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Greetings! Pulpconnection is now more sexy, more intense, with more satisfaction. At least with WordPress plugins that is. In a never ending voyage with WordPress and its limitless plugins, I’m experimenting with a few new ones after previous additions and deletions.

Freshly added are:

  • Intense Debate. A replacement commenting system that supports its own plugins, spam protection, and integration with Twitter and Facebook.
  • WP Greet Box. Not sure if I’ll keep this around but seems helpful to get new readers to subscribe.
  • SexyBookmarks. Another social bookmarking system, but this one looks sexy! Near the end of each post, look for the below graphic.

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  • Get Satisfaction. As seen on many sites, but not sure if this is a keeper for Pulpconnection. Get Satisfaction as a service is very cool, but not sure if it’s a match for Pulp readers. See the Feedback tab on the left side.

And as I learned the hard way, I need to balance all this plugin bling with overall performance of Pulpconnection. Can’t have the site crash with all this sexy, intense satisfaction.

Chris Pirillo Rethinks Twitter for Conversations

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I guess I wasn’t the only one rethinking things after attending [re]think Hawaii. At the event, Chris Pirillo and Coach Deb had a conversation about conversing on Twitter. Coach Deb felt Twitter was a great tool for conversations while Chris disagreed.

The upshot? This video of Chris (recorded in his car while driving) explaining why he doesn’t believe Twitter is geared towards conversations.

[re]think for the Mind, TEDx for the Soul

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I don’t know how better to say it than:

[re]think Hawaii is for the mind, TEDxHonolulu is for the soul

Courtesy of VentureSprout.com
Courtesy of VentureSprout.com

Right after [re]think Hawaii came TEDxHonolulu, the 50th state’s first entry into TEDx, the independently organized TED event. NEENZ was at it again, organizing inspirational speakers for our TEDx. I don’t know to capture the essence of the event and the powerful messages of:

The best way to experience TEDxHonolulu is to watch the (forthcoming) videos. Only then will you truly appreciate Intel’s drive for environmental sustainability, Jill’s passion to go green, Henk’s pursuit of high tech in Hawaii, and Kaiser’s cutting analysis of Sino-American relationships online and off. My words won’t do TEDxHonolulu justice.

Until the videos are available, view the pictures from TEDxHonolulu.

[re]think Hawaii Posts

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Here’s a summary of posts about [re]think Hawaii.

Here are other posts about [re]think Hawaii as I come across them on the web.

Observed at [re]think Hawaii Part 2

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Actually, I forgot some observations in my first post Observed at [re]think Hawaii, so here’s a follow on post.

Safari Top Sites

I talked about the Apple love at [re]think Hawaii, but what I also noticed from over-the-shoulder observations is Safari’s Top Sites as a user’s home page. Instead of having a singular traditional home page, Safari can display a wall of your top sites as your home. Those in the crowd and even presenters would display Top Sites when opening a new Safari window.

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I just changed my Safari preferences to show Top Sites for new windows and tabs, and yes, I like it. I get an immediate display of sites I frequent, making it very easy to jump to one.

Extreme Multitaskers

Another over-the-shoulder observation I saw was the multitasking abilities of the crowd. Many at [re]think Hawaii were armed with laptops and while presentations were occurring, attendees were listening in, asking questions, checking email (lots of Gmail users), posting Facebook updates, tweeting, uploading pictures to Flickr, and so much more. Talk about extreme multitasking!

I sat there, listened, and jotted notes in my analog notebook. Okay, okay, I used my iPhone to multitask at times too. 🙂

Social Media Means Be Social

One last point about social media that is in the obvious-but-not-so-obvious category. With all the digital interactions we have using social networking tools like Twitter and Facebook, a goal of social media is to be social in real life. All these tools help expose you to a wider audience and start conversations, but that’s where they end. To really cement partnerships and friendships, you need to take the online social activity into the real world. The [re]thinkers in attendance understood this and really took advantage of what Hawaii has to offer with group excursions to Waikiki, our beaches, and other various sights. It’s these real life social  interactions that made [re]think Hawaii unforgettable.

Read more posts about [re]think Hawaii.

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