Oi! Conference.., and why you should attend

oiconf oi conference online influenceTo be honest here.., and I like being honest:

If you live in the UK.., or if you are in the neighbourhood between 10th and 15th June, you should get a ticket to Oi! now.

Let me tell you why… (but you can buy a ticket first if you want, I’ll wait).

Great Speakers

I was chatting with Mark Schaefer, yeh, I know, name dropping.., but there it is. He mentioned the Online Influence Conference, Oi! for short.
I checked it out and for starters I will give you four reasons why you should attend:

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If you recognise (any of) these names then you can buy tickets right here (no affiliate), right now.

It’s a Tour

Now, this is not any old conference. It’s a tour!
The above mentioned tour four cities in the UK: Cardiff, Birmingham, Manchester (this is where I’ll be, so let’s meet up) and Glasgow.
For the last three there are still early bird tickets available at, wait for it.., £99. For Cardiff it’s £149. Boom, another excuse out the door.., it is not expensive.

I’m really inspired by the energy and drive behind this conference. It’s shaping up to be a powerful day of practical learning from some of the best minds in the US, and beyond!

Mark Schaefer

So, a tour. All four will speak at all four events. And not just them. Local talent is invited to sit in on forums and have there own talks.
Combining mega power with local knowledge…, nice concept, right?

Oi! Needs You

130401- Two PuppiesHere’s a photo of our puppies.., just to keep your attention long enough to read the following:

Of course, this is a weird blog post and I’m only writing it because the organisation behind this conference are just “a couple of bloggers and friends” who love putting this together.., but they need there seats filled in order to break even. They need your help.

You can read more about this on the Oi! blog, written by Tony Dowling, the founding father of the Oi!.

Remember, I’m not gaining anything by writing this, Tony asked for help, this is how I’m giving it. I already bought a ticket (I don’t need more).

Enrich Yourself

So, that’s all I got.

I don’t you do not want to miss this and if you are a Social Media professional you cannot miss this.

Plus, there is no reason for you not miss this. It’s just such incredible value for money.., it’d be really be silly not to go.
Just to put things into perspective.., I bought the early bird for Manchester, I’m staying in a hotel walking distance from the venue, have a Ryanair flight from Belgium! And I still pay less than the last conference I went to (without a flight and without a hotel).

Just saying…

Get your ticket now!

 

Native apps for iOS and Android are the future! – Mark Zuckerberg

facebook goes mobileInformation overload is one of the main challenges for corporate communication of SMEs. It raises the question of how companies can successfully stand out from competitors in a sea of offers and information.

The main drivers of this development are social networks and mobile Internet, which are constantly available to us via smartphones and tablets. Especially apps that run on these devices and provide us with all this information.

But even leading companies have missed this trend for a long time.
An interesting example is Facebook.

Continue reading “Native apps for iOS and Android are the future! – Mark Zuckerberg”

App.net: A New Hope

I just joined App.net. In my line of work it is kind of mandatory to join new networks. So I join them all, Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Google+, Triberr, Diaspora* and so on and so on… Tried UNTHINK, Zurker and several others. Not all of them work out or even exist anymore. Some are strong, most are similar and a few really stand out.

And now App.net is here. A new hope…

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App.net

According to App.net: “App.net is a different kind of social platform. We’re building a real-time social service where users and developers come first, not advertisers.”

This quote can be found on join.app.net, here you can also sign up. Mind you, it is a paid service, a paid social network.., what? I’m typing this and thinking.., wait, I paid to join a social network.., that is unheard of! How dare they…

Well.., actually it just might be the future. Join Facebook or Twitter and you’ll expose yourself to their commercial activities.., you are the product!

With App.net you pay with money instead of with personal information and invasive advertisement.., sounds a lot better now, doesn’t it?

$50 for a year, for the first year ($100 if you want to develop).
We get to figure out whether or not we like the service, the developers can go nuts without (many) restrictions and App.net gets a chance.
Sounds like a good deal.., because let’s face it.., the business model the others have might in the long run cost you more than a meager $50 a year.

FAQ

If you want to know more about App.net, and you do, read the user generated FAQ.
Or just start at join.app.net.

If you decide to join.., find and join me. You can find me at https://alpha.app.net/rogiernoort