Everyone knows the Night Before CES Party is always the best! It’s always packed, there is a great DJ, free food and drinks and of course they have it at the best location, Palms Place. This year the party was hosted by Cooltronics, Futurelooks, and Redux. Last year we were on the 56th floor of Palms Place, but this year we were up on the 58th floor! Once again this floor only has 4 suites all of which feature 3,120 square feet of space, a pool table, full kitchen, and five 42-inch plasma TV’s. It’s the perfect place to have a party!
In Vegas for a Week
Well it’s that time of year again, off to Vegas for CES. This trip is always a lot of fun and it sure gives me a break from all of the holiday madness of the past month. It also is good to get out of Pittsburgh and the cold, although it is only around 50 degrees in Vegas it is sure a lot better than like 15-20 degrees in Pittsburgh, and there is no snow!
Tracking Events on Twitter
I have been using Twitter for quite some time now and I really did not find out its potential until a few months ago. Many people think that Twitter is just for seeing what your friends are up to or in my case seeing what I’m having to eat, but it is really a useful resource for tracking current events and things that are going on right this minute. This is really where you see the power of Twitter and why hashtags are extremely useful.
My 2009 Year in Review
Wow it’s 2010! Not only a new year, but a new decade! This past year was a very good year for me, there were all kinds of ups, downs, and in between’s. If you have a blog you know how great it is that you are able to look back on things you have done and be able to see the good times, reflect on your mistakes, and just remember some things you may have forgot. So here is my 2009 year in review, hope you all enjoy it!
Old Media Using New Media
When I was registering for PodCamp Pittsburgh 4 I noticed that 96.1’s Morning Freak Show hosts Mikey and Big Bob were leading a session called, “We Do a Radio Show … But Not Really”. I listen to the Freak Show in the morning and I also follow both Mikey and Big Bob on Twitter so…
SEO 101 with Jami Broom
While at PodCamp Pittsburgh 4 this past weekend I was able to attend Jami Broom’s session on SEO for WordPress. Jami is an Internet Marketing Strategist at ClicksToMySite.com. I already know a lot about SEO, but I figured I would sit in on the session to not only learn more, but share what I learned…
PodCamp Pittsburgh 4
This past weekend I spend Saturday and Sunday at the Art Institute downtown. Well what was I doing down there? I was at PodCamp! PodCamp is a free conference that has been put together to help people learn about podcasting, blogging, social media and more. I’ve heard of PodCamp for quite a while and really…
My G20 Experience
If you are a Pittsburgh resident you knew that the G20 summit was here last week. If you are not a Pittsburgh resident the G20 summit was a meeting between a group of finance ministers and central bank governors from 20 economies. So basically we had 20 world leaders including President Obama in Pittsburgh for…
Experiencing Conferences on the Web
Well yesterday was the 140 Twitter Conference in Los Angeles, CA. I Love Twitter and would have loved to have been at the event, but it really wasn’t worth going to for the costs involved. So I found out via Twitter that they were streaming the conference live! So all day yesterday I watched the…
Awesome Labor Day Weekend
This past weekend was Labor Day weekend and I sure took advantage of it! When you run your own business it is very stressful and being able to have an escape from all the craziness is nice. I started the weekend out celebrating my friend Cory’s birthday down at the new River’s Casino. If you…
Pittsburgh's First TasteCasting – Melange Bistro Bar
A while ago I was invited into the Pittsburgh TasteCasting group. TasteCasting is a team of people that get invited to restaurants and eateries for a complementary tasting. In exchange the team members share their experience with their collective networks of friends on Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, etc. The Pittsburgh TasteCasting group is a new addition…
The 4th of July in Pittsburgh
For the first time in quite a few years I actually went out and did something on the 4th of July. This year I decided to go hang out with friends and try and enjoy the day. We all headed down to station square and once down there we walked across the Fort Pitt Bridge…
City of Champions Parade
This was another post that I meant to get done last month, but with everything going on I didn’t have time to finish it. After the Pens won the Stanley Cup the city of Pittsburgh celebrated the victory by holding a City of Champions parade downtown. You know me being a crazy hockey fan I…
Pittsburgh's NHL Tweetup
A few weeks ago I was lucky enough to participate in the first NHL Tweetup in Pittsburgh! Before I get into it, let’s explain what a Tweetup is. I’m sure by now you are familiar with Twitter, if you are not check out my post about it. A tweetup is basically a meeting of twitter…
Celebrating St. Patty's In Pittsburgh
Well St. Patty’s day really isn’t until tomorrow, but the celebrations went on this weekend in Pittsburgh. There were events going on all over the city. We had planned to go to the parade, but we just went to Market Square instead. Market Square is at the intersection of Forbes Avenue and Market Street in…