Industry Events

Some high-level thoughts on Mesh 2008

Posted by dwalker on May 23, 2008 at 12:44 pm

Just a few quick thoughts from Mesh 2008 as I am catching up on the last week. Was a great conference and I had a good time.
1. Twitter didn’t steal the show this year in terms of content (thank goodness), but it just added a quiet layer. Who needs speaker feedback forms when you have [...]

A Draft Social Media Metrics Model

Posted by dwalker on May 19, 2008 at 10:55 pm

Joe Thornley graciously invited me to the Roundtable he is organizing on Social Media Metrics and measurement. I am happy to participate and interested in the subject matter, but also smart enough to know that there are others who will be in attendance far more knowledgeable than I on the subject
To prep us Joe linked [...]

Speaking at Next: 2008

Posted by dwalker on March 28, 2008 at 9:55 am
CMA Next 2008

If you are in Toronto on May 12 – 14, the Canadian Marketing Association is holding their National Convention and Trade Show called Next: 2008 and I will be presenting my session called The Human Web.
Looks like an interesting conference with some good keynotes. I am particularly looking forward to seeing Avinash Kaushik with his [...]

BarCamp Calgary – Guy Kawasaki

Posted by dwalker on December 15, 2007 at 11:07 am
Guy Kawasaki BarCamp Calgary

There aren’t too many things that can get me to wake up early on a Saturday morning when it is my turn to sleep in, but a BarCamp in my town and seeing Guy Kawasaki are definitely two of them.
Guy decided to rip through both his “Art of Innovation” and his “Art of the [...]

Guy Kawasaki at BarCamp Calgary

Posted by dwalker on November 21, 2007 at 9:01 am
BarCamp Calgary

Mark your calendars for December 15th, because Calgary’s first BarCamp will feature Guy Kawasaki, author, VC, blogger, early Apple employee among other things. I have yet to see him speak live, but have seen several of the recordings online. I think a BarCamp with only about 50 people would be an ideal way to see [...]