Here are some highlights from Unconferenz 2012 that I pieced together using Storify. Sorry, but you have to click on “Click to Continue” to see the full embedded story but before then, just a few pictures of the concluding capstone Ignite Honolulu 3 session.
While attending the recent Unconferenz 2011, I saw many tweets and pics related to the #UNZ11 event. I was thinking these words from the participants themselves would make a great synopsis of the event. Luckily Storify allows you to build such a story. Check out the results after some Storify commentary.
Storify is still in beta and there are some rough edges. Your “state” isn’t saved so when you save a draft or switch from Twitter to Facebook inputs for example, you have to start at the “beginning.” I don’t mean the beginning of your story but the beginning of your research. The #UNZ11 hashtag has several pages of results but each time I left the Twitter input screen, I would have to redo my #UNZ11 search and scroll down pages of results to find my place. And dragging items from the left column to the right column can be tricky at times. You really have to place your locations in each column properly for drag and drop to work ideally (try it and you’ll see what I mean). For the Flickr input, I thought I could add in a Flickr photo set, and it seemed to work the first time. Trying it a second time didn’t work so instead, I used the link input to add additional Flickr sets to the story.
Still though, if you’re thinking of building a story from social media inputs, give Storify a try.
And now, on to the Unconferenz 2011 Storify.
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Plain and simple, what can I say but the Unconferenz gatherings are about passion. It’s passion that brought together individuals with different backgrounds and interests to discuss their different backgrounds and interests at Unconferenz 2011. This past weekend at Windward Community College, you could have joined other passionate people to talk about topics like:
Innovation in any business is needed but is very difficult to grasp and hence foster. Need to check out Innovation Hawaii.
Mac OS X Spaces and virtual desktops. Several vouched for virtual desktops (Spaces in Mac OS X) to boost productivity. The main key is to assign apps to specific spaces to segment your work and mind set.
PogoPlug. Yeah, I got one but there’s so much this tiny server can do. Thanks to @ryankanno for the show and tell of his hacked PogoPlug.
The Android Nook. You can mod the Barnes and Noble Nook Color into a low cost Android-based tablet.
Yubico and YubiKey. Ryan Kanno provided a strong case when describing the YubiKey security key and Yubico password management system. For around $40, this security system is worth the hassles of dealing with bogus online charges and purchases. My YubiKey is on order.
Parrot AR Drone. Possibly the coolest toy ever. This “helicopter” is remote controlled by the accelerometer in the iPad and iPhone.
And just a few pics of the passion at Unconferenz 2011.
Thanks again to Burt Lum for a great event!
It finally dawned upon me after attending the various social/new media sessions at Unconferenz 2010. New media as well as old or traditional media is about trust, plain and simple. Attendee Todd Ogasawara might have said it too mentioning the term “Trust 2.0,” but it just didn’t sink in at the time. All these “new” social networks and tools are about building trust, and the eventual success of eBay was used a prime example. After adding seller and buyer ratings to increase the trust level of its service did online bidding really flourish. The lesson is the better and faster you can establish trust, the more successful your community (and business) will be.
This same dynamic is at work in many instances knowingly or not. At Hawaii startup, Peer News, owner and eBay founder, Pierre Omidyar, is using his previous experience to incorporate trust relationships in the forthcoming news service. At Unconferenz 2010, Peer News editor, John Temple talked about Peer News and its direction.
Also at the social media sessions was Jared Kuroiwa, formerly of KGMB9 and Hawaii News Now. While he provided great insight and retrospect of his past industry, his presence reminded me of this post, Trusting KGMB9. At the time when the Hawaii television news industry crumbled, KGMB9 stood above the rest in my view. Trust was at the core of this. Through Jared’s social media strategy, I trusted KGMB9 and all its voices. Most of those voices, sadly, have gone silent, and I quietly wonder about the trustworthiness of the new news conglomeration.
Taking a step back, I realize that my reasons for attending Unconferenz were based on trust.
Trusting that Burt Lum and Ryan Ozawa would put together a great event leading to great discussions and trading of ideas for Hawaii tech enthusiasts. Thanks guys!
Here at KCC checking out Unconferenz 2010. Cool discussions and trading ideas.