Content

We’re all publishers now! The same could not be said ten years ago. Ten years ago, the opportunity to publish content wasn’t open to the masses. Now, everyone has a megaphone and few people know how to use it. Call it the learning curve of a culture that’s adjusting to its new found freedom of expression.

The presentation will refer to real life examples of bloggers getting sued by large corporations. Learn tips and tricks to make your content bulletproof.

Rejected titles of this session include:

Why you should be as obsessed about wikis as Rex is
How to make lots of money with wikis
Wikis are way more cool than Twitter
Wikis & SEO: Your secret map to world domination

There's way, way more to wikis than you think. I promise.

After spending hundreds of hours developing one of largest business-oriented wikis around, SmallBusiness.com, I can't contain my obsession any more.

I feel this maddening need to show folks:

*Why wikis could be the best model for your corporate website.

Gain access to the Director of Technical Support at Sitemason, a proprietary content management system (CMS) developed in Nashville.

Based on working daily with website managers from Nashville and beyond, Nate Baker will share some of the most common and global issues people have with updating their website or blog.

-Why does it always look different after you publish?
-How do you get a pdf online?
-Why do my special characters not work?
-How do you create a link to an email?

UPDATE: This session was originally envisioned as a panel discussion. That has since changed. See below.
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What we have traditionally defined as radio is rapidly changing. No longer is the equation just studio to transmitter to FM tuner. "Radio" is accessible on the internet and your mobile phone (Pandora, Slacker, Last.FM, Spotify et al). And not only that, but in this new model, you as the consumer have near total control.

The two hosts and producers of the series "Con Trek" will discuss the process of crafting a new media series for Microsoft's cutting edge set top box. Other topics will include the struggle to get traditional companies involved with cutting edge new media projects.

As web development grows more complex, Application Architecture and User Experience Design have become even more important. So, what are the real-life lessons you need to master these skills? In this session Ben will explore what’s uniquely challenging about building internet applications, how to feel your way through the development process, and how a few golden rules can make or break your design.

Video is in demand - and it's more than just kittens and fails filling the intertubes. With broadband internet access becoming ubiquitous and sites like YouTube and Vimeo making good looking streaming videos easily accessible, all that remains is for you to put a product out there.

This session looks at actual numbers from a dozen sites that have added video - and some very promising results they've seen.

Everybody has a voice. These days, it's easy to create a podcast, fill it full of content you want to spread, and release it into the wild. However, recording your show with a live audience on the line is a growing trend among podcasters, and other media makers. In this session, you'll learn how to successfully set up and run your own live audio broadcast on the cheap - and with mostly open source software. The airwaves belong to the public. Let's take them back - geek style.

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The wheel of life is amazing... Your great grandparents were suspicious of the Phone & couldn't fathom how people could blab for hours on the phone. Your grandparents eyed your parent's cell phone as if it were the devil. For most of you, your parents thought your addition to email and IM was crazy & probably said "Nobody talks to anyone anymore!".

Yes, that's right folks. You heard it here first. It's true. We're all going to die. We don't like talking and thinking about it, but it's inevitable.

What happens to our content when we leave this place? Who will manage our blog posts, photos, videos, audio, tweets, etc.?

How will future generations find and access your digital estate?

It's time to start giving this some thought kids. Death waits for nobody.

Hey, don't let the topic get you down. We're not dead yet, right?