• @briansolis Kudos for your state of social media report http://tinyurl.com/4qkyj3 #
• “That’s me in the corner / That’s me in the spotlight, I’m / Losing my religion” -R.E.M., on Flickr http://flickr.com/photos/adc/2902328740/ #
• At visual journalism panel at U Miami for photographer Pablo Corral Vega http://twitpic.com/dzgn #
• No wonder no one reads the newspaper: journalists never ask new questions #
• When power structures are skewed, to remain neutral or objective means supporting the prevailing power structure #
• To understand photojournalistic ethics, have someone photograph you naked to get a sense of how vulnerable you feel #
• The photograph itself does not matter; understand that you will learn from your subject #
• The sensationalist image is but a tiny part of the truth. More often than not, it serves to further polarize populations #
• The subject has the most knowledge of the story, yet the least power in the storytelling #

• “Bailout, you broke it, YOU BROKE IT, you bought it!” http://is.gd/3gRn via @mojosd @tokyodan #
• Actually that quote is “bailout, it’s bulls***, you broke it, you bought it.” Right on. #
• @lboord Foreigners hold 44% of federal debt held by the public That’s massive exposure to political risk. #
• Joined NPR’s socnet http://www.npr.org/templates/community/ and http://tinyurl.com/45dqm3 #
• @lboord half of debt is held by public, other half by Fed for monetary policy. Of public portion, foreigners hold 44% and China holds 19% #
• Given the dire warnings, it’s astounding the bailout failed. Guess it wasn’t that urgent,huh? It’s all smoke and mirrors. Where’s the media? #
• @MichaelBeaton If it’s so urgent, why didn’t the bill pass? Why not bail out homeowners instead, rather than buying bad assets from bankers? #
• @bduperrin Indeed, I don’t think a Wall Street bailout followed by loose monetary policy is good for taxpayers and the middle class #
• @MichaelBeaton Thanks for sharing that POV. I believe masses benefit from greater transparency and lose from political scare tactics. #
• @MichaelBeaton In other words, lets carry on (and reward) the folly of the past years and delay the pain. Someday, someone will pay, though. #
• @bduperrin I agree. Have the govt buy houses at risk and grant 30-year mortgages with lower interest rates for the homeowners. #
• BlogOrlando 2008 … third time’s the charm http://tinyurl.com/4rnebq #
• @bduperrin The $700B bailout plan represents $175,000 per home for the 4 million ones at risk of foreclosure. #
• @val_capone Right on. Investigative journalists are too few and far between, and we’re left with silly infotainment megaphones on the air #
• @FreeRangeMom What an idea. That’d cut unemployment and inject money into the economy. Forget it … it’s too simple and bankers lose out #

BlogOrlando gets better each year, I’m very glad I went. I of course enjoyed reconnecting with friends who flew in from across the country, seeing the Orlando tech community again, and meeting new people.

One of the highlights was getting firsthand case studies from the teams that manage(d) social media at major corporations: Jeff Rubenstein and Josh Hallett presented the Sony Playstation strategy; Paula Berg spoke about successes and learnings at SouthWest Airlines; and Jake McKee recapped his experiences at Lego.

The schedule was full of good topics, making it hard to choose which track to follow:

Leah Jones of Edelman Digital presented advanced search techniques, including the search engines and Boolean searches she makes. Here’s her presentation on Slideshare: “Going beyond Google“.
Nik Wilets, aka @tiburon, explained the difference between a photographer and a photojournalist, and had great examples of his own and other’s work. He was later followed by Etan Horowitz from the Orlando Sentinel, who spoke about the use of Twitter in Journalism.

Phil Gomes, also of Edelman, shared his experiences, tips, and techniques on giving internal education on social media within the large PR firm.
Spike Jones and Geno Church gave excellent presentations on “WOM and social media” and “Movements, activism, and social media“, respectively. Most interestingly, Geno spoke about creating and building the Fiskateers community, for one of the oldest companies in the world, Finnish scissor maker Fiskars. Community is not about the scissors, it’s about the higher purpose.

I’ve been going up to Orlando tech events, and each time it’s reassuring to see the tech community grow and organize itself. They’ve made great progress in the last few months since BarCampOrlando, which was the catalyst for many of the groups and initiatives. Pictured are Alex Rudloff, Ryan Price, and Gregg Pollack, who summarized the history and the many things going on. Here’s a video of their 30-minute preso.

I also saw David Alston from Radian6 speak about brand monitoring (disclaimer: I co-founded StartPR), but unfortunately missed David Parmet’s session on education and Jake’s session on identity.

Overall, it was great to meet up with such brilliant and engaged people, and best of all, it happened in Florida

Update: Some of the sessions are archived here on ustream.

• BlogOrlando was outstanding, congrats @hyku for a great conference. I look forward to next year’s! #
• “Certain friendships are too good and too strong to talk about” -Redford, on Newman http://tinyurl.com/426mhm #
• @Dana_Willhoit I saw you in passing as well … what a great event. It was good to reconnect with friends. #
• Think I’ll pass by Cape Kennedy on my way to Miami and get pictures of the Space Shuttle, I’ve never seen it up close.Another beautiful day. #
• @mkrigsman Thanks, Michael. I’ll consider taking the tour … thanks for the pointer. #

• Gr8t convos last nite @ BlogOrlando @alexknowshtml @alexrudloff @leahjones @markkrupinski @davidparmet @hyku @tiburon @anniemal @davidalston #
• Off to BlogOrlando for an early start http://ping.fm/8ZvRk #
• @Felipelobon Check out this post by @jowyang re: presidential debates on Twitter http://tinyurl.com/3jdy67 #
• @sarunasr Great to meet you, hope you’ll join us for a RefreshMiami soon #
• Retweeting @anniemal: @jakeckee asks how many ppl have read cluetrain @blogorlando. i am shocked @ how few have. read it ppl! it’s online. #
• Chekcing out Election 2008 on Twitter http://election.twitter.com/ #
• “Community is the loneliest job in a business” says @jakemckee #
• Lego didn’t need to build online tools since the fans had built them already themselves. All Lego had to do was to support them @jakemckee #
• @sarunasr I’m getting back into windsurfing after many years off. Mostly Key Biscayne. Hope we’ll have a good season #
• These BlogOrlando sessions are great, I’m torn four-ways for the first set. How to be in more than one place at once? http://is.gd/22gx #
• @spike_jones talks about getting your online social media efforts to support your offline efforts #blogorlando #
• Uploaded photos of BlogOrlando http://flickr.com/photos/adc/sets/72157607533125212/show/ #
• @philgomes Thanks for the great insights on internal education http://tinyurl.com/4m6jf7 #
• @leahjones goes way beyond Google http://tinyurl.com/6c5waw #
• BlogOrlando: so many great presentations and social media case studies, incl. SouthWest Airlines, Lego, and Playstation. Rock on #
• Added more BlogOrlando photos http://flickr.com/photos/adc/sets/72157607533125212/show/ #

• “Our passions are the winds that propel our vessel. Our reason is the pilot that steers her.” -Proverb, on Flickr http://ping.fm/bvNl7 #
• Finally driving up to BlogOrlando …. w00t! #

• @sass Tx for the great preso at RefreshMiami last night, many people told me they enjoyed it. Gratz on Dad-O-Matic http://tinyurl.com/3pxvyd #
• Islamorada sundown, on Flickr http://ping.fm/g6iw5 "Rest is not idleness" #
• Driving soon to BlogOrlando, I’m so looking forward to it and meeting up with firends http://blogorlando.com/ #
• @leahjones Glad you’ll be there! #
• @DearYvette Thanks for being at Refresh last night, hope you enjoyed it! #
• Well, spent all afternoon fixing a burst water pipe at home. Heading to BlogOrlando tomorrow. Bummed about today, but tomorrow will be good. #
• @JudsonCollier See you there, I’m driving up tomorrow #

• @mchamberlin Our challenge is to keep up with and understand the services they will be using #
• @Felipelobon It’s strange, isn’t it? I showed them Twitter, Summize.com (Twitter Search), and Twitscoop.com. I wonder if they’ll sign on … #
• Better for us, perhaps it might appear/That never air or ocean felt the wind/That never passion discompos’d the mind -Pope http://is.gd/33QG #
• RefreshMiami tonight! We’re overbooked by 40, so please arrive early. Overflow are welcomed at Novecento’s http://tinyurl.com/3vs4ey #
• Link to RefreshMiami tonight http://tinyurl.com/5ynm7n Thanks for pointing out broken link, @vicequeenmaria #
• Re: RefreshMiami @ 7:30pm tonight, the first 75 will be admitted. We’ll go to Novecento Coral Gables (1 block west) @ 9PM for 50% off drinks #
• @mchamberlin Thanks, Matthew … sorry you can’t make it. See you next time. #
• Heading over to Yahoo! for RefreshMiami, I’ll be there at 7:15pm #
• @gretchen3d I don’t know what to say … this will be a good event and we’ll continue at Novecento’s afterwards, at 9pm #

• Preparing for a class tomorrow on social media for journalism majors at the University of Miami. I wonder how many know about or use Twitter #
• “A year ago, financial companies were flying high” -> great interactive graph on the New York Times http://tinyurl.com/6jsbtk #
• @greglinch I’ll be lecturing in Yves Colon’s class tomorrow: CNJ216 – News Reporting and Writing. #
• @onajide There’s always one or two in any PR or journalim audience that have heard of Twitter. How long before 5 or more have? #
• @DerekTut The principal challenge is overcoming people’s expectation of immediate gratification. Happens to all of us. #
• @kbuczko I know, CNN and Rick Sanchez are driving adoption and recognition. Wonder how that pans out in practice. Will find out tomorrow … #
• Retweeting @supercres: Paul Krugman just said, referring to Hank Paulson “All your decisions are belong to me” My favorite economist by far. #
• @DearYvette Actually, Krugman is @supercres’ favorite economist. One of my favorites as well #
• @greglinch It always surprises me how few people have heard of Twitter and Flickr. It’s not like you need a visa or passport to go online. #
• @tomob Krugman got a Ph.D in economics from MIT, where he became the Ford International Professor of Economics. Tell me, why do I bother? #
• @greglinch “There’s so much crap online, you can’t find anything of value. It’s just a waste of time. Bloggers? Give me a break” LOL #
• @greglinch That comes from numerous conversations I’ve had offline and on. As a rule, it’s easy to disparage what you don’t understand. #
• @tomob Happens on both sides of the aisle; depends on where you think the truth lies, no pun intended. I don’t find him overly partisan. #
• @factoryjoe You might find him here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Death_Star #
• @enkerli To build a Twitter timeline, check out Twistory http://twistory.net/ by @tijs #
• Congrats, @dayngr, on the eMOM – Tatango partnership http://snurl.com/3t070 #
• That Cuban colada first thing in the morning really did the trick. It’s like rocket fuel. One of the pluses of living in Miami … #
• Twhirl should enable undo / redo. It’s ridiculous to have to retype stuff. #
• @enkerli Get in touch with @tijs , he may be able to hook you up. #
• @DailyMe Good luck, Lisa, sounds like a long day …. #
• “There is nothing new except what is forgotten” -Rose Bertin, on Flickr http://flickr.com/photos/adc/2882595676/ #
• @stoweboyd Thanks, Stowe #
• Spoke with Novecento, they’re offering us 50% off drinks after the RefreshMiami meetup tomorrow night #
• @vicequeenmaria RefreshMiami’s at Yahoo! Hispanic America’s from 7:30 – 9:00pm tomorrow. The first 75 get in. Then, we move to Novecento’s. #
• Sorry for getting political again (it’s horse race season, though) but I <3 this NYT op-ed http://is.gd/30Nz And no, it’s not liberal … #
• @josuer Should be a fun night, the best yet, I think. Looking forward to seeing you there. #
• @MailOurMilitary You’re more than welcome, Trish. Space will be tight tomorrow, so please arrive early if you’re coming. #
• @lboord Thx. NYT op-ed is “Aaron Sorkin Conjures a Meeting of Obama and Bartlet” You might have to be logged in? http://tinyurl.com/5xheu7 #
• @aschek Congrats for FayerWayer Brazil! http://www.fayerwayer.com.br/ #
• Just lectured to a class of college sophomores (journalism majors). No one had heard of Twitter, only one knew of Flickr. None were blogging #
• @tenamoore Surprising and sad. Change takes time. #
• @tiburon They’re just sophomores and the only social media they use is Facebook and YouTube. They’d like to work in a media outlet. #
• @DaveMurr I won’t name the school although some will know. There are a host of reasons why change takes so long. Frustrating, though. #
• @agustarz Little has changed in the last year, I guess. #
• @ShriNagesh Then again, we’re not really normal, are we? LOL #
• @BluButterfly You mean FayerWayer? hehe #
• @amachina What an incredible story, I hadn’t seen that! Thanks for sharing http://twurl.nl/8qqqrg #
• @tomob That’s great, Tom. By b-school you mean MBAs, not undergrads, right? A school on the West coast or Northeast perhaps? #
• @digitalfemme Seems digital natives are not necessarily early adopters. Weird, huh? #
• @HerMedia Whenever I speak in public, I first ask how many have heard of Twitter and Flickr. Never mind FriendFeed. Not many do. #
• @ShriNagesh It’s all a matter of perspective … I feel very normal #
• @tiburon I know, I told them their future employers will be turning to them with questions about these and other social platforms. #
• @6oclockvintage They struck me as very much the collegiate norm. Also, they use Facebook daily. They’re not unconnected. #
• @tomob Maybe older age as MBAs + that one of them is Northwestern makes a difference. These were just sophomores. Still surprising, though. #
• @tiburon Definitely! I’m very much looking forward to it. I’ll be arriving on Thursday. Still need a hotel, though. #
• @6oclockvintage That might be it. A big question for them is about creating an online identity and the implications for employment. #
• @ShriNagesh Great quote, I subscribe to that. Maybe too much at times #
• @davidburn They’re definitely on Facebook, I didn’t ask about MySpace. They were interested in @skydiver’s http://www.helpareporter.com/ #
• Oh wow, Automattic acquired Intense Debate! Nice! #
• @6oclockvintage I mentioned as much, saying best way to protect your identity is to become the authority on your own identity. #
• @tomob I agree with that. The term digital natives is prone to mislead; it’s not all encompassing. I’ll check out @geoffliving’s post, thx #
• @engineerdj Jorge, what are you referring to? #
• Taking a break to drive home now in an attemp to avoid the rush hour, since it’s raining here. Probably wishful thinking. #
• @DearYvette Definitely, but they’re not my students and this was just one lecture. I’ll be guest lecturing a few more times this semester #
• @engineerdj Automattic makes WordPress and Intense Debate makes commenting systems. Nice marriage, no? It’s perfect. #
• @mchamberlin Matthew, you’ve asked your friends, right? A surprising number of people have not heard of Flickr, never mind Twitter #
• @DaveMurr From my experience, digital immigrants trump digital natives in the use of social media. Maturity and life experience count more. #
• @sfbness My lips are sealed #
• @mchamberlin The services we use so passionately are not necessarily the ones they will use … #

• Wednesday’s RefreshMiami is oversubscribed, please plan to arrive early. http://tinyurl.com/3vs4ey #

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