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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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Mar
10

How Ignite Baltimore Turned Me Into a Hate-Filled Bastard for a Night

Justin on March 10th, 2010

Last Thursday, I attended the fifth installment of Ignite Baltimore, an event designed to get people excited about creating positive change in Baltimore. And yet, somehow, the experience had the exact opposite effect on me… and this got me thinking about HOW we talk about the things we most care about, and why we might [...]

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Nov
9

5 Secret Lessons from TEDxMidAtlantic

Justin on November 9th, 2009

If you’ve ever seen video of a TED talk before, you know the basics: smart people, big stage, big ideas.  That routine remained unbroken at TEDxMidAtlantic, which — except for a few Power Point snafus and a herdlike approach to managing the coffee line — conducted its business of inspiration quite efficiently. Instead of recapping [...]

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