Community Builder | Speaker | Supporter
Next week, Technology News Bytes will be hosting the second Hawaii Social Media Summit on Wednesday, October 19, 2011 at the Hawaii Convention Center. It’s sold out! But, they’ve opened up a few more seats to attend only the sessions. I’ll be speaking during the first session from 11:20am – 12:20pm on The Art of [...]
One part of a particular speech of mine focuses on why people participate in social networks. My philosophy is that the better you understand people, the more successful you will be at building communities using online tools. Social networks, Facebook in particular, provide a platform to fulfill the why. One example is being inclusive. All [...]
This year, Pacific New Media is celebrating 25 years of service to the Hawaii community. Have you taken a class? Well, this fall is your opportunity to dive into a menu of classes from some of the best and most successful faculty, and the newbie — me. On the frontier of social media, acclaimed Hawai‘i [...]
The County of Maui is hosting the 2011 Hawaii State Association of Counties Conference. I am honored to be a panelist on the “Social Media and Open Government” discussion. Fellow panelists include Peter Liu, Francis Choe, Nikki Love, Georgette Deemer, and Cheryl Kakazu-Park. The conference is from June 22 – 23, 2011 at the Grand [...]
“Throughout the year, Pacific New Media (PNM) presents popular classes and workshops taught by an exceptional group of nationally recognized professionals. Highly respected on an international level, the PNM program offers participants the tools they need to excel in their chosen fields. Balancing creativity with technology, PNM is the premier digital and media education center [...]
Last year I had the honor of being the keynote at the PCATT ITSummit which focused on social networks and media publishing tools. This year, the organizers have decided to focus on “Productivity in the Age of Mobility”. I am honored to be a panelist in a roundtable discussion on the summit theme with Apple [...]
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I’ve been a member of the Hawaii Macintosh and Apple Users Society (HMAUS) since 2008 and renewed for a lifetime in 2010. It’s not a secret society, but what is a (not so much) secret is that I am not a Macintosh owner. The only Apples I own are my phone and iPad which came [...]
“PCATT IT Summit Photo by Kalena Leong The ASI was followed by the PCATT IT Summit, targeted to tech people in education. The purpose of the IT Summit is to present new ideas in technology to keep educators on the cutting edge. Keynote speakers addressed topics such as social media in education, virtualization technology, and [...]
The kind folks at Ad2Honolulu have invited me to speak to their organization about the Art of Self Branding. As someone whom over the years first accidentally created a self-brand and then cultivated it into an actual business, I am honored to share my journey. Will you join us? From their website: A bunch of [...]
