Occasional musings from a Left-coast Canadian ExPat in Oxford.
The other weekend was the 7th annual Northern Voice social media conference. I’ve attended this conference many times in the past, and this time went avec Isaac. I was a bit nervous about bringing him along, even though the conference has always been billed as welcoming kids, because of what happened last year. Reader’s Digest … Continue reading Community Conferences – Bringing along Baby
At this year’s Northern Voice conference, one of the more visible sponsors was TravelMasters, who were obviously using the conference as a launching pad into the world of DIY marketing. Marching in with gusto, and with cookies. Now, I will be the first to admit that (being in marketing) my tolerance for campaigns that miss … Continue reading Oh, Snap!
I’ve been completely burnt out since the conference ended on Saturday, but here are a few notes I wanted to get down before the post becomes completely irrelevanat: – Whenever I go to a conference or event with people I know, I inevitably hang out with them, and don’t meet new people. I should work … Continue reading Northern Voice Recap
Oy. 6:25am. It’s darned early for a Saturday (or any other day in my world for that matter). Just a quick reminder to anyone who cares, I’ll be at Northern Voice today, speaking on the “Blogs in the Bedroom” panel. If I know you (and especially if I don’t), and you see me, say “hi” … Continue reading Northern Voice
Dating is hard. There, I said it. I love being single, the potential of a new adventure with an as-yet-unmet Prince Charming, the freedom of painting the town and shamelessly flirting without remorse, and ultimately not having to think of the well-being of anyone but myself at the end of my day. I do not … Continue reading Very Special Entry: Blogs, Dating & Shameless Self-Promotion
Peter Tupper’s article on the information he gleaned from Northern Voice has just been posted in the Tyee. I find it a bit ironic that as a journalist, whose article includes a segment on “the blogger as citizen journalist,” he (awkwardly) jumps around the who, what, where, when and how of the conference and sessions … Continue reading Moose in the News
I’m at the Vancouver Northern Voice Blogging Conference today. I forgot my camera. Good thing there will likely be a bajillion pictures on flickr before the end of the day. Some of them may be there already. (Update: as of posting time there are at least 24 pages of photos – find them here) If … Continue reading Northern Voice