We’ve all said it: even long-time marketers like me who are online most of the time. There is just so much information out there online and in social media that it can be tough to get through the day. Sometimes you may feel overwhelmed, other times you may be worried that you’ve missed something important. It’s a struggle.
Luckily solutions are available. There are tools and practices that can help mitigate the constant bombardment and sooth the stress of information overload. Let’s take a look at some of the top ways to manage the insanity.
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Email: I don’t know about you, but my inbox seems to be chock-a-block-full of emails that although interesting, don’t rate high on my daily must read list. So, I went rogue and purged. I edited it down to only the essentials. I unsubscribed from the somewhat interesting lists and left only the cream of Read more »
This year PodCamp Boston celebrated its 5th year of sharing, teaching and learning with the Northeast’s marketing and social media community.
The theme? “Preparing for the Future” and they sure did deliver. The event was a fast track to learning about what’s happening, what’s new, and where things are going.
Christopher Penn & Chris Brogan (L to R) talking PodCamp Boston history
Scheduled sessions covered everything from blogging and video production to geolocation and even agvocacy, or how agriculture uses digital tools to share stories. Branding with Tamson McMahon and Mearsurement with Wayne Kurtzman were just some of the big hits of the weekend. The venue provided a wonderful learning environment and was a great space to meet new people, network, and initiate unscheduled discussion sessions. All levels of participants were welcomed.
Next year, look for PodCamp Boston in the spring, when event organizer Michelle Wolverton will once again be wowing attendees with great content and another very well run event. Check www.podcampboston.org or subscribe to their RSS feed for more details.
The day was long but brief. Sounds impossible doesn’t it? Let me explain.
Tuesday, September 14th, 2010 was the first ever #140 Character Conference held in Boston, MA. The day-long event explored the state of NOW, a high level look at emerging technologies and real-time internet.
Held at the The Back Bay Events Center, speakers shared how they leveraged new technologies to find a competitive edge in today’s business, personal and non-profit environments.
Boston’s finest, the Boston Police Department (@Boston_Police) were represented and shared how they use social media to monitor, communicate, and otherwise interact with the communities they serve.
A Brief Day
In keeping with the conference theme of 140 characters (@Twitter reference entirely intended), the event format was most decidedly, brief. Presenters were given a mere 9 minutes to share their viewpoints in laser like sharpness. Key note speakers got a few more.
The pace was fast and furious. In fact it was twitter-like in its ability to expose attendees to boatloads of new ways of thinking, doing and being, all while using emerging technologies. It was a day filled with groundbreaking ideas and ways of communicating.
Thanks to the organizing and coordinating efforts of Ellen Rossano (@EllenRossano), Jeff Pulver (@JeffPulver) was able to bring this innovative event to the area. ActiveEdge is proud to have attended and been a part of it.
Marketing, Technology, social media | Diane Vautier | 
November 10, 2010 4:59 pm | 
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