Ex-Prisoners Talk About Power of Voice & Social Media: #140Conf

Below, ex-prisoners talk to the 140Conf audience about how they use social media and the impact it has had on their lives and the community they have built around them since they left prison.

Bombshell Coach Gigi Belmonico Says Forget the Twitter Popularity Game

Bombshell coach Gigi Belmonico says forget the Twitter popularity game....

Now, see how you can slightly customize the same video with a little branding using Webdoc without any effort at all. Version below.

Disclosure: I provide consulting to Webdoc.

The Today Show's Ann Curry: Make Social Media WORK for GOOD: #140Conf

Last week in New York, I watched NBC's Ann Curry address the 140Conf audience about the impact of social media in her own life and why she thinks it's important and not just for journalism.

Incorporating a Twitter comment, Ann's handle and her own insights in the below Webdoc, you can get a clearer, richer idea of her story....and her personality.

Disclosure: I provide some consulting to Webdoc.

NY Times Jennifer Preston Chats With NPR's Andy Carvin About Reporting Life

Last week at the 140Conf in New York, New York Times' Jennifer Preston interviewed NPR's Andy Carvin about his reporting life using social media, video, audio and more and what his aggressive and "fast coverage" means to journalism as we know it and politics as know it. Their conversation below.

AOL's Tim Armstrong: Using New Media To Help On & Offline

In New York earlier this week, AOL's Tim Armstrong talked for 15 minutes on how you can use new media to not just help people and make a difference online, but in the physical "offline world" as well. He uses examples from his own community efforts in the video I shot of his "message" below.

The webdoc below shows Tim in action, surrounded by the AOL brand, a tweet about his talk on-site at 140 Conference from an attendee, weaving in his discussion about localizing content and community through Patch.com which he created to address the need for news at a regional level in a way not done effectively by old school newspapers.

Disclosure: I provide some consulting to Webdoc.

Mashable 's Adam Ostrow Interviews Foursquare's Dennis Crowley: #140Conf

Mashable's Adam Ostrow interviewed Foursquare's Dennis Crowley this past week in New York at 140Conf. Their on-stage chat captured below in a video from the front row.

This webdoc recaptures various aspects of their interview, all created within minutes. (the power of mixing media together in one central location).

The below webdoc paints a holistic picture of Dennis, which includes aspects of his personality through video, Twitter and images.

Disclosure: I provide some consulting to the Webdoc team.

New York's 140 Conference: Photos, Webdocs, Interviews & More - #140Conf

Jeff Pulver’s 140 Conferences are growing. He has held these conferences in all the popular American spots such as New York, Los Angeles and San Francisco but he’s also had them in the Midwest, is working on one in Canada and has gathered people in London, Israel and other interesting pockets of the world.

Where there’s passion, an interest in a conversation about social media and people doing remarkable things, Jeff will find them.

One of the things he is exceptionally good at, is curating an incredible mix of people who have a lot to say and operate from the heart, but may not necessarily have anything else in common.

Where else can you go to a technology or social media event or any event for that matter and hear an ex-convict, a Graffiti artist, Craig Newmark, a cop, a school teacher, a dating coach, a major Fortune 500 brand strategist, AOL’s CEO Tim Armstrong, The Today Show’s Ann Curry and Sesame Street’s chief social media guru all on the same stage within the same day?

Tear Down Those Walls:

On the first day, betaworks CEO John Borthwick (@Borthwick) talked about fragmentation, which he says is not just happening across the web but also at the network level as well. “This is the area that is concerning me most,” he said. “Facebook feels like the old early days of AOL – they’re a citizen of the Internet and yet they own and control too much. They need to integrate more with the web.”

He thinks we need to see companies and creators embrace the Internet much more than what we’re seeing today.  “The network is important,” he says and ends his talk with a few words for Mr. Zuckerberg: “Tear down that wall.”

Curation:

Curation continues to be a strong topic of discussion and its relevance and need is only growing more critical as the amount of data coming our way continues to explode.

Curation is so important because we’re trying to combine and recombine things to make sense of things. We need to be able to move and transition data seamlessly across devices. Refer to Steve Rosenbaum's talk on the need for clarity above and beyond more information and data. Human curators are a big part of the upcoming revolution. Video clip here.

Do You Have a Revolution?

“What’s your revolution?” Ja-Nae Duane aka The Sun Queen (on Twitter), asked the audience and added, “why aren’t we highlighting the social good more than we do?”

She shared a handful of amazing stories which have come out of Detroit and Dallas among other places. As the founder of Wild Women Entrepreneurs, she is passionate about accelerating women’s growth and personal revolutions.

Listen to this video on why she started her “movement.” And check out a webdoc created on her raison d'etre during the 140 Conference here.

Jeff Jarvis' talk: Tweeties have attacked the sanctity of the article. See webdoc here.

Below is a smattering of photos I shot during the speaker talks, the networking breaks and the after parties:

Dan Gillmor on life and ethics in "new media..." Refer to a webdoc that includes links, tweets and information about his book.

Foursquare's Dennis Crowley

The Webdoc team rocks it in the demo room. Check out their webdocs of the conference here.

AOL's Tim Armstrong talks about community and the importance of connection, social media input and regional/local content (Hatch.com).

Jeffrey Hayzlett in his normal charismatic self.

Sesame Street's Dan Lewis on how and why Sesame Street "tweets":

NPR's Andy Carvin

Craig Newmark talked about leaving your mark online by contributing and giving.

The Today Show's Ann Curry gets "very inspirational" during her 10 minute turned 20 minute talk. Love htat sixties style flower-child dress: she just makes it work.

Mashable's Adam Ostrow interviews Foursquare's Dennis Crowley

There's a singalong in honor of Jeff Pulver at the end of day two at the funky venue 92nd Y on the upper East Side.

New York Times Jennifer Preston interviews NPR's Carvin

Webdoc's Vincent Borel and Stelio Tzonis with Magnify's Steve Rosenbaum and his new book: Curation Nation

Paintings created on-site, proceeds of which go to breast cancer -- announced by Jeffrey Hayzlett on-site. For more information, check out Gaby (aka @Gaby407) and be sure not to miss Toronto cop Scott Mill's story (aka @GraffitiBMXCop). See webdoc for more information which includes links, videos, photos and more. His story includes work with graffiti artists Kedre Browne (@BubzArt) and Jessey Pacho (@ArtOfPhade). Their message will inspire the lives of many young people around the world and provide proof that graffiti can paint a positive message, not a negative one. Nicholas Maharaj aka @Twittnick is also a “student” of Mills.

Ann Curry in a moment of blissful expression as she gets authentic with the audience.

Bombshell coach Gigi Belmonico on the Bombshell factor and not letting Twitter become a "popularity contest." See webdoc on her work here.

Disclosure: I have provided some consulting to Webdoc who was one of the 140Conf sponsors.

So Why & How Does Sesame Street TWEET?

Sesame Street presented at the 140 Conference in New York last week, giving the audience a taste of why they tweet, what they tweet and how their community differs from engagement to watching behavior. They sometimes have Sesame Street characters tweet using the characters personalities to draw long-time fans in. Below is a video clip I took of the presentation.

Here is a colorful Webdoc taken that paints a picture of the Sesame Street story while incorporating a nice thumbs up for the 140 Conference through inclusion of a tweet they did about the event on-site. The above video could have easily been incorporated in this Webdoc or any other content the Sesame Street team wanted to include to share an angle or tailor a story.

Disclosure: I provide some consulting to the Webdoc team.

140Conf Ends With Music & Singing at the 92nd Y

The 140 Conference in New York last week ends with music and singing at the 92nd Y...a kudos to Jeff Pulver and his fabulous team for yet another great event.

Craig Newmark: Make Your Mark Online by Contributing & Giving: #140Conf

Craig Newmark tells the 140Conf crowd in New York to make your mark online by contributing and giving where and whenever you can. Below is a video of his talk.

Says Craig, "Press should be the immune system of democracy." By contrast to a solo video, here is a Webdoc created during his talk which incorporates photos, tweets and a simple survey, all of which only took a few minutes to create and a couple of button clicks to embed this here, as easy as embedding a YouTube video via HTML code. The same video could have been included in the webdoc as well for added richness and diversity.

Disclosure: I provide some consulting to the Webdoc team.