Torcamp4 - I've added it onto my calendar at 30boxes. Won't know until closer to the date if I'll be able to break away and head into the city for it, but I'm definitely interested.
Glad to know I didn't suffer from foot in mouth disease and come off as a putz. ;)
2:57 p.m.
Anonymous said...
Rob, I had hoped to go to Shel Israel's presentation at the AIM Canada event, but wasn't able to fit it into my schedule. Thanks for reporting on the blogging dinner! donna
4:38 p.m.
Anonymous said...
It was great to meet you Rob.
You just reminded me that somehow I actually forgot to buy a copy of the yellow book...
12:24 a.m.
Just returned from a blogger dinner to welcome Shel Israel (co-author of Naked Conversations[Image]) to Toronto. The beer was a buck fifty more than advertised and the chicken wings disappeared faster than a termite at an anteater convention, but it was all good. To Alec Saunders, Dave Forde and Pete Dawson, who organized the event, a huge thanks.
I'm in the process of sifting through the business cards I collected to see who I need to add to my feeds. I always feel that an event like this demands that people should have a URL or net name or something floating over their head (akin to in a MMORPG). That way you know just who you're dealing with. "Jeremy, well it's a pleasure to have met you. G'bye. ...wait a minute. Jeremy Wright. That was Jeremy Wright. That was b5media President Jeremy Wright. Oh krunk - I hope I wasn't a total putz when talking to him."One of the great things about an event like this is you get to hear a lot of interesting conversations. I spent a good deal mixing my way through the crowd and listening in on the discussion. Met a lot of new folks whom I hope to meet again.
I also learned that my doppelganger is also a fan of Shel's work. Seems my like-a-look was in the crowd at the AIMS session on Blogging for Executives and apparently was one of the few there who seemed to 'get it'. Just not a lot of enthusiasm directed Shel's way at that talk. Always comforting to know my like-a-look knows what's what when it comes to the importance of social media. I discover all this as Shel initially took me to be my like-a-look and seemed so happy to see me again. I felt bad that I wasn't, but assured him if I had been there I'd of been nodding right along with my like-a-look.
After clearing that up, I did get the chance to chat with Shel briefly and get a copy of the book signed. The Halton Peel Communications Association is having an evening devoted towards the discussion of blogging and I intend on giving this copy of Naked Conversations to someone there.
I'll have to keep my eyes open for future Toronto blogging events.
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Close this window Jump to comment formhehehe.. my friends (co workers) got a kick out of the Comic paradigm..when I passed arouind the URL for the fish !! :)-
Nice meeting you Rob..hope to see you on TorCamp4 !!
12:14 p.m.
Putz? No, I wished we could have talked more, I just kept getting pulled away. Sorry!
1:06 p.m.
Torcamp4 - I've added it onto my calendar at 30boxes. Won't know until closer to the date if I'll be able to break away and head into the city for it, but I'm definitely interested.
Glad to know I didn't suffer from foot in mouth disease and come off as a putz. ;)
2:57 p.m.
Rob, I had hoped to go to Shel Israel's presentation at the AIM Canada event, but wasn't able to fit it into my schedule.
Thanks for reporting on the blogging dinner!
donna
4:38 p.m.
It was great to meet you Rob.
You just reminded me that somehow I actually forgot to buy a copy of the yellow book...
12:24 a.m.