Hi all!
This blog is splitting up! Moving forward, my personal blog will reside at “mostlyrelated.com,” while “ericschlissel.com” will be focused on the business of social media.
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Today I’m giving a presentation on the history and future of social networks and social media at the American Public Gardens Association conference in Pasadena. I’ve attached the powerpoint and will be updating this post with the latest version as the afternoon progresses. This is released under Creative Commons, so please feel free to use [...]

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Well done last night guys. Here’s some feedback:

Don’t run out of food so early
Vet your speakers
Break up the speakers into two sets instead of having them all at once
Make peoples names larger on the name tags
“Ask me about” should be better phrased on the website (so you dont end up with “Ask me about Ask [...]

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Send out “John Doe has accepted your friend request” and the actual link in the email goes to your spam site. Most people would likely click the link to find out who the heck John Doe is, therefore spammers would have a high conversion rate.
You’re welcome.

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I once loved my Treo 600. However, after about 3 months of plugging in my headphones and dropping it in my pocket, the headphone jack would invariably break off into the unit. The units were replaced after some arguing and wrangling, but it was a PITA I dealt with for over a year. I doubt [...]

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There’s no crazy like New York crazy
Toasting a bagel is cheating
It’s tough being a Lakers fan in NY
Neighborhoods may change but people don’t
NY’ers are some of the friendliest people in the world
Bloomberg has done a great job maintaining and building the city, Hells Kitchen being a great example of bringing a neighborhood back from the [...]

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