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The Speakers Lineup Taking Shape For 2009: A Quick Update

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  • Posted on July 2nd, 2009 by User ImageJim

All this week I have been working with the staff here to get the lineup of speakers put together for the event and we are just now after pouring through the many submissions and proposals sending out the emails of those that have been accepted as part of our curriculum and those that were not [...]

Speaking Submissions Deadline Came and Went - Now The Hard Part - Choosing

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  • Posted on June 9th, 2009 by User ImageJim

Now the real work for me begins.  I am getting inundated with questions from everyone that has submitted speaking submissions as to whether their submission was chosen.  To be frank, I am not done reading the more than, enter large number here, submissions that were submitted and I have yet to complete the tracks that [...]

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Yes Drill Sergeant! Military Goes Social Media

Yesterday, my esteemed colleague talked about whether or not blogging has officially jumped the shark.  Today, we’re wondering what the term will be when it comes to Twitter and Facebook now that news is surfacing that in addition to the White House joining into the social media fray, now the U.S. Military is doing the [...]

Twitter Turning to Television: Reality TweeVee?

I’m going to be straight up front and honest with this little gem of news:  I’m a bit terrified.  Rumors are surfacing that Twitter is in talks to develop a television series.  Yes, you heard me right, Twitter wants to be on TV.  In a word, wow.
If all goes according to their perceived plan, Twitter [...]

Facebook Fielding $200 Million Bid For 2% Stake

Looks like Facebook is still bringing in some substantial appraisals for just how much it’s worth.  While we’re still a bit unsure if it’s actually Worth the money they are claiming it is worth, a Russian company just offered Facebook and its head honchos $200 million for only 2% of the company.  That means, for [...]

Tweets From Space: Astronaut Twitters

If the White House jumping on the bandwagon and signing themselves up for a Twitter account wasn’t enough to convince you that the micro-blogging service had officially gone mainstream and its popularity has blown up, maybe today’s little gem of news will.  How about this:  a NASA astronaut part of their latest, ongoing mission not [...]

Facebook Gives Two Holocaust Denial Groups The Boot

Looks like pressure finally got to Facebook and they did what I am sure the vast majority of people will agree, was the right thing.  Freedom of speech in this country is beyond vital.  The ability to say what we feel, when we feel it without censorship or controlling is one of the things that [...]

Learning Wordpress

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  • Posted on April 26th, 2009 by User ImageJim

This is my third try at writing this post as I have lost my draft three times.  Isn’t that just the way when you want to talk about a technology?  I am writing this in the dashboard of Wordpress.  There are many choices when wanting to use a blogging platform, like Blogger, Moveable Type, Squarespace [...]

Church Encourages Twitter Use During Service

Welcome to the 21st century.  I guess when the institution that has been considered the most traditional and least technologically advanced starts to embrace modern technology like Twitter, it’s time to say it’s officially arrived.  I just caught wind of a church in North Carolina that not only doesn’t care if you text message and [...]

Social Networking Finds Higher Calling

Right when you thought you knew exactly what Social Media and Social Networking was capable of, right when you thought you knew exactly what it’s future would be and that it was officially shifting towards business, something pops up that gives you a renewed hope for just what all this new technology could be capable [...]