Category Archives: Event Recaps

Behind the Juggernauts’ Curtain: Highlights from BlogWell’s Social Media Case Studies Event

November 15, 2010 – 1:44 pm

On November 9, 2010, I attended BlogWell: How Big Brands Use Social Media at SAP Headquarters in Newtown Square, Pennsylvania. Major themes discussed included the structure of social media initiatives within large, often heavily regulated industries, ways these firms are using innovative social campaigns to engage with their audiences, and the legal and ethical challenges they’re facing. I’ve compiled notes from several of the sessions I attended.

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Notes From Edward Tufte’s “Presenting Data and Information” Course

August 4, 2010 – 10:08 am

On July 28, 2009, I attended Edward Tufte’s “Presenting Data and Information” course in Philadelphia. Tufte is well respected for his expertise in data visualization and equally renowned for his complete disdain of PowerPoint as a communications tool. I recently came across a page-and-a-half of handwritten notes I had taken during the lecture and wanted to share elaborations on what I recorded.

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Notes from Radian6’s Online Seminar on Open Leadership in Social Media

July 30, 2010 – 4:57 pm

On Friday, July 30, 2010, I attended an online seminar hosted by Radian6 and starring Charlene Li, founder of Altimeter Group. Charlene talked about key points from her book, “Open Leadership: How Social Technology Can Transform the Way You Lead”. I recorded brief elaborations of the key points I live-tweeted during the seminar.

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