Confessions of an eBiz Junkie

What Happens In Vegas...

OK.. I know. Let's get it right out of the way. Bad blogger! Bad! I've been neglecting my duties here. Sorry for that. On the bright side - I have a good reason.

What happens in Vegas won't be staying in Vegas... At least if EMC's Social Media Team has anything to do with it.

That's right, EMC World is less than two weeks away. Months of planning coming together, an undeniable excitement in the air. You think 2010 was big? Ha. Wait until you see what happens when cloud meets big data!

And if you know anything about EMC, you know we like to go BIG when it comes to social!

You know the Bloggers Lounge is back. While I'm a bit biased, I've not seen anyone else do it quite like EMC. So - if you're a blogger - and will be at World, be sure to sign up for access! Like last year, our good friends from Wikibon & Silicon Angle will be broadcasting live from the lounge throughout the week. From experience, these folks tend to bring in some high-profile guests.

Woah... You say the Bloggers Lounge isn't enough for you? You're hardcore.

That's OK - we're upping the game again in 2011 by introducing 'Social City'. Social City will be *the* hub of social engagement during EMC World. We'll be touting all of the great ways to engage EMC, via the EMC Community Network, our Facebook and Twitter offerings, and more.

Still not enough?

OK - How about meet-ups with EMC execs, geeks and gurus? Not going to be there in person? No problem! Many will be broadcast live via our communities and will offer live Q&A for those who are representin' digital-style.

I can't begin to describe how pumped up I am for this years event. The entire EMC Social Media Team will be there - so drop by and say hello!

Hopefully, you've already registered and we'll see you in person. If not, there are no shortage of ways to participate from afar. WIll share more on this next week (hint - Big surprise coming for our fans on Facebook... So stay tuned!)

 

 

 

 

EMC World Begins

Today's the big day. Following a concert by the Goo Goo Dolls last night, EMC World kicks off in full swing this morning with an action packed agenda over the next few days. I'll be watching activities in real time via Twitter and following thoughts from employee and attendees alike via #EMCWorld @ Hashtags.org.

Some neat media is starting to surface. This one caught my eye and I thought you'd enjoy it. more to come over the course of the week. Of course, many more cool vids available over at the EMC Channel on YouTube.

EMC World Bloggers Unite!

It looks like I'll be attending EMC World this year - along with fellow EMC bloggers Mark Twomey, Barry Burke, Bill Petro and Steve Todd.

I thought we'd try something a bit different this time... I'd like to round up all of the attendees who will be blogging, Twittering, Flickr'ing, Utter'ing or (insert your favorite trendy tool here) their way through the event...

I want to gauge interest from the community and will work out logistics based on how many folks sign up... If two of you sign up, Storagezilla and I will be hanging out in the parking lot of the Manadalay Bay with a six-pack of Schlitz for a meet & greet and a game of kick-the-can. Any more than that and we'll find a formal venue where we can get together and have some fun...

I've put together a Wiki for sign-ups. If you'll be @ World and want to get together for a blogger meet & greet - please sign up here (The password to update is community). We'll use this Wiki as main point of information sharing as we try to pull something together.

There's also the EMC World community for attendees. If you haven't already signed up - check it out. There's a cool 'people finder' like app that let you find peers with similar interests and get together for a chat. Discussion forums are also available to help you interact with the minds behind the event and other attendees to help shape the breakouts and talk about what you'd like to see @ the event.

Looking forward to seeing you there!

Edit - One more thing, Twiiter users, be sure to follow Twitter.com/EMCWorld for real time news & info during the conference...