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November 4, 2009

Here's the latest lineup of speakers at the #140Conf / London

As of today, here's the latest list of speakers taking part at the #140Conf / London.

If you are a credentialed member of the media or blogger and would like to cover the event, please click here.

Alberto Nardelli (@AlbertoNardelli) - Entrepreneur, co-founder of tweetminster.co.uk, ceo at unltdworld.com.
Alex Bellinger (@alexbellinger) - Journalist; Founder, SmallBizPod
Amy Sample Ward (@amyrsward) - connecting social change/benefit groups to social media tools for listening, conversations, and more effective real change
Andrew Davis (@andrew_davis) - Ex MySpace Marketing and Content Manager (06-09). Now Director of The Worst Kept Secret which is teaching what you didnt learn in school.
Andrew Keen (@ajkeen) - Author, Cult of The Amateur: How the Internet is Killing our Culture
Babs Rangaiah (@babs26) - Vice President, Global Comms Planning, Unilever
Becky McCray (@BeckyMcCray) - Founder, Small Biz Survival
Boyd Hilton (@boydhilton) - TV Editor for Heat Magazine
Chris Brogan (@chrisbrogan) - President, New Marketing Labs
Ciaran Norris (@ciaranj) - Director Invention/SocialMedia8
David White (@daveowhite) - Chair
Dean Landsman (@DeanLand) - Media and Communications specialist with decades of experience in broadcasting and the internet.
Digital Maverick (@digitalmaverick) - Learning technologist, Moodle evangelist
Ebony Rhiney-James (@EbonyRJ) - Digital Marketing Manager at Warner Music Group
Federico Grosso (@federicogrosso) - SVP Business Development, Blinkx
Gerd Leonhard (@gleonhard) - Media Futurist, Author, Blogger
Heather Gorringe (@wiggled) - Founder, Wiggly Wigglers
James Clay (@jamesclay) - ILT & Learning Resources Manager at Gloucestershire College e-learning
James Poulter (@jamespoulter) - Digital Strategist for Ogilvy PR
Jeff Keni Pulver (@jeffpulver) - Creator, #140conf
Jeffrey Hayzlett (@JeffreyHayzlett) - CMO, Kodak
Jon Gripton (@JonGrip) - Senior News Editor, Sky News
Jonathan Almond (@jonalmond) - Big Brother
Josie Fraser (@josiefraser) - Social & Educational Technologist
Jürgen Coetsiers (@creativestores) - Founder, The Creative Stores
Kathleen Hessert (@kathleenhessert) - CEO, Sports Media Challenge
Kyra Gaunt, Ph.D. (@kyraocity) - Associate Professor of Music and Anthropology, Baruch College-CUNY, writer, blogger
Lauri Stevens (@lawscomm) - Social media strategist for Law Enforcement.
Manny Norte (@mannynorte) - Kiss FM
Mark Middlemas (@MMids72) - Managing Partner, Business Development, UM London
Marsha Collier (@MarshaCollier) - Author, Ebay for Dummies; Radio Host
Mathys van Abbe (@mathys) - Founder & CEO Mobypicture
Maz Nadjm (@Mazi) - Responsible for social networking at Sky Television, sky.com
Nick Halstead (@nickhalstead) - CEO, TweetMeme
Nick Keane (@nickkeane) - Knowledge Manager with NPIA in London.
Pamela O’Hara (@pmohara) - Co-founder, Batch Blue
Peter Gregson (@petergregson) - Cellist and Co-founder of the Production Company Coffeeloop
Ray Paul (@raypaulbbc) - Executive Producer for Weekend Programs at BBC Radio 1
Roberto Bonanzinga (@Bonanzinga) - Balderton Capital
Ruth Barnett SkyNews (@RuthBarnett) - Twitter correspondent, Sky News
Saul Klein (@cape) - Index Ventures
Sean Seton-Rogers (@setonrog) - PROfounders Capital
Sherry J. Bitting (@SJBRules) - Co-founder and Marketing Director, Parlour Magazine
Shirley Williams (@shirleyearley)
Stephen Fry (@stephenfry) - Actor, Writer
Steve Saul (@stephensaul) - Social media/blogger for Simon Cowell’s X-Factor
Sue Black (@Dr_Black) - Computer Science Head of Department
Tal Givoly (@givoly) - Chief Scientist, Amdocs
Thembisa Mshaka (@putyrdreams1st) - Author
Tim Bradshaw (@tim) - Digital media correspondent, Financial Times
Vikki Chowney (@vikkichowney) - Editor of Reputation Online, Centau Media

(subject to change without notice)

 

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November 3, 2009

'Tis the season of Social Good; My Column in today's San Antonio "Express News"

As a monthly columnist for the San Antonio "Express-News," I'm fortunate to write about PR and Social Media and how people in our local community are using these mediums in creative and meaningful ways.

Today's column focuses on the upcoming holiday season, when we give thanks and give gifts of many types and in many forms. In this case, the article cites Steve Julian, who is helping to raise $100,000.00 for his wife, Holly's upcoming lung transplant operation.

Here's links to those cited and other sources you can learn from to do social good.

Hugs for Holly - main site

BMPR - a group of 150 amazingly nice and smart people who get together once a month to share and exchange ideas on PR and Social Meida

Social Media-driven fundraising

"Mashable's" Summer of Social Good

Social Good Consulting

From Chris Brogan's blog:  See a movie, help a cause

If you have ideas on how to creatively raise money or do social good during the holiday season, please let a comment - and thanks for reading.

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August 23, 2009

Information underload: Breaking down Twitter use - The Globe and Mail

Read all about here via theglobeandmail.com

Congrats to my pal, Ryan Kelly from Pear Analytics who is getting a ton of media coverage on his recently announced Twitter study. Mutual pal, Nan Palmero over at Sales by 5 made some initial pitches and off it went.

Keep Ryan on your radar for future revs on his insights and studies on the use of twitter.

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August 17, 2009

Via Mashable: If Twitter Consisted of 100 People [Gorgeous Graphics]- Shout Out to Pear Analytics

via mashable.com

Based on the data from previous surveys – InsideTwitter and the PearAnalytics study – the InformationIsBeautiful blog has constructed these gorgeous graphics showing the Twitter community represented as 100 people.

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August 12, 2009

From Client, Crossvault Capital Management, The Recession is “Over”, so now what?

For client, Crossvault....

by Laura Ehrenberg Chesler on August 12, 2009

in Credit Crisis, Crossvault Capital, Debt, Employment

Yesterday evening the “Wall Street Journal” announced that according to the majority of the economists they surveyed “the recession is over”.  That may well be in terms of GDP no longer declining.

Read the rest of the story here:  via crossvaultblog.com

 

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August 12, 2009

Twitter Study Reveals Interesting Results About Usage | Pear Analytics

From the Pear Analytics Blog.....

August 12th, 2009 by Ryan Kelly in Social Media

A while back we embarked on a study that evolved after a having a debate in the office as to how people are using and consuming Twitter. Some felt it was their source of news and articles, others felt it was just a bunch of self-promotion with very few folks actually paying attention. But mostly, many people still perceive Twitter as just mindless babble of people telling you what they are doing minute-by-minute; as if you care they are eating a sandwich at the moment.  (See our last post on Twitter: Is Anyone Paying Attention?). 

The rest of the story here:  via pearanalytics.com

 

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August 12, 2009

@chrisbrogan @julien - Trust Agents Shipping sooner than later.....

This is good.  Trust Agents is gonna ship sooner than later, and I am excited. 
Begin forwarded message:

Date: August 12, 2009 7:43:49 AM CDT
Subject: Your Amazon.com order (I removed the order number.....)


Hello from Amazon.com.

We have received new release date information related to the order you placed on June 07 2009 (Order# xxxxxx). The item(s) listed below will actually ship sooner than we originally expected based on the new release date:

 Chris Brogan, Julien Smith "Trust Agents: Using the Web to Build Influence, Improve Reputation, and Earn Trust"
   Previous estimated arrival date: August 26 2009
   New estimated arrival date:      August 19 2009

For more details, please visit the "Your Account" section of our web site .  You can also reach "Your Account" by clicking on the link in the top right corner of any page on our web site.

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August 6, 2009

Seek and ye shall follow those relevant to you in San Antonio (this also works anywhere)

Hey San Antonio Twitterites.... try this: site:twitter.com/ san antonio in Google and see what happens....

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August 5, 2009

You're Now A Big-Ass Media Company with a great story to tell!

via slideshare.net

Today I gave a talk to about 100 small to medium sized businesses that make up the Alamo Heights Chamber of Commerce.

In case you have never been to San Antonio, Alamo Heights is sort of like Mayberry, but in a big-ass city.

Better known at 78209, it's also called "The Bubble."

Having lived in The Bubble for 22 years, it's really a great place to live, because it's near downtown, has an older city feel, and it's just 15 minutes from the Apple store. (living near an Apple store has become a must have no matter where I reside.)

My message to the attendees was simple: Stop thinking of your self as being an accountant, a financial planner, a butcher, a baker or candlestick maker. 

You're now a big-ass media company with a great story to tell.

Populate the social web with great content, be helpful, build community, listen, engage, and all the basics.  Think HyperLocal, but don't overlook being global.

Yes, the title of my talk was a bit over the top, but I did get the audience's attention.  If one or two small businesses take 10% of my advise, I will consider the trip to Silo Elevated Cuisine (fabulous food) where the lunch meeting was held, very worthwhile.

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August 3, 2009

Stuff we do all day: Traditional mass media (TV and movies) hugely dominates leisure time - garry's subposterous

via garrysub.posterous.com

Found this via Gary Tan, who is none other than the co-founder of Posterous - which has become my central platform for writing, posting, blogging, streaming, or whatever you want to define it as.

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