This past weekend I attended Podcamp in Toronto. If you've never been to a podcamp, they happen in various cities and are billed as an 'unconference'. All kinds of people, young and old, with a common interest in social media. Sessions are free, refreshments are free, attendees come and go during the presentations, and anyone who feels they have knowledge to share can be a presenter. Maybe some day I'll do that, but I find the idea of people walking out while I'm talking a little unnerving. I attended a number of presentations, the ones about Blogger and Wordpress both were good for my ego since they made me realize how much I do already know. The Youtube session was interesting, except for the guy in the audience who insisted on giving his two cents about everything that was being shared. The LinkedIn presentation was okay, but I would rather have had some concrete ideas than statics about how useful a site it is and how easy to find joint venture partners. My
Mrs C., alias TorontoCarol, alias SuperGramma, is an over-the-hill Internet Marketing wannabe. She can be found most evenings at her computer, trying to earn money on the Internet so her husband will stop thinking she is wasting her time. And she hopes she doesn't forget who she is in the process!