Events and Speaking

Great Presentations: One more tip for Mac users

A few weeks back, I wrote about my tips for creating a great presentation/speech and one of the tips encouraged you to start a fresh browser, clearing open tabs, your auto-complete history, and any other personal data you wouldn’t want to stumble upon in front of a crowd.
For Mac users, I’ve discovered a new tool [...]

Announcement: Partnering with OCRN

One of the best things about my job (and this industry) is that I get the chance to work with truly kindred spirits. The people who are honestly and truly excited about social media are some of the greatest folks around. Last summer
Today I’m happy to announce that I’m partnering up with ForumOne to lend [...]

The return of Social Media Club:Dallas

That’s right, after a very long hiatus, Social Media Club: Dallas is returning this month. Huge thanks to Lauren Vargas for pulling things together!
Find out more at one of these locations:

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The roundtable will dig into what Social Media really is, review some of the activities at the other Clubs, discuss goals for 2008, in addition [...]

9 tips for creating a great customer collaboration session

Last week’s trip to Seattle for the Microsoft for the Microsoft Technology Summit 2008 got me thinking about the power of bringing customers and employees together for open discussion. There’s been an up tick in both the creation of events like this, as well as the debate about whether they yield any real value. As [...]

Sarah Lacy still doesn’t get it

After the debacle that the Mark Zuckerberg SXSW keynote turned into, BusinessWeek has been surprisingly quiet. They published an article that talks only about the information gleaned without any of the debacle context whatsoever. With the blogosphere going nuts about this train wreck (and yes, it really was a train wreck in a way that [...]

SXSW 2008 Recap!

I’m just now finally caught up enough to sit down and write up my quick hit thoughts about SXSWi 2008. The key word for this year was “HUGE“. The crowds, the number of sessions, the keynote debacles, the lines, the number of sit-down meetings, and the quantity of cool things to do and see. [...]

ASK: 12 tips to help enjoy SXSWi

(This is part of Ask the Community Guy, an ongoing series of questions posed by readers for Jake, the Community Guy)
Question: It’s my first time at SXSW Interactive… how can I make the most of the event?
Answer:
Are you excited?? SXSW Interactive just a few days away! That’s right, my fine feathered friends, my favorite [...]

Conferences: Random Thoughts

OK, so this post was actually written in March 2007. Strangely, I never hit the “Publish” button and it wasn’t until I noticed it when I cleaned out my blog drafts that I discovered the error. It has some relevant info, so even though it’s a bit dated, I figured I’d post anyway. Hope you [...]

Event Recap: Online Community Unconference

Last week I had the distinct pleasure of attending the Online Community Unconference put on by ForumOne (huge kudos to Bill Johnston and Kaliya Hamlin).
If you’re not familiar with the unconference concept, I strongly suggest taking part in one. Here’s how the event broke down:
1. After a brief introduction, attendees were invited to come up [...]

Dallas Geek Dinner

Tomorrow night Joseph Jaffe is coming to Dallas, and dinner will be had. Sounds like anyone’s welcomed, here’s the details. Make sure to let Paul know if you’re coming so that you have a seat when you show.