Tweets for the Past Week
- @ChrisSaad awesome meeting you through @gregarious #
- @TinaHui great seeing you throughtout the gregarious bday celebrations, let's hang out sometime #
- @egoistpaul oh it was just gibberish from the Korean keyboard on my iPhone – didn't mean anything in reply to egoistpaul #
- You know you've created a successful product when… People shout it's name as hey take shots of Soju cc: @twitter (video coming soon) #
- RT @thekenyeung: Wow…@gregarious's party is going off. Just don't say the "T" word or you take a shot.
# - ㅎ쇼ㅓㅗ야ㅑㅗㄴ ㅠ오아ㅐ유아 ㅜ ㅡㅡ ㄴㄴㅁ
Epic food cc: @gregarious @themaria http://twitpic.com/10mwlw # - heading out with @MisterMorrill to a birthday celebration for @gregarious should be good times #
- Writing first 10 posts for ConstraintMarketing.com – the juices are flowing, I'll be at a hundred pages in no time! #
- watching/listening to my roommate playing Katamari Damasi – the quintessential Japanese video game #
- @StartupDigest soon as Virgin America turns on the wifi i will in reply to StartupDigest #
- @StartupDigest nice recap, you touched on most of the highlights. I got video of the geodelic preso and @davemcclure dancing… in reply to StartupDigest #
- Captain of our Virgin America flight came out to meet us and answer questions, how cool is that? http://twitpic.com/10cs6q #
- any San Francisco photographers out there interested in making some quick cash tonight? Please ping me #
- quick breakfast, errands, and then I'm on a plane back to San Francisco to put the final touches on tonight's party at Twilio HQ #
- @euwyn yep email Danielle@Twilio.cim for details in reply to euwyn #
- back at my hotel after spending 14 hours straight at #twiistup, brewing a pot of coffee and getting down to business until I pass out #
- @fritcher I agree, that was definitely the trend #twiistup in reply to fritcher #
- Doing pretty well in casino royal – $4250 #twiistup where is the POKER game??? #
- We are all playing courtesy of the Twiistup ATM #twiistupATM http://twitpic.com/109h6x #
- @mollierosev so awesome to meet someone else who does what I do! Let's stay in touch #
- @clintschaff well said in reply to clintschaff #
- Peter Gruber is talking about how powerful video is, and asks whether technology is moving us closer to telepresence #twiistup #
- "its converting attention to intention, that's the call to action… what's the intention of the attention?" Peter Gruber #twiistup #
- @MosheYudkowsky people aren't sitting right next to each other, so can't read each others' screens in reply to MosheYudkowsky #
- @thekenyeung hey are you here? #roffles #twiistup in reply to thekenyeung #
- @LeTwistedMentat haha "assymetrical" – no pun intended? in reply to LeTwistedMentat #
- just want to say the blogger setup has been awesome at Twiistup – power, internet, round tables near the front = happy Danielle #twiistup #
- @LeTwistedMentat haha what's a "Web 2.0 Twink"? and why does it piss you off? #twiistup in reply to LeTwistedMentat #
- @LeTwistedMentat i think you are missing the point, it isn't about being hot, it's about communicating ideas #twiistup in reply to LeTwistedMentat #
- last talk of the day is with @briansolis and Peter Gruber talking about the importance of storytelling #twiistup #
- @LeTwistedMentat nope, you're wrong #twiistup in reply to LeTwistedMentat #
- @danmartell hey can i join up with you for dinner? #
- love that Y-combinator is now asking people to submit video, agree it is a great way to tell more about a person #twiistup #
- the @geodelic preso was funny and clever, but these popularity contests completely divorced from product viability #twiistup #
- "boy we would pay if a company would just do _________" THAT is a product idea says Paul Graham #twiistup #
- Paul Graham of Y-Combinator says they are up to 172 startups they have invested in #twiistup #
- @CathyBrooks well, that's a bummer – you would think men might be able to learn from this, especially when it comes to how to support us in reply to CathyBrooks #
- @ericries @CathyBrooks oh I honestly didn't notice when they left, I'm just wondering how we really *know* gender has anything to do with it in reply to ericries #
- RT @getmingly: Be sure to vote for Mingly at Twiistup send a text to 99503 with the message "37115" #
- @Mickipedia i agree, this was the good side of the room for sure #twiistup in reply to Mickipedia #
- @CathyBrooks is it possible that the session was just boring, and that it had nothing to do with gender? #twiistup #justsayin #
- make something people want to FUCK or KILL says @davemcclure #twiistup – I got that on video, w00t! #
- posted on @seattle20 – Lean Startup: Two Slides Decks Every Entrepreneur Should See http://bit.ly/aOw4aW #leanstartup #twiistup #
- @hiremesf @blakespierson the revolution will be… video-ized… on my flipcam #twiistup #
- HA! still noticing new things about @davemcclure slides, including some very inappropriate unicorns #twiistup #
- @chrismacho I want to hear about @wefridge but I'm not bored, hope to find you later #twiistup #
- @davemcclure this better be good #
- RT @ getmingly: Take the "work" out of networking! Signup for your Mingly alpha invite at http://bit.ly/aUHrvI #twiistup #
- I could not do what these women do – having kids and doing what I do would be a super-human feat. Like doing 2 startups at once #twiistup #
- @QueenofSpain hey you're here – I'd love to meet you — I'm a friend of @heathermeeker used to watch your Ustream fun #twiistup in reply to QueenofSpain #
- @danolsen haha too funny! hope the interview went well in reply to danolsen #
- time to talk about challenges facing female entrepreneurs – Lisa Stone and Bambi Francisco moderated by @CathyBrooks #twiistup #
- "most features added to most products don't make a difference to customers" #leanstartup #twiistup – SO TRUE! #
- @RippolEffect cool, I will come find you at the next break – I am the redhead wearing a mens suit jacket… if that helps in reply to RippolEffect #
- "let's get started on the process of being embarrassed as soon as possible" – @ericries #leanstartup #twiistup #
- @ericries hearing you say that you've made some of these mistakes is kind of therapeutic for me, thanks #
- are you a startup or a cult? Founders – use your reality distortion field wisely #leanstartup #twiistup #
- OMG this is exactly what my last startup did! #leanstartup #notsolean #twiistup #
- haha @ericries talking about being in "stealth mode" and "IQ theory of entrepreneurship" reminds me of something…. #twiistup #leanstartup #
- entrepreneurship is a form of management, though we usually think of traditional mgmt when we think of a "manager" #leanstartup #twiistup #
- "I am the bearer of bad news… most of you are going to fail" #leanstartup #twiistup -why does every talk to entrepreneurs start with this? #
- ready to learn about lean startup from @ericries here at #twiistup #
- watching @danolsen demo YourVersion – some seriously useful stuff #Twiistup – installing their Firefox plugin now #
- This is odd – the "h" key is not working in Google mail but working everywhere else… anyone else have this problem? #
- @senigri hey great to meet you (totally randomly) on the airport shuttle #
- @Rippol wow this is cool, like the advertising model idea — do you guys have time to chat while we're at #Twiistup ? #
- what do you want to bet the livestream is killing the wifi for the rest of us? #twiistup #
- Ming.ly, a Twilio customer, is on stage now at #Twiistup – they're helping you build meaningful relationships online cc: @getmingly #
- @jf it WAS awesome! in reply to jf #
- wow just got this crazy pitch on video #twiistup #
- the presenter from Geodelic just got on stage with some kind of musical instrument, this could be good… or bad… #twiistup #
- 405 was surprisingly light (just like Seattle "light") and made it in time to hear @om and Richard Rosenblatt on future of content #twiistup #
- Awake and heading to Twiistup in just a few #
- @heathermeeker thanks for the intros that was really generous, feels like things are off to a good start #
- settled into hotel, breakfast ordered, internet set up, now I can sleep… or… work – thanks for the fun night #twiistup #
- RT @jebbrilliant: RT @sloanb: Apple lifts VoIP over cellular restrictions in new iPhone SDK http://bit.ly/alj2k2 Wow about time #
- @MikeMacLeod congrats! in reply to MikeMacLeod #
- @jolieodell looking fwd to chatting w/ you at Twiistup, hope your hair is as fantastic as it was at rww realtime summit #
- Just had a quick airport dinner and drink, now for my miracle makeover in the bathroom from frump to fab #twiistup #
- @ggdm haha I was just scanned by that thing a few minutes ago but didn't think to ask that in reply to ggdm #
- @michael_ong wonder what conditions those were? I am at SFO right now and it is clear, and not raining in reply to michael_ong #
- @DracoNoir me too in reply to DracoNoir #
- @heathermeeker I will! Getting in at the W around 10, will you be there? in reply to heathermeeker #
- @danmartell rock on! I'll be at the W by 10 #twiistup in reply to danmartell #
- @heathermeeker looking forward to seeing you at Twiistup – are you going to be at the W tonight? #
- heading out to the airport shortly to catch my flight to LA for Twiistup – anyone else on the 8ish Virgin America flight out of SFO? #
- @miscsecurity did a 1/2 barrel of Mirror Pond and 1/2 barrel of Red Hook ESB in reply to miscsecurity #
- @adamloving internet radio station based on your friends participating in Music Monday (and if it already exists I want to know) #chirp #
- woo looking forward to watching Caprica on SyFy channel #
- @awoods good point in reply to awoods #
- Heading to BevMo to buy a keg for a party but I'm not a beer drinker. Suggestions for something a lot of people would enjoy? #
- desperately trying to get room clean and laundry done before @MisterMorrill gets here Friday and discovers I still need a Mom #
- RT @alanweinkrantz: Me thinks the #ElevatorPitch is stupid. Instead of pitching your company, start thinking yourself as a story teller #
- Riding in a car that has Microsoft Sync – and it works!!! So jealous of @markcondon cc: @minddog #
- i guess I'm not going to #gitcc – oh well, I would love to see all you ladies but duty calls – she you at She's Geeky instead #
- headed over to the #GITcc cocktail party at Roe #
- @robertmclaws I absolutely agree and have done that before, but you do spend more time battling and less time building in reply to robertmclaws #
- RT @leonorams Working for a startup allows you to control your own destiny..You don't have to let other people define your own worth #gitcc #
- @zwitscherrob hard to predict the future, but from my experience burnout comes and goes – ride now I'm riding high on excitement in reply to zwitscherrob #
- @cgbeaman you're welcome – I had a lot of fun being a part of the event and trying out both the "shock jock" and "bait and switch" tactics in reply to cgbeaman #
- @adamloving @mulka seriously we can do the hackathon, I've already got my mashup idea (want to hear?) @DustyReagan @dacort @aviel #chirp #
- late to bed and early to rise, makes a startup healthy, wealthy, and wise (heh) #
- @gregavola thank you, I'm glad you enjoyed it – that is high praise indeed #wcbos in reply to gregavola #
- @davemcclure good talk, I had looked at the slides but learn best listening to someone tell stories. channels spreadsheet is helpful in reply to davemcclure #
- RT @WordCampBoston: Ignite WordCamp videos, care of @DanielleMorrill, now embeded at http://wordcampboston.com/program/ignite/ #wcbos #iwc #
- Office shenanigans cc: @thuddwhirr @markcondon @minddog http://twitpic.com/zrkaq #
- @mulka yay I'm registered for Chirp too! see you there in reply to mulka #
- @janeforshort its a full day of content for starting/running a business, here's the agenda: http://bit.ly/7XiJI1 – would be great to see you in reply to janeforshort #
- who's going to the Girls in Tech Catalyst Conf tmrw? #
- @ElishaNYC thank you #WCBos #Wordpress #FlipVid in reply to ElishaNYC #
- @JeremyKrantz problem exists between keyboard and chair in reply to JeremyKrantz #
- @JeremyKrantz its up now! http://bit.ly/5qCrLI enjoy in reply to JeremyKrantz #
- @williamsba hey here is the video of your Ignite talk http://bit.ly/8vMH2l #wcbos #
- OH: Safari is the new IE #
- @JeremyKrantz just got on the ground in SF, uploading to slideshare now in reply to JeremyKrantz #
- @tombiro ah yes, that's true — it get it now in reply to tombiro #
- Jane Wells @janeforshort introduces the Wordpress Foundation at Wordcamp Boston VIDEO: http://bit.ly/7fPTEh #wcbos #
- @tombiro not sure i follow you, just flew back to SF from Boston… in reply to tombiro #
- @minddog omw in reply to minddog #
- Wow first time coming home to the Bay Area really feels like *home* maybe because it's raining? #
- @garyvee read your book on flight and saw mention of web QVC idea – happily surprised as I've suggested same to friends #onestartupatatime #
- @minddog I'm on my way, need food? #
- Going to read Crush It by @garyvee on my flight looks thin enough to finish easily – thanks to @wordcampboston for the freebie #
- @JeremyKrantz yeah I haven't been able to get the upload to work on the airport wifi – I'll try one more time in reply to JeremyKrantz #
- @williamsba hey I'm almost done uploading the video of your Ignite talk – i'll send you the link when it is done #wcbos in reply to williamsba #
- @MediaDisconnect that was me, how can I help? #wcbos in reply to MediaDisconnect #
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Launching a New Blog: ConstraintMarketing.com
While I love my DanielleMorrill.com blog, it is pretty much a smattering of random things I am thinking about and pieces of my personal life. And don’t worry, I won’t stop writing here, but I am looking forward to creating a more structured home for all my ideas about how marketing can be done effectively at startups.
Lately, I’ve been following along more closely with Eric Ries, Steve Blank and others who are talking about Lean Startup. I think it is really cool that “lean” has finally made it down from the ivory tower of Six Sigma to the nerf gun wielding floppy haired startup kids. And with the state of the economy, it couldn’t come at a better time.
How I Came To Love Lean
When I was 15, I started working for my Dad’s newly formed financial consulting company (he’s blogging now, woo!). After two failed startups that had attempted to marry technology and the finance/healthcare benefits industry he was ready to strike out on his own, and I served as his tech-support/office-manager/generalist. It was my sophomore year of high school, and the first year I really got to know my road-warrior of a father. As consult, the business was basically a one-man-show so I began to set up processes that would help things like reporting to scale as we took on more customers. The first business book I ever took down from his shelf was The Goal by Eliyahu M. Goldratt and Jeff Cox, and it was the seminal work that brought the concept of lean manufacturing to the average businessman when it was published in 1984.
I was fascinated by the “Theory of Constraints” – the idea that you have to run your business in a way that is appropriate to your constraints. You have a broken machine, materials shortage, broken supply chain, damaged orders? Figure out how to restructure your processes to serve your end goals and take the reality of your situation into consideration.
Why “Constraint Marketing” for Startups?
Marketing in the technology world is more than just brand awareness, it’s a core distribution channel for consumer and enterprise products that are sold on the internet. The new product supply chain isn’t interested in planes, trains, trucks, and boats. Instead it is interested in channels like display advertising, social media, webinars, and ultimately a call-to-action that leads to conversion.
So what if we applied the rules of lean manufacturing and supply chain to startup marketing? What would happen, what can we learn, and would be more effective marketers? I can’t begin to tell you how many times I’ve heard marketers derided for not being cost conscious enough, or efficient enough – and in that way I think I have a lot in common with a plant manager at a factory.
I think my experiences working in logistics (Expeditors International) as well as on-site for highly productive lean manufacturing factory concerns such as a Genie Industries and distributors like Zumiez were some of the most fascinating and formative experiences of my life. In the same way I am marrying the old and the new in telecommunications with Twilio, let me marry the old and new wisdom of product distribution for online products. We’ll see where this goes… I’m looking forward to feedback.
Stay tuned, http://www.constraintmarketing.com will be live soon
Tweets for the Past Week
- RT @monikamcg: One thing really got reinforced at #wcbos yesterday was keep on doing video. Guess I'm on the right track with all my videos! #
- @Amandablum thanks again for the ride to the airport (they have free wifi here!) #
- Check out my video playlist from Wordcamp Boston – 5 Ignite talks uploaded and 5 more to go http://bit.ly/4XeeIh #wcbos #
- @prwood sounds like a human communication fail, glad your car was ok in reply to prwood #
- @andrew_cpht hey thanks for finding me to say bye, and for filming the Ignite talks. See you in NY for the bloggers meetup? in reply to andrew_cpht #
- @ElishaNYC absolutely – 3/1 at NYU for sure, will ping you when I have more details in reply to ElishaNYC #
- @michaeltorbert thank you, honestly don't think changing the slides mattered one bit. Much respect to the organizers in reply to michaeltorbert #
- @jeffiel thank you in reply to jeffiel #
- @r_diamond great to meet you at the #wpchicks brunch, you've motivated me to check out StudioPress #
- @BurgessCT sounds like a good topic (the "common sense" is key) will there be video? in reply to BurgessCT #
- @designsimply hey great meeting you – let's keep in touch! #redheadgirlfrombrunch #wcbos #
- Hey @photomatt this community is unbelievable – your #wcbos organizers were great! #
- @andrew_cpht haha how many #wpdudes are there?#wpchicks #wcbos in reply to andrew_cpht #
- @jamesdalman hey great meeting you at #wcbos #
- OH: "I can make men give me anything" in response to great swag giveaways #wpchicks #
- Nom nom at #wpchicks http://twitpic.com/zk44b #
- The things we do for foodie pics at the Asgard last night #wcbos http://twitpic.com/zk2s3 #
- @jenkinsjeffrey yep http://bit.ly/6cUYdx in reply to jenkinsjeffrey #
- go here and rate my Ignite talk http://bit.ly/904KsI you can watch the video here to refresh your memory http://bit.ly/6cUYdx #
- @Amandablum hey I'm uploading the rest of the video now, if you give me a login for the wordcamp boston blog I can make a post for you #
- watching my Ignite talk – favorite quote: "this cat does not fit, and this cat is not happy" #wcbos #ignite #thingswesayaboutcats #
- Video of my Ignite talk about "Getting the Money Shot: Making Screencasts without Going Insane" #wcbos http://bit.ly/6cUYdx #
- Waking up for #wpchix in an hour, looking forward to food! #wcbos was a great time #
- @ElishaNYC great talking to you tonight, can't wait to connect when I'm in NY and all the best on your new biz! #
- @CordairGallery ooh I like that one! #moneyshot in reply to CordairGallery #
- @mypolaropposite it was a pleasure meeting you at #wcbos, and i hope you end up creating your first screencast. #
- @davecousins you are in luck, I actually have the whole thing on video http://bit.ly/6adIzk in reply to davecousins #
- Just ordered a burger with Gouda and bacon at the Asgard afterparty #wcbos #
- Booze shuttle! #wcbos I'm there can't wait to meet the rest of you #
- I think Mimibot have a naming issue – "meemo" "memo" "nebo" "nilio" #wcbos #
- Yo dawg I hear you like USB drives… Can I put the x in the y please? #mimobots #wcbos #
- "if Matt gets hit by a bus, Wordpress is safe" #wcbos #ignite introducing the Wordpress Foundation #
- @mypolaropposite awesome can't wait to see what extraordinary content you link to #wcbos #moneyshot in reply to mypolaropposite #
- Yo dawg I hear you like money shots #wcbos #
- No you can't have a pony. #wcbos #igw #
- RT @akarlin: I really enjoyed @daniellemorrill's screen casting presentation. Pretty much she says cut it or forget posting it. #wcbos #iwc #
- @jamescoletti thanks! in reply to jamescoletti #
- @DerekWilmot is that a dog or a… Panther? in reply to DerekWilmot #
- @Casieg thanks! For once it was socially acceptable to talk as fast as my brain wishes I would #wcbos #moneyshot in reply to Casieg #
- @kgagne just ass the cat in reply to kgagne #
- @kirkv word! in reply to kirkv #
- @akarlin the screencasting software is Screenflow by Telestream #wcbos #iwc #moneyshot in reply to akarlin #
- RT @BenSpark: @danielleMORRILL Here is a money shot for you http://bit.ly/6RKiZC #wcbos #ignite #moneyshot #
- RT @djcp: #wcbos use mechanical turk for voice actors: http://bit.ly/4XqBJb
– great suggestion #moneyshot # - RT @carissao: I am a living, breathing money shot. #wcbos #bestwordcampever #moneyshot #
- @stevegarfield thank you! that was an adrenaline rush #wcbos in reply to stevegarfield #
- Remember to tweet #moneyshot with your fav non-pr0n "money shot" and you could win a Flip Mino HD cam #wcbos #
- Dirty Harry Meets Rain Man http://bit.ly/8QEjSW #wcbos cc: @MisterMorrill #
- the suggestion that one business shouldn't be able to own more than one piece of the value chain is disgusting #netneutrality #wcbos #
- @brettbum yep, those were pretty funny – good icebreaker though #wcbos in reply to brettbum #
- "I think its good, everybody should obsess about the things they are obsessed about" @dweinberger #wcbos #
- running through my Ignite slides, nervous to live up to the high bar I've come to expect from Seattle Ignite events #wcbos eek! #
- Listenig to David Weinberger & Doc Searles talk about the Cluetrain Manifesto at Wordcamp Boston. Such a prescient book. #wcbos #
- @stevegarfield great talk, wanted to ask if you know of good ways to learn how to work a tricaster for live streaming. #wcbos in reply to stevegarfield #
- Apparently I need to try out VideoPress to, but does t work with wordpress.org? Sounds like there's some confusion, I'd love to know #wcbos #
- Wow this TV elements theme rocks!!! #wcbos #
- How am I not using TubeMogul to distribute my videos? Time to get on that! #wcbos #
- RT @aphelionz: Watching other people use FireBug is fun and enlightening. #wcbos – don't know how I ever lived without it #
- Check out iodapromonnet.com and soundcloud.com for cheap/free music for your videos #wcbos #
- Love this video talk great lead up to my screencasting ignite talk – the zi8 points are dead on #wcbos #
- @stellel you're welcome thanks for being there in reply to stellel #
- @Amandablum still looking forward to meeting you at #wcbos – I'm hanging out in the unconference session room #
- @mskonfa1990 you're welcome, thanks for being there look forward to seeing you again cc: @twilio #wcbos in reply to mskonfa1990 #
- @vincenttobiaz I would use it as CSS generator getting started, or going through concepts with customer, probably not final design #wcbos in reply to vincenttobiaz #
- i think we are going to need more chairs soon in the unconference room #wcbos #
- @vincenttobiaz it's a guy who uses it and loves it looks like a great way to rapidly prototype new blog themes #wcbos in reply to vincenttobiaz #
- OH: "wow, wow… wow" in the unconf session about Artisteer #wcbos this is the powerful and simple tool, supports Mac OS10 #
- @AGirlMustShop wordpress is a powerful CMS, and adult content sites face significant content mgmt challenges #wcbos would love chat w/ you in reply to AGirlMustShop #
- Unconference sessions announced here is a pic of the board if you don't want to walk down #wcbos http://twitpic.com/ze9sh #
- @strebel hey save a small for me in reply to strebel #
- @bostonmarketer they are going to announce the unconference topics and times at lunch #wcbos in reply to bostonmarketer #
- RT @skeggsjp: a person should be able to make a living off their skills/talents even from open source technology #wcbos /via @jamesdalman #
- @williamsba sadly my last slide got the axe, replacing with ponies, daisies, 40 heavenly virgins… Not sure yet #wcbos in reply to williamsba #
- @Amandablum any suggestions for what I should use to replace my last <censored> slide? #wcbos in reply to Amandablum #
- Hope the jQuery slides will be on Slideshare, can't see from here #wcbos #
- Listening to the jQuery session and realizing I need to check out a lot of these new resources #wcbos #
- someone put me on the unconference list to talk about porn. believe or not I'd prefer to talk about my new plugin – vote it up! #wcbos #
- @runarorama thank you! in reply to runarorama #
- @bostonmarketer hey thanks, I'm thinking of giving an unconference session about it at #wcbos – interested? in reply to bostonmarketer #
- now you can call me directly from my blog – just enter your number in the form and click "Call" http://bit.ly/1mPYLW #wcbos #
- installing the WP plugin I'll be showing people today at #wcbos – click to call powered by Twilio – thanks to @minddog and @enborra #
- oh my gosh I'm awake, thank goodness for room service to get me started #wcbos #
- @SWdesignz yes, that's the one in reply to SWdesignz #
- Just ordered breakfast for 6:30am #wcbos gonna be interesting waking up and getting to NERD by 8am #
- A friend's bank failed today. Not just big banks and irresponsible lenders – it's people you know fighting to make things right and losing #
- time to practice for my Ignite talk, and thanks for the unconference talk suggestions and feedback for PornCamp #wcbos #notyourmamasblog #
- @kurteng we're having a good time at the hotel bar, hope to see you back here in reply to kurteng #
- @strebel hey @kressaty told me to find you! And to say something… Can't remember now… want to get a drink? #wcbos in reply to strebel #
- @kurteng can't find it with Google maps, do you know the cross streets? in reply to kurteng #
- @gregorvios if so add me danielle@googlewave.com in reply to gregorvios #
- @corymiller303 I think I see you… #
- @kurteng would love to, are you still there? Didn't know people were gathering in reply to kurteng #
- @justinthorpe hey are around Boston yet? #wcbos #
- @andrew_cpht hey I'm at the round table next to he big group hope you'll say hi in reply to andrew_cpht #
- Funny thing being in a room of people who might be Worscampers but I can't tell. Guess badges aren't bad as I thought #wcbos #socialskills #
- @andrew_cpht hey are you here in the lobby – I'm the redhead sitting in the middle area thing in reply to andrew_cpht #
- @wptavern I'm here but have no way to recognize anyone… I'm the redhead with brown boots in reply to wptavern #
- @MosheYudkowsky maybe it's a good thing, kind of like under promise and over deliver? in reply to MosheYudkowsky #
- @wptavern thanks, I think I will – see you in the lobby in reply to wptavern #
- @MosheYudkowsky ouch! okay okay i hear you in reply to MosheYudkowsky #
- @andrew_cpht hey I think we should meet up with @wptavern – what do you think? in reply to andrew_cpht #
- @wptavern is that an invite to meet up or just an FYI #
- @andrew_cpht looks like the closest pub is Tommy Doyle's in Kendall Square in reply to andrew_cpht #
- @rcollazo hey you work for Rackspace? I'm a cloud computing geek too, I work on @twilio #wcbos in reply to rcollazo #
- @andrew_cpht @rcollazo what are your thoughts on Irish pub food? #wcbos in reply to andrew_cpht #
- @MosheYudkowsky yeah maybe I need a new one… one with my hair down so people recognize me would probably help in reply to MosheYudkowsky #
- @wptavern hey @andrew_cpht and I were talking about meeting up for food, want to join in? #wcbos in reply to wptavern #
- @andrew_cpht i have not clue either… cheap is good in reply to andrew_cpht #
- @andrew_cpht hey just saw your tweet about food – i'd be down for that, should we gather more folks together? #wcbos in reply to andrew_cpht #
- @contentrobot hey I hope I can meet you at #wcbos – bringing a new Wordpress plugin to get some feedback in reply to contentrobot #
- all checked in at the Marriott for #wcbos just cranked the heat up in my room to make the Miami to Boston transition easier #
- @jsoncorwin seriously crazy right? If you win I'll laugh in reply to jsoncorwin #
- I'm in Boston with nothing planned for tonight. Any suggestions for what I should do? #
- Headed out of Miami and on to Boston for Wordcamp and Ignite. At least I fit in a walk on the beach #
- packing and then getting up and flying in 5 hours to #wcbos – oh and finishing my slides for ignite… time for the flickr #
- flying into Boston tmrw around 10:15am – is there any good places to cowork near downtown? #
- @chrisbrisson hey great to meet you in person at #itexpo, looking forward to talking more soon in reply to chrisbrisson #
- shout out to Twilio customer Precision Polling in the StartupCamp Telephony keynote #itexpo – developers, developers, developers! #
- "if you're not prepared to go up against Google someday then go be a farmer" Jamie Siminoff #itexpo #startupcamp #
- wish I had more time in Miami to connect with the meetups, tweetups, and other geek fun that happens in every city – leaving tmrw AM #
- @ML some Bay Area startups pitching tonight in Miami Beach, looks like you're into geeky stuff so thought I'd share http://bit.ly/8vNcWN #
- @treister sounds like you're into entrepreneurship, you might like the Startup Camp Telephony event tonight http://bit.ly/8vNcWN #
- @ivanmladenovic looks like you're an entrepreneur in the Miami area, are you planning on coming to StartupCamp tonight? http://bit.ly/8vNcWN #
- proud to spread the word about StartupWeekend companies – StartupCamp Telephony is tonight http://bit.ly/8yMcDN cc: @twilio #itexpo #
- @miscsecurity not sure if I will be able to lifestream due to the internet, but it will definitely be on video later #itexpo in reply to miscsecurity #
- @torlowski @amandablum @williamsba @stellel its amazing what people will come up with when it comes to cat pictures #
- @Amandablum fighting strong urge to put this into my slide deck for #wcbos http://bit.ly/8P6Km6 #
- Seesmic look only for Windows? Noooooo
#sadthatmainstreamisnotMac # - Downloading Seesmic Look now, let's see what this baby can do #
- @corymiller303 yep, I'm even speaking at Worcamp Boston Ignite – see you there! thanks @khartline in reply to corymiller303 #
- Looking forward to Wordcamp Boston, gotta finish these slides for my Ignite talk #wcbos #
- @aviel just read this interview http://bit.ly/60Kiul "Did you rick roll me at three in the morning last night? Via phone?” cc: @twilio #
- @asaunders nice meeting you yesterday at #itexpo in reply to asaunders #
- ack, not awake yet – full hour time lapse of sunRISE actually #itexpo #
- just set up my camera to catch a full hour time lapse of the sunset – looking forward to day #2 of #itexpo #
- RT @GuyHirsch: i gave a bold statement re future of #recruiting to one of the writers at ITEXPO EAST http://ow.ly/YNCb #hiring #jobs #
- @jasoncorwin where are you guys? #
- fit in a short walk on the beach and a margarita – now heading back to the convention center for the cocktail reception #itexpo #
- going to demo some Twilio apps for this last session of #cloudcomm10 at #itexpo – flying by the seat of my pants is fun! #
- listening to a healthy debate about Unified Communications vs. CEBP at #cloudcomm10 #itexpo #
- .@danyork "The real problem is imagination… power of cloud is the power of play, its easier to get started now than ever before" #itexpo #
- RT @irvshapiro: #cloudcom at #itexpo a collection of the who's who of cloud telephony. Great sessions. @voxeo @ifbyphone @cloudvox @twilio #
- the world is changing -watershed moment at #itexpo @howethomas talking about Github re: @troyd shirt – the web is coming!!! #cloudcomm10 #
- Let's really talk about lock in? There are millions of web developers, how many VXML developers are there? #cloudcomm10 #itexpo #
- wow @howethomas just called Twilio the "coolest kid on the block" in Silicon Valley for telephony – hope we can live up to it! #cloudcomm10 #
- does anyone know of a service for uploading/hosting long videos to the web? #
- Wow I never knew that my time spent at Expeditors as a business process analyst would translate so clearly to working in cloud comm #itexpo #
- Great question from @howethomas about the "hype cycle" asking if CEBP is new or just new name for an old concept. #itexpo #
- @ps27 hey great meeting you in person #
- At the Cloud Communications Summit at ITEXPO room 107 – capturing the talks on video so you won't miss a thing #cloudcomm10 #
- @pebbly hey I know *exactly* where that is – sorry about the delays in reply to pebbly #
- @bmw yeah, but this is going to be network television to the mainstream and they are drawing cast members from the public. in reply to BMW #
- ok they've gone an made the 24/7 livestreaming reality TV show, it was only a matter of time http://bit.ly/85paca cc: @bmw #
- @tombiro ha i saw that too, strange in reply to tombiro #
- @pebbly awesome, safe travels guys – see you in the morning! #itexpo cc: @jasoncorwin @jeffjenkins in reply to pebbly #
- contemplating wandering over to the TMC pre #itexpo get together, won't know anyone but it could be fun. We'll see #
- Laughing on the inside and realizing I am probably living a scene from Up In the Air (which I haven't seen yet) – hotel cover bands are epic #
- @thinkmaya I ran into that problem and agree, very annoying even though they are trying to prevent fraud in reply to thinkmaya #
- heading downstairs in a bit to try the food at Preston's Brasserie #itexpo 9:30pm reservation for 1, should be fun #
- @irvshapiro safe travels, looking forward to seeing you at the Cloud Communications Summit #itexpo in reply to irvshapiro #
- @CincyRecruiter I think Typepad is already back up again, about 10 min of downtime overall #
- @richloen nice work! oh I see you are @ingeniussw as well — I am @twilio now and again, I'd love to learn more about your comapny in reply to richloen #
- @rmack yes i think typepad is down across the board http://bit.ly/8NL6bS #
- sunset from my hotel room, getting ready for #itexpo to begin tomorrow. First time in Miami Beach http://bit.ly/4AhVem #
- @danyork hey are you hear in Miami already? Looking forward to hearing you speak at #ITEXPO in reply to danyork #
- I can't wait for the new iPhone to come out, the touch on mine isn't really working all that well anymore – just a few more months #
- @rtehrani this is going to be a good show, i'll place a bet there are more #ITEXPO tweets than ever before too – see your tmrw in reply to rtehrani #
- @ingeniussw I'm looking forward to watching Pebbly launch their startup at Startup Camp Telephony (I'm biased) #twilio #ITExpo in reply to ingeniussw #
- @radinfo oh that sounds like a session I should be listening too, might have to duck out of the Cloud Comm Summit #ITEXPO in reply to radinfo #
- @richloen wow is that the view from your room? this is a nice hotel, I like it #ITExpo in reply to richloen #
- @chrisbrisson hey I'd be happy to meet with you and introduce you to the Twilio team in Miami at #itexpo in reply to chrisbrisson #
- @amandablum bribes not required – I'll drink one in your honor and then buy you one while I'm in Boston in reply to Amandablum #
- just packed for the cold Boston weather for Wordcamp, and also for Miami in one suitcase. Now on to the slides #wcbos #
- @sunilgarg @kressaty haha I just had my Mac doing some weird stuff and thought maybe I was hacked, wanted a way to check #
- What is a good anti virus scan for my Mac? #
- just checked into my flight online, all personal items packed, checking email then I'm taking a 3 hour nap. Love traveling! #
- @dave_blogworld I'm a big fan of him in Rounders too in reply to dave_blogworld #
- @dave_blogworld I really like the intelligent narration by Ed Norton, the dialogue is great. The gore is stylized in reply to dave_blogworld #
- watching Fight Club for the first time while I pack. This is very different from what I thought it would be #
- oh @GrubHub how do I love thee, let me count the ways. Pot stickers to the rescue! #
- @Armano it's just a matter of time until there are beads in there… in reply to Armano #
- thank you Expeditors Intl – you were my finishing school for interacting with the Fortune 500. Worth every second of grunt work #
- oh sad day! Taco Bell founder dies at age 86 Eat a taco (or nacho cheese chalupa) in his honor today http://bit.ly/4p20Je #
- wow looking at my travel schedule for the next 8 weeks: Miami Beach, Boston, LA, Seattle, Las Vegas, New York, and Austin – can't wait! #
- At winery OH: "We don't really have a register, it's just this thing through QuickBooks. I hate it." cc: @ Poornima #
- @LilyBixler great to meet you to at Trahan! Can't wait to grab a drink – check out O'Reillys TOC conference #
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Ignite WordCamp Boston Videos
Want to watch one of the super-fast presentations, or weren’t able to make it last night? Never fear, Flipcam HD to the rescue! These are also on YouTube for your embedding pleasure.
Getting the Moneyshot: Making Screencasts without Going Insane – by Danielle Morrill (me!)
You Beta’ Test Your Plugins – by Michael Erlewine
Turning Wordpress Into a Social Media Monitoring Dashboard – by Kevin Palmer
Yo Dawg I Heard You Like Publishing Platforms – by Eric Buth
more coming soon, they are still uploading on the airport wifi…
Wordcamp Boston is Tomorrow!
Wow, this morning I woke up and I’d slept with the balcony door open in 80-degree weather in Miami Beach and now I’m in Boston, and there’s snow on the ground! The joys of air travel, it’s just amazing. ITEXPO was a good show, and I’m very happy with the launch of the 1st StartupCamp Telephony, where my company was the premier sponsor and two of our customers presented their startups – I’ll recap on all that soon.
Outside my hotel room
I haven’t been to Boston in almost 6 years, and it’s so cool to be right here next to all the geeky goodness of the MIT campus, Akamai, etc. In fact, I’m checking on Gary’s Guide and Plancast right now to see if there are any tech/entrepreneur type events scheduled for tonight. It would be fun to meet new people – I don’t know very many folks in this town at all.
Wordpress Boston Tomororw
Tomorrow it’s all about Wordpress. We’ve got a Twilio Wordpress plugin that I’ll be showing off, and then I’m speaking about screencasting at Ignite in the evening (right after the closing keynote). I’m 2nd up, so I need to go watch some YouTube videos of previous presentations and do quite a bit of practicing to get the timing right.
I’m not in love with my slides (quite a rush job) but I think I can compensate for them with great spoken content. I’ve also been considering making a screencast on how to make screencasts – that way people can see how the entire process works if they like the talk. If you like this idea, or think it would be useful, please drop a note in the comments.
I’m sure there will be some video footage of the event coming from your’s truly soon. See many of you tomorrow! You can follow along with what’s going on using the #wcbos hashtag on Twitter search.