Archive For September, 2011

Flipping through BarCamp

By | September 10, 2011

During the planning process of this years BarCamp Nashville, I was tasked with creating a video montage of photos from the four previous years (please add your photos too). Yes, I can’t believe this is the fifth year of BCN! I must say that it was a terrific process, because I was able to flip [...]

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How to focus in the age of distraction

By | September 9, 2011

Here’s a great mindmap by the folks at Learning Fundamentals on combating distraction. The illustration below is based on information from Leo Babauta’s eBook “Focus: A simplicity manifesto in the age of distraction”. I definitely plan to buy the book after reading Jane’s great blog post summarizing it. I also recommend subscribing to the Learning [...]

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A tricky balancing act

By | September 7, 2011

I’m a social media professional. I make my living using social media to power my marketing and promotional initiatives for my employer and for the events I organize. I haven’t always worked in the social space specifically, but I have always worked in marketing and promotions throughout my career. I have always been online (since [...]

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It will get better

By | September 6, 2011

Trey Pennington touched many people’s lives through his work. He was a popular blogger, author, marketing professional and speaker. Sadly, last week he took his own life. I didn’t know Trey personally, but like many of us who live online, our paths had crossed. I highly recommend you take a moment to read Bridgette Pilloud’s post [...]

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