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Video: Jeff Pulver on Finding Meaning….
Saturday, November 26th, 2011Join us at the Second #140conf Small Town on Sept 20th
Thursday, September 8th, 2011by Jeff Pulver
Last year at #140conf Small Town I was blown away by the people from across America who came to Hutchinson, Kansas and shared their stories as well as the people who came to Hutchinson to hear them. This year speakers from 17 states are converging on Kansas on September 20th for a conversation about how high tech thrives outside Silicon Valley and all the usual big cities.
Look for our speakers to share their stories about the real-time web and how it is changing their lives and their businesses in the Small Towns they live in.
This is not just a Kansas event. It’s not a local #140conf. This is an international event that happens to be held in Kansas.
And we are the only international “high tech” event to talk small towns and go to a small town to do it.
As one of the “big city” people who attended last year’s event, I believe other big city people should take note and make an effort to attend this conference. You will enjoy the experience. The perspectives shared opened my eyes to a part of America which I knew of but never felt connected with. I now do. It is never too late to reach out and discover something about yourself or your country.
Whether you are from a Big City or a Small Town, you are in for an amazing day shared only the way #140conf can deliver it to you.
For more information and to register, please visit: http://smalltown.140conf.com/
#140Conf NY Speaker, Julian Bond – @DMC_Julian Writes…“What Sesame Street, Chuck Norris, & sneakers can teach me about Twitter”
Tuesday, June 14th, 2011#140Conf NY starts tomorrow and here is speaker, Julian Bond’s contribution and preview of his talk at the event.
I’m so excited to be attending & speaking at my 2nd #140 Conference this week in New York City. I attended the one this past October in my hometown of Detroit, and while the experience of speaking there was great, I found that the most exciting part about the conference to me was the great diversity of topics and speakers all unified together to talk about how they participate in the wild, crazy, awesome online world known as Twitter.
This year, I’m presenting my talk entitled “The Adventures of @DMC_Julian at the Detroit Medical Center (DMC)”, where I’ll speak about my experience using Twitter for my hospital system in Michigan, and as I was initially looking at the schedule for #140conf NYC to see what time my talk was, I noticed all of these super interesting talk titles come across my screen. From “Sesame Street” to “Hugs” and “Sneakers” to “Chuck Norris”, I couldn’t believe how many great diverse talks that I was going to have the honor of being a part of in the lineup.
The overall theme that I’ve seen from all of the talks is…“Learning From Outside of Your Own Circle”…that is what I believe is the best part and overall lesson behind #140conf. While I believe that it’s great for one to attend conferences that focus solely on one’s own field (like with myself and the hospital/healthcare industry & social media), I also believe that it’s sometimes underrated and ultimately invaluable for one to truly venture out and learn outside of their current field.
So not only am I seriously very excited to be part of a great speaking lineup at #140conf NYC, I am also equally excited to learn from all of the cool-looking sessions planned and hopefully I’ll have enough room in my noggin to store all of the great info gained to share with my awesome Twitter peeps back home in good ol’ Detroit.
The Who, Why, And How of Twitter…. #140Conf
Sunday, June 12th, 2011Where do you (or do you) fit into this infographic? Leave us a comment….
#140Conf Speaker, Anita Cochran, On… “Brand ME Baby.”
Wednesday, June 8th, 2011#140Conf Speaker, and former News Anchor, Anita Cochran, shares her insights on making the transition from traditional media and becoming a brand. View her site at anitacochran.tv
I’m getting ready to speak in New York City about what else, TWITTER, and Facebook and social media. It’s Jeff Pulver‘s latest venture, and if you turned up or tuned into the #140 Conf/Small Town in Hutchinson last fall you know how much fun it will be. It’s all about how the real time web has changed our lives (in small towns in Kansas and ACROSS the GLOBE). The funny thing is, the reason I’m speaking has left me almost speechless again.
In Kansas, my name was associated with local news for 20 years. Two years ago, I left the anchor desk and relied on my family, friends and yes, my social media presence to remake my life. Now, as a somewhat social media “insider” I’m finding that what I experienced in real life as a local “TV Celebrity” is exactly what you need to be aware of here on the web!! “What, I’M a BRAND?”
This #140 Conference New York City is all about Branding. For 20 years I was branded as the face of the TV Station I worked for. I was paid, to be their face. It came at a cost, a local News Anchor represents her station first, her self LAST. Needless to say, when I no longer had to worry about how someone else wanted my hair to look, or what I could or couldn’t say, I felt FREE. That freedom was first realized here on the internet. I wrote about whatever I wanted, I posted pictures that station management might have cringed at, (have you seen my facebook??), and I became a person instead of a company figure-head. I thought.
Today as I was about to blog about a not so perfect experience with a cruise line staffer, I thought, “Really, is that what I want people who first come to my blog to know about me? That I’m a whiner?” It turns out that even though I became more real as a person here on the internet, Anita Cochran became a BRAND in the process. If you blog, facebook, twitter or even post reviews on the internet YOU are a Brand too. “What, I’m a Brand?” takes me to New York next week where I’ll share what I’ve learned spending 20 years as someone else’s brand, and spending the last few as my own. Some is exactly the same, some is NOT.
You can watch the speech live right here……I’m on at 10:50 on June 16th. Also, check out the other speakers, WOW, how did I make it on that list?? I think it’s either Good Branding….or Unintentional Branding, watch and you can decide for yourself which it really is.
#140Conf Sponsor, Doubletree by Hilton’s New iPad App Rocks! @doubletreehotels
Monday, June 6th, 2011Here’s a demo of the new Doubletree by Hilton’s new iPad App which you can download here. Thank you Doubletree for your continued support of the #140Conf events!
#140Conf LA Meetup Party Photos – Lots of Characters in the House!
Saturday, June 4th, 2011On Wednesday, friends of the #140Conf met at Central in Santa Monica to connect and get ready for #140Conf NY on June 15 /16. Thanks to all of you who joined in the fun. Great energy in the air!
Explore the “State of NOW” at #140conf in NYC
Wednesday, June 1st, 2011It turns out the #140conf events are all about listening, experiencing, growing, connecting, sharing and engaging. We are the place that embraces warmth and humanity, hugs over handshakes and a place where you will discover the mystery and the meaning of “Hybrid Vigor” on a human level. #140conf is a different experience than just about any commercial business conference you will ever attend.
By Jeff Pulver
Every once in a long while, something BIG happens on the Internet and can be felt around the world, across multiple industries. Something which will end up being very disruptive to some industries while creating new opportunities and ecosystems in others.
When I started to develop the #140conf events two years ago, I didn’t appreciate how significant the introduction and the evolution of the real-time Internet would have both on business and on the human experience.
Two years ago we were in the very early days of the next BIG thing, the real-time Internet. After a couple of years of brewing, the table has been set for the real-time, NOW Internet to emerge.
To better understand the “State of NOW”, the #140conf is bringing together a pretty amazing worldwide community June 15/16 in New York City.
I believe #140conf will be one of the landmark conferences of 2011. Just take a look at the schedule - http://nyc.140conf.com/schedule and the people who will be speaking and sharing their stories – http://nyc.140conf.com/speakers-2 if you have any doubts.
If you want to understand the unintended consequences of the “State of NOW” on your business, or have a chance to see new opportunities emerge for you to take advantage of, there is no better place to be than #140conf.
Delegates attending #140conf (so far) represent 15 countries across: Asia, Europe, Pacific, North America and South America. Looking at the delegates from the United States, at the moment 25 States will be represented. The gathering #140conf community will hear from over 130 people sharing one stage during the course of the 2 days. Some will be individual talks, others one-on-one interviews — and there will be some great panel discussions. And in all cases, these sessions are fast paced as they run between 10 and 15 minutes a piece.
Join us at #140conf where we will excite your imagination and be in a place where one can feel the warmth and positive energy of our community. I would appreciate your help in building our #140conf community.
The cost to attend both days (June 15 / 16) is: only US$ 140 if you register before June 8th. The price then goes to US$ 240 leading up to the event. I am not aware of any other event taking place in the United States or elsewhere in the world, which offers better value for your time or your money.
To REGISTER, please visit: http://nyc.140conf.com/register
I do hope you can join us.
Best regards, Jeff
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p.s. My closing comments from the recent #140conf Northwest. - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UUkslM4K-hU
#140Conf Speaker, Mark Horvath, Shares His Insights on The Homeless
Saturday, May 28th, 2011This past week lots of great things happened and I’ll write about more of them soon. But maybe the coolest was visiting with Ann Marie who is no longer homeless. Many of you may remember her from 140 Conference Los Angeles. Ann joined me on stage while she was still homeless and we received a standing ovation at the Kodak Theater. Now remember I used to be homeless in front of the area of where the Kodak was built so I will be forever grateful to Jeff Pulver for letting us on that stage. You can watch the powerful video here.
I’d like to say that I found Ann Marie in Chicago, but the truth is that she found me. Ann Marie uses social media to escape from her world and connect with others. When I arrived in the Windy City I received a tweet from @padschicago and the next day we arranged to meet in a train station.
Chicago blogger and now friend Megan Cottrell happened to be with me the day I met Ann Marie and wrote what still may be my favorite Invisible People post. PLEASE read this powerful post here. You can watch Ann’s original Invisible People video here.
Ann Marie has been sharing on social media that she found permanent supportive housing which is amazing. She has been tweeting pics and videos of her new place so I had a feeling she’d be OK if we stopped by for a visit. Marla Schulman and I jumped into a cab and went to Lakeview area of Chicago to visit her. Ann was waiting on the sidewalk for us. She looked great – like a normal person not a street person. I know first hand how hard it is to pull yourself out of homelessness. Ann had been on the streets for many years making it even harder. But she should be very proud of her accomplishment because she did this. She fought all all kinds of battles to get off the streets. I am so happy for her.
I am honored to be speaking next month at 140 Conference NYC. Great things happen at 140 Conference and you don’t want to miss it.
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