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“The ROI of social media is creating evangelists.” – @mona

• Gnomedex 9 – Recap in Photos
• Gnomedex 9.0 By Jim Roberts
• Flickr Photo Group
• Lip Gloss and Laptops Episode #142 – Gnomedex Conference Highlights, Poo-pourri, Olay Ageless, eco-TOOLS Bath and Body Line, and a fabulous MAC draw!

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The night before Gnomedex started this year, about 40 people gathered at my house to finish up last-minute details. One of the things that had to be done was to assemble the swag bags that attendees receive. My assistant Kat had a crew of about ten guys in my garage, where they formed a line to put together more than 350 bags.

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Gnomedex 9.0 may have officially ended, but I know that the memories will live on. I’m not going to post my thoughts and recollections just yet. I still need a bit of time to unwind, and go through everything in my own mind. I will say that it was an amazing three days, and I’m already hearing from the attendees that it was the same for them, as well.

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My friend Greg is a dentist. Yet, he attends Gnomedex every year. You might be wondering why he would do that. After all, it’s a conference about technology, social media, and Human Circuitry. Greg says that the answer is simple: Gnomedex has at provided him the grounds for inspiration to act outside of his profession… and to think outside of the box. He’s always loved technology, and recognizes how it intersects with any type of business – including your local dentist!

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I can’t believe we’re already into July. Where the heck did June go? How did I miss it? I haven’t gone out to tan yet, nor have I played any beach volleyball. Wait a minute… I must have had some odd out-of-body experience for a moment there. Let’s call it a momentary lapse of sanity, ok? I don’t tan. I’m as ghost-white as it gets. The only “sun” I get are the rays that come from my monitors. We all know I’m not one to play sports, either. I’m not sure who took over my keyboard and wrote that garbage!

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As you might know, my conference (Gnomedex) is headed into its 9th year, this August 20th – 22nd, having come a VERY long way since its inception. We just posted a Gnomedex FAQ a few minutes ago, too.

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I received an email this morning from Nicole, a lady who is considering attending Gnomedex this year for the first time. She recently started a business based in New York, and had some questions about the conference. The questions are very good ones, and I decided that others may benefit from the answers, as well.

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The days are going by so fast that I think I lost track somewhere. Here I thought it was already officially Summer – only to realize that it doesn’t actually begin until Sunday! It’s hot out. The sun is shining. Schools are out. People are going to the beach. How is it not summer?

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I swear, the days are nowhere near 24 hours long. It’s just not possible! I do my best to get to everything that needs done each day. Most of the time, I do a fairly decent job. Other days – fugeddaboudit! It just doesn’t happen. We are busy working on the Gnomedex conference – which is only about 9 weeks away! This year promises to be an excellent conference once again, and I’m looking forward to it! I hope you are, as well! If you aren’t registered yet, be sure to do so soon. You don’t want the tickets to sell out, and miss your shot at attending.

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I had some of the people from our live chat room draw and write on my virtual whiteboard. They managed to quickly fill up 24 pages! I created this for free, using a cool service I came across that you can use for school or work!

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The following is a partial transcript of my presentation at Macworld. For full effect, you might just press play on this embedded video on How Community Works: Past, Present, and Future.

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For the past eight years, I’ve been putting on Gnomedex conferences. This year, it’s happening from August 21 – 23rd. Ponzi and I decided to give out a scholarship this year to someone to be able to attend the convention. How would you like to join us?
Maybe you’re in the area, maybe you’re a struggling entrepreneur, maybe you’re a social networking fiend, maybe your employer won’t pay for a ticket, maybe you’re a student, maybe you’re in between jobs, maybe you work at a startup, maybe work was slow this year… maybe we can help.
Would you like for us to offer you a full conference pass ($600 value) so that you might attend Gnomedex this year? It really doesn’t matter where you are right now. Our team will determine the validity of your request / application. Qualifications:

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I work from home, as you probably know. That doesn’t mean I don’t have to coordinate meetings with people. When we need to meet, we have to coordinate our schedules. The more people there are, the more difficult it is to nail down a particular time. Thankfully, I stumbled across a site that can really help. When Is Good is a free and easy way to get those meetings scheduled. There’s nothing to sign up for, and no password to remember.

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Gnomedex 2008 is fast approaching! How do you explain a conference that is focused on the attendees’ experience as much as possible… that caters to an audience that is never fully satisfied (which is a GOOD thing)… and that discusses Technology? It’s about how all of this Technology relates to us, as human beings. Maybe that’s it. It’s the Science and mystery of Tech in relation to the human community. Maybe that’s how I put it, and the theme I should go with.

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Gnomedex 2007 will be sponsored by Microsoft, Live Search Maps, HP, AMD, Edgeio, b5Media, Eyejot, Polar Rose, Google, Palm, Yahoo!, Ustream.tv, WeatherBug, Lijit, Emma, LinkedIn, Zillow, CrispAds, Blue Sky Factory, ZenZui, IntroNetworks, Spigit, Minekey, and LapWorks…

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