(Guest post by Meg and a cast of thousands. Or… three.) The title of this post asks, “can you judge a book by its cover?” You can when the “cover” is the front page of someone’s Twitter account and you’re judging whether to follow them. That page contains an avatar image (usually the person’s photo), [...]
I stopped listening when I heard what room Amber Naslund‘s session was going to be at. Stopped listening to the point that I almost missed the announcement for the last session, “Battledecks and Pecha Kucha”. Host, me. Once it dawned on me, my jaw dropped. My face must have been pretty funny, because C.C. Chapman [...]
I didn’t want to write about my panels from PodCamp Boston 4 right after the event. I wanted to let energy from the weekend ebb a bit, fold into the flow of the day-to-day, before reflecting on the small part I played in the event. (I’m separating the two discussions I participated in into two [...]
PodCamp Boston 4 was this past weekend. Over 300 people, covering the gamut from technofile to how-do-I-turn-this-thing-on, got together to learn everything from podcasting technologies to social media marketing strategy. This was my second PodCamp, and I could feel (it was more a feeling, than seeing) the differences from last year until now. Location This [...]
If you’ve spent much time in the technology/marketing/PR side of social media over the past couple of years, you’ve probably read your share of blog posts about “authenticity” and “realness” and “transparency.” You’ve also probably stumbled across a few “real” personalities who pride themselves on a hardcore lack of editing. This is often treated as [...]
The 4th PodCamp Boston (or #pcb4 in Twitter hashtag-speak) is coming this weekend. PodCamp is an “unconference”, meaning that there’s no distinction between attendee and presenter, and everyone is invited to participate. In the spirit of participation, I will join marketing mastermind and connoisseur of all that is edible, David Karp (aka limeduck), in hosting [...]
