In what may be our best podcast yet, Jason Nash, CTO of technology solutions company Varrow, gives us his frank views on the value of social media and technical evangelism. For Jason, the value is clear. Employees engaged in the technical community help drive the business while they grow personally and technically.
Podcast: Play in new window | Download
Subscribe: RSS
A car club has a lot in common with a technology community, and both follow similar patterns. We talk with Frank Denneman about what gives a sense of community, boundaries & membership, and how to sustain a community over multiple generations. This episode was recorded live at VMware PEX 2014…
Podcast: Play in new window | Download
Subscribe: RSS
We continue our discussion about content and surviving the content crunch. The metaphors fly thick as we talk about being personal trainers for content creation, being agile bicyclists vs building a waterfall-driven space program, and something about roulette wheels and pebbles. This is what we talked about: Why Are So…
Podcast: Play in new window | Download
Subscribe: RSS
Companies are producing content at an unsustainable rate. This week’s guest and conversation is inspired by that very topic. Stephen Foskett, founder of Tech Field Day, joins us to talk about his recent post titled “Everybody’s On the Internet, and Nobody Cares.” Inspired by talks of content and platform, we discuss…
Podcast: Play in new window | Download
Subscribe: RSS
The Geek Whisperers talk with HP’s Calvin Zito about bringing bloggers together and the risks and rewards that ensue. We also hear how Calvin and Matt first met and how that almost got them fired. Over the course of the hour of this podcast we talk about Transitioning from marketing…
Podcast: Play in new window | Download
Subscribe: RSS
As we established last episode, Unicorns are a big part of our IT ecosystem. This week on the Geek Whisperers we discuss Unicorn Husbandry from a one-on-three level. Friend of the podcast and respected influencer Chris Wahl joins us to paint a picture of Unicorns in the wild. We discuss…
Podcast: Play in new window | Download
Subscribe: RSS
Employee ambassadors are an important part of a social media strategy. The right kind of employee evangelist is like a Unicorn: very hard to find. Unicorns can also be disruptive to an org chart when their social media footprint starts to overlap with their day job. This week on the…
Podcast: Play in new window | Download
Subscribe: RSS
Happy 2014 to you fellow Geeks! Your Whisperers are back in session and with a brand new guest. A self-defined “professional ranter” and online personality in Scott Stratten, aka @UnMarketing, joins us in the pursuit social media done well. Note: Despite our jokes, no one paid anyone to talk on this podcast. Scott quickly…
Podcast: Play in new window | Download
Subscribe: RSS