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Entries Tagged as 'Conferences'

I’m speaking at Interlink Conference 2011 in Vancouver, and you should come

April 11th, 2011 · No Comments · Conferences, Design

I have the distinct pleasure of speaking at the first ever Interlink Conference in Vancouver, Canada on June 2-4, along with a stellar lineup of people I can’t even believe I’m included with: Samantha Warren, Steve Fisher, Gavin Elliott, Jonathan Snook, Brian Hoff, Ethan Dunham, Frank Chimero, Patrick Lauke, Meagan Fisher, Simon Collison, Sarah Parmenter, [...]

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Visualizing First-Time Interactions at SXSW

March 22nd, 2011 · 2 Comments · Community, Social Networking

You might remember the near-novel I wrote a couple months ago on LinkedIn InMaps titled, “Hubs and Connectors: Understanding Networks Through Data Visualization.” Now New Work City member Alex Shapiro, founder of CEO of TouchGraph, has created a powerful network visualization based on contact exchanges made via Hashable at SXSW. The Java applet allows you [...]

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My SXSW Core Conversation: “Breaking Taboos: Pros Get Real About Money Matters”

March 7th, 2011 · 3 Comments · Career, Conferences, Consulting, Startups

Money is a topic that most people dance around because they don’t want to be rude, or tacky, or misunderstood. But if we avoid talking about it, we avoid learning a very essential part of our business and our industry. In order to thrive as a professional community, we need to have a strong handle [...]

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Where is Whitney in 2011?

March 3rd, 2011 · 2 Comments · Conferences, Travel

I thought I did a lot of traveling last year, but what I’ve got planned for 2011 already blows 2010 out of the water. There are 10 cities on the itinerary so far, and I’m sure there will be more to come. It’s exhausting when I stop to think about it, but then I remember [...]

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Whit Hour – Week 22

December 21st, 2010 · 1 Comment · Whit Hour

Thank you so much to the ~22 people who showed up for the twenty-second week of Whit Hour — my weekly one-hour video chat to answer any and all of your questions about user experience, consulting, and whatever else you throw at me. Tune in every Monday night from 10-11pm Eastern Time at http://www.livestream.com/whithour. Whit [...]

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