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UPCOMING EVENTS

06.10.08

Wikis, Blogs, Podcasts, Mashups and More!:
Understanding Today's Newest Forms of Media


Web 2.0 is more than a movement toward conversational media. It's a media revolution fueled by new technologies such as blogs, social networks, virtual worlds, and wikis. If you feel confused by the flurry of new media forms flying around the Internet, or maybe just want to learn how to make better use of them for your own business, check out this session. We'll take a fast-paced tour of the newest media technologies, showing you what they are, who's using them, and how you might use them in your own business.

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The balance of power is shifting away from the exclusive domain of huge monolithic organizations and creating enormous market opportunities.  We are witnessing an exponential growth in creative destruction.  Old ideas are overtaken by new ones.  Despite our nostalgia for how it used to be, our existence depends upon this ...Read on
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As I was eating lunch under blue skies yesterday, I looked out over a field covered with the yellow hues of the infamous dandelion.  Ever since buying my first house, I have been fascinated with the polarizing nature of the dandelion.  People either curse its existence or relish its role as a ...Read on
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Despite being in denial for about two years, I must admit I am a Starbucks addict.  I have always enjoyed a strong cup of coffee and a place to gather my thoughts.  With the road warrior life my career has provided me, the green and white Starbucks logo is like ...Read on
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Whenever I travel, I like to stop and watch the street performances different cities have to offer.  Whether it is an improvised drum corp on Michigan Avenue in Chicago, an acoustic guitar soloist in the Union Square subway station in NYC, or kids dancing at Jackson Square in New Orleans, ...Read on
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It was this past Wednesday morning as I was driving with two of my colleagues when it hit me.  This decade is almost over.  Has it really been eight years since people wore those "2000" party sunglasses in Times Square?  It does seem like a lifetime ago that the main ...Read on
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In the digital world, six months equals six years.  That's how fast things are changing.  As digital media becomes more intertwined in our lives, everyone's expectations continue to grow.  With 17 new forms of digital media (if not more), the internet can better approximate, and sometimes exceed, real world experiences. ...Read on
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I get invitations to new social networks every single day. My inbox is filled with emails about the downfall of sites like MySpace and news stories about scandals related to pictures and information posted to social networks. The latest flurry surrounds the financial losses suffered by companies who hopes social ...Read on
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Why are today's kids voracious users of Facebook, MySpace, Twitter, text messages, etc.? Because they are so easy to use! If you randomly select ten 18-year-olds and ask them to spit out the code to create Facebook, only about 1 or 2 could do it. [Editorial note: Remember that 52% of ...Read on
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Web 2.0, Second Life, blogs, wikis, APIs, social networks, SEO, SEM, SMS, widgets, microblogs...if you find any of these confusing or think that if you hear another geeky-acronym that your head will explode know that you're not alone. For those of us in the tech industry this is all shop ...Read on
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You have enough New Year's resolutions to keep up with in '08, so don't let your goal of learning about the latest gadgets get in your way. MediaSauce is here to keep you from falling off the virtual wagon. Here are 10 technology resolutions that are easy slam dunks for ...Read on