Million Dollar Consultant Alan Weiss Says Social Media Is a Waste of Time for Consultants
One of the most animated discussions about social media I’ve seen is going on over at Alan Weiss’s Contrarian Consulting blog.
His blog post titled Blogs, Facebook, Twitter and Chance has sparked, as…
read moreFrom BlogPotomac: KD Paine’s Speaking Notes and Frank Gruber’s List of Bright Shiny Social Media Too
There was no PowerPoint at BlogPotomac, the unconference held here in DC last week. But two of our speakers have posted their presentation notes.
Measurement queen KD Paine posted her outline…
Engaged Attendees “Walked” the Social Media “Talk” at BlogPotomac
At one point on Friday June 13, 2008, I looked around the packed Stage Theater, venue of BlogPotomac, and realized that virtually everybody was video interviewing or photographing each other. (Photo at left…
Co-chairing BlogPotomac, DC’s first social media marketing unconference!
BlogPotomac was a great success. At least 150 attendees, great speakers, great buzz. More photos and videos and podcasts TK. Our one-day conference was thoroughly Tweeted. See Twitter stream via Summize.com. Below is Dell chief blogger Lionel Menchaca giving our keynote. Video courtesy of my…
read moreTim Russert We Will Miss You
Life – and death – move so quickly in the Internet age. Consummate American political journalist Tim Russert , best known as host of Meet the Press, died suddenly several hours ago of a heart attack in the Washington DC offices of NBC News.
The news was…
read moreBlogPotomac video interview with Li Evans of SearchMarketingGurus
Watch Livecast of BlogPotomac Unconference Via ooVoo
Update: there is nothing to see anymore as this was streamed live.
Watch this space! Starting Friday June 13, 2008 at about 8:30 AM you’ll see a live…
read moreQ & A With Rohit Bhargava, Author of “Personality Not Included”
Newly-published author, digital media strategist and social media celeb Rohit Bhargava is our special guest at the BlogPotomac Speakers’ Dinner tomorrow, June 12, 2008. He kindly took time to answer a few questions about social media and, specifically, how he is using it to promote his new book.…
read moreCorporate Blogging: So “Last Year” to the “Experts” But Still Gaining Traction With Companies
One of the mantras in social media circles these days is: “This is not just about blogging.”
So true. I couldn’t agree more. Whether it’s microblogging with Twitter (see marriottpr) or idea generation with evangelistic customers’ input (see MyStarbucksIdea), there are many ways that companies can…
read moreQ & A With Jeremy Pepper of POP! PR Jots
Jeremy Pepper, who blogs at Pop! PR Jots and manages PR & social media for start-up Boingo, is joining us at BlogPotomac this week to talk about strategy. I asked him to give us a sneak preview of his session.
It’s not too late to register…
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When Amazon.com Goes Down… Shouldn’t This Be “Top News”?
Update: Amazon is back up as of 3:40 PM Eastern.
Just saw via Twitter that the Amazon.com site is down (click on Web page message at…
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High-resolution photos of Debbie Weil
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Book Cover
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read moreTwo Different Takes on Social Media: What Is It Anyway?
Which one works for you?
Below, courtesy of Kami Huyse.
Below, courtesy of Mitch Joel. This one created by the clever Lee Lefever over at Common Craft.
Q & A With Josh Hallett, Founder of BlogOrlando
We’re lucky that Josh Hallett, founder of the BlogOrlando unconference, is joining us to emcee BlogPotomac on June 13, 2008. Josh is a new media strategist for Voce Communications. He’s Florida-based when he’s not traveling and speaking. He’s also a hugely talented photographer.
Note:…
read moreQ & A With BlogPotomac Co-chairs Geoff Livingston and Debbie Weil
Geoff Livingston and I decided to interview each other as part of the Q & A series leading up to BlogPotomac, to be held here in Washington DC on…
John Mackey, CEO of Whole Foods, Is Back to Blogging
Q & A With Social Media Group’s Maggie Fox
Maggie Fox is one of the great speakers we’ve got lined up for BlogPotomac, the social media marketing unconference which takes place on June 13, 2008 in Falls Church, VA (just outside Washington DC). I caught up with Maggie recently to find out more about her background…
read moreFree teleconference with author Michael Port
Tune in free for this teleconference with Michael Port, (“Think Big”) author of the best-selling Booked Solid and Beyond Booked Solid. I'm on a panel with Phil Myers, CEO of Pragmatic Marketing, and Dan Roam, author of (the very cool) The Back of the Napkin:…
read moreCorporate Blogging Presentation to The Conference Board
In-house client presentation – Pittsburgh
In-house presentation – Global 100 client.
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