What Howard Stern Can Teach You About Building Community

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A couple of months ago I bought a new Ford Explorer (I love the SYNC system but that’s another post). Anyway it came with a free six month subscription to Sirius/XM radio. I have been a big Howard Stern fan for a couple of decades now but quit listening when he left terrestrial radio in … [Read more]

American Political Leaders Are Clueless About New Media

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Yes that is a generalization, but I would argue it is generally true. Presidential advisors Karen Hughes and Mark Penn demonstrated it in their keynote talk at BlogWorld last year. Congressman Weiner is learning about the true meaning of transparency right now. Former GOP Congressman Chris Lee learned that photos on Craigslist are not private. … [Read more]

Are We Hypocrites, Tasteless Smut Peddlers or Just Plain Dumb?

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If you haven’t heard there was quite a reaction to our closing keynote at BlogWorld New York. From some very heartfelt honest posts with valid complaints from people like Marcus Sheridan and Jennifer Fong to the typical peanut gallery who like to use every social media controversy as a way to promote their own agendas. … [Read more]

BlogWorld & New Media Expo Is Moving To Los Angeles

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We have been hinting at big news for weeks now and we are glad to finally be able to share it with you. BlogWorld & New Media Expo West will be held in Los Angeles at the Los Angeles Convention Center this November 3 – 5 2011. For those interested in the long version of … [Read more]

BlogWorld & New Media Expo Comes To New York City!

Scott Stratten's Epic Opening Keynote at BlogWorld 2010 in Las Vegas

About a week ago I sent out a tweet “ARGHHHHH. We are all freaking busting at the seems over here to tell you guys some big news…….   “. This is what we have been dying to share. BlogWorld & New Media Expo will host it’s first east coast event at the Jacob K. Javits Center … [Read more]

What Can Senator Joe Manchin Teach Us About Social Media?

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Despite being a political junkie, I am very hesitant to bring up anything related to politics when it comes to BlogWorld. However while geeking out on memeorandum tonight (Techmeme’s sister site for politics) I came across a story that I think emphasizes one of the great opportunities social media brings to all of us. Senator … [Read more]

Mark Penn And Karen Hughes To Keynote BlogWorld Expo

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For those of you who don’t know this already. I began this journey that is BlogWorld & New Media Expo as a political blogger. So today’s announcement about Mark Penn and Karen Hughes giving a Keynote Talk at BlogWorld has me all geeked up. From the old School press release: Mark Penn, CEO Worldwide of … [Read more]

65% Of Marketers Surveyed Say They Do Not Use Twitter

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For five years now I have been saying Social Media (I still prefer to call it New Media) is still in it’s infancy. Here is the latest proof. In SmartBlog’s most recent weekly reader poll they asked: What do you think of Twitter’s new home page design? Surprisingly for some more than 65% of their … [Read more]

Why You Should Come To BlogWorld If You Are A Content Creator

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Chris Brogan is a person I greatly admire and respect and I am proud to call a friend. This morning he wrote a post titled 9 Ways to Rock BlogWorld Expo and said some very nice things about our event and our team.  Thank you Chris. I was in the middle of writing this very … [Read more]

Introducing BlogWorld’s New Conference Director Deb Ng

We are thrilled to welcome blogger extraordinaire and the newest member of our BlogWorld team aboard; Deb Ng.  I don’t say that lightly, I am not just sucking up. Deb is an amazing writer, both in quality and quantity. If you want to learn how to be a better blogger or want someone to emulate … [Read more]