Monthly Archives: June 2011

The Ultimate Distraction

Cinematographer Mark Poirier kicked off PAB2011 last night with an inspiring keynote about storytelling. Here are a few thoughts on his talk…. Mark Poirier has, in my opinion, the ultimate storytelling job. Mark is a cinematographer, but in a very specialized part of the business. He shoots in IMAX 3-D. A far cry from your…

PAB2011: Not Just Another Social Media Conference

I’ve been playing in this social media game for a while, but one of the things I don’t really do is conferences. There are a million of them, it seems, and at least once or twice a month, I witness hundreds or even thousands of geeks converging on some (usually American) city for 3 to…

Practicing Patience on the Bus

Sometimes I take the bus. Oh sure, I have a fully functioning car. But if I’m headed downtown and don’t feel like dealing with traffic or parking, I take the bus. I actually like traveling by bus. The people I see on the bus are always interesting, and the bus takes a different route than…