Many of the Expeditionaries who came hungry to this month’s meet-up might have left hungry, too — but it’s not for lack of breakfast. Any stomach would’ve been growling after Kerry Crawford Trisler (of the Memphis Convention and Visitors’ Bureau) took us on a walk through the I Love Memphis blog, a guided tour through [...] [...more]
It’s as busy as ever before at the Social Expedition news desk, particularly in the legal department. Some headlines we talk about:
Google executives convicted in association with YouTube bullying video
Google conviction affects Internet workers
Yelp sued over extortion
In the cracks in between those topics, Matthew and Ansley share examples of how customers who are converted are [...] [...more]
The Expedition podcast is almost of legal drinking age – this week marks episode no. 20. Hopefully you’ll forgive us for being stuck on Buzz again this week, as we talk about all the various ways Google has managed to disappoint us recently.
But it’s not all bad! We’re joined this week by a new member [...] [...more]
If you’ve ever wondered how to make your passwords more secure, needed the answer for a random question or pondered the sentiments of the Twitterverse on one topic or another, this week’s podcast is for you.
In light of the recent Twitter phishing attack, we talk torrents as well as plug-ins and features of different browsers [...] [...more]
Whether we like it (or believe it) or not, February arrived this week and brought with it our second Expedition breakfast of 2010, featuring Dave Barger of LunaWeb speaking on social tools for the enterprise.
Dave made reference to one of the phrases that has been a staple of the Expedition for some time: “Social” is [...] [...more]
Update: With all the snow and ice blanketing our city last week, the kick-off pep rally event for Spirit of Memphis was rescheduled for this Friday, Feb. 5 at 1 p.m. at the Marriott Hotel at Perkins and American Way. Head here to RSVP!
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With such a rich, vivid cultural tradition both past and present, there [...] [...more]
We’re all Google-y eyed for our 15th show, talking about Google’s recent stand off with the Chinese government and a patent that might see the company placing real-time ads into your street view in the near future.
But it wasn’t all about Google — we gave Facebook a little attention as well, mostly because lately Dave [...] [...more]
Join us in a few hours for the first Core Conversation podcast of 2010 – we’re discussing mobile web technology and where it’s headed in the new year. You can call and weigh in on the topic at (646) 721-9429, or you can listen live here beginning at 11:30 a.m. CDT. As always, we’ll be [...] [...more]
Just six days into 2010 and we’re back at it — our January Expedition breakfast kicked off the new year right yesterday morning at the University of Memphis Holiday Inn. The temperatures were frigid, but the coffee and conversation were flowing.
Eric Mathews, co-founder of Mercury Technology Labs and LaunchMemphis, introduced the Expeditionaries to what he [...] [...more]
Welcome to the second season of the Social Expedition! Are you embarrassed that you didn’t get us a gift? Don’t worry, we didn’t warn you it was coming. We’ll still gladly accept any cards, letters or gifts of frankincense, myrrh or gold bullion you feel so inclined to send.
We’re aligning our seasons with the seasons [...] [...more]