Spinnings for Februay 15 2018

Pledge: Matt Lau kicked us off with the Pledge of Allegiance.

 

Thought of the Day:  Jodi DeSmidt gave us a great thought.

 

Newscast:  Martin Harband delivered some fabulous stories about the everglades/alligators, which turned into a marriage joke.

 

Sunshine Report:  Bo Whitehill informed us that there will be a Celebration of Life for Wally Krone at the PGCC on Wed 3/14 @ 4pm. 

Visiting Rotarians:  Alden Cunningham

 

Announcements:  

Susan Manheimer shared invite to the PAL annual gala which is this Friday 2/23.

Mike Peterson announced the Dictionary Project—Tues, Wed, Fri of next week.

 

Bill Kenney—March 16^th, Friday—St. Patrick’s Celebration.  Salmon, NY steak, wine, etc.  $500 per person.

 

Paul Harris Awards: Rosemary Azem announced MANY Paul Harris Awards today, and I hope I captured them all. Please email me if not.

Fines:

Dick Nelson was shown in a Wisnom’s 100 year picture. Dick & Susie are moving to Ohio to be with their kids/grandkids.

 

Tom Heuning described a 1968 clip from LBJ  wherein North Korea had captured the USS Pueblo, a major international incident. 1 killed, 83 prisoners.

 

Kitty Lopez was recognized for Peninsula Family Services.

 

Today’s Speaker: 

Sabine Zimmerhansl, COO of VimChat

 

Sabine is in charge of branding/marketing and is COO of Vimchat in Burlingame.  Smartphones and a huge shift in communications globally.  Younger people just want to “text” versus talking to somebody or leaving a message. 

 

80% of communications now is texted.  Businesses need to adapt to younger customers and the shift to texting as a direct line of communication with the business—customers just want to “get to it” and be done in an efficient way.  Niceties are going away in favor of short form communication— “u got it? LOL”.  Business shifts in spending are going toward labor or machines to answer these texts.

 

Using a service like VimChat, a user can text to a “text handle” (i.e. @SanMateoRotary), and keep your own personal cell phone number safe.  New laws as of last 18-24 months state that as part of data recovery in a business, you must keep your phone for 7 years!!, part of the Data Discovery Act.

 

Thank you for a very interesting discussion.

 

Spinnings Editor, Chuck Cattano

 

Thanks to the Photo Editor of the week Peter Webb!