Events

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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Armchair Sociology 22 Comments »
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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Oct
14

One Inarguable Benefit of Live Social Media Events

Justin on October 14th, 2009

Having now fully recovered from PodCamp Pittsburgh 4 (including two additional days of travel), I can finally sum up the entire experience in one word: necessary. If you’re like me, you spend more time online every day than you’d like to admit (or than your significant other thinks is sane).  You create media, you consume [...]

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Armchair Sociology, My Social Media POV 8 Comments »
Sep
28

10 Things I Learned at the 2009 Small Press Expo

Justin on September 28th, 2009

This weekend, I attended my first Small Press Expo, which is (according to its website) North America’s Premiere Independent Cartooning and Comic Book Arts Festival.  My friends Rachel and Josh went last year and they loved it, and since Baltimore is only an hour away from the event’s Bethesda ballroom, I joined them on this [...]

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Sep
4

10 Things to Do If Your SXSW Panel Is Rejected

Justin on September 4th, 2009

As the clock ticks down on public voting for the 2010 SXSW media panels, I know what you’re thinking.  When you’re not desperately spamming your Twitter followers, Facebook friends and actual acquaintances to vote vote vote for your panel, you’re quietly coming to grips with the inevitable: What if my panel doesn’t get picked? 150 [...]

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