While there are any number of excellent causes out there that need and demand attention, I want to draw yours towards something relatively painless: conference charity. As someone who has attended, planned, and created conferences of all stripes, from Podcamp to giant shows, I can say with great confidence that there’s always room around the…
I had the pleasure of presenting recently to the Massachusetts Technology Leadership Council about building strong, large online communities. The discussion ranged from World of Warcraft gaming sites to Marketing Over Coffee to many others, and we reviewed the methods and skills needed to build and grow a community. Instead of using slides, I chose…
As I wrote on the Blue Sky Factory blog today, it’s Labor Day, a great opportunity to not only celebrate friends and family, but to also take a few minutes to help out someone you know who is looking for work. These days, with the unemployment rate knocking on the 10% door (and underemployment significantly…
I’ll be doing a webinar on July 23 at 2 PM Eastern on 21st century email marketing, put on by my employer, Blue Sky Factory. In the webinar, I’ll be going over the 5 things every email marketer wants: More audience More delivery More opens More actions More/better metrics In terms of value, I’ll be…
Here’s a special holiday gift for you, complete with complex instructions. This is a recording of the session I did at the Web 2.0 conference earlier this year. It’s about 30 minutes long. Download the MP3 here. You will need to do the exercises in this session with a training partner. It can be a…
Doing More With Less I had the pleasure and privilege to present at the Web 2.0 Open conference in New York City recently on the topic of Doing More With Less, a topic near and dear to everyone. The session itself is based on so much of what I’ve learned from Mark Davis of the…
