But You're A Girl » Blogworld http://butyoureagirl.com Technology Consultant With A Heart Wed, 18 Aug 2010 15:20:01 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 Upcoming Speaking Events: August Through October http://butyoureagirl.com/2010/07/13/upcoming-speaking-events-august-through-october/ http://butyoureagirl.com/2010/07/13/upcoming-speaking-events-august-through-october/#comments Wed, 14 Jul 2010 03:56:29 +0000 Adria Richards http://butyoureagirl.com/?p=6648 Wow, so much has been going on since moving to San Francisco.  I’ve been holding off this post but  I just got the email tonight I’m speaking at Blogworld so without further delay…

Public Conferences

Private Conferences

There are also a few private conferences and events I’ll be presenting at

  • “The Security of  Digital Health Records”

    Private Conference, Colorado, August 2010

  • “Everything To Gain: Utilizing Social Media For Your Organization”

    Private Conference, Alabama, October 2010

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Chad’s hug was firm but hugging a 6 foot+ tall guy dressed like a Comic-Con Geek’s birthday wish / worst nightmare was a bit…different.

Check out Chad Vader getting Freaky

You can follow Chad Vader on Twitter, watch more funny videos on his YouTube Channel and visit his website.

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I’ve reached 500 hugs! I’m at 421 hugs. This has been an amazing experience thanks to John Chow and the power of blogging. I was able to take an idea and run with it.  My goal of 500 hugs is very near and people are suggestion I do something to celebrate. What should that be?

I wore my “Free Hugs” shirts on Day 1 and Day 2.  People smiled, thanked me, took photos of us together and some shared their feelings about why they have felt uncomfortable with hugging as a human social interaction.

8 people said no to free hugs.  I asked each if they wanted to do a handshake instead and 4 said yes to a handshake. 2 changed their minds and hugged it it out with me later on!  (more on those folks later).

I was asked by 2 people if I had swine flu. I do not.

The goal of giving free hugs was to connect with bloggers. Most of my life on the internet I’ve lurked. This means I would visit forums and blogs but not participate. I felt shy and uncomfortable about people seeing me and hearing me. Blogging has opened up my life to where I’ve learned it’s okay to be honest, direct and real about my goals, desires and dreams.

Thank you!

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More later!

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logmein iphone

I bought this back in June after having tried Ignition for Windows Mobile last year. This is a lifesaver if you need to access a piece of software or an open file you have sitting there on your desktop.
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You sign into your Logmein account and then you authenticate to the computer you want access to. I just tried to connect to my Macbook Pro but it’s rejecting the username/password so I will need to look into that.

Although you can store your passwords, I’d advice against it so in case your iPhone is lost, you don’t leave yourself (and your technology clients) wide open.

I’ve been able to help clients while away from my office quickly and easily using the Logmein Ignition for iPhone.

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Giveaway of Ignition for iPhone

This weekend at Blogworld, I will be giving away 5 licenses of Ignition for the iPhone. I’m looking for bloggers who have an iPhone (obvious one there), travel or are away from their primary computer on a regular basis and would want to take try something like this out.

Thank you to Logmein for sponsoring me at Blogworld!

Mobile Too Tiny? Try Logmein Free

There is also Logmein Free which allows you to connect from one computer to another and supports Windows and Mac (sorry Linux). The Pro2 version supports file transfers, remote printing and you can share your desktop with someone else so if you need to do a quick training or demo, you’re good to go.

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Sessions I’m Attending

Thursday, October 15
11:00am – 12:00pm S Why Blogs Are Your #1 Search Marketing Tool more >> 73 attendees Room 220 Room 220
1:30pm – 2:30pm S Lifestreaming & Your Business more >> 53 attendees Room 233 Room 233
4:00pm – 5:00pm S Get HUGE and do it for practically nothing: Lessons from I Can Has Cheezburger? and FAIL Blog. more >> 58 attendees Room 233 Room 233
8:00pm – 10:00pm P TECHSET & BLOGWORLD AFTERHOURS PARTY more >> 292 attendees The Bank (inside Bellagio Hotel) The Bank (inside Bellagio Hotel)
Friday, October 16
11:30am – 12:30pm T Are You Getting The Most Money Out Of Your Blog As You Can? more >> 102 attendees Room 233 Room 233
11:30am – 12:30pm N The Twitter Game – How to ‘Play’ Social Networking and Why it’s a Bad Idea more >> 61 attendees Room 228 Room 228
11:30am – 12:30pm G Video Podcasting 101 more >> 59 attendees Room 229 Room 229
12:45pm – 1:45pm N Creating Great Visuals For Your Content more >> 41 attendees Room 221 Room 221
12:45pm – 1:45pm G Work with whatcha got: Video Production more >> 39 attendees Room 229 Room 229
3:00pm – 3:30pm C Building a Sustainable Online Community: Lessons learned in the first six months at ChicagoNow more >> 65 attendees Room 231 Room 231
3:00pm – 3:30pm N Can You Benefit From Rampant Copying Of Your Content more >> 16 attendees Room 228 Room 228
3:00pm – 3:30pm G 3 ways to measure what matters with your audio and video podcast more >> 34 attendees Room 220 Room 220
4:00pm – 5:00pm T Did I Miss The Online Video Boat more >> 30 attendees Room 233 Room 233
4:00pm – 5:00pm N SEO/SEM more >> 66 attendees Room 219 Room 219
8:00pm – 10:00pm P BLOGWORLD OPENING NIGHT PARTY more >> 305 attendees JET NightClub (Mirage Hotel) JET NightClub (Mirage Hotel)
Saturday, October 17
11:30am – 12:30pm G How to prep your show to make it Advertiser Friendly more >> 25 attendees Room 232 Room 232
12:45pm – 1:15pm T How to Earn A Big Ole’ Pile of Money By Making Lots of Killer Blog Content more >> 87 attendees Room 233 Room 233
12:45pm – 1:15pm N How to design a killer blog! more >> 51 attendees Room 221 Room 221
2:00pm – 2:30pm E ASK THE EXPERTS more >> 32 attendees Exhibit Hall Exhibit Hall
3:00pm – 4:00pm N Crossing borders: Use blogs to reach a multicultural audience more >> 17 attendees Room 221 Room 221
3:00pm – 4:00pm S Social Media Customer Engagement, Customer Loyalty more >> 68 attendees Room 222 Room 222
4:15pm – 5:15pm N How Twits Lay Golden Eggs – The Art of Social Engagement for Business more >> 95 attendees Room 221 Room 221
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Tweet out #bwehugs if you hug me!

Free Hugs 2

That’s right! I won a full access pass to Blogworld from John Chow after I blogged that I would hug 500 people if he picked me. Starting Thursday, I have a goal to hug 167 people each day and will have a tally counter with me.

If you see me, I will hug you!

I need your help to meet my goal!  If you see me, feel free to come up and hug me.  I want to try and capture every person’s blog or photos.  I will be giving away buttons to every 5th person who I hug it out with!

Free Hugs Video That Started It

Click here to view the embedded video.

Free Hugs In Scotland

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Free Hugs In China

Click here to view the embedded video.

Tutorial on How To Give a Man Hug

Click here to view the embedded video.

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Cirque Du Soleil "O"

Since I’m going to Blogworld, I went online and took the Cirque Quiz http://getcirqued.com/quiz to see which show would be right for me.  It turned out that the water show…also known as “O” was the recommended one.

I also called my neighbor Tony who I went to see, The Color Purple: The Musical with because he also likes Cirque du Soleil.  They were just in town and he came back from the show all excited with this big, colorful book of the different shows.  He said I’d like the water show too!

How exciting as this will be my first Vegas show.   I just took my very first trip to Vegas for my friends wedding last Thanksgiving.  Not only was I nervous about traveling, I wasn’t really sure about what to “do” in Vegas but ended up having a great time!  I was too nervous to blog about it but I do see I tweeted some of my thoughts.

Here’s what the quiz said about me:

You have sophisticated taste and enjoy the finer things in life. You yearn for luxury and indulgence, making “O” at Bellagio, the “must see” in between your decadent dinners and designer shopping sprees! Cirque du Soleil paints an aquatic masterpiece with “O”. The international cast of world-class acrobats, synchronized swimmers, divers and surreal characters perform in, on, and above water to create a breathtaking spectacle. Inspired by the concept of infinity and the elegance of water’s pure form, “O” pays tribute to the beauty of the theatre.

Staying Updated and Social for Upcoming Conferences

One things I’m learning to do is once I plan to attend a conference, I setup camp just like I was doing a deer hunt (or so I guess since I’ve never hunted animals for sport).

I sign up for Blogworld’s RSS feed via my RSS Google Reader, setup Google alerts, follow the Twitter accounts, the Twitter hashtags and start reading about the speakers, attendees and looking over last year’s Flickr photo albums to get an idea of what to expect.

You can still get tickets to BlogWorld!  Save 20% until Monday, September 21st with this coupon code RICKNDAVE20

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