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Notes, Reflections, and People I Met at Podcamp Boston

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This weekend was Podcamp Boston 2. I attended Saturday, but just like podcamp Boston 1 last year, I learned an incredible amount and met some extraordinary people. I met Boston area documentary filmmakers including Marie Agui Carter , Rhonda Moskowitz and Cheryl from Women in Film and Video New England. I met her through Jane.

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Gina Trapani - Upgrade Your Life - New Edition!

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Last July, I took this photo of the three geek girls at BlogHer. She used the idea for this great photo ! So, just got a copy of her newly updated book Upgrade Your Life: The Lifehacker Guide to Working Smarter, Faster, Better for the plane ride back tto Boston Flickr Photo.

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Allison Fine's New Book!

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I've finally posted my review over at blogher. While poking around Allison's Blogs, I came across her 100 Women blog which she describes as " a community of women who are interested and willing to share ideas, gadgets, how-tos. " I love the idea because it is such an effective way to learn these new tools.

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Information Overload: Make Using Your Email Delete Button Like Eating Chocolate!

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Photo by Ezster On Saturday, I attended BlogHer Boston. The networking was fabulous - meeting many new bloggers in the Boston area as well as seeing long-time blogher buddies and of course, Jory, Lisa, and Elisa. BlogHer always inspires me and this one did not fail. It was better than eating chocolate!

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What's Your Best Advice for Managing Information Overload? Join the Support Group in the Comments

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Yesterday, in preparation for a session I'm doing at BlogHer Boston , I created a quiz for folks to self-assess how much information overload was a factor. The idea is that you don't have to check your email or respond to Twitter or blog posts in real time. It is a good idea to stretch every 15-20 minutes.

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Video Blogging Learning Journal: I have some exciting news!

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At blogher, I attended a workshop on video blogging lead by Ryanne Hodson and Zadi Diaz. When I saw Steve Garfield model this technique in his workshop at Boston Podcamp , I realized my problem! I left some spaces in what I was saying and I paused for a bit at the beginning, end, and inbetween ideas. Notes on shooting yourself.

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NGOS, Collaborative Technologies, and Interesting Women!

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Annette Kramer, Learning Lab Blog The Collaborative Technologies Conference sponsored by CMP took place in Boston this past week. The Conference focused on evolving techniques, tools, and ideas about collaborating across organizational boundaries and elsewhere. Photo Credit: on Flickr by Beth Kanter