Author Archives for Meg Canada

Your Take on UnSummit4


Did you blog about UnSummit4? Present? Add your post/link in the comments and we’ll add it.
Amanda Ingle Profound findings can come from the unknown. Unsummit4 was full of information, innovation and intelligence from many different subject matter experts. With the day packed full of amazing sessions, it was hard to boil it down to what [...]

Post mortem


We’ve closed the books on Unsummit 4, and, after four events, the Unsummit is still very much alive.
The new digs- CoCoMSP could not have been more ideal.  Every venue has limitations, but it was fantastic to be in such a flexible location. We learned and relearned lessons. Parking in the city is never simple. Wifi [...]

Call for x


Solve for x: Call for problems
June 26, 2010 at CoCo coworking & collaborative space in St. Paul.
“If there was a problem yo I’ll solve it
Check out the hook while my DJ revolves it”
-Robert Van Winkle
This is our fourth UnSummit, the unique unconference answer to local technology, interactive marketing events. We usually formulate a theme to [...]

Unsummit3 Feedback and Finds


We, the organizers, of this quaint little event could not be more pleased with the outcomes. One hundred fifty participants, great sponsors, great conversations, and lots of feedback.
Here’s a sampling:

The Minnov8 gang liveblogged the event using Scribble Live (10/10)
Valerie Rigsbee lists Entrepreneurial tools from the #unsummit session with Don Ball (10/10)
Kirk Horsted mused about unplugging [...]

You Unplugged: 12-pack of UnSummit Questions…


12-pack of UnSummit Questions… From Kirk Horsted’s session, some conversation starters:
MY FAVORITE ACRONYM IS AAAAA…ASSOCIATION FOR THE ABOLITION OF ABSURD ABBREVIATIONS & ASENINE ACRONYMS. WHAT’S YOURS?
WHICH IS WORSE: A BROKEN COMPUTER OR A BROKEN FRIDGE?
THE WASHINGTON POST SAYS 8.5% OF KIDS ARE BEHAVIORALLY ADDICTED TO THEIR DIGITALIA. CAN YOU BE ADDICTED? [...]

How to Become Your Own Top Client


Treefort, TouchPoint, Screenfeed, MN Flag Football Team
Digital signage, design
Jeremy Gavin talks about how you can turn your consulting skills into your own business
The Dream
Quality vs. Quantity- how can you work on something to make it better
Flexible work life (hasn’t happened yet, but the dream)
The customer is so #$%# wrong
Defining a product
Example: Feeds for [...]

You UnPlugged


Kirk Horsted is probably horrified that I am blogging at this moment. You Unplugged is a discussion about unplugging and here I sit with a laptop on my lap listening to a discussion about the absurdity of you as a brand, cheating online, who owns your thoughts…
Horsted opened with the call to worship, “Join me [...]

How we learned to love YouTube Summary


Term broadcast comes from farming, throwing grain with a broad cast. “To sow seeds evenly over a wide area of soil rather than in rows.” – Marshall Seeds Glossary
According to February 2008 data from the comScore Video Metrix service:
More than 10 billion videos were viewed online in the U.S. in February, a 66 percent [...]