Debbie Weil

JANUARY 11, 2011

I’ve attended a handful of Seth’s live events over the past decade (cf Why I like Seth Godin’s quirky workshops from 2005) and always come away recharged. Like his other events, I give today’s an A. Today’s was dubbed a practicum on the future of book publishing. More about that in another post.

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Debbie Weil

JANUARY 20, 2011

But we get to be a part of the tsunami of publicity he builds around the event. We are not paid for the time we put in preparing and giving our presentations. You can tune in from your desk, BTW. The two dozen sessions are spread out over a three-week period. And if you miss one, you can listen to the playback as well as get the slides.

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Debbie Weil

JUNE 22, 2011

And of course many of my "friends" are people I’ve met and connected with IRL at a conference or other event. They may be a longtime newsletter subscriber, or we’ve interacted on Twitter or via a Facebook group or on this blog. I "know" them. And I "know" every far-flung cousin in my large, extended family, promise.

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Debbie Weil

JUNE 6, 2011

The magician and genius behind this week-long event is AMP’s Annalie Killian. Surprise and delight. Here are the slides from my speech yesterday. I’ve added in a few to clarify. Why "surprise and delight?" " That’s what companies need to be aiming for with their social media programs.

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Debbie Weil

JUNE 22, 2011

And of course many of my "friends" are people I’ve met and connected with IRL at a conference or other event. They may be a longtime newsletter subscriber, or we’ve interacted on Twitter or via a Facebook group or on this blog. I "know" them. Can you help define "know"??

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Debbie Weil

MARCH 24, 2011

So that’s the first huge lesson: the event host or related brand is something to respect but in the end, it’s the audience’s experience that is core. The staff hosted an event with the theme: Women, Technology, and the Conversation Era. TEDxPrinceton was fantastic. Video below.]

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Debbie Weil

NOVEMBER 16, 2010

When I watched Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg’s live streamed announcement of Facebook Messages yesterday I was struck by a couple of things: his presumptuousness, his lack of speaking ability and the insular feeling of the event. Tell me about it. Blogging about 26-year-olds makes me feel old.

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