I’ll be attending Where 2.0, which focuses on mobile technologies. Here’s our roundup of social media, tech and marketing conferences and events for the month of April. Lots of cool gatherings on tap. For the full year, see our full Calendar of 2011 social media, tech and marketing conferences. We’ve also published a roundup […]
Live stream of Web 2.0 Expo
Starting this afternoon, you can watch the keynotes of Web 2.0 Expo in San Francisco via LiveStream (above). I’ll be attending today’s sessions but will miss the late afternoon keynotes because I’m giving a presentation on social media at the Commonwealth Club.
The live stream above should start at 3:45 pm Pacific time (6:45 pm EDT).
10 ways to become a trending topic on Twitter
Is there a formula to be a trending topic on Twitter? Based on some successful experiences with some clients, here’s a ten-step guide on how to create a trending topic on Twitter.
‘Curation Nation’ & ‘Mediactive’: A new era in media
What’s this? Even in an age of democratized media, where the barbarians have not only stormed the gates but made a nice bouillabaisse out of the media guardians formerly known as The Gatekeepers, there’s a need for curators? Well, yes. In fact, curators are needed now more than ever, Steve Rosenbaum argues in his fun, insightful, passionate and satisfying new book Curation Nation. Curators, you might say, are the distant cousins of gatekeepers.
Six years ago today, a video revolution was born
It’s hard to fathom now, but six years ago YouTube, free video hosting and democratic video sharing didn’t exist. Then, six years ago today, Ourmedia.org burst onto the scene and helped launch a video revolution.
The “media” part of social media has become so engrained in our culture in such a short time that it’s worth looking back at how quickly things have changed — and why it matters. (