Day 18: A picture of your biggest insecurity This is really hard for me. Not necessarily because I fear being open and vulnerable in a public forum, but rather because I try to be open and vulnerable that it’s tough to really find something that makes me uncomfortable. That said, my biggest insecurity is one that I have been...
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YouTube phenomenon Tom Dickson performed live at Inc Magazine’s GrowCo 2011 conference. I was lucky enough to sit front row and shoot this video. And yes, it blended. Blendtec sold over $520k by reaching out to social influencers at SXSW and publishing a half-price offer for 48 hours Companies are paying Blendtec to have...
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In case you’ve never noticed, Texans are fiercely proud of, well, being Texan. Nowhere is that more evident than in Austin, capital of the Lone Star state. While yes, you’ll see signs that say “Don’t Mess With Texas” or “Texan First” or “Keep Austin Weird”, the lone star...
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Aside from the panel discussions, fantastic networking opportunities and multiple parties, SXSW is a foodie’s heaven. Food truck events, free samples, bbq, tacos, breakfast burritos, bbq, tacos, free drinks, desserts, bbq, tacos and did I mention bbq and tacos? Austin is a fantastic food town. Trucks with korean bbq tacos (see...
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There has been a lot of navel-gazing in the industry around the New Media Strategies gaffe on the Chrysler Autos Twitter account, and whether the reaction by Chrysler to terminate its relationship with NMS was warranted. In fact, on the flight from Minneapolis to Austin for SXSW last week, I participated in a great Twitter...
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Social media analytics. Twitter thinks they have one of the most open public APIs. Raj from ViralHeat disagrees that it is good enough at serving the needs of his clients. Jason Falls is a fabulously entertaining, engaging and informative speaker, if you are a newbie or small business owner. Every small business owner who is...
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