1 Nov 2009

The serendipity of meeting Peter Hirshberg at the #140Conf LA (and his commentary on how memes get started)

Jeff Pulver talks about serendipity and the meeting of chance via social platforms like twitter. 

En route to the Mashable party during the 140 Characters Conference, I heard about a Vienna Hot Dog place at the Highland Mall called Metro Dogs that was offering a 10% discount to anyone from the event.  I was hungry, and being that Vienna hot dot dogs are super good, I stopped by and had a bite to eat. 

After finished eating, in walks Peter Hirshberg.  

We've never met before, but we started to talk about the fact that the proprietor of this establishment just got on twitter and noticed an increase in business as the result of those of us being at the conference.  Peter and I start speaking, and then a spark happens.  Peter gets out his video camera and I get out mine.  On the fly, he does this interview and social commentary with me holding both cameras.  

Here's what transpired.  Follow Metro Dogs here.
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29 Oct 2009

My Interview with Shira Lazar at the 140 Characters Conference / LA

Here's my interview Shira Lazar at the 140 Characters Conference / LA where she talks about the State of Now, and the use of the social web for building personal brands and celebrity.

Shira currently hosts Mahalo's "This Week in YouTube," and video blogs for CondeNaste's pop culture travel guide and is a journalist on Travel Channel's upcoming "Confessions of a Travel Writer.

Shira was a great speaker at the 140 Characters Conference / LA, sharing her insights with Stephanie Michaels and Amy Martin on the making of Internet (twitter) personalities.

29 Oct 2009

My Interview with Ben Parr, Co-Editor, "Mashable," at the 140 Characters Conference / LA

I had a chance to catch up with Ben Parr, Co-Editor, from Mashable at the 140 Characters Conference in LA. Ben gave the closing remarks for the event and has some words of wisdom for his readers.

28 Oct 2009

My 45 Second Interview with Jon Klein @jonkleinCNN, President, CNN US - At the #140Conf / LA

25 Oct 2009

Updated List of Speakers for the #140Conf / LA. We've got 130+ speakers

The following people are speaking at #140conf: Los Angeles:

(as of: October 24, 2009)

Some of the 130+ people who will be speaking at the event include:

Aaron Bleyaert (@BigBley) - Tonight Show Blogger, Celebrity Twitter Tracker
Aaron Ray (@redbaron1200s) - Partner & Head of Digital, The Collective
Adam Wallace (@adwal) - New Media Manager, The Roger Smith Hotel
Adrian T Dayton (@adriandayton) - CEO, Comrad Esq.
Al Seckel (@insightfultoo) - Cognitive Neuroscientist
Alexia Tsotsis (@alexiatsotsis) - Tech/Business Lifestyle Reporter, LA Weekly
Amy DeMaria (@CF_Foundation) - Sr. Vice President of Communications, Cystic Fibrosis
Amy Martin (@DigitalRoyalty) - Digital Royalty
Andrew Lih (@fuzheado) - Author of The Wikipedia Revolution, journalism prof and dir of new
Andrew Nystrom @ LAT (@latimesnystrom) - Digital Media Strategist, Los Angeles Times
Anita Campbell (@smallbiztrends) - CEO, Small Business Trends
Annie Duke (@RealAnnieDuke) - Professional Poker Player and Celebrity Apprentice Contestant
Aparna Vashisht (@Parentella) - Founder, Parentella
Arianna Huffington (@ariannahuff) - Co-Founder and Editor-in-Chief, The Huffington Post
Ben Parr (@BenParr) - Associate Editor, Mashable
Betsy Aoki (@bing)
Beverly Robertson (@marchofdimes) - National Director, Pregnancy & Newborn Health Education
Bijan Sabet (@bijan) - General Partner, Spark Capital
Bill Adee (@Bill80) - Digital Editor for the Chicago Tribune
Billy Bush (@BillyBush) - Co-host, Access Hollywood
Brad Pivar (@bpivar) - il Postino & EXECUTIVE CREATIVE DIRECTOR Nimblefish
Brett Trout (@BrettTrout) - Patent Lawyer, Author of Cyber Law
Brian Simpson (@bsimi) - Director of Zen Chaos
C.C. Chapman (@cc_chapman)
Caprice Young (@capriceyoung) - President and CEO, KC Distance Learning
Chief Dan Alexander (@bocachief) - Chief of Police, Boca Raton, FL
Christian Reventlow (@VonReventlow)
Colleen Patterson (@colleenpattrson) - National Aboriginal Health Organization
Crosby Noricks (@PR_Couture) - Social Media Strategist, Red Door Interactive; Founder and Editor,
Cyndi Stivers - Managing editor, EW.com
Dan Caulfield (@DannyCaulfield)
Daniel B. Honigman (@dan360man) - Digital Communications Supervisor, Weber Shandwick
Dave Winer (@davewiner) - Software developer, Entrepreneur, and Writer
David Saranga (@DavidSaranga)
David Sarno (@dsarno) - Internet Business Reporter, LA Times
Debbie Stier (@debbiestier) - SVP, Associate Publisher, Harper Studio
Denise Garciano (@PacSun)
Doug Benson (@DougBenson) - Stand-up Comedian; Contestant on Last Comic Standing
Doug Jones (@actordougjones) - Television and Film Actor
Elizabeth Wahler (@ladylux) - Founder of LadyLux.com
Eric Sheninger (@NMHS_Principal) - New Milford High School, NJ
Fisker Automotive (@fiskerauto) - Fisker Automotive is a green American premium sports car
Fred Graver (@fredgraver)
Glenn Manishin (@glennm) - Tech Lawyer, Web Pioneer
Greg Dalesandre (@gregd) - Product Manager, Google Wave
Hank Wasiak (@hankwasiak) - Executive Producer and Co-Founder, The Concept Farm
Howard Lindzon (@howardlindzon) - Founder, Social Leverage
Jack Gray (@jackgraycnn) - Producer/Writer for Anderson Cooper 360
Jacob Soboroff (@jacobsoboroff) - Correspondent, AMC News; Executive Director, Why Tuesday?
Jamie Gold - Winner, 2006 WSOP
Jane Buckingham (@Jane_Buckingham) - The Modern Girl’s Guide to Life
Jeff Keni Pulver (@jeffpulver) - creator #140conf
Jeffrey Hayzlett (@JeffreyHayzlett) - CMO, Kodak
Jeffrey Pollack (@JeffreyPollack) - Commissioner, World Series of Poker
Jennifer Cisney (@kodakCB)
Jeremy Welt (@jblogg) - SVP of New Media at Warner Bros Records
Jessica Gottlieb (@JessicaGottlieb)
Jodee Rich (@wingdude)
Joe Sebok (@JoeSebok) - President, PokerRoad.com; Cohost, PokerRoad Radio
John Stacey (@ChiefStacey) - Chief of Police, Bellevue, NE
Jon Klein (@JonKleinCNN) - President, CNN
Kassia Krozser (@booksquare)
Kathleen Hessert (@kathleenhessert) - CEO, Sports Media Challenge
Kevin Pollak (@kevinpollak) - Actor and Comedian
Kevin Sablan (@ksablan) - Blogger, 140pix.com and AlmightyLink.com
Kim Fenolio (@kFenolio) - Interface and New Media Manager, America’s Best Companies
Kirk Biglione (@kirkbiglione) - Consultant, Writer, and Technologist, Oxford Media Works
L.A. Weekly (@LAWeekly)
Lauri Stevens (@lawscomm) - Social Media Strategist for Law Enforcement
Lee Aase (@mayoclinic)
Lisa Tenner (@lisatenner) - Founder, Tenner & Associates, Inc.
Loic Le Meur (@loic) - Founder and CEO, Seesmic.com
Macala Wright Lee (@Macala) - Founder, Fashionably Marketing
Maegan Carberry (@maegancarberry) - Blogger, Huffington Post & CauseCast; Co-host, Variety’s
Mahesh Murthy (@maheshmurthy) - Founder, Pinstorm; Venture Capitalist, Seedfund
Marc Sirkin (@autismspeaks) - Chief Community Officer, Autism Speaks
Maria Ogneva (@themaria) - Marketer, Strategist, Entrepreneur
Mariel Hemingway (@Marielhemingway) - Actress, Writer
Mark Horvath (@hardlynormal)
Mark Jeffrey (@markjeffrey)
Mark Krynsky (@krynsky) - Web producer, X PRIZE Foundation
Mark Tauber (@MarkTauber) - Publisher of HarperOne
Mark Victor Hansen (@MarkVHansen) - Motivational Speaker; Founder, Chicken Soup for the Soul
Martin Eisenstadt (@MartyEisenstadt)
Matt Braunger (@mattbraunger)
Matt Savage (@SavagePoker) - American Poker Tournament Director
Maya Bisineer (@thinkmaya)
Megan Calhoun (@twittermoms) - Founder Twittermoms.com
Michael Jones (@mjones) - COO, Myspace
Michelle Ravelo (@WLosAngeles)
Mike Prasad (@kogibbq)
MIke Shinoda (@m_shinoda) - Member of Linkin Park & Blogger
Mona Nomura (@Mona) - Creator, Pixelbits
Natalie Lent (@natalielent) - Director, Emerging Platforms, ID PR
Neal Rohrbach (@nrohrbach) - Co-Founder & CCO of iDea Anglers; Art Director for Outdoor
Nicole A Schreiber (@nicoleaimee) - Social Media Marketer, Interactive Agency
Nina Bargiel (@slackmistress)
Oded Noy (@OdedNoy) - Entrepreneur and Founder, Social Approach
Patrick Brown (@vromans)
Paul Scheer (@paulscheer)
Peter Gregson (@petergregson) - Cellist and Co-founder of the Production Company Coffeeloop
Peter Hirshberg (@hirshberg) - Chairman, The Conversation Group
Peter Kang (@kazkang) - Group Creative Director, Ogilvy LA
Porter Gale (@porterVA) - VP Marketing, Virgin America
Rachel Masters (@masters212)
Richard Burger (@ThePekingDuck) - Richard Burger PR aficionado and blogger (pekingduck.org),
Richard Rushfield (@richardrushfield) - West Coast Editor, Gawker
Rob Huebel (@robhuebel)
Rob King (@Rfking) - VP + Editor in Chief, ESPN.com
Rob: American in China (@weirdchina) - Futurist. CEO, MBA, AACSB. Risk Taker. Life Changing!
Robert G. Allen (@BestSellerBob) - Author, One Minute Millionaire
Robert Scoble (@Scobleizer) - Blogger, Scobleizer.com
Ron Conway - Founder and Managing Partner, Angel Investors
Roy Zu-Arets (@royzuarets)
Sadao Turner (@SadaoTurner) - Online producer for everything Ryan Seacrest
Sam Go (@samgo) - MSNBCi Twitter Team
Sarah Ross (@sarah_ross) - Katalyst Media, Head of Digital
Scott Perry (@scottperry)
Scott Porad (@scottporad) - CTO for Cheezburger Network
Scott Townsend (@unitedlinen) - Marketing Director, United Linen Inc
Scott Whitney (@ACWhitney) - Assistant Chief of Police, Oxnard, CA
Sean Percival (@seanpercival) - Director of Content, Tsavo; Founder, lalawag
Shelly S Terrell (@ShellTerrell) - Educator and Blogger, Teacher ReBoot Camp
Shira Lazar (@shiralazar)
Siok Siok (@sioksiok) - Filmmaker, Director of Twitter Documentary http://www.twittamentary.com,
sirgutz (@sirgutz)
Sol Lipman (@thesolster) - co-founder, 12 Seconds TV
Soleil Moon Frye (@moonfrye) - Actress, Director, and Screenwriter
Stefanie Michaels (@adventuregirl) - Travel and Media Expert, Journalist
Steve Greenberg (@steviegpro) - founder, CEO, S-Curve Records
Steven W. Anderson (@web20classroom) - Educator and Blogger, Web 2.0 Connected Classroom
Stowe Boyd (@stoweboyd) - Stowe Boyd and The /Messengers, an analysis/synthesis service focused
Ted Cohen (@spinaltap) - Managing Partner, TAG Strategic
Ted Johnson (@tedstew) - Variety’s Editor at Large
Tim Kring (@TimKring) - Creator, Heroes
Tom Andrus (@tomandrus) -
Tom Jolly (@TomJolly) - Sports Editor, New York Times
Tom Whitby (@tomwhitby) - Professor of English, Secondary English
Wendy Cohen (@wendynuale) -
Wm. Marc Salsberry (@wmmarc) - Photographer and Entrepreneur

via lax.140conf.com

17 Oct 2009

Credentialed Media / Bloggers with an interest in #China, see who's talking about the State of Twitter in China at the #140Conf / LA

If you are a credentialed media or blogger with an interest in China, the #140Conf / LA - October 27 and 28 is the place to be.  The event will be held at the Kodak Theater with #Kodak being our lead sponsor.

On day one of the event at 5:05 PM, we'll be covering The State of twitter in China.

To request a press pass please click here: http://lax.140conf.com/press-request

View the event's schedule here: http://lax.140conf.com/schedule

5:05pm
The State of twitter in China


Participants:
Andrew Lih (@fuzheado) - Author of The Wikipedia Revolution, journalism prof and dir of new media at USC Annenberg School, China Internet/tech.
Elliott Ng (@elliottng) - Startup founder focused on ventures w/ global characteristics: travel, education, China new media, online marketplace
Lonnie B Hodge (@lonniehodge) - Poet, Professor, PR consultant, China, Author, journalist, ESL, veteran, poet, Charity SEO, Cubs--There is no happiness like mine. I have been eating poetry.
Richard Burger (@ThePekingDuck) - Richard Burger PR aficionado and blogger (pekingduck.org), now in Phoenix (heart's still in Beijing)
Rob: American in China (@weirdchina) - Futurist. CEO, MBA, AACSB. Risk Taker. Life Changing! Global Entrepreneur. Writer. Education & Social Media. News, Asia, Business 中国 Secret
Siok Siok Tan (@sioksiok) - Filmmaker, Director of Twitter Documentary http://www.twittamentary.com , TV executive producer, teacher

2 Oct 2009

140 Character Conference / LA Schedule Updates; Credentialed Media / Bloggers join us in the "State of Now"

Schedule « 140 Character Conference

    • Schedule

    Day 0 - 10/26/2009 | -->Day 1 - 10/27/2009 | Day 2 - 10/28/2009 Print
    Last updated on 09/27/2009
    7:00am
    Doors Opens

    8:45am
    Welcome to #140conf LA

    Participants:
    Jeff Keni Pulver (@jeffpulver) - Creator, #140conf
    Jeffrey Hayzlett (@JeffreyHayzlett) - CMO, Kodak

    8:50am
    Jeff Keni Pulver (@jeffpulver) - creator #140conf
    The State of NOW

    9:00am
    Cyndi Stivers - Managing editor, EW.com


    9:10am
    Dave Winer (@davewiner) - Software developer, Entrepreneur, and Writer

    9:20am
    Venture Outlook: Investing in the Real-Time Internet

    Participants:
    Bijan Sabet (@bijan) - General Partner, Spark Capital
    Howard Lindzon (@howardlindzon) - Founder, Social Leverage
    Ron Conway - Founder and Managing Partner, Angel Investors

    9:35am
    TBA

    9:45am
    Jeffrey Hayzlett (@JeffreyHayzlett) - CMO, Kodak

    10:05am
    The effects of twitter on the Hollywood Box Office

    Participants:
    Sandy Climan - President, Entertainment Media Ventures, Inc

    10:20am
    Porter Gale (@porterVA) - VP Marketing, Virgin America
    twitter and an Airline. Our story

    10:30am
    The Tim Kring Interview

    Participants:
    Peter Hirshberg (@hirshberg) - Chairman, The Conversation Group
    Tim Kring (@TimKring) - Creator, Heroes

    10:50am
    Morning Break

    11:05am
    The Democratization of Information
    Are we transitioning from an Age of Information into an Age of Misinformation? And, if so, what can we do about it?

    Participants:
    Al Seckel (@insightfultoo) - Cognitive Neuroscientist
    Arianna Huffington (@ariannahuff) - Co-Founder and Editor-in-Chief, The Huffington Post
    Jeff Keni Pulver (@jeffpulver) - creator, #140conf
    Jon Klein (@jonklein) - President, CNN
    Peter Hirshberg (@hirshberg) - Chairman, The Conversation Group

    11:50am
    Scott Porad (@scottporad) - CTO for Cheezburger Network

    12:00pm
    Digital Producers and Disruptors

    Participants:
    Jeff Keni Pulver (@jeffpulver)
    Natalie Lent (@natalielent) - Director, Emerging Platforms
    Sarah Ross (@sarah_ross) - Katalyst Media, Head of Digital

    12:20pm
    Google Wave and the Future of Communications

    Participants:
    Greg Dalesandre (@gregd) - Product Manager, Google Wave
    Jeff Keni Pulver (@jeffpulver) - Moderator

    12:40pm
    C.C. Chapman (@cc_chapman) - Campfire Creative Director

    12:50pm
    Twitter as a platform to pursue your passion

    1:10pm
    Participants:
    Soleil Moon Frye (@moonfrye) - Actress, Director, and Screenwriter
    Intermission


    2:00pm
    Billy Bush (@BillyBush) - Co-host, Access Hollywood


    2:10pm
    Public Policy & Law

    Participants:
    Adrian T Dayton (@adriandayton) - CEO, Comrad Esq.
    Brett Trout (@BrettTrout) - Patent Lawyer, Author of Cyber Law
    Glenn Manishin (@glennm) - Tech Lawyer, Web Pioneer

    2:25pm
    twittermoms: The Interview

    2:35pm
    Participants:
    Megan Calhoun (@twittermoms) - Founder Twittermoms.com
    Rachel Masters (@masters212)

    twitter and Music

    Participants:
    Ted Cohen (@spinaltap) - Managing Partner, TAG Strategic

    2:55pm
    Jeffrey Pollack (@JeffreyPollack) - Commissioner, World Series of Poker

    3:05pm
    tweets, tells and tales: The Poker Panel

    Participants:
    Annie Duke (@RealAnnieDuke) - Professional Poker Player and Celebrity Apprentice Contestant
    Jamie Gold - Winner, 2006 WSOP
    Joe Sebok (@JoeSebok) - President, PokerRoad.com; Cohost, PokerRoad Radio
    Lisa Tenner (@lisatenner) - Founder, Tenner & Associates, Inc.
    Matt Savage (@SavagePoker) - American Poker Tournament Director

    3:25pm
    Stowe Boyd (@stoweboyd) - Stowe Boyd and The /Messengers, an analysis/synthesis service focused on the social web revolution.

    3:35pm
    Hollywood Politics: The Making of a Twitter Cause Celeb

    3:55pm
    Participants:
    Jacob Soboroff (@jacobsoboroff) - Correspondent, AMC News; Executive Director, Why Tuesday?
    Maegan Carberry (@maegancarberry) - Blogger, Huffington Post & CauseCast; Co-host, Variety's Wilshire and Washington
    Ted Johnson (@tedstew) - Variety's Editor at Large
    Wendy Cohen (@wendynuale)
    Hardly Normal (@hardlynormal)


    4:05pm
    Police Chiefs that tweet

    Participants:
    Chief Dan Alexander (@bocachief) - Chief of Police, Boca Raton, FL
    John Stacey (@ChiefStacey) - Chief of Police, Bellevue, NE
    Lauri Stevens (@lawscomm) - Social Media Strategist for Law Enforcement
    Scott Whitney (@ACWhitney) - Assistant Chief of Police, Oxnard, CA

    4:25pm
    Afternoon break
    Special musical performance

    Participants:
    Peter Gregson (@petergregson) - Cellist and Co-founder of the Production Company Coffeeloop

    4:40pm
    How to fit 140 characters into your lifestream


    Participants:
    Daniel B. Honigman (@dan360man) - Digital Communications Supervisor, Weber Shandwick
    Kevin Sablan (@ksablan) - Blogger, 140pix.com and AlmightyLink.com
    Mark Krynsky (@krynsky) - Web producer, X PRIZE Foundation
    Mona Nomura (@Mona) - Creator, Pixelbits

    4:55pm
    Wm. Marc Salsberry (@wmmarc) - Photographer and Entrepreneur


    5:05pm
    The state of twitter in China


    5:25pm
    twitter and Comedy


    Participants:
    Doug Benson (@DougBenson) - Stand-up Comedian; Contestant on Last Comic Standing

    5:45pm
    The making of an Internet (twitter) Celebrity


    Participants:
    Amy Martin (@DigitalRoyalty) - Founder, Digital Royalty
    Brandon Mendelson (@BJMendelson) - Project Coordinator, A Million High Fives; Social Publishing Columnist
    Justine Ezarik (@ijustine) - Video Blogger and Internet Personality
    Stefanie Michaels (@adventuregirl) - Travel and Media Expert, Journalist

    6:05pm
    End of Day 1


    7:30pm
    Cocktail Party / Red Carpet Event


    1 Oct 2009

    140 Characters Conference NOW Awards Nominations now open

    Here's an update that will provide a few more details on motivation and plans for the 140 Characters Conference NOW Award.

    The NOW Award arose as an experiment in tracking Twittersphere merit and to supplement follower count as the measure of merit status quo. The relatively mild endorsement reflected in following someone leads to the quality versus quantity dispute. The NOW Award nomination process offers a mechanism for strong endorsement, because the nomination happens after the fact of following and requires the proactive nomination step (#140Conf vote @ <nominee>). 

    As a result, the NOW Award creates a "best of" followers dynamic. Multiple means for assessing merit make sense in a context like Twitter where the number of options make trial and error navigation impossible. The growing volume of people active on Twitter meant a NOW Award along the lines of the People's Choice Award rather than Zagat's expert opinion route. The NOW Award team did not even attempt to shrink the pool of candidates via filtering phase as in the case of The America Idol. 

    Anyone can nominate anyone for a NOW Award. 

    There have already been some surprising results as nominations seem as likely to arise for ordinary people with an active follower base as celebs with millions of followers. 

    The NOW Award team will identify trends in order to designate ten categories in which a NOW Award will get presented at the 140 Characters Conference first night reception on October 27, 2009. 

    In any case, in context of refining 140Conf NOW Award experiment, please participate by nominating your favorites and forward comments or suggestions for improvement.


    29 Sep 2009

    Announcing The NOW Awards - VOTE: #140Conf

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    See Rules here.

    The NOW Awards recognize celebrities and ordinary people who are making Twitter matter. From media and politics to technology and business, these game changers embody the qualities that are making Twitter and the emerging NOW internet a growing force in the world.

    Include #140Conf, the word “vote” and your All-Star Tweeter’s username in your tweet. And remember, you can vote for anybody.

    - - -

    Contest Rules:

    -To be valid, votes must include #140Conf vote @

    -Re-tweets are NOT counted as votes

    -@ replies are NOT counted as votes

    -The system counts first valid vote per twitter account per nominee

    -Users may vote for an unlimited number of nominees

    -Votes will not be withdrawn, so please vote with care.

    NOTES:

    *Voting begins at 10:00 am (EST) on September 29, 2009 and ends at 11:59 pm (EST) on October 24, 2009

    *Winners will be announced October 27th @ the #140Conf Networking Reception

    - - -

    27 Sep 2009

    Media / Bloggers - If you want to interview Jeff Pulver in advance of the #140Conf please reach out to me

    Members of the media and bloggers wanting to interview Jeff Pulver in advance of the #140Conf in Tel Aviv, LA or London,  please reach out to me:  alan at weinkrantz dot com and I will arrange for you to meet with Jeff on site at the following events:

    October 1-3 - WPP Stream 2009, Athens Greece (Attending)
    October 7 or 8 - Breakfast event in Tel Aviv (Details to follow)
    October 12 -     140 Characters Conference: Tel Aviv (Creator / Producer)
    October 19 -     i-stage, Phoenix, AZ (I am one of the Judges at the event).
    October 21 -     October #140conf NYC Meetup, New York City (Creator / Producer)
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