Thank you LeWeb

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Busy typing at LeWeb08 Photo by dsearls via Flickr LeWeb08 was a crucial appointment for Internet startups, held in Paris few days ago. The conference was packed with obstacles, but I learned a great lesson: watching events online is a great thing. I think online and offline are seriously… Read more

Top five ways to keep your career going

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Photo by James Gordon If you are experiencing the negative impact of the economic crisis or you find very difficult to keep up with new technologies this post will help you in keeping up. I am not sure if you are aware but there is a community of event professionals which is facing new… Read more

Why I like CitySocialising.com

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CitySocialising is a great local service to help beating the personal barriers that prevent you from getting a better job, improving your social life, being active. Apart from that, it is an awesome threat to traditional event professionals. Jo is organising Sunday lunch Hampstead and walk… Read more

How to manage twitter discussion during events

Just guest posted on 140Char about live twitting management. Twitter is becoming a big part of events, I suggest you keep yourself up to date. Link to How to use live twitting and tweets in events Related articles by Zemanta – Still Trying to Understand Twitter? Think of Post-it… Read more

Free is the new black

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Photo by kalandrakas The horrible economic trends as well as the impressive movement of user generated events is challenging the traditional scheme of paid events. If you charge for your events you may soon be in real trouble. If you charge a lot for your events you are probably already… Read more

5 ways to promote events you don’t know

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Photo by luc legay Many people lately have been asking me to promote their events on social networks. My response to most of them is this post. Social Media and social networks now offer great potential to cut costs on event promotions. Social media and social networks are just buzzwords to… Read more

Pixelated Conference Series – BarCamps

Pixe…what??? You may be asking. This is part of a project started by Mithc Joel called Pixelated Conference Series, based on an idea by Future Now. Chris Brogan also supported it and now it’s my turn. The project: A one day full online conference with videos from top speakers about a theme,… Read more

How to avoid no shows at free events?

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Photo by: Jon Curnow The results of a discussion on how to ensure that people who RSVP’d yes at your free event do actually turn up. The intrinsic value of free events I love free events. What I love even more is free events with free drinks. It seems like I am not the only one. It is… Read more

How to embed twitter in your event

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Photo by: luc legay The latest posts have talked extensively on how it is increasingly important to integrate twitter in events. This post answers the whys and hows. I was recently at ad:tech London and complained on how they did not integrate twitter during the event, although a lot of… Read more

Harvest Twestival, definitely impressed

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Harvest Twestival was held on the 25th of September for the joy of 220 Twitter people. Here is a short review of the event. Planning You could definitely tell that the event was mostly planned via Twitter. I remember logging in on the official website 10 days before the event and there… Read more