Really Just a Delivery Tool for My PodCamp PowerPoint Slides
Another PodCamp Pittsburgh has come and gone. I am again reminded that the Pittsburgh Social Media crowd could beat any group on earth in a cage fight, turf war, or mud wrestling match. And we'd look good doing it.
Look, not to bemoan the point, but if you are in any way active in social media (and if you're reading this, HELLO! You are!), you really should make it to an event like this one. PodCamps are held all over the United States, as are a number of other conferences centered on social media. And remember, just because a conference is free doesn't mean it won't be good. In fact, in my experience, the opposite is true. Those who organize and present at free conferences are in it purely for the joy of sharing information with others. They are experts. They just happen to be the type of experts who aim to lift up the community, rather than the type of "experts" who are out to make a quick buck.
As for my presentation, thank you so, so, so, so, so much to everyone who sat in on it. There will be video of it available at the PodCamp Pittsburgh site in the next few weeks. When that's ready, I'll be sure to post about it here. In the meantime, the PowerPoint slides are available:
And, in case you're still rolling your eyes at me about whether or not you should make it to a future event, how about taking a look at what other people have said?
This video comes via Pittsburghonvideo.org:
Coming Home to Podcamp from Melissa Carey-Budd on Vimeo.
(I have a crush on the woman in that video. True story.)
Oh, and speaking of people rolling their eyes at me, I could hear Sheep the Moon rolling his eyes at me when I mentioned PodCamp on twitter. Yes, I COULD HEAR IT VIA TWITTER. I think this post means I get to say I TOLD YOU SO.
Not that I would ever gloat or anything. Ahem.
If you don't want to wait a whole year to get involved and you're in or near Pittsburgh, there are ways to get involved now. For one, you can attend a tweetup. There is a site dedicated to listing opportunities. There is also burghmom.com for parents (mostly moms, but there are some dads who show up as well) who are active in social media. The lady who updates that site is a little crazy and slightly unreliable about posting things in a timely manner, but rumor has it she is trying to get better about that. She probably won't succeed, but at least she tries.
More on PodCamp to come . . .
Sunday, September 19, 2010
Reader Comments (9)
Thanks so much for posting your slides - your presentation was one of the most helpful I attended the entire weekend - and that's saying a lot since I learned something from every session.
Great job on it!
You are so fantastical! Crush is totally mutual!
@Tiffany--Way to prove my "don't say something about someone that you wouldn't say to their face" point!
Really great session. I don't think I'll ever have enough to say to post every day, and don't believe that for ME it's right, but I *am* tempted to try only because I obviously suffer from that whole procrastinate-everything-in-the-world problem...
Thanks for being awesome ;)
@Allison-I double-dog dare you to give yourself a deadline so that you post at least weekly. Like, for example, tell yourself you HAVE to have a post up before you go to bed on Saturday, or something.
Ha!
OK OK, you get to tell me "I TOLD YOU SO."
But BB, there's no "on" in either my Twitter name or blog name! So, yes, eye-rolling is ongoing. Could you hear it this time?
<3 and laughs.
Loved your session. Now to convince myself to get into a better routine about writing...
Sorry I missed it this year; I was joining a drum & bugle corps on Saturday. Hopefully I can get there again next year!
I still don't know how you all do these events. With softball, bowling, cub scouts, etc. and no one ever to babysit (including husband) I miss everything. Whaa Whaa Whaa. I've just got to get going on this stuff. I'm missing all the fun!