’s a bad boy boy are we good yeah worship
bad boy boy are we good yeah worship
bad boy boy are we good yeah worship Gundy Masako by a caboose aya bye-bye
Gundy Masako by a caboose aya bye-bye
Gundy Masako by a caboose aya bye-bye we never expected what would happen next
we never expected what would happen next
we never expected what would happen next our single video reached over a million
our single video reached over a million
our single video reached over a million views we started getting features from
views we started getting features from
views we started getting features from abs-cbn GMA and dozens of other news
abs-cbn GMA and dozens of other news
abs-cbn GMA and dozens of other news outlets haka gula group or anumana
outlets haka gula group or anumana
outlets haka gula group or anumana America no Ito not bahasa B Saye
America no Ito not bahasa B Saye
America no Ito not bahasa B Saye so naturally we decided it might be a
so naturally we decided it might be a
so naturally we decided it might be a good idea to keep making videos now to
good idea to keep making videos now to
good idea to keep making videos now to be honest we have been shocked with all
be honest we have been shocked with all
be honest we have been shocked with all the success that we’ve seen we had no
the success that we’ve seen we had no
the success that we’ve seen we had no idea that one video could lead to so
idea that one video could lead to so
idea that one video could lead to so much we like much of the world didn’t
much we like much of the world didn’t
much we like much of the world didn’t understand the power of social media to
understand the power of social media to
understand the power of social media to better illustrate this power we want to
better illustrate this power we want to
better illustrate this power we want to talk about a Facebook statistic known as
talk about a Facebook statistic known as
talk about a Facebook statistic known as reach Facebook tracks the total number
reach Facebook tracks the total number
reach Facebook tracks the total number of users that have seen an individual
of users that have seen an individual
of users that have seen an individual post and they define this as the posts
post and they define this as the posts
post and they define this as the posts reach according to Facebook since our
reach according to Facebook since our
reach according to Facebook since our launch in October 2014 we have a total
launch in October 2014 we have a total
launch in October 2014 we have a total reach of over a 150 million that means
reach of over a 150 million that means
reach of over a 150 million that means that over 150 million times someone in
that over 150 million times someone in
that over 150 million times someone in the world has seen
the world has seen
the world has seen posts just to put this reach into
posts just to put this reach into
posts just to put this reach into context imagine if you personally
context imagine if you personally
context imagine if you personally decided today to spend the rest of your
decided today to spend the rest of your
decided today to spend the rest of your life walking and meeting new people
life walking and meeting new people
life walking and meeting new people let’s say every day for seven days a
let’s say every day for seven days a
let’s say every day for seven days a week your goal is to meet a hundred
week your goal is to meet a hundred
week your goal is to meet a hundred people well at that pace in order to
people well at that pace in order to
people well at that pace in order to meet 150 million people it would take
meet 150 million people it would take
meet 150 million people it would take four thousand years of walking again our
four thousand years of walking again our
four thousand years of walking again our point is that there is incredible
point is that there is incredible
point is that there is incredible potential and power in social media that
potential and power in social media that
potential and power in social media that most of us underestimate never before in
most of us underestimate never before in
most of us underestimate never before in the history of the world has it been
the history of the world has it been
the history of the world has it been able to reach so many different people
able to reach so many different people
able to reach so many different people in so many different places in so short
in so many different places in so short
in so many different places in so short a time notice we didn’t say that we
a time notice we didn’t say that we
a time notice we didn’t say that we reach users or consumers we reach people
reach users or consumers we reach people
reach users or consumers we reach people that 150 million is not an abstract
that 150 million is not an abstract
that 150 million is not an abstract number each represents a person with
number each represents a person with
number each represents a person with real problems and a real capacity to
real problems and a real capacity to
real problems and a real capacity to feel let me share some examples of the
feel let me share some examples of the
feel let me share some examples of the comments and messages that we have
comments and messages that we have
comments and messages that we have received countless times from those who
received countless times from those who
received countless times from those who view our videos one of them goes
view our videos one of them goes
view our videos one of them goes something along the lines of this hi my
something along the lines of this hi my
something along the lines of this hi my name is so-and-so I’m from the
name is so-and-so I’m from the
name is so-and-so I’m from the Philippines but I’m currently living or
Philippines but I’m currently living or
Philippines but I’m currently living or working in Singapore or Dubai or working
working in Singapore or Dubai or working
working in Singapore or Dubai or working on a cruise ship
on a cruise ship
on a cruise ship I missed the Philippines and it’s hard
I missed the Philippines and it’s hard
I missed the Philippines and it’s hard to be away from my country one day when
to be away from my country one day when
to be away from my country one day when I was on YouTube I stumbled across your
I was on YouTube I stumbled across your
I was on YouTube I stumbled across your videos and I laughed I enjoyed them it
videos and I laughed I enjoyed them it
videos and I laughed I enjoyed them it made me feel part of that thing that’s
made me feel part of that thing that’s
made me feel part of that thing that’s been missing that pride that I have in
been missing that pride that I have in
been missing that pride that I have in the Philippines after staying up all
the Philippines after staying up all
the Philippines after staying up all night watching some of your videos I
night watching some of your videos I
night watching some of your videos I feel a lot closer to home another
feel a lot closer to home another
feel a lot closer to home another message goes something like this I
message goes something like this I
message goes something like this I watched your videos and they made me
watched your videos and they made me
watched your videos and they made me proud to be Bisaya you all make me
proud to be Bisaya you all make me
proud to be Bisaya you all make me forget about my worries in my stress
forget about my worries in my stress
forget about my worries in my stress offense and please these are just a
offense and please these are just a
offense and please these are just a couple of examples of the messages we
couple of examples of the messages we
couple of examples of the messages we receive every day from real people
receive every day from real people
receive every day from real people granted the medium is virtual but the
granted the medium is virtual but the
granted the medium is virtual but the connections are real you see the power
connections are real you see the power
connections are real you see the power of social media is that this reach is
of social media is that this reach is
of social media is that this reach is connecting real people to real people it
connecting real people to real people it
connecting real people to real people it doesn’t matter if you have a
doesn’t matter if you have a
doesn’t matter if you have a hundred-foot Facebook friends or a
hundred-foot Facebook friends or a
hundred-foot Facebook friends or a hundred million the things that you post
hundred million the things that you post
hundred million the things that you post online matter and can have an impact our
online matter and can have an impact our
online matter and can have an impact our plea to the world is that we change how
plea to the world is that we change how
plea to the world is that we change how we use social media then we change how
we use social media then we change how
we use social media then we change how we’re used
we’re used
we’re used this reach so in closing we have two
this reach so in closing we have two
this reach so in closing we have two things that we want to leave with you
things that we want to leave with you
things that we want to leave with you all the first suggestion we have is this
all the first suggestion we have is this
all the first suggestion we have is this be authentic understand that social
be authentic understand that social
be authentic understand that social media is an extension of self although
media is an extension of self although
media is an extension of self although you can change your Instagram and
you can change your Instagram and
you can change your Instagram and Twitter handles to whatever you want
Twitter handles to whatever you want
Twitter handles to whatever you want although your email account might still
although your email account might still
although your email account might still be hot man nine to seven at yahoo.com
be hot man nine to seven at yahoo.com
be hot man nine to seven at yahoo.com still your social media accounts are an
still your social media accounts are an
still your social media accounts are an extension of you so be authentic there’s
extension of you so be authentic there’s
extension of you so be authentic there’s a common complaint with social media
a common complaint with social media
a common complaint with social media that connections that are made are
that connections that are made are
that connections that are made are superficial and we believe that there’s
superficial and we believe that there’s
superficial and we believe that there’s some validity to that statement but we
some validity to that statement but we
some validity to that statement but we believe that the validity there comes
believe that the validity there comes
believe that the validity there comes when the people making those connections
when the people making those connections
when the people making those connections on social media are being superficial in
on social media are being superficial in
on social media are being superficial in their interactions they’re not being
their interactions they’re not being
their interactions they’re not being authentic they’re not being true to who
authentic they’re not being true to who
authentic they’re not being true to who they are being authentic on social media
they are being authentic on social media
they are being authentic on social media is the only way to create real authentic
is the only way to create real authentic
is the only way to create real authentic relationships in life and as the hey Joe
relationships in life and as the hey Joe
relationships in life and as the hey Joe show is grown in popularity there have
show is grown in popularity there have
show is grown in popularity there have been lots of people to make suggestions
been lots of people to make suggestions
been lots of people to make suggestions for how we should change or how we
for how we should change or how we
for how we should change or how we should change the content that we post
should change the content that we post
should change the content that we post but as we’ve received those suggestions
but as we’ve received those suggestions
but as we’ve received those suggestions we’ve tried to only apply those that
we’ve tried to only apply those that
we’ve tried to only apply those that helped us remain true to who we are and
helped us remain true to who we are and
helped us remain true to who we are and we really believe that that’s what’s
we really believe that that’s what’s
we really believe that that’s what’s made our connection with the Philippines
made our connection with the Philippines
made our connection with the Philippines so real and brought us so many
so real and brought us so many
so real and brought us so many connections with the Filipino people our
connections with the Filipino people our
connections with the Filipino people our second suggestion is to be positive
second suggestion is to be positive
second suggestion is to be positive social media gives us the power to
social media gives us the power to
social media gives us the power to interact and connect with real people
interact and connect with real people
interact and connect with real people and too often we use that power to
and too often we use that power to
and too often we use that power to criticize to tear down to post our
criticize to tear down to post our
criticize to tear down to post our complaints without actually realizing
complaints without actually realizing
complaints without actually realizing the effects that those things can have
the effects that those things can have
the effects that those things can have on the people that are on the other ends
on the people that are on the other ends
on the people that are on the other ends of our posts we understand that life is
of our posts we understand that life is
of our posts we understand that life is hard and we might have a hundred reasons
hard and we might have a hundred reasons
hard and we might have a hundred reasons to post our complaints and talk about
to post our complaints and talk about
to post our complaints and talk about the negative things that are going on in
the negative things that are going on in
the negative things that are going on in our life but if we can remember that the
our life but if we can remember that the
our life but if we can remember that the people on the other end of our post that
people on the other end of our post that
people on the other end of our post that they have their own unique struggles and
they have their own unique struggles and
they have their own unique struggles and their own unique problems and they’re
their own unique problems and they’re
their own unique problems and they’re real people too with their own real
real people too with their own real
real people too with their own real problems then maybe that’s enough for us
problems then maybe that’s enough for us
problems then maybe that’s enough for us to look for the positive in our life and
to look for the positive in our life and
to look for the positive in our life and share that on social media just a couple
share that on social media just a couple
share that on social media just a couple of months ago we were able to go back to
of months ago we were able to go back to
of months ago we were able to go back to the Philippines and we were able to
the Philippines and we were able to
the Philippines and we were able to perform multiple mall shows and we were
perform multiple mall shows and we were
perform multiple mall shows and we were able to meet our
able to meet our
able to meet our fans on a personal level and there was
fans on a personal level and there was
fans on a personal level and there was one show in particular in Cebu City
one show in particular in Cebu City
one show in particular in Cebu City where there was this young woman that we
where there was this young woman that we
where there was this young woman that we could see further back in the crowd and
could see further back in the crowd and
could see further back in the crowd and she started running through the security
she started running through the security
she started running through the security guards and she ran up on stage and she
guards and she ran up on stage and she
guards and she ran up on stage and she grabbed each of us and she hugged us and
grabbed each of us and she hugged us and
grabbed each of us and she hugged us and she held us so tight it was like it was
she held us so tight it was like it was
she held us so tight it was like it was the last hug she was ever gonna give and
the last hug she was ever gonna give and
the last hug she was ever gonna give and she she stepped back away from us and we
she she stepped back away from us and we
she she stepped back away from us and we looked into her eyes and they just began
looked into her eyes and they just began
looked into her eyes and they just began to fill with tears and she just began
to fill with tears and she just began
to fill with tears and she just began crying and she said thank you thank you
crying and she said thank you thank you
crying and she said thank you thank you so much you changed my life
so much you changed my life
so much you changed my life then Sumner asked her what do you mean
then Sumner asked her what do you mean
then Sumner asked her what do you mean what do you mean we changed your life
what do you mean we changed your life
what do you mean we changed your life and she said if it weren’t for your
and she said if it weren’t for your
and she said if it weren’t for your videos if it weren’t for what you guys
videos if it weren’t for what you guys
videos if it weren’t for what you guys do as a group I wouldn’t be alive and
do as a group I wouldn’t be alive and
do as a group I wouldn’t be alive and she continued to explain that through
she continued to explain that through
she continued to explain that through our positivity as hey Jo show that our
our positivity as hey Jo show that our
our positivity as hey Jo show that our videos had brought her just enough
videos had brought her just enough
videos had brought her just enough happiness that she decided not to take
happiness that she decided not to take
happiness that she decided not to take her own life what if we had decided to
her own life what if we had decided to
her own life what if we had decided to be negative in our videos or what if we
be negative in our videos or what if we
be negative in our videos or what if we decided to be in authentic in our words
decided to be in authentic in our words
decided to be in authentic in our words and in our feelings in our videos where
and in our feelings in our videos where
and in our feelings in our videos where would this young woman be today when you
would this young woman be today when you
would this young woman be today when you actually make an effort to be authentic
actually make an effort to be authentic
actually make an effort to be authentic positive and kind that’s when social
positive and kind that’s when social
positive and kind that’s when social media moves from a superficial
media moves from a superficial
media moves from a superficial problematic platform to a wonderful
problematic platform to a wonderful
problematic platform to a wonderful sincere way to change the course of
sincere way to change the course of
sincere way to change the course of lives we ask each of you to join us in
lives we ask each of you to join us in
lives we ask each of you to join us in this effort of building meaningful
this effort of building meaningful
this effort of building meaningful connections with real people via social
connections with real people via social
connections with real people via social media we encourage you to be authentic
media we encourage you to be authentic
media we encourage you to be authentic positive and kind to all those who
positive and kind to all those who
positive and kind to all those who follow you ask yourself this question
follow you ask yourself this question
follow you ask yourself this question what am i doing with my reach
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