On October 23, 2010 I had the opportunity to meet Jim Kelly at PodCamp New Hampshire 2010. As PodCampNH ended for the day a few of us walkedfrom the camp to the the RiverRun Bookstore around the corned where Jim granted me this interview.
James Patrick Kelly has had an eclectic writing career.nbsp; He has written novels, short stories, essays, reviews, poetry, plays and planetarium shows. His fiction has been translated into sixteen languages. In 2007 he won the Nebula Award, given by the Science Fiction Writers of America, for his novella “Burn” and the World Science Fiction Society’s Hugo Award twice: in 1996, for his novelette “Think Like A Dinosaur” and in 2000, for his novelette, “Ten to the Sixteenth to One. [from James Patrick Kelly web site – http://www.jimkelly.net]
My friend Patrick Hughes of Visual Post broadcasts a follow Friday video each week. Patrick invites guest on the show to talk social media, tools, tips and tricks to help you get your message out and to ask the question who are you following and why should we follow them.
Patrick invited me onto his show and I finally had the opportunity all the way from Japan.
I hope you enjoy both Patrick’s follow list as well as mine.
I had the opportunity to attend PodCamp Connecticut 2010 this past Saturday. Meet a lot of great and interesting people from Southern New England. If you never been to a PodCamp below diescibes what PodCamp and a un-conference is all about.
There is a relatively short video highlighting just a few parts of the event with some of the participant responses.
PodCamp Connecticut 2010 is a one-day event for social media enthusiasts (new and seasoned) to share experiences and learn from each other. PodCamps have been happening across the U.S. since 2006. Each event is unique. How will we make PodCamp CT worth everyone’s while? That depends on you.
We see PodCamps as social media potluck. Everybody brings something to share, whether it’s ideas about how to improve social media or questions about things they don’t understand. Like social media, PodCampCT provides the infrastructure and possibility, but it takes all of us to make it into something great.
The reasons to attend PodCampCT are different for everyone. Some include: discussing new ways to use social media, talking about trends and where the online space is headed, hearing personal stories and sharing yours, learning more about social media tools, making new connections, achieving clarity on how social media can add value to your day and meeting people in person that you only know from an avatar.
PodCamps are typically referred to as the “unconference” because the focus and format doesn’t include the typical Powerpoint slides, keynote speakers or sales pitches. Attendees, sponsors and organizers create the discussions together.
The crew that is organizing and sponsoring PodCampCT 2010 comes from all walks of life. We are entrepreneurs, freelancers, artists, marketers, news media folk, nonprofit professionals and more. We all use social media in different ways and we each have different ideas about how to make it better. While it might appear as if an event like this is only designed for early adopters, techies and those who are already embedded in social media, PodCampCT is open to everyone.
To learn more about PodCampCT 2010 follow them on Twitter and use the hash tag #pcct.
Above information is from the PodCampCT 2010 eventbright site.
I have a show called Go The Distance TV where I like “highlighting ordinary people doing extra ordinary things”.
Go The Distance TV features ordinary people who have done extraordinary things with their lives. The hope is that by sharing their stories, others will come away inspired and motivated to find ways to “Go The Distance” in their own lives.
Because of the name of the show Go The Distance TV, I thought it would be interesting to highlight Japan, the sights, places, people and culture visited on this trip. We meet some very interesting people along the way and had fun doing it.
On my last night in Japan I traveled back to Tokyo from Yonezawa, Yamagata City. My flight home was early the next morning. However that night was a great night. The autumn weather was fantastic and I took a walk to the Tokyo Tower. It’s such a world wide recognized landmark and fun to visit. I have been to the tower many times before but could not let an other opportunity pass by. I hope you enjoy virtually coming along with me and have some fun along the way. Thank you for watching.
On my last night in Tokyo the weather was fantastic and I went for a walk. Came across tv asahi and you know me. It was like a magnet pulling me in. Take a walk with me as see tv asahi CH5 Tokyo.
I stopped into a restaurent in down town Tokyo, Japan and came agross these very cool bartenders. Remember the move cocktail with Tom Cruise? Check out my video to see what I’m talking about.
Zao Mountain is a very beutiful place in Yamagata, Japan. A great location for extrodinary photographs and video or just a place to sight see, hike and enjoy a day with family and friends.
Nobuyuki Takahashi a master wood carver (Sasano Ittobori). Nobuyuki-san has been carving Otakapoppo for 35 years now and highly recognized in Japan and around the world for his craftsmanship skills. Although Nobuyuki Takahashi pieces are simple, it takes a great deal of skill to create objects of the highest quality. His travels took him to Disneyland in Calif., on six different occasions, where his demonstrations were popular and onlookers were full of curiosity as they watched him create a bird with a layer of beautiful feathers using only his chisel and a log. We hope your inspired by Nobuyuki Takahashi skills. To See the complete video please visit Go The Distance TV. You will also find other interesting videos here from Japan.
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