Earlier this month, after the Toronto Tweetup, I had the pleasure of sitting down with Eden Spodek and Connie Crosby for their Community Divas podcast. They asked me about video conversation networks and how they can be used to build community. We talked about Seesmic, 12seconds, Phreadz, Utterli and YouTube and some of the features [...]
Entries from October 27th, 2008
Community Divas Podcast
October 27th, 2008 · 1 Comment · Community, Video
Tags: 12seconds·Community Divas·Phreadz·podcast·Seesmic·Utterli·YouTube
The Humanity of YouTube
October 24th, 2008 · 6 Comments · Community, Video
In anthropology, the study of humanity has come to rest on YouTube. Dr. Michael Wesch of Kansas State University and his Digital Ethnography working group have been studying the YouTube phenomenom and it’s impact. They’ve reached some profound conclusions. After introducing the first viral video, Numa Numa, Dr. Wesch commented on the more than 58,000 [...]
Tags: anthropology·identity·viral·YouTube
Mac-O-Lanterns: More Than Geeky Halloween Fun
October 13th, 2008 · 3 Comments · Uncategorized
Before becoming an entrepreneur, I used a PC at work. But, at home I used a Mac, starting in the early ’90s with a Mac LC475, complete with a wailin’ 16 MB RAM and 40 MB hard drive. Of consumer brands, I’ve had more Apple products pass through my household than any other. Now, in [...]
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Toronto Tweetup!
October 6th, 2008 · 23 Comments · Community, Event, Social Media, Uncategorized
Yo Toronto! I’m calling a Tweetup! I’ll be nearby for Thanksgiving and would love to meet some of my Twitter friends for drinks and food. Tuesday, October 14th, 2008 (Election Day) 5:30 pm to 8:30 pm The Irish Embassy Pub and Grill 49 Yonge Street (map) 416.866.8282 Please R.S.V.P. in the comments below to ensure [...]
PodCamp Toronto 2009 Dates Confirmed
October 5th, 2008 · 1 Comment · Event, Social Media
Dave Fleet made the official announcement tonight: the third PodCamp Toronto will be held February 21-22, 2009. If you’re not familiar with PodCamp, I wrote two posts for One Degree that explain how the unconference works and what it means to participants, and how the founders see a bright future. Once again, it will be [...]
Tags: pcto09·PodCamp·podcamptoronto
