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Jan
23

5 Thoughts About Create Baltimore 2

Justin on January 23rd, 2012

First, let me admit that I haven’t always been the biggest fan of Baltimore since I moved here in 2009.  I also haven’t always been thrilled by the live events I’ve attended here, and maybe that’s led me to be a bit of a curmudgeonly misanthrope.  (Or, maybe I was just born that way.)  But [...]

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Sep
23

The Story of the Very First PodCamp (or, See How Far Social Media Has Come?)

Justin on September 23rd, 2010

As PodCamp Boston 5 gears up this weekend, I thought I’d look back in time a few years — specifically, back to September of 2006, when a few geeks from Boston changed the way we use computers. That summer, a no-name blogger named Chris Brogan had become friends with some of Boston’s social media crowd.  [...]

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Apr
26

The Golden Rule for Conferences

Justin on April 26th, 2010

This past week, I attended #140conf in New York City.  Every session was recorded for posterity, so if you weren’t there, you can see what you missed at your leisure. Instead of recapping the event with a play-by-play, I’d rather share one key observation I made during the event that, I soon realized, applies to [...]

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Apr
15

Are You Listening to the Right Audience?

Justin on April 15th, 2010

A few nights ago, The Streamy Awards happened.  The results — and the ceremony — pleased almost no one. If awards can’t even please the people creating them, there’s a problem, and it starts with the basic goal: Who are you doing this for? Are the Streamys meant to be an award for web creators?  [...]

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Mar
23

Is Twitter Less Relevant Today?

Justin on March 23rd, 2010

This week, Jeff Pulver noticed that everyone at SXSWi was keeping in touch via Foursquare or Gowalla, rather than the old standbys of Twitter and Facebook.  This shift makes sense within the context of a live event, because Foursquare and Gowalla are mobile apps, best employed in a situation where everybody’s on the move. But [...]

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