You are here: Home / 2009 / Archives for December 2009

Des Moines “Best and Worst” Social Media Highlights of the Year

December 29, 2009 By Leave a Comment

I have been thinking about this blog post for a while, and it is hard to narrow down just the best and the worst implementation of social media to just one candidate each.  If you try and list ALL of the best and worst things that have happened in Des Moines, then you had better have a complete list.

So, I have decided to list what I feel are the single BEST and WORST of Social Media in Des Moines this year.  Your mileage may vary, please let me know what you think.

[Read more...]

Filed Under: Featured

More on “The Social Media Experts”

December 17, 2009 By 5 Comments

So I realize I may be just a bit hypocritical regarding my social media consultant posts.  After all, I have called even myself a “social media expert” from time to time.   But if you notice I have taken that title off of the web page, and even threw away those old business cards.  The title never seemed “right.”  (That is the topic for another blog post!)

I want to tackle one of the questions that Dallas J. Moore asked in the comment to a previous post on the topic.  Not really a question but something he said that needs to be addressed.

In his comment, Dallas said that he himself had decided to be a “Social Media Consultant” after leaving a recent job (for whatever reason.)  Now, the point I definitely want to make is this:  I have NO problem with people changing career directions to follow their passion.   None, zero zilch.

[Read more...]

Filed Under: Featured, Social Media

Troy Needs an iPod

December 8, 2009 By Leave a Comment

One of my most infamous forays into the national podcasting spotlight came at the peak of Adam Curry’s popularity doing his Daily Source Code. At the time, I was an avid podcaster, but I did not have an iPod or MP3 device of my own. So, I looked to the Internet and asked for donations so that I could get my very own iPod. I did a short promo, sent it to Adam Curry, which prompted my friend (and sometimes rival) Allen to send in a promo of his own. Suddenly, the Troy Needs an iPod contest was born.

Here is a collection of posts, images and MP3s that tell the story.. [Read more...]

Filed Under: Podcasting