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Authors-Action Heroes at Web 2.0 Expo, SF08

Authors & Action Heroes at Web 2.0 Expo, SF08, originally uploaded by KenEKaplan.

There were many highlights from the Web 2.0 Expo:

  • Meeting Chris Brogan and the Radian6 crew
  • Experiencing the creative vibe inside Blogtropol.us social media room
  • Seeing how Twitter intrigue continues to drive new reasons/ways for live microblogging
  • Learning about SEO and trends for application developers — I see these trends are not locked into developers but also apply to communications pros. This is something I hope to explore in a near future post, building on notes I took from the two sessions I attended on Day One.
  • Seeing for the first time IBM‘s great slogan “Talking identifies limits.  Doing transcends boundaries.”
  • Seeing the Schwaggin’ Wagon posse in action — they drummed up lots of media buzz with by doing something many have talked about, but never did: take the exaggerated efforts of an event like Web 2.0 Expo and share the spoils with those who are more in need. This I’ll explore more in an upcoming blog post where I can share the photo I took.

The best part was getting to hang out with people like Rohit Bhargava and Tim Ferriss. Sure they’re authors (Rohit’s new book “Personality Not Included” and Tim’s 52 week NY Time top seller “Four Hour Work Week“), sure they’re idea guys…but they’re livin’ life and sharing ideas and best known methods with those who care and want to learn.

Web 2.0 Expo is not just about social media and the technologies behind it…it’s about the people and how they’re using the technologies to lead they way. And they way things are going, human behavior and personality is changing for the better as we share more, try more, do more of the things we’re passionate about.

kenekaplan Culture, Italy, Photography, Photos, Religion

Photo of the Day — Bella Roma!

Angel, originally uploaded by Amundn.

I saw this scoot across my screen thanks to Chirp.  It’s from Castelo Sant’Angelo in Rome.
Today my spirit stirs missing my wife and kids…thinking of all of the families getting together for this special night.
I’m also taking this time to reflect on the Pope’s visit to America. We needed that.
kenekaplan Books, Marketing, Photos, Research, Social Media, Web 2.0

Groundswell’s on My Bookstack

Groundswell Books, originally uploaded by Forrester Research, Inc..

This photo was taken at the Forrester Research Marketing summit this week — really wish I could’ve been there. But I did follow some of the action Jeremiah Owyang shared on his blog.

Forrester shared a copy with me — it arrived from Boston a few weeks ago. I gotta get into it. My Intel buddy Neil is approaching chapter three and he gave me the thumbs up.

I got to help Charlene Li connect with some Intel social media pioneers, including Josh Bancroft, who told how he created Intel’s first company Wiki called Intelpedia.

Charlene Li at Forrester\'s Marketing Summit in APril 2008, about a month after the release of \

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Yellow of Deruta, Italy

Deruta, Italy, originally uploaded by R.o.b.e.r.t.o..

What a majestic photo of a place I’ve seen in real life. My wife took a great ceramics course in Deruta. We visited Deruta together in the late 1990s. A few years later, we got married near Deruta and Perugia…in Assisi inside the Basilica of San Francesco. That was magical and sometimes it all seems like a dream.

kenekaplan Photography, Photos, Travel

Hey, it’s Thomas! — San Francisco Sighting

San Francisco March 2008, originally uploaded by KenEKaplan.

Windmill at the foot of Ocean Beach in Golden Gate Park. My nephew saw it first: “Thomas!” Like Thomas the train cartoon. He has looked at the photo for almost two hours already, and counting. He calls this “the BIG one.”

This was taken during a ride through San Francisco with our family from Italy visiting us in the Bay Area.

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Us Taking a Photo of Us with a Gigabyte MID

Us taking a photo of us with a Gigabyte MID, originally uploaded by Hugger Industries.

Hey, that’s an Intel Atom processor Gigabyte mobile Internet device in their hand!

This is a good visual because it shows what I’ve been seeing in my minds eye: new mobile Internet devices will make ultimate social media swiss Army knives we can bring anywhere to capture and share your stories, photos and videos quickly.

And then WiMAX will come!

Cool shot from my S 🙂 pals Byron and Jason! Bravi!!

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Josh Bancroft @ IDF2008

Josh Bancroft @ IDF2008, originally uploaded by Hugger Industries.

The hardest working man in socio-business! Josh Bancroft inspires by doing and being involved and it seems he’s always there to help you reach higher ground. He is a very special person. One to whom I’m grateful. A legend in my social media posse.

Here is in Shanghai working his magic at the Intel Developer Forum on April 2, 2008.

Here’s a link to a cool blog post he did while packing up his social media gear before hitting the airways to Shanghai.

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Silver Sleeksters in Shanghai

MID Replicants, originally uploaded by Hugger Industries.

From the Intel Developer Forum in Shanghai, April 2, 2008. That’s today, the day engineers and tech lovers from around the world got to see new mobile Internet devices (MIDs) for the first time. These are the newest pocketable, full-Internet experience devices running on Intel’s tiniest new Atom processor.

See more photos and join the IDF Group on Flickr.

Here’s a cool video Lenovo made, showing their new device:

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Blogging Shanghai: The Sun Peaks Through the Smog

Blogging Shanghai: the sun peaks through the smog, originally uploaded by Hugger Industries.

Here’s a trippy photo from our Bikehugger blogging pals who are participating with us at the Intel Developer Forum.

Intel bloggers are one the scene — some battling Internet connection snaps. Here’s a cool post by Intel’s utlra mobility man Uday on the Mobility@Intel blog.