TechTalk Newsletter

	Corbin's March/April 2009 TechTalk Newsletter
		Volume XI, Issue 2
	Welcome to Corbin's TechTalk Newsletter, in its tenth year of providing the latest in technology for events, tradeshows and hospitality professionals in more than 67 countries. Having recently returned from Melbourne and Torino, and heading off next week to Rome and Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt, I have been racking up the air miles in search of meetings technology innovation. This issue has some of the hottest tech trends in the area of Web 2.0 as well as loads of helpful and fun links. View this email as a web page at: http://www.corbinball.com/techtalk/index.cfm?fuseaction=cor_av&artid=6514 Change your email preferences at www.corbinball.com/contact. In this issue: NEW ARTICLE: Web 2.0 and Social Media -- A New Paradigm for Meetings NEW VIDEO: Meetings Media Minute Interview NEW VIDEO: How Web 2.0 is Giving Power to the People NEWS 22 WEB BOOKMARKS FOR MEETINGS, BUSINESS AND FUN QUOTES OF THE MONTH RECENT ARTICLES WITH "QUOTES FROM CORBIN" CORBIN'S CALENDAR and the fine print NEW ARTICLE; Web 2.0 and Social Media -- A New Paradigm for Meetings Web 2.0 is changing meetings marketing and management with numerous benefits for meeting planners, exhibitors and attendees. It is an imprecise term, however, covering a wide range of technologies that are part of a sweeping societal and business change. This article will sort out many of the key components of Web 2.0 with an emphasis on their impact to meetings and events. NEW VIDEO: MeetingsMedia Meeting in a Minute Interview Tyler Davidson interviews me at the MPI MeetDifferent conference in Atlanta about the hot technology trends seen at the meeting. NEW VIDEO: How Web 2.0 is Giving Power to the People James Latham interviews me at the ICCA conference about how online social networking and mobile phone innovation is changing the way meetings are organized, allowing the delegates themselves to set the agenda, and so making the whole experience more engaging. NEWS Corbin's Online Bookmarks File Updated http://www.corbinball.com/bookmarks/ "Corbin's Favorites", the web's most comprehensive list of categorized web links for the meetings and hospitality industries (with a focus on meetings technology), has just been updated with many new links. Meetings Mean Business Petition http://www.thepetitionsite.com/1/keepamericameeting Please sign this important petition. Here is my posting: "Meetings directly or indirectly support one in eight Americans with important impact globally. One third of all hotel rooms are booked as a result of meetings. 20% of all airline flights are for those flying to and from meetings. The multiplier effects of meeting attendees spending their money at events, trade shows and conventions is huge! Meetings are also major educators of adults in the industrialized world. We need to notify our legislators that meetings are not junkets -- they are vital for our economy." 22 Web Bookmarks for Meetings, Business and Fun 9 Meeting Industry-Related Sites: Conference Agenda and more on your smart phone https://everywhereigo.com/LandingPages/conference.aspx Another very complete set of meeting tools for your smart phone. http://www.visiontree.com/conference Check out the slide show. IBM virtual meeting case study using Second Life http://secondlifegrid.net.s3.amazonaws.com/docs/Second_Life_Case_IBM.pdf SixEffect http://www.sixeffect.com Interesting use of Facebook in this online registration site. Web 2.0 Resources of Meeting Planners http://resources.pathable.com Check out the Twitter link. Ennect Registration http://www.ennect.com Build a simple and easy-to-use registration and event website. $400 or less plus 5% of credit card charges if you use the Ennect Payment portal (unlimited registrations). CoverItLive http://www.coveritlive.com Live blog coverage designed for events with Twitter feed interface. ChirpE http://www.a2zinc.net/show6/public/Content294.aspx Mobile exhibit guide and marketing tool for exhibitors and attendees. Poken http://www.doyoupoken.com Interesting key-chain networking/lead exchange device from Switzerland for purchase at less than US$20 each. Used at the Lift Conference. Thanks to Nigel Brown from ICCA for the link suggestion. 7 Utility/Reference Sites: Who's Talkin' http://www.whostalkin.com Excellent web site, blog, social media post, and video search engine. Find out what "they" are saying about you, your product or service. Top 10 Email Marketing Mistakes http://www.a2zinc.net/show6/public/Content294.aspx Well written short article. Viral Video Tracker http://www.viralvideochart.com/ See which videos are going viral. Microsoft 2019? A glimpse into the future. http://www.flixxy.com/microsoft-office-2019.htm Brian Cox's Tour of the CERN supercollider http://www.ted.com/index.php/talks/brian_cox_on_cern_s_supercollider.html Well written short article. Revo Uninstaller http://www.revouninstaller.com Nice, free program uninstaller utility to remove unwanted computer files. OoVoo.com -- Video conference up to six of your friends for free http://www.oovoo.com/ *6 Sites Just for Fun:* Elephant and Dog Best Friends http://www.flixxy.com/elephant-dog-pet.htm Adobe Cards http://www.adobecards.com/ Super high-resolution zoomable inauguration photo http://gigapan.org/viewGigapanFullscreen.php?auth=033ef14483ee899496648c2b4b06233c Ultra-small (within the eye of a needle) Artwork http://www.flixxy.com/microscopic-art-willard-wigan.htm What was happening the year your were born? http://www.infoplease.com/yearbyyear.html How Not To Drive a Car http://www.flixxy.com/cars-and-drivers.htm QUOTES OF THE MONTH: Data is not information; Information is not knowledge; Knowledge is not understanding; Understanding is not wisdom. -- Cliff Stoll and Gary Schubert Art is science made clear. -- Jean Cocteau "Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn't do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover." -- Mark Twain SHORT-SIGHTED TECHNOLOGY QUOTE OF THE MONTH "There is not the slightest indication that nuclear energy will ever be obtainable. It would mean that the atom would have to be shattered at will." -- Albert Einstein (1932) RECENT ARTICLES WITH "QUOTES FROM/REFERENCES TO CORBIN" Beat The Meetings Industry Blues: Succeed With Less Staff And Less Money http://acf.themeetingmagazines.com/acf/20081201ViewPoint/BusStrat/tabid/157/Default.aspx Association & Convention Facilities Article by Phelps Hope, CMP The Future of the Meetings Industry http://www.sellingpower.com/pda/newsletter_article.asp?lid=SP242487&aid=SP1757943 SellingPower article by Renee Houston Zemanski Showing Off http://www.successmtgs.com/mimegasite/articles/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003924511 Successful Meetings article by Andrea Doyle about tradeshow technology. Greening: Doing More for Less http://www.tradeshowweek.com/article/CA6626701.html Tradeshow Week article by Stephanie Corbin about eco-friendly meetings. Untimely Demise for nTag http://www.mimegasite.com/mimegasite/articles/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003942559 Successful Meetings article by William Ng. 2009 Tech Industry -- Not Just For Techies http://www.pcma.org/Convene/Issue_Archives/February_2009/2009_Tech_Industry.htm PCMA's Convene article by Maxine Golding on the use of technology to support face-to-face meetings. Technology Essentials http://meetingsnet.com/technology/technology_essentials_religious_meetings_0209/ Religious Conference Planner interview with Jim Spellos on a range of meetings technologies. Tips to Handle the Dreaded Q&A http://ezinearticles.com/?Tips-to-Handle-the-Dreaded-QandA&id=1981953 EzineArticle article by Paul Archer. Economy's woes aren't stopping hotels from upgrading technology http://sanantonio.bizjournals.com/sanantonio/othercities/columbus/stories/2009/02/23/focus2.html?b=1235365200^1782151&page=2 San Antoniou Business Journal article by Paul Kostyu. SUGGESTION BOX Please send along any questions, ideas, or suggestions on how to make this newsletter more useful for you: contactcorbin@corbinball.com CORBIN'S SPEAKING CALENDAR My travel schedule for March and April will bring me to Torino, Detroit, Rome, Sharm El-Sheikh, Newport Beach, Las Vegas, Chicago, Washington DC, San Diego and likely a few other places as well. Click the link above for specific details. I would love to make your city one of my destinations as well, so please contact me and let's set a date. 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PASS IT ON: Know someone who needs to stay current on the latest in meetings technology? Please forward them this newsletter or send them to the TechTalk subscriptions page: http://www.corbinball.com/contact/. CONTACT INFO: Corbin Ball, CSP, CMP, MS Corbin Ball Associates 506 14th Street, Bellingham, WA 98225-6107 Phone: 360-734-8756 AIM/Skype: corbinball Email Corbin Web: www.corbinball.com © Copyright 2009 Corbin Ball Associates. This letter and its content are proprietary products. All rights reserved. Please forward the entire letter to anyone you feel may be interested.	Thanks to our sponsors who make TechTalk possible: N200 N200 is Europe ’s biggest visitor registration and lead retrieval company. More than 230 trade shows and events in 11 countries use the online and onsite products and services of N200. Do you have a show in Europe ? Please contact us for a free demo or quotation via exposales@n200.com or look at www.n200.com. AllianceTech Alliance Tech, two time winner of CEMA Summit Technology Shoot Out, is the industry leader in business intelligence solutions that measure and increase the value of tradeshows and conferences. Our event intelligence solutions include RFID Attendance, Lead Retrieval, Surveys, Social Networking, and industry leading analytics. Ungerboeck Systems Intl. Ungerboeck Systems International (USI) is the proven world leader in innovative, integrated software for the events industries used by conference managers, associations and exhibition organizers worldwide. USI technology is customizable to fit the needs of small to large organizations including Event Registration and Housing, Attendee Relationship Management, Exhibit Sales and Invoicing, Event Management, Marketing Campaigns and Full Accounting. WTTC.com With 4,000 registered members and over 15,000 pages of content, WTTC.com is the largest independent online service for the meetings and conventions industry. 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Certain Registration™ is the leading online Software as a Service (SaaS) registration product used by the world’s largest corporations, universities, associations and government agencies. events™ is the top ranking events management product used by associations, continuing education and world events such as the Olympic Games, United Nations World Summit and Rugby World Cup. IMEX 2009 26-28 May 2009 Messe Frankfurt, Germany The essential worldwide exhibition for meetings & incentive travel Over 8,700 visitors. 3,600 international hosted buyers. 4,000 German buyers. 3,500 exhibitors. 150 countries. www.imex-frankfurt.com IAEE promotes the unique value of exhibitions and other events that bring buyers and sellers together such as road shows, conferences with an exhibition component, and proprietary corporate exhibitions. IAEE is the principal resource for those who plan, produce and service the industry. EIBTM Barcelona 1-3 December 2009 EIBTM Is The Premier International Event Dedicated To The Global Meetings And Incentive Industry. EIBTM attracts 5,000 industry buyers and 2,000 exhibitors from over 100 countries. Over 2,500 buyers at EIBTM are top-level decision-makers bought to the event as part its Hosted Buyer Programme®. Attendee Management Inc. (AMi) AMi breaks down the barriers to online registration, housing, travel and e-marketing. No license fees, no software to manage, just dedicated, experienced service. Pay only for what you need, and provide the solutions your attendees and clients expect. Contact info@attendeenet.com, or call 512.842.1612 CardinalWare CardinalWare is a 4^th Generation Content Management System that fully integrates management of information, personal profiles and distribution. Whether you need a new or better Website, online marketing and communications tools, integration with other data, or anything in between, CardinalWare may be right for you. 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