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Advertising can't be the only option and other musings from BarCamp...
You missed the national BarCamp for NewsInnovation conference this past Saturday, held at Temple University in North Philadelphia — even though I encouraged you to come. I sure didn’t. As I posted...
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Community News Startups: Presentation notes from BarCamp for NewsInnovation
Sean Blanda, Brian James Kirk and me on Saturday, April 25, 2009 in the atrium of Annenberg Hall at Temple University after discussing at the BarCamp for NewsInnovation at TechnicallyPhilly.com, which...
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NEastPhilly.com: an introduction, a City Controller debate announcement and more
Banner advertisement design by Brian James Kirk for TechnicallyPhilly.com Here’s introducing one of the first regionally-focused community news portal in Philadelphia: NEastPhilly.com, home to anything...
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Making mistakes since 1983: Speaking at Rowan University
Brian James Kirk (L) and Sean Blanda speaking at Rowan University on Sept. 16, 2009. Making mistakes since 1983 | Sept. 16, 2009 | Rowan University On Sept. 16, 2009, the three Technically Philly...
View ArticleTwitter is stupid and other lessons in hyperlocal content strategy: NEast...
The second annual BarCamp NewsInnovation was held last month at Temple University — see my notes here. In addition to sharing all the failures we’ve had at Technically Philly, I spoke with founder and...
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Volunteering with Back on My Feet presentation at Refresh Philly
View from the 45th floor of the Comcast Center, before the start of Refresh Philly I rounded up the rear with a presentation on volunteering with Back on My Feet as part of a four-part event on...
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Three proposed ONA 2011 panels
The annual national Online News Association conference, to be held this fall in Boston, has launched its 2011 panel picker, in which those interested can vote to support their favorites of a couple...
View ArticleHow to get a reporter to care about your business: a Lean Startup presenation
When pitching your venture or product, send a business or technology reporter a three sentence email, explaining in super simple language (a) what your project is, (b) why it matters and (b) who you...
View ArticlePhiladelphia should own social entrepreneurship: presentation for Knight...
Because it has the infrastructure of a major market with mission-orientated for-profit and nonprofit groups and because it has all the big problems that other cities face, Philadelphia should be the...
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8 ways to make Philadelphia more innovative: Young Involved Philadelphia...
The annual State of Young Philly event series from Young Involved Philadelphia featured two economy-focused events at which I spoke. One was a series of lightning presentations last week and a second...
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