Archive: Technology
IZEA is the featured company today at OfficeSnapshots.com:
Office Snapshots shows their readers the inside of cool offices from around the world. They typically feature Web 2.0 and tech companies, and perhaps larger companies that people are familiar with. Our feature puts us in the company of Bebo, LinkedIn, Twitter, Flickr and more!
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If you live in the Central Florida area and have a passion for developing, coding, or technology in general, why not make plans to join us for the very first IZEA Devasaurus next month?
Devasaurus is a gathering of the local developer community, and is hosted at IZEA headquarters in downtown Orlando. There will be food and drink while you talk-it-up with other folks who have the same interests as you...and it's FREE!
Future Devasaurus get-togethers will be an opportunity for you to find out about innovative products and platforms, get sneak-peeks into APIs, and let you help shape the future of the Internet. And it's all happening here in Orlando!
At the kick-off Devasaurus on July 2nd IZEA will be unveiling a new social media platform, designed for developers from the ground up. There will also be a challenge announced where the designer of the "best widget" will be awarded $5,000! But you have to come to find out.
If you code, want to learn to code, or are just interested in coding as a profession make sure and join us. You can get additional details--including times and exact location--on Devasaurus by clicking here.
Social Media.
It's talked about now more than ever before. I was reminded of this when I read Ted's post yesterday, titled "How to Become a Top 100 Twitter User."
New web applications & technologies are released literally everyday. Some die a quick death. Some fade slowly. Others manage to stick around for some reason, although the reason why isn't easy to pinpoint.
I'm always doing my best to keep up with what's happening in the interactive world, not only because it's partly my job but also because it interests me; I enjoy seeing what innovative ideas and concepts people come up with. Given that, I learned about Twitter pretty early on but didn't really understand how to use it or the untapped value of it until last November, when we utilized the tool to track our adventures on the Blog America Tour.
Like Ted, I use Twitter personally, and am also the sole "Twitterer" for the company; when you see IZEA Twitter updates -- that's me. I often get made fun of because of my affinity of affection for addiction to Twitter, especially by Veronique. Despite frequent technical issues Twitter has managed to become a powerful entity in the social media world. So much so that it inspired Internet personality Lisa_Nova to create these entertaining spots (or perhaps she was paid by Twitter). Yes, I realize publishing this post is doing exactly what Lisa likely initially intended -- getting exposure and more follows. Perhaps that's the brilliance in the Marketing, either of herself or those who paid her. Either way you look at it, these videos are darn funny, and a testament to the power of a "little idea that catches on." (I know those of us who are active on Twitter will certainly find the humor here.)
PART 1
For "Part II" of this click here or visit http://urlbrief.com/3fda47.
The most amusing part of this? I discovered these videos via someone else's Tweet.
It's official: IZEAFest is here! And quite frankly, it's shaping-up to be a bomb-diggity blog conference. How could it not be with these folks already confirmed to speak:
- Alexander Schek <> Fayerwayer.com
- Brian Clark <> Copyblogger.com
- Christopher Schmitt <> ChristopherSchmitt.com
- Eric Hersman <> WhiteAfrican.com
- Etan Horowitz <> Orlando Sentinel
- Jeremy Schoemaker <> Shoemoney.com
- John Chow <> JohnChow.com
- Katia Adams <>1800-flowers.com
- Lea Alcantara <> Lealea.net
- Lena West <> xynoMedia.com
- Loren Feldman <> 1938Media.com
- Matt Blancarte <> Unique Blog Designs
- Merlin Mann <> 43Folders.com
- Michael Brito <> Britopian.com
- Peter Shankman <> Shankman.com
- Scott Allen <> MindComet.com
- Sean Bonner <> SeanBonner.com
- Sean Jackson <> LeadMaverick.com
- Steve Spalding <> HowToSplitAnAtom.com
- Susie Gardner <> Hop Studios, "Blogging for Dummies"
- Ted Murphy <> IZEA
- Zach Coelius <> Triggit.com
Each of these speakers are bringing invaluable knowledge to the event, as well as tons of energy and passion about the Internet! Visit IZEAFest.com/speakers for extensive profiles on each individual.
If you're planning on attending--or are already registered--make sure and grab a badge (that fancy little thing over to the right) so you can promote the event to your readers. And don't forget about the community we created at Eventful -- you can establish a profile and interact with other attendees, and even engage with the conference speakers.
On the site you'll also find helpful information on travel, accommodations, and restaurants here in the Orlando area! TAKE NOTE: There are group rates available at the Grand Bohemian Hotel and the Courtyard Marriott (just down the street from the conference). To learn more make sure and visit the "Lodging" page under the "Travel Info" tab.
If you'd like to receive event updates simply enter your e-mail address under "Newsletter Signup" on the homepage -- there will be more information coming within the next few months.
See you at IZEAFest!
What an exciting day for the team! SocialSpark is now available to the general public as a beta site. This picture says it all! We seem to be missing some folks from our team picture; Ted, Randy, David and Travis from RockStartup are out in San Francisco releasing SocialSpark at ad:tech. How exciting for all those attending today and tomorrow. If you are lucky enough to be out there stop by the booth #6163.
ummm the champagne support team?
Check out the site: www.socialspark.com
Read today’s Press Release: here
SocialSpark video overview:
Here are some screen shots:
The Marketplace
Blog Analytics:
Buzz Tracking:
This doesn't really have to do with IZEA, or even blogging for that matter. But I think it's kinda cool nonetheless. I found this video quite some time back from a blog called Monscooch, and posted it on my personal blog, but had forgotten about it until I recently ran across it again.
The music is actually enjoyable to listen to, and I like how there's a demonstration at the end of what sounds were used:
Have you ever made a really creative video along these lines? If so, feel free to share it here.
A little reminder to join myself and Veronique for lunch today. We'll be streaming live here on our blog, as well as Twittering (http://www.Twitter.com/IZEAInc). Check-out part of our lunch from last week. If you have anything specific you'd like for us to talk about this week you can e-mail us at lunchwithashandv[at]izea[dot]com.
This week we'll be talking about events going on in the worldosphere, the blogosphere and, of course, the IZEAsphere. We invite Posties and Advertisers alike to join-in on the conversation.
See you at 12pm EDT!
If you missed our live lunch feed earlier today, here's a clip:
You can also visit our Ustream.tv page.
Unfortunately the first part of the feed didn't get recorded because it died. There'll probably be a few hiccups along the way as we do more luncheons over the coming months. But we appreciate your patience!
Thanks to everyone who showed-up in the chat and interacted with us. We really, really appreciate it. Make sure and tell your friends so they can take part in the fun. If you need to get in touch with us you can e-mail us at lunchwithashandv[at]izea[dot]com. (That would be you lisamariemary.)
A big, big, big shout out to both Travis and Andrew for helping us get things set up. See everyone next Wednesday @ 12pm EDT.
Here is the live stream for our lunch:
You can also go directly to the page by clicking here or visit http://www.ustream.tv/channel/lunch-with-ashley-and-v.
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This is a friendly reminder about having "lunch with Ashley and Veronique" today...and every Wednesday @ 12pm EDT. In case you missed our vlog earlier this week, check-it-out here.
There are a few things you should take note of if you plan on joining us:
- We'll be streaming live via Ustream.tv.
- We'll be streaming the feed here on the blog.
- You can follow us at Twitter.com/IZEAinc, or by clicking here.
- We'll be archiving the streams. I'll let you know where you can find them once we figure that out.
We invite you to ask us questions (via e-mail or here in the comments field) about IZEA, the IZEA team, social media, blogging and, well...pretty much anything!
* Don't forget to send us postcards from where you live. We want to display them around our new office. Our address is:
IZEA
150 North Orange Avenue
Suite 412
Orlando, FL 32801
