Day two of my first PodCamp Pittsburgh experience turned out as well as the first. After spending much of Saturday attending sessions on setting up and writing blogs, as well as selling social media to your boss, I spent Sunday bouncing between more advanced blog writing sessions, and a few Justin Kownaki sessions on the… [Continue Reading]
My first Podcamp experience – #pcpgh4
October 10, 2009 by · 5 Comments
Today I had my first Podcamp experience, and it was great! In case you haven’t heard of it, Podcamp “a FREE community UnConference, run by and for people who create, enjoy, or are interested in learning more about social media.” I started using Facebook, Twitter, and Linkedin about a year ago, and really can see the value… [Continue Reading]
Pittsburgh Penguins Banner Raising Celebration
October 3, 2009 by · 1 Comment
Last night was both the final home opener at Mellon arena, and the first game since the Pens won the Stanley Cup in June. I mentioned previously after the Steelers home opener that I was pretty disapointed in the minimal Super Bowl Celebration at Heinz Field. I was hoping the Pens would get it right.… [Continue Reading]
Braving the G20 for the Pittsburgh Pirates game
September 26, 2009 by · Leave a Comment
About a month ago, about 15 of us from my office decided to head up to Pittsburgh for a Pirates game. It’s rare that we find time to get together socially outside of work, and somehow we missed the fact that the game was on day 2 of the G20 summit…as you might expect, a… [Continue Reading]
Wheeling Chamber of Commerce Climate Change Forum
September 13, 2009 by · Leave a Comment
On Wednesday, September 10th, I attended a forum on Climate Change hosted by the Wheeling Chamber of Commerce. Tom Mullikin, an attorney with Charlotte, NC law firm Moore & Van Allen, and Jennifer Diggins, Vice President, Government Relations at American Iron and Steel Institute were the guest speakers. I must admit that I found the… [Continue Reading]
Steelers begin title defense
September 11, 2009 by · Leave a Comment
I had tickets last night to see the Steelers open their title defense against the Tennessee Titans. It feels like there wasn’t even an offseason, thanks to them winning their second Lombardi trophy in four years, and the Penguins winning the Stanley Cup after making it to the finals two years in a row. I… [Continue Reading]
