BarCamp NewsInnovation

My buddy Jason has “roped” me into BarCamp NewsInnovation.  OK, I’m not kicking or screaming – I work with him at an old media/newspaper outlet and we can only complain and moan so much before we have to act, and I guess this is the act.

It is actually really cool, it kind of steamed off a Live Blog (here is the replay) our CEO Chucky P (is my nickname for Chuck Peters) did from an API Summit.  Jason launched a BarCamp wiki and it grew from there

I will be updating the main BarCamp NewsInnovation wiki page to reflect this very soon. I am happy to add more locations as needed. People can either comment on this entry contact me via email (Jason).

• Chicago – Jason Kristufek and Tom Altman
• Portland, Ore., – Matt Neznanski and Daniel Bachhuber
• Washington, D.C. – Will Atwood Mitchell
• Lake Tahoe – Joe Boydston
• Miami – Greg Linch and Danny Sanchez
• Denver – still looking for a volunteer
• Atlanta – still looking for a volunteer
• Dallas – still looking for a volunteer

WordCamp Iowa

I’ve been getting more and more interested in WordPress.  It is just such a versitle application.  I’ve been preaching the WP open source for a while at the same old media/newspaper and I think it is starting to catch on.

I’ve renctly created my first plugin, it’s for a sidebar widget for adding an issuu to your side bar.  (Check it out here.) In learning more and more, checking out a WordPress podcast along the way – I’ve just really feeling the WordPress groove.

So – I want to jump in with both feet and committ to a WordCamp in Iowa (more than likely Eastern Iowa) sometime Spring ‘09.  Please contact me if you are interested.  I’ll need all the help I can get.

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