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I know I’ve often looked around and shook my head, saddened by how much people (including myself) are truly missing out on because we have our face stuffed in our phone… next time you pull it out perhaps you’ll think of this video, I know I will! Thanks to FilmsforAction for sharing.
A recent blog post from OpenGeo shared a cool list of 100 Geotechnology innovators and influencers on Twitter and it generated a bit of discussion in the community. If anything, the list is quite handy for finding some great people and tech geeks to follow on Twitter (even if the numerical ranking / ordering is a little odd). Something I found interesting to do was to churn out a Wordle from all the text in the people’s bios to see what terms and keywords popped.
A few of the other interesting keywords that were hidden within the visualization that I took note of include: GISP, Washington, Redlands, learning, advocate and Geek! Gives you some good insight as to what traits are found in an influencer!
Yes indeed, the hipsters in PDX are doing it again, this will make #6 as WhereCamp PDX is scheduled to take place late in September in Portland, OR.
About the event – WhereCampPDX is a free, annual unconference for people interested in geography and related technologies. This year’s WhereCampPDX will be happening September 27–29 at the Metro Regional Center and other Portland locations.
Continue reading “WhereCampPDX 6 – Save the Date, Sept 27-29”
Social Media for business… I’m sure you, the boss, or your colleagues have had meetings or discussions about the topic. A good place to get the wheels turning and start the research is via some of the handy white papers and e-books from the likes of hubspot, hootsuite and others. The following are just a few handy resources that I’ve recently downloaded and added to my iPad iBooks library… enjoy
Guide to New Facebook Business Page Timelines – Many businesses fear the changes the Facebook Business Page Timeline has brought about. So the sooner you get familiar with the new page design, the bigger competitive advantage you can gain
42 Rules for Growing Enterprise – Marketing, sales, and business development executives face constant pressure to boost revenue. This book is a brainstorming tool meant to provoke discussion and creativity within executive teams who are looking to boost their top line numbers.
All Aboard the Pinterest Train: Your Express Track to Powerful Marketing on Pinterest – A recent stat showed that Pinterest generates more monthly usage than Twitter, LinkedIn, and Google+ combined! Whether you’re already Pinning like crazy and suffering from Pinsomnia or just exploring how Pinterest might be relevant for your business, somewhere in this 40-page eBook
Best Practices – How to Implement Live Chat: Throughout the report, Netop will draw from their experience as a market-leading chat provider and share the real-world experiences of their customers. Their hope is to help your organization implement a smooth launch of online chat on your website, for improved conversions, increased online sales and more efficient customer service
How to Attract Customers with Twitter – The biggest mistake marketers make with Twitter is not realizing its full potential as a way to bring in more revenue.Yes, Twitter is a place for engagement with followers; but it’s also a place to generate leads and drive new sales for your organization.This eBook, with a foreword by Laura Fitton, the author of Twitter for Dummies, explains how to use the social network to drive real business results.
Learning LinkedIn From the Experts: How to Build a Powerful Business Presence on LinkedIn” – In HubSpot’s newest eBook, “Learning LinkedIn from the Experts”, five LinkedIn specialists provide key insight into how you can use LinkedIn to successfully grow your network and business
Source: symbiandevzone.tradepub.com via Glenn on Pinterest
No huge surprises here and always fun are these Top10 lists and here’s one just published that shares how teens are using technology to fool parents about their activity (no doubt this could easily be ported and used by a number of users and various scenarios – spouses, workplace behavior etc….) enjoy! Despite their awareness of online dangers, teens continue to take risks by posting personal information and risky photos online – top 10 ways teens are fooling their parents include:
Interesting conclusions include: On average, teens spend about five hours a day online; Teens are glued to their news feeds; Facebook was the most popular site with 89.5% of teens using it, followed by Twitter (48.7%)
I’ve been a long-time user of LinkedIn although I’ll admit, I’m hardly a power user – yet! This week LinkedIn has added some new functionality that makes this fabulous service even more useful – the Profile Organizer. LinkedIn’s Profile Organizer allows you to save important profiles into folders to return them later.A demo video is provided below and keep in mind this is an option available to Pro users. Once more reason to upgrade I guess! Oh.. and FYI, you can connect with yours truly on LinkedIn HERE
Last night I managed to get my arse outta the house and drove south on I-25 down to the CU campus in Boulder, CO to take in Ignite Colorodo #2 (see @igniteboulder & ignitecolorado.com) and boy am I glad I did! FYI, Ignite is a local technology meet-up here in NOCO organized by some local tech geeks and the business community. The evening was a cozy setting of tech professionals, geeks, social media gurus and wannabees watching a series of “random” presentations for local start-ups. A wide range of ideas were presented, some not directly related to what I do, but all had great visions, loads of energy and some very helpful tips – I definitely left rejuvinated, excited about the local tech scene, and connected to a number of new tech geeks from the region… more to come shorty but prior to that, enjoy the welcome video presented by event organizer Andrew Hyde (also on youtube) (See twitter @andrewhyde) Note: more images from the event here on my flickr and some videos from Igniet are now on my YouTube Channel
And a final tip… if there’s ever an ignite or similar geek meet-up it your area make sure you go!
Be Stylish not Scottish!
