The Pragmatic Populist

Qualities of a Great Speaker – Educational Value of Content

As noted in my previous blog post on this topic, the first quality I believe is necessary in a great speaker is for them to be educational in some way. In my recent bout of conferences, I have seen speakers who fall all over the quality spectrum, but the ones that were truly good [...]

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Lessons from Conference Season Coverage

I’ve been very fortunate recently: in my role as Managing Editor of Social Computing Journal (formerly Social Computing Magazine), I’ve been able to attend a number of conferences that I would not have previously been able to find the time or money to attend. In quick succession, I have attended PubCon South, SXSWi and [...]

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Book Review: Prince Charming Isn't Coming: How Women Get Smart About Money

This book review was written for Joyful Jubilant Learning’s March book reviews. I am posting it here for my own personal timeline. Barbara Stanny’s “Prince Charming Isn’t Coming: How Women Get Smart About Money” is a great story with a problematic title. Unfortunately, it is also billed as a How To book, which is [...]

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