From Print to Digital

Jo Coonley brought in an article/picture from the North Central Iowa Farm Bureau Spokesman for me to see. It had Larry Sailer, Michael Libbie, Claire Celsi and I on the front cover because we were interviewed by CNN. I posted on Facebook that I made the paper and they called me an avid blogger, which…

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The State of Now in Des Moines

The State of Now Conference (140 Character Conference) is returning to Des Moines April 23, 2012 at the Stoner Studio Theatre. We are currently looking for speakers – and tickets will go on sale next week.  Early bird pricing is $40 until March 1.  It rises to $70 after the 1st of March.  Student tickets…

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Deb Goes to NY

I had the great honor to attend and speak at the 140 Character Conference in New York in June.  If you’ve never been — go!

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Social Media Conferences in Iowa

There’s a couple of social media conferences coming to Iowa in 2012.  I’m lucky in that I’ll be speaking at both! Jody Halsted and the Amana Colonies are hosting the Social Technology Conference at the Amana Colonies – and you won’t want to miss this one.  Geared towards small businesses, there will be a lot…

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The Power of One Product

I live in a county of 10,000 people.  Our Chamber has renamed themselves to the Greater Franklin County Chamber of Commerce – so we can reach out to all the parents and students in our community.  That bumps up our count to almost 15,000 people. Our county seat, Hampton, grew by 4% in the last…

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Making History – History Made

It’s weekends like this one that make me happy I volunteer. It was the Making History weekend here in Franklin County.  We had a fundraiser for the Leander Reeve Home: Old Stone House.  Two days out in the country experiencing life like they may have lived it in the 1800’s.  Singing, church service, tours of…

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The Bloggers Are Coming!

I do feel a little like Paul Revere — riding my horse through town and country and letting everyone know “The Bloggers Are Coming!” Except of course, I’m the one that invited them. We are having a bloggers tour in Franklin County Iowa this weekend.  8 Midwest bloggers and families will be here to experience…

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140 Wrap Up

It’s not the tangible things I learned last week that made such a big impression. I loved hearing the stories from the 140 Character Conference Speakers – and you can listen to them here  or here . I also enjoyed the conversations with the other speakers – Kevin Honeycutt has an idea I want to pursue with…

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Bringing the 140 Home

We’re home!  This week was a great time at the 140 Character Conference – and many amazing people spoke and ignited conversations.  I’ll write on that later this weekend. Did you miss Greg Falken and I?  No worries – here we are.

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We’re live today

Today is the day.  We’ve made it to Hutchinson, Kansas.  We had great food at the airport last night and even better company.  Today we get down to business. You can watch the 140 Character Conference live on line at http://smalltown2011.140conf.com/  We encourage you to do so. See how serendipity and the online world meet the…

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