In All Reality

After some shameless critiquing of the less-admirable speakers at BigOmaha, it’s time to give some props to those presenters that really made the conference worthwhile. Exemplary businessmen, social activists, straight-talkers, community advocates, and wine-lovers; an inspirational collective to say the least.

BigOmaha was really good overall, but like any major event it had its downsides. These came in the form of some presenters who seemed to be lacking in drive and focus in their talks. In this article, we’ll do a rundown of those speakers that were not-so-hot.

I thought it appropriate to give a general overview of the recent BigOmaha conference (May 7-8) with some impressions of the demographics, organization, and vibe from the crowd. I think the conference was a success overall (especially for this being its first year). Dunno if it was worth having to drive through Iowa though…

I made the journey up to Nebraska this weekend for the BigOmaha conference, fighting storms, weird directions, and Iowa roads.

There’s been a lot happening on the Web lately. Twitter is constantly in the news. There’s a guy using Craigslist to kill people. “Social Media” is now the newest trigger-happy member of the buzzword family. It raises a lot of interesting questions and observations about how our culture is being changed by this giant connecting force, and what some of the impacts of those changes may be.