PodCampSLC Is Getting Close

We only have five days before PodCampSLC kicks off. The current schedule we have at the moment:9-10 Come by and get your name tag, get a seat, and schedule your discussions10-11 Kick off and Keynote by Michael Harper, Professor, Utah Valley University11:15-12:15 Attend Session 1, join another discussion, or start your own12:15-1:15 Lunch1:30-2:30...

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Announcing PodCampSLC - January 2008

Hello everyone, well, you knew it was bound to happen. PodCamp has come to Salt Lake City, Utah. On Saturday January 26th, 2008, at the Salt Lake Main Library building, 210 East 400 South, we will hold the first PodCamp. The web site address is www.podcampslc.org. You can confirm your registration at the Upcoming.org site. If you would be interested...

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5 Ways I Find Time To Create Media

Another question from Chris Brogan, and one I'm asked a lot, is how do I find time to Blog, Photowalk, Podcast and connect? It's a great question. The simple answer is I just make time. I have set myself up so I can blog or podcast from my laptop or my PDA, and I carry my camera where ever I go so I can capture pictures at events I'm at or when something happens around me. I've also trained my mind when I see something interesting I quickly decide if its something I can blog about. A lot of times I'm taking notes and capturing...

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Speaking at the Utah New Media Conference

I will have an opportunity to speak at the Utah New Media Conference on October 18th. The topic will be Podcasting. I will be sharing the stage with Lorri Randle of MediaJoltz, who will speak on Videocasting. I will share more on the event as it approaches. I do know that the topics covered will be Blogging, Podcasting/Videocasting, Social Media...

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July Utah Blogger Dinner

Here are photos of people in attendance. We had almost 20, 17 I think was the number, right Jason?We met at Goodwood in Draper. I like Goodwood, sort of like Famous Dave's only fancier. The food was ok, but the amount of room we had was much better than at Applebees.There was a lot of discussion on Social Networks. Jesse Stay walked us through the basics of creating a Facebook Application. That was very interesting.All in all it was good times at Goodwood. See everyone next mont...

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Isn’t social networking just contact hording?

There is a lot of hype today about Social Networking. Wikipedia defines a Social Network asA social network is a social structure made of nodes (which are generally individuals or organizations) that are tied by one or more specific types of relations, such as values, visions, idea, financial exchange, friends, kinship, dislike, trade, web links,...

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The New Media elite? Hardley.

I stumbled upon this blog off Valleywag.com today purporting to have a list of the who's who in New Media. I had to laugh my a$$ off reading the names. Here are some of my favorites: Michael Buhr, Sr. Director of Corporate Strategy, eBay (who is this guy and what does eBay have to day with New Media?) Â Jeff Bezos, CEO, Amazon (two questions, what does Amazon actually make, that is New Media?) Mark Weinberg, Director of Engineering, Zune, Microsoft (how does the Director of Engineering for the Zune qualify as a who's who in...

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