This week Midori Connolly and I conducted a webinar that was hosted by Destination Marketing Association International. Our topic was Engaging Technology: Using Social Media to Enhance Your Meetings. Webinars are a great way to share information, but sometimes it’s hard to make all of the pieces work right. This webinar was pretty interactive and…
There are a lot of good ideas in the world. There are a lot of smart people with a lot of good ideas. But, what really makes the magic happen? Passion. I’m not a movie reviewer. In fact, I don’t go to the movies that often. However, I was compelled to see The Social Network…
In the events world there is a lot of chatter about virtual and hybrid events. Last February I was fortunate enough to be a part of Event Camp NYC which combined a face-to-face meeting with an interactive webcast. It was a great experience and I met so many great people. Tomorrow I will be on…
Every time I speak on the topic of using social media to create relationships, someone, inevitably, asks about the separation between church and state or keeping personal and business contacts separate.
Last night at a July 4th BBQ, a group of guests were discussing technology. I listened as one enthusiastic party-goer explained a number of tools to an interested, but much less informed friend. I was partially listening as I heard the conversation move to the topic of Dropbox. I quickly whipped out my Droid and demonstrated what the other person had been trying to explain for the last five-minutes.