01 Aug
2010

140conf Detroit – More Than a Michigan Conference

When Jeff Pulver, 140 Characters Conference founder, visited Detroit a couple weeks ago to meet with our team about  140conf Detroit on October 20, he asked us all to make a short video to share our thoughts about the conference.

The main point I want to get across about this conference is that just because it’s taking place in Detroit doesn’t mean it’s a Detroit or Michigan conference. We really want support and participation from all across the country, particularly the states in the Midwest. Midwesterners can drive a few hours to spend a day meeting new people and hearing inspirational stories. Yes, I’m looking at you Chicago, Indianapolis, Cleveland, Minneapolis, Columbus, Toledo and Cincinnati. To help rally the troops in the Midwest, Jeff is venturing on a road trip August 22-28 to stop in a few cities, meet the community and hopefully encourage people to attend the 140conf Detroit in October. So, if you know of anyone from Michigan, the Midwest, across the country, or heck, even across the world, who has a story to tell about the real time Web impacting the real world, please spread the word.

Here are my thoughts about the conference. I encourage you to do something similar…whether it’s writing a blog post, creating a video or tweeting nonstop about 140conf Detroit for 48 hours straight (OK, that might be extreme!). ;)

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  • http://www.twitter.com/ericafinley Erica Finley

    You definitely get props for coolest backdrop for a #140conf Detroit video! Thanks for taking the time to do that & write this post — I can feel the momentum building. :)

  • http://www.nikkistephan.com nikki

    Thanks, Erica. :)

  • Taylor Hulyk

    First of all, yay for iMovie. Secondly, love the hair. Thirdly, great video…seemed to cover all your promo based for 140!

  • http://www.nikkistephan.com nikki

    Thanks, Taylor! You know I owe all my video editing skills to you!

  • http://www.twitter.com/ericafinley Erica Finley

    And you owe me an iMovie tutorial, lady! ;)

  • Matt Boltz

    Great video, Nikki!

  • http://www.nikkistephan.com nikki

    Thank you, Matt. :)

  • Aunt Lynette

    Nikki: I want to share my personal experience with you on the effects of social media. Maybe you can pass them along… I don’t tweet, fb, and I’m not linkedIn. However, my disgust with the main candidates for Florida Governor, as reported on TV and by our daily papers, led me first to Wikipedia (where I had to find out who all was exactly running), then to each candidate’s website, and then their twitters :) . It was online, where I found someone who I could actually support, who in fact actually had a plan, THAT I COULD READ IN ITS ENTIRETY (the plan that is). I’m passing the word and telling everyone I know about this candidate, but if not for online portals and social media, I would never of heard of him at all. I hope this type of information sharing will make a difference in the way our country is governed. Topic for a full post I’m sure!!

  • http://www.nikkistephan.com nikki

    Lynette – That’s a great story. You should come to 140conf Detroit and share it! ;)

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