Author Archive: Dave
Will we see you at SXSW?
South By Southwest kicks off this Friday with the Interactive portion of the festival. For geeks like us, little gets us more excited than to sit in a room full of other geeks talking tech (yeah, we need to get out more). But don’t be fooled. SXSW began (and remains) high on the cool chart, because it all started as a music festival. What’s cooler than a music festival, right? Over the years the conference has expanded to include three categories: Interactive, Film and Music. All categories are now considered equally cool. Even though The Sadies aren’t playing at the Interactive portion. Whatever.
Anyhoo, we’re proud to be a sponsor of SXSW this year. You won’t miss us if you’re attending the Interactive portion because we’ll be wrapped around your neck, um, literally, as this year’s lanyard sponsor. Have a closer look at the lanyard and you’ll see a special project we’re working on with Plant-It 2020. You can help us plant 1,000 trees if you’re attending, and more information is available here.
If you’re planning to be at SXSW Interactive, we would love to meet you in person. Whether you’re an Emma client, a fan or just interested in learning more about what Emma does, perhaps we could find time to grab a beverage, or a snack, or even a meal.
To get in touch:
Email Dave Delaney, New Media Specialist or find Dave on Twitter.
Email Erik Jones, Emma Database Architect or find Erik on Twitter.
We hope to see you there!
[tags] sxsw interactive, sxsw, myemma.com, Emma[/tags]
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Are you a friend? There are 51 million Facebook users and counting…
According to Facebook’s statistics page there are 51 million active users today. Are you one of the 51 million? If so, we’d love you to drop by and join our new Friends of Emma Group. Of course, membership is free.
We’ll be adding news and links to goodies in the coming weeks. Join today and add yourself to the discussions on topics like: email marketing, newsletters, new media, and any other topics that come up.
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[tags]Emma Email Marketing, Friends of Emma, Facebook, newsletters[/tags]
10 favorite quotes about BarCamp Nashville
This past Saturday, members of Nashville’s New Media community gathered at the Exit/In for 12 hours of speaker sessions, networking, drinking, and fun (presented in part by Emma). I could write a long summary, but I think breaking it down to the best quotes is the way to go. So, without further ado, here are our top ten favorite quotes about BarCamp Nashville (in no specific order):
1. “Barcamp Nashville is a bunch of folk guitarists that tend bar on the side who are going to sleep under the stars in their $300,000 RVs and sing cowboy songs around the propane log fire.” – Going Like 60
2. “The entire day had the trappings of a Nashville entertainment event right down to the venue. Each city’s barcamp needs to have its own flavor. And there was an unmistakable Nash-Vegas flavor at this one.” – Shotgun Concepts
3. “I really only caught the beginning and end, because, let’s face it – I have other things I’d rather do on a Saturday than hang out with a bunch of web nerds.” – Selling Albums in a Singles World
4. “I’d love to have my product on Oprah. I’m working on that now.” – Viva La Lesley
5. “A great coming together of minds and ideas.” – Super Wonder Bang
6. “Learned some cool stuff about Google… more than I probably wanted to know, but I’ll be sure taking advantage of Google a bit more.” – Gavoweb
7. “Good Stuff – Good People – Right here in Nashville!” – WonderDawg
8. “Man it is hot in here…” – Brian Bruijn
9. “The BarCamp Nashville conversation needs to continue into the afterlife of BarCamp.” – Music City Bloggers
10. “It just goes to show that for all the progress and connectivity of ‘web 2.0′ — people still want a personal connection.” – Shotgun Concepts
[tags]Going Like 60, Shotgun Concepts, Selling Albums in a Singles World, Viva La Lesley, Super Wonder Bang, Gavoweb, WonderDawg, Brian Bruijn, Music City Bloggers, BarCamp Nashville, barcampnashville, myemma.com[/tags]
Podcasters Across Borders
I just got back to Nashville from Podcasters Across Borders (PAB). A side project from Emma is my gig as producer and co-host of Two Boobs and a Baby +, a comedy parenting Internet radio show.
Last year I attended the first PAB conference in Kingston, Ontario. Each year members of the Canadian podcasting community and beyond meet to share stories, watch presentations, learn and drink. This year was no different than last year, only the group doubled in size.
If you’re a podcaster I definitely recommend you attend PAB2008. You can find out more from the link above. Also, if you are interested in listening to some of the sessions check out the Canadian Podcast Buffet. Hosts Mark Blevis and Bob Goyetche also present the conference, so they podcast the presentations after the conference for those who couldn’t make it.
I also suggest you check out Neil Gorman’s presentation about podcaster burnout. I should note, this was his first time presenting (and definitely not his last – he rocked!).
Finally, I want to thank Emma for offering to allow me to buy my PAB friends drinks!
Cheers.
[tags]PAB2007, Podcasters Across Borders, podcasting, two boobs and a baby, neil gorman, bob goyetche, mark blevis myemma.com[/tags]
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