Forecast from my social media barometer

Posted by Martin Waxman on Mar 6th, 2012 in Posts | 1 comment

PodCamp Toronto is an unconference at its best – a volunteer planned two-day event every February on the campus of Ryerson University – where URL meets IRL with equal parts learning and socializing. The casual atmostphere takes you back to days when social media was mostly outside the status quo. Of course PodCamp, like social media, is more mainstream but that entropic start-up energy is still very much at its core.

This year, I gave a talk called 'Social Media Barometer' – my take on some of the recent trends and changes happening in the social communications space. It's by no means exhaustive; more of a roundup of some of the developments and tools that have caught my attention recently. And it's all new material, so to speak.

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Inside PR 2.44: Reunited at PCTO, part 2

Posted by Martin Waxman on Mar 9th, 2011 in Posts | 0 comments

It’s time for part two of our PodCamp Toronto ‘reunited’ shows featuring IPR creators Terry Fallis and Dave Jones joining Gini, Joe and me.

Terry continues as host and looks back to April 2006 when IPR began and how he and Dave felt the need to act quickly in order to establish themselves among the many, many burgeoning Canadian PR podcasts. He observes that five years later the big PR podcasting wave has yet to hit. (more…)

Inside PR 2.43: Then meets now at PodCamp Toronto – the reunion show part 1

Posted by Martin Waxman on Mar 2nd, 2011 in Posts | 0 comments

Get ready for some familiar voices as Terry Fallis and Dave Jones join Joe, Gini and me for Inside PR 2.43, recorded before a ‘live studio audience’ at PodCamp Toronto. #PCTO is Canada’s largest social media event, an unconference now in its fifth year. Terry, Dave and I recorded episodes there in 2009 and 2010 and thought we’d get the (almost) whole crew together again. It’s a fun way to connect and reconnect with our listeners IRL. And it’s always great to see and thank our talented and hard-working producer, Yasmine Kashefi! (more…)

Countdown to PodCamp Toronto

Posted by Martin Waxman on Feb 11th, 2011 in Posts | 1 comment

One of the things I like best about PodCamp Toronto is the collegial atmosphere. And I mean that literally. It’s held at Ryerson University and is a free-flowing gathering that harkens back to the pioneer days of social media (say five or six years ago).

Maybe it’s the campus setting, the law of two feet, the loose organization and entropic energy, the exchange of ideas, the oft heated discussions, the casual atmosphere and the final night party in a student pub… all of which reminds me of my college days. (more…)

PodCamp 2009

Posted by Martin Waxman on Jan 13th, 2009 in Posts | 0 comments

If you’re a PR person interested in social media, blogging, podcasting and the latest developments, tools and trends, I’d encourage you to sign up for PodCamp 2009 in Toronto, Feb 21 and 22. It’s a great opportunity to learn more and have a chance to trade stories and meet other practitioners.

This year, Palette is pleased to be one of the event sponsors.

Hope to see you there.