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Like most bloggers I know, I tend to link to information resources online when I’m writing about a particular topic.
One reason is simply that linking to an explanation of something provides a reader of your content with an opportunity to find out more, or see something in more depth, without you the blogger having [...]

A few months ago, I started working with a company called Conjungo to help them gain some visibility in the blogosphere.
Stimulate some interest and, hopefully, some conversations about what they offer. See where and how far a social media approach to getting the word out actually goes.
In other words, putting into practice much of the [...]

The City of Manchester football stadium - home to Manchester City FC - will soon be the first football ground in the world to be powered by sustainable energy when an 85-metre-high 3-megawatt wind turbine comes online next year.
When it’s fully operational, it will supply enough energy to meet the stadium’s power needs as well [...]

It’s the final stage in a week of valuable learning experiences that’s taken me from Milan, Italy, to Detroit, USA, in the space of a few days, all to do with helping two global organizations get a clearer understanding about social media and how and where that fits into organizational communication.
Because of Shel’s and my different schedules, [...]

Heading to Heathrow to catch a flight to Milan, Italy, where I’ll be until Wednesday evening. First visit to that city in over 15 years.
It’s a whirlwind week as after Milan, I fly to Detroit, USA. As I’ll be back here at the end of the week, that is literally a flying visit.
I won’t be [...]

A nice visit today from the UPS guy with two boxes containing copies of How to Do Everything with Podcasting, the book about, well, podcasting written by Shel Holtz and me.
Today’s the day the book is now actually available for shipping from Amazon US. In the UK, shipping from Amazon UK starts on July 1.
Very [...]

Climate change is a hot topic much in the news these days with increasing messages from our governments telling us we need to act now to save the planet.
We’re hearing new phrases like ‘carbon neutrality,’ ‘carbon footprint,’ ‘personal CO2 emissions’ and ‘climate forcings’ along with old favourites like ‘greenhouse gas’ and ‘ozone depletion.’
Does anyone really [...]

What a blast! A great party last night at the Coca-Cola Virtual Thirst pavilion in Second Life.
Organized by my crayon colleague CC Chapman (aka Cleon Goff), the event featured MoShang Zhao live from Taiwan playing his unique Chinese Chill music, streamed into the venue.
That got everyone dancing almost non-stop, me (aka Jangles Junot) included.

Dancing in [...]

It’s been a long time coming, but the content of “How to Do Everything with Podcasting” is about to go onto the printing presses and emerge in a few weeks’ time as an actual book.
This is the book about podcasting that my podcasting partner Shel Holtz and I have been putting together for the past year. [...]

Well, crayon launched in Second Life at midday US Eastern time today, and it was awesome!
We had a full house of guests. A presentation from crayon founder Joseph Jaffe, q’s and a’s afterwards then good old fashioned socializing.
I always think the social aspect of any gathering, real-word or virtual, is the icing on the cake [...]