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Well, unless you’ve been living under an internet-rock over the past couple weeks, you’ve probably heard about Blogger Social (or Blogger Prom as some called it, hence the title of this post). It was an amazing weekend in NYC, with even more amazing people.
I didn’t bring my camera with me because I knew there would be people there that were better photographers with better cameras. Which you’ll find is completely true if you check out the Flickr Group.
So I’m going to approach the whole “lessons learned” thing in the very same way. There are better writers with better blogs that can fill you in on the all the goodness. As of this writing I’d check out (if I missed you, let me know) John Wall, Amanda Gravel, CK, Steve Woodruff, Lori Magno, Darryl Ohrrt, and yes even Verdino.
But I will say this. There is absolutely no substitute for face-to-face interaction. (F2F? idk my bff jill?) No matter how great the tools get on the web, no matter how many times they let us “connect” with people, it’s all just preamble to really meeting someone.
photo credits shashi, verdino
Like a conversational freight train from hell, The Age of Conversation is back for the 2008 edition: Why Don’t People Get It? Drew McLellan and Gavin Heaton are back running the show, so you know its going to be good. Here’s a list of the other 274 people that will be bringing the heat.
Adam Crowe, Adrian Ho, Aki Spicer, Alex Henault, Amy Jussel, Andrew Odom, Andy Nulman, Andy Sernovitz, Andy Whitlock, Angela Maiers, Ann Handley, Anna Farmery, Armando Alves, Arun Rajagopal, Asi Sharabi, Becky Carroll, Becky McCray, Bernie Scheffler, Bill Gammell, Bob Carlton, Bob LeDrew, Brad Shorr, Bradley Spitzer, Brandon Murphy, Branislav Peric, Brent Dixon, Brett Macfarlane, Brian Reich, C.C. Chapman, Cam Beck, Casper Willer, Cathleen Rittereiser, Cathryn Hrudicka, Cedric Giorgi, Charles Sipe, Chris Kieff, Chris Cree, Chris Wilson, Christina Kerley (CK), C.B. Whittemore, Clay Parker Jones, Chris Brown, Colin McKay, Connie Bensen, Connie Reece, Cord Silverstein, Corentin Monot, Craig Wilson, Daniel Honigman, Dan Goldstein, Dan Schawbel, Dana VanDen Heuvel, Dan Sitter, Daria Radota Rasmussen, Darren Herman, Darryl Patterson, Dave Davison, Dave Origano, David Armano, David Bausola, David Berkowitz, David Brazeal, David Koopmans, David Meerman Scott, David Petherick, David Reich, David Weinfeld, David Zinger, Deanna Gernert, Deborah Brown, Dennis Price, Derrick Kwa, Dino Demopoulos, Doug Haslam, Doug Meacham, Doug Mitchell, Douglas Hanna, Douglas Karr, Drew McLellan, Duane Brown, Dustin Jacobsen, Dylan Viner, Ed Brenegar, Ed Cotton, Efrain Mendicuti, Ellen Weber, Emily Reed, Eric Peterson, Eric Nehrlich, Ernie Mosteller, Faris Yakob, Fernanda Romano, Francis Anderson, G. Kofi Annan, Gareth Kay, Gary Cohen, Gaurav Mishra, Gavin Heaton, Geert Desager, George Jenkins, G.L. Hoffman, Gianandrea Facchini, Gordon Whitehead, Graham Hill, Greg Verdino, Gretel Going & Kathryn Fleming, Hillel Cooperman, Hugh Weber, J. Erik Potter, J.C. Hutchins, James Gordon-Macintosh, Jamey Shiels, Jasmin Tragas, Jason Oke, Jay Ehret, Jeanne Dininni, Jeff De Cagna, Jeff Gwynne, Jeff Noble, Jeff Wallace, Jennifer Warwick, Jenny Meade, Jeremy Fuksa, Jeremy Heilpern, Jeremy Middleton, Jeroen Verkroost, Jessica Hagy, Joanna Young, Joe Pulizzi, Joe Talbott, John Herrington, John Jantsch, John Moore, John Rosen, John Todor, Jon Burg, Jon Swanson, Jonathan Trenn, Jordan Behan, Julie Fleischer, Justin Flowers, Justin Foster, Karl Turley, Kate Trgovac, Katie Chatfield, Katie Konrath, Kenny Lauer, Keri Willenborg, Kevin Jessop, Kris Hoet, Krishna De, Kristin Gorski, Laura Fitton, Laurence Helene Borei, Lewis Green, Lois Kelly, Lori Magno, Louise Barnes-Johnston, Louise Mangan, Louise Manning, Luc Debaisieux, Marcus Brown, Mario Vellandi, Mark Blair, Mark Earls, Mark Goren, Mark Hancock, Mark Lewis, Mark McGuinness, Mark McSpadden, Matt Dickman, Matt J. McDonald, Matt Moore, Michael Hawkins, Michael Karnjanaprakorn, Michelle Lamar, Mike Arauz, Mike McAllen, Mike Sansone, Mitch Joel, Monica Wright, Nathan Gilliatt, Nathan Snell, Neil Perkin, Nettie Hartsock, Nick Rice, Oleksandr Skorokhod, Ozgur Alaz, Paul Chaney, Paul Hebert, Paul Isakson, Paul Marobella, Paul McEnany, Paul Tedesco, Paul Williams, Pet Campbell, Pete Deutschman, Peter Corbett, Phil Gerbyshak, Phil Lewis, Phil Soden, Piet Wulleman, Rachel Steiner, Sreeraj Menon, Reginald Adkins, Richard Huntington, Rishi Desai, Beeker Northam, Rob Mortimer, Robert Hruzek, Roberta Rosenberg, Robyn McMaster, Roger von Oech, Rohit Bhargava, Ron Shevlin, Ryan Barrett, Ryan Karpeles, Ryan Rasmussen, Sam Huleatt, Sandy Renshaw, Scott Goodson, Scott Monty, Scott Townsend, Scott White, Sean Howard, Sean Scott, Seni Thomas, Seth Gaffney, Shama Hyder, Sheila Scarborough, Sheryl Steadman, Simon Payn, Sonia Simone, Spike Jones, Stanley Johnson, Stephen Collins, Stephen Cribbett, Stephen Landau, Stephen Smith, Steve Bannister, Steve Hardy, Steve Portigal, Steve Roesler, Steven Verbruggen, Steve Woodruff, Sue Edworthy, Susan Bird, Susan Gunelius, Susan Heywood, Tammy Lenski, Terrell Meek, Thomas Clifford, Thomas Knoll, Tiffany Kenyon, Tim Brunelle, Tim Buesing, Tim Connor, Tim Jackson, Tim Longhurst, Tim Mannveille, Tim Tyler, Timothy Johnson, Tinu Abayomi-Paul, Toby Bloomberg, Todd Andrlik, Troy Rutter, Troy Worman, Uwe Hook, Valeria Maltoni, Vandana Ahuja, Vanessa DiMauro, Veronique Rabuteau, Wayne Buckhanan, William Azaroff, Yves Van Landeghem
Just a quick update on all the action-packed goodness going on with me latley.
You’re on Facebook — Now What? - Facebook is all the rage these days, and Jason Alba and Jesse Stay have put together a great guide. You’ll find everything you need from getting started to some pretty advanced stuff about FB Apps. Check it out(and keep an eye out for my quote on Chapter 2!, you won’t be disappointed.
Blogger Social ‘08 - I’m extremely pumped about this one. I’m now offically attending Blogger Social ‘08 going on April 4-6 in NYC. This is going to be a great opportunity to interact with a lot of the heavy hitters in the marketing blogging space. Check out the attendee list here, pretty fancy eh?
Join The Conversation - I’m part of the UNM2PNM (Use New Marketing To Promote New Marketing) project for Joseph Jaffe’s new book. I wanted to do something different so I’ll be doing my review in a slightly different fashion. Look for a series of interviews with some leading thinkers on new marketing as I review Join the Conversation with conversations. Brilliant!
Connections - Last but not least, I’d like to invite all of you to connect with me across the various interwebs that I use on a daily basis. Check me out on Twitter, LinkedIn andStumbleUpon.
And as always, thanks for reading ANM.
Hey everyone, and welcome to the 100th post at A New Marketing.
First off, I’d just like to thank all of you for reading ANM and taking the time to respond (or think about responding) to my ideas. There have been weak posts, and great posts, and even a comment from Seth Godin, but it’s all been fun.
This blog started off as just a sounding board for marketing ideas that popped up into my head, but throughout the last 100 posts it’s become more than that. I’ve made some friends, shared some ideas, and learned a ton of new stuff. And there’s no way in the world I’d stop now.
I get some decent traffic and there’s about 100 subscribers now, which is great. 1 new subscriber per post? I think I can handle that. But why stop there? Tell all your friends about ANM. Here’s the link just copy and paste! www.mattjmcd.com
And to entertain everyone, here’s a list of my favorite posts in the last hundo:
-One Line Marketing Wisdom
-What They Don’t Know, Won’t Brand You
-Why Metrics Are Irrelevant
-Hitting Your Stride
-The Most Expensive Excuse In Business
-T.I.M.E - 4 Things Every Viral Campaign Needs
-Wow! 50% Off This Post!
-The Power of J
-The 4 C’s - The New Marketing Mix
Thanks again.
So here were are, almost in the middle of another week. Things have been a little slow here at ANM due to the fact that 110% of my available brain power has been directed towards learning the ropes at work.
So I ask you this, loyal friends and readers: What would you like to read/talk about?
I think posts always work better when they’re a discussion anyway. So what’s on your mind? What’s getting you going right now? I’m pretty much open to anything so fire away.
or in the comments.
Looking forward to your thoughts.
Hey everyone. I’m still here. I got a job doing Client Service at a great internet marketing firm, so things have been a little hectic. I’m mid-week now so things are starting to calm down a little bit, so look for something later on this evening. If you’re looking for some quality stuff though, check out the archives on the left, plenty of ANM goodness over there.
Thanks for hanging in there.
Hey everyone. I just got an invite to Mash, the new social network from Yahoo! from Muhammad Saleem. Want in? Drop me an email with MASH in the subject line. You can find my email in the left sidebar or MattJMcD at gmail. Looking forward to Mashing with you guys.
My friend Muhammad Saleem pointed out yesterday on Pronet, that social media is the new word of mouth. You can debate this one way or the other, but the point is that social media/networks are nothing without connections. From AIM to Facebook to Last.fm to StumbleUpon to Flickr, if you don’t connect with people, you’re missing out.
And now, I’m inviting anyone who reads ANM to connect with me. I’d really like to get to know all of you, so I’m listing my contact pages below. Feel free to friend me, add me to your network, follow me on twitter, or all of the above.
-My Profile on LinkedIn
-My Profile on StumbleUpon
-Follow Me on Twitter
-My Profile on MyBlogLog
Also, if you’d like to talk to me about marketing or just about anything else, feel free to send me an email at MattJMcD at Gmail .com
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