Ignite Raleigh 1 Speaker Application
Welcome to our official Ignite presentation submission. Submit your own Ignite talk.
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32 results found
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How Not To Be A Douche Bag Online
From Twitter spam DM messages to drunk pictures on Facebook people act like complete douche bags while they are online. This presentation steps in where common sense fails. It serves as the ultimate 5 minute guide to acting like a real person and not a complete tool bag while online.
25 votes -
Those Who Achieve and Those Who Don't
Some folks are able to achieve their goals and fulfill their dreams regularly throughout their lives. Others have trouble doing so. Why is that?
Do you have a dream you'd like to see realized? Do you have some goals you're having trouble achieving? If so, this talk can help.
39 votes -
Productive Networking
Everyone knows that networking is important but few know how to do it well. We spend too much time at noisy "networking events," chasing followers on Twitter, or struggling to build connections on LinkedIn. Powerful networking is not natural. As such, there is much to be learned. We will explore the core definition of a network and move on to discover an engaging approach to build deep, productive networks.
17 votes -
Building a web app when your programmer and designer live 3000 miles away... and have jobs.
Lots of people have startups. Lots of people have jobs. Some people have both. How do you manage expectations and timelines with people that are as busy as you are and don't live anywhere near you? I'm not totally sure, but I'll share some of my experiences that seem to work.
8 votes -
Tweet, Tweet, Boom!
Social Media is an enormous opportunity for connections and commerce, but also a big risk generator. Examples of SM bombs blowing up in users' faces abound. Hear from an attorney some thoughts and ideas about risk management and best practices.
14 votes -
The New IT Organization
IT organizations are broken. Lack of business focus, bad or no customer service, and the use of technology as a status symbol has seriously warped the values of many IT orgs. But there is hope!
I'll discuss how to take your IT organization to the next level by eliminating the cultural voodoo and the strangling inefficiencies of an organizational model that grew up too fast.
15 votes -
How to Survive the Impending Multicorepocalypse
Single-CPU performance has hit a brick wall, so Intel, AMD, Motorola and others are coming out with 2, 4, 8, 16, and even 64-core processors. But your programs don't run any faster on them! We'll talk about strategies and tools to help your apps stay snappy well into the future.
17 votes -
The beautiful honey bee; from fear to mystery to inspiration.
What are you afraid of? What fears hold you back? Many people are terrified of insects & most cower at the buzzing of the honey bee. They are not to be feared, but respected for the valuable asset they are to our world. Most fear is based on lack of information. Once you have a little information fear can turn into curiosity. Curiosity can transform a mind to see the mystery in all things. Once you grasp mystery you can move to inspiration and overcome many of the fears that could be holding you back from greatness.
17 votes -
Friend, Foe, or Follower? Analyzing Our Digital Bonds
Ever wonder the possibilities of online friendships and relationships as Technology progresses? Will our children or grandchildren perhaps find their best friend on the web rather than the playground sandbox?
This presentation will be fun. We will dive straight into how we find and maintain all sorts of relationships online, and give insight into the future of digital bonds
24 votes -
Interpreting Social Media Data
Every day, a dizzying array of new statistics comes out about Twitter, Facebook, and other popular social media destinations. Many of these studies, reports and other datapoints show confusing and even conflicting information, so how do you make sense of it all?
Join Tom Webster from Edison Research has he shows you the "big 3" questions to ask about any social media stat you come across, and how to immediately separate the good stuff from the...not so good.
25 votes -
Growing Successful Online Communities and User Engagement
If you build it will they come? Absolutely not! Let's explore what it really takes to engage an online audience and keep them coming back for more. It requires work but the payoff is huge.
34 votes -
Waiter! There's a Fly in My Online Reputation
Your social media activities are the ingredients to a fabulous reputation soup. Screw-up and a single negative incident will have others sending that soup back to the kitchen!
Reputation management "chef" Andy Beal shows you how to keep flies out of your social media soup, and what to do if one happens to spoil the broth.
46 votes