What a weekend it has been with Podcamp on the weekend and Democamp last night. Over the last 3 days I have met some great people from Toronto and beyond. I have taken in so much information my head is still buzzing but I am slowly starting to wind down.
To start with Podcamp was held at Ryerson University on Saturday and Sunday in their communications building. I’m not sure the final numbers but for myself it was a huge success. I met so many wonderful people there I don’t even know where to start. The sessions were amazing and the biggest thing I got from the weekend was the idea of Personal Branding. The idea we as individuals are a brand and how to foster that brand help it grow. After having time to absorb the idea I have made the decision to converge all my online efforts into one space under the domain www.andrewrivett.com. Watch for several changes to this site and my others in the coming days as I slowly transform them into my new website.
Podcamp also showed me the value of Twitter and how to properly use it and not spam all my friends with useless information. Vergel showed us how to collect stats for our blogs and get started in analyzing those statistics to improve our blogs. Chris Brogan showed me the value of starting conversions on my blog not just talking at people, but talking with people. Those were the main things that stood out for me, but there were so many small things I learned throughout and can’t even remember where or what session. Next year I will have to take better notes so I can remember and give the proper credits.
After such a fun filled weekend full of excitement and energy I was glad to take Monday to decompress somewhat before heading out to DemoCamp at the Board of Trade in Toronto. It was an evening full of amazing demos, well done ignite sessions and some great conversions at the bar afterwards. The people were super friendly and you could easily go up to anybody, introduce yourself and instantly a conversion was started. It didn’t matter if you were a CEO, investor or a developer such as myself we could always find something in common. I didn’t get a chance to met everybody I wanted to, but I’ll be going to the next one for sure.
Overall I had a great time, and if you haven’t been I highly recommend it. If you did attend either event this weekend, what are your thoughts?
Hi Andrew:
I’m glad you enjoyed Podcamp!
It was my first time at DemoCamp Monday night, too. I was equally impressed.
Cheers,
Connie