June 2012
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#ThinkUpMtl 2 - June 21st
It’s that time again!
We have scheduled #ThinkUpMtl 2 for June 21st at Kai Design Studio.
Since this is the first #ThinkUpMtl and we are still growing our community we have decided to propose some topics in advance, but please feel free to suggest a few.
The Future of Social Bookmarking
Initiating and Sustaining Online Discussions
Members vs. Subscribers
If you have any suggestions...
May 2012
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A List Of What The Community Needs →
When members know what a community needs it offers them a chance to be influential within the community. It lets members feel important.
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Who's ready for another #ThinkUpMtl?
With the recent success of our first #ThinkUpMtl it’s time to start planning for the June edition.
That being said, we want to hear from you!
If you attended the first edition of #ThinkUpMtl we would like to know what you thought - the pros and the cons? What we can do better or different?
Also, please feel free to suggest some topics and drink ideas to the Kai bartenders :)
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Unfortunetly this happens way to often ...
clientsfromhell:
On May 5th, I sent the following…
Me: I can begin on the project immediately. Based on the scope of the work to be done, I need until the 30th to complete everything. Client: Let me check with my boss to make sure that timeline works for us.
On May 22nd, I received the following
Client: Great news! You can have until the 30th!
Reggie Watts disorients you in the most... →
this is brilliant!
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#ThinkUpMtl - 1
I would like to thank everyone that came out last night and those of you who watched us live on ustream for helping making this a successful first meetup!
I would also like to thank the team at Kai Studios for being such great hosts and bartenders.
Make sure to follow us on twitter and facebook to stay in the loop for the meetup, and check out the pics from last night!
See you all next month :)
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The Story of Send →
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Social Media Bullshit →
Fun little site …
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Members vs. Subscribers
This has always been a topic of debate, at least for me and most of my colleagues, where ever I have worked. In the last post I talked about how most communities are designed for lurkers and, in my opinion, the false value added to big numbers (likes, follows, etc.).
I didn’t however discuss the differences between members and subscribers, which I believe to be significant and worth...
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Most Communties are Designed for Lurkers
I can’t take credit for the above title or topic of this post, it is inspired by a recent article I read on FeverBee.com - Identifying and Articulating The Benefit Of The Community.
I’ve been a community builder and manager for a very long time and I have worked on and with many different kinds of communities and unfortunately many of these communities do not stand the test of time....
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Revolutionary User Interfaces →
The human computer interface helps to define computing at any one time. As computers have become more mainstream the interfaces have become more intimate. This is the journey of computer technology and how it has come to touch all of our lives.
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#ThinkUpMtl May edition is around the corner -...
When ThinkUpMtl was initialy incarnated the idea was to let the community choose the topics to be discussed/debated at our monthly meetups. This is still the case. However, being that ThinkUpMtl is still in its infancy, a lot people still don’t really get what it’s all about! Me too :) but that is what makes this whole adventure fun and worth experiencing.
I had the following topics...
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How to Make Work-Life Balance Work
Inspired a by recent post here on ThinkUp, I’ve put together a list of “things” I do to help balance my work-life.
If you prefer not to read, check the video I did on dropthedigibomb TV.
No one is productive at 80+ hours a week - Let’s face it, nobody is really productive at 80+ hours a week. You’ll burn yourself out and be of no value to anyone. There are always...
April 2012
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10 Ways to Measure Your Event (ROI) with Social... →
Great post on Social ROI for pre, in, and post event measurement.
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WatchNigel Marsh: How to make work-life balance work - Was inspired and I’m working on a similar video for dropthedigibomb TV.
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“There are thousands and thousands of people out there leading lives of quiet,...”
– Nigel Marsh #TED
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When is a Start Up no longer a Start Up?
I find it interesting how long companies like to keep the “start up” tagline associated with their business. For example, take a look at the Facebook jobs page and you’ll note they use the term start up several times. Everyone knows their “start up” story, but a company that SIZE, in terms of finances, staff, and age, is it really cool to keep calling your self a...
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WatchLight Table - Very Cool Kickstarter Project
Despite the dramatic shift toward simplification in software interfaces, the world of development tools continues to shrink our workspace with feature after feature in every release. Even with all of these things at our disposal, we’re stuck in a world of files and forced organization - why are we still looking all over the place for the things we...
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“An interface is humane if it is responsive to humans and is considerate of human...”
– Jef Raskin
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How to Build a Better Inbound Marketing Machine
I came across this presentation on Slidesahre while doing some research for my talk at Affiliate Summit Montreal Meetup next week.
How to Build a Better Inbound Marketing Machine
View more presentations from Marketo
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A Very Creative Hiring Campaign by Carrot Creative
Recently I came across a bunch of tweets in regards to Carrot Creative hiring, and how much fun the application process was. I had to go see for myself, after all Twitter never lies :)
They get the basics out of the way pretty quick with a simple form - then the fun begins!
They put you through 3 tests or creativity:
1. Create a Haiku - you have to come up with a 5 syllable, 7 syllable, 5...
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The Evolution of Live Preview Environment Design →
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360,000 iPhone Photos Will Create One... →
You can be a part of history as 360,000 iPhone users are asked to take images to create a single digital mosaic to represent today’s mobile generation. The Kickstarter-backed Revolution Mosaic App, which is facilitating the project, will drop in May.
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WatchMixergy: “Kill Deal Lethargy With Agile Business Development” – Interview with Harley Finkelstein
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Affiliate Summit Montreal Meetup →
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5 Ways to Kill Your Community - Slidedeck from...
5 Ways To Kill Your Community
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The Future Insights Live Blog: How to be honest:... →
filiveblog:
In 2000, multinational oil company BP began a re-branding campaign aimed at positioning the company as a forward-thinking energy company that was actively pursuing a world “beyond petroleum.” A new green logo and a rush of TV commercials followed shortly after.
Critics found no shortage of…
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5 Ways to Kill Your Community
A good community manger should stop thinking about how to build a community, and start thinking about how to ruin it!
Patrick O’Keefe of ManagingCommunities.com said it best in a SXSW 2011 presentation
You’ll become an expert in the quickest ways to kill your online community, using tips you can take and use today to kill yours as soon as possible!
Recently I’ve been getting back to my...
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“Be careful what you #promise others; your success will be measured by how well...”
– @BradBennett
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The Value of Unoriginality →
This is an interesting debate. Personally, I think it depends on the scenario. For example, when I was reading this article I starting thinking about the music industry. Musicians always pull their inspiration from other music they like, and a lot of music “sounds like so and so”. Is there something wrong with that? Can we not be inspired and also use elements of that inspiration in...
“Facts do not convey truth. That’s a mistake. Facts create norms, but truth...”
– Werner Herzog
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15 Fake and Funny Twitter Accounts →
These are great, adds a lot of fun to the day :)
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Find a Need, Fill a Need
Recently I re-watched Robots with my son, what a great movie!
For those who have not seen it-
Even in a world populated entirely by mechanical beings Rodney Copperbottom is considered a genius inventor. Rodney dreams of two things, making the world a better place and meeting his idol, the master inventor Bigweld. On his journey he encounters Cappy, a beautiful executive ‘bot with whom...
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Understanding Motivation In Online Communities →
Great topic for discussion at ThinkUpMtl!
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The Inaugural #ThinkUpMtl - May 17th
It’s official! The first ever #ThinkUpMtl will take place on May 17th hosted by awesome team at KAI Design Studio, @ikaichen and @luislondon. These are the creative minds behind the successful Meex events here in Montreal. Make sure to check out Meex 6 on April 17th with yours truly speaking :)
Since this is the first #ThinkUpMtl and we are still growing our community we have decided to...
10 Fun and Useful Ipsum's!
I don’t care what anybody says, ipsum always comes in handy, but who wants the same old boring lorem? So, when I’m working on a project I look for fun, sometimes relevant, alternatives. Here are 10 I love using.
Chuck Norris http://chuckipsum.com Bacon http://baconipsum.com Sagan http://saganipsum.com Samuel L. Jackson http://slipsum.com Bogan - Aussie slang’s!...
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Facebook & Instagram - the Future of Social Media...
By now everyone knows about Facebook acquiring Instagram, and honestly it comes as no surprise, now that Facebook is a publicly traded company the powers above must be pressuring Zuckerberg’s team to make some big moves - this is only the start.
I’m a huge fan of sharing media on the go, especially pics, in fact I’m somewhat of a media hound and recently posted about one of my...
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The Mythology of Social Influence
Great post by Rohn Jay Miller on ContentAndSocial.com “The Mythology of Social Influence” I see lots of possibilities for topics here.
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TEDx Westmount - May 12th →
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What You Can Learn About Blogging From Going Paleo
I came across this post by Joey Strawn via @DannyBrown on Twitter “What You Can Learn About Blogging From Going Paleo”. It’s a great read and made me think about re-evaluating the way I blog. This could be a great topic for the first ThinkUp.
What are your thoughts?
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Project Glass →
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The Power of Community
Look up, it’s a cheesy title!
However, we all know it to be true. Since I’m still trying to figure out exactly what ThinkUp should be I’ve decided to to do what I do best, build the ThinkUp community by leveraging the communities I already lead or contribute to - we’ll start with PressWork!
PressWork is side project I co-founded with @bavotasan. I’ll make this...
March 2012
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Where to ThinkUp?
There are many meetup types - social, learning, mob, etc .. ThinkUp can be anything we want it to be, so where to host it is the question?
Most gatherings tend to take place in bars or restos, which is cool, especially at a known “tech” hangout. However, an event space with a bar or an agency that opens it’s doors to the community for public consumption is also cool.
So,...
