By aprilholle | general observation, things to do
While there’s a lot to be said about online community and how much value it creates in the web industry, I’d like to focus on offline community for a second. A great deal of time and money has been spent on building online communities and connecting people from one nation to another, but lately the
Tags: Bright Kite, Drawbackwards, Facebook, Forty Agency, GangPlank, Integrum-Technologies, obuweb, offline communities, offline community, Refactor Phoenix, Refocus Phoenix, Refresh-Phoenix, Social Media Club, Social-Networking, social-networks, technology-conference, Tiny Army, Twitter, web communities, web-industry
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By aprilholle | advertising & marketing, design, project management, speaker reviews
Alright so I thought that I’d have time between sessions and parties to really capture everything I’ve done while I was at my first SXSW, unfortunately, that was not the case. However! I took really great notes, so sit back and relax as I tell my story of one girl, one conference and thousands of
Tags: client-relations, client-relationships, clients, informative content, Integrum-Technologies, Jason-Santa-Maria, Jeffrey-Zeldman, Liz Danzico, Props and Drops, respect, SXSW, Twitter
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By aprilholle | new technologies, speaker reviews, things to do
Great Refresh meeting last night over at Inza Coffee. There were about 10 to 15 5 minute demos of new and exciting web projects coming out of Phoenix. Some of the highlights were: Show in a Box – If you’re interested in starting a video blog, but you’re not technically savvy, check out Show in
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By aprilholle | new technologies, things to do
Had a great time this weekend at a tweetupAZ meetup. Basically a lot of us twitter addicted peoples get together in one common area to interface offline and in more than 140 characters. This was the second TweetUpAZ meeting I believe, the first at a coffee house, and this one at Tempe Marketplace. It’s so
Tags: phoenix, phoenix-lifestyle, phoenix-web, Phoenix-web-events, Social-Networking, social-networks, Twitter
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By aprilholle | advertising & marketing, new idea!, seo, speaker reviews, things to do, viral marketing
So I got to sit down with Brian Shaler yesterday during the Phoenix BarCamp and really pick his brain regarding his recent boost in popularity on the net. I’ve been on a big personal branding kick and I’m trying to talk to anyone who’s someone to ask them how they “did it”. Not necessarily to
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