September 19, 2011 archive

Sep 19

Final Day of the 2011 FIR Listener Survey – Help Us Guide The Show!

Do you listen to the For Immediate Release Podcast? If so, do you have a few minutes to take the FIR listener survey if you haven't already done so?

The survey is a very important tool to help Shel and Neville (and by extension, we who are correspondents) shape the future of the FIR podcast. The feedback IS highly valued and much appreciated.

THE 2011 FIR LISTENER SURVEY CLOSES AT MIDNIGHT GMT ON SEPTEMBER 20!

So please, if you have a few minutes, help us out and complete the survey!

P.S. And if you are not an FIR listener but are interested in social media, why not give it a try now? Each week there is an hour-long show plus sometimes other interviews and book reviews. I'm always learning something new from all the great content!

Sep 19

Starting Work Today at the Internet Society

ISOC logo After some of my tweets today I had friends contacting me in great surprise asking if I had really left Voxeo.

Yes, to a certain degree of my own great surprise, I actually did.  

I started today (Sept 19, 2011) in a brand new role on a brand new project at the Internet Society, based in Reston, VA.  I'm still working remotely from my home office in Keene, NH, so that didn't (and won't) change.

The full story of my job change can be found over on my Disruptive Telephony blog.

And yes, with all the other chaos going on in my life, it probably wasn't the ideal time to make a job change... but is there ever really such a time?  And in fact I can say that to a certain degree my change is because of some of the perspective gained from that ongoing experience...

Sep 19

My FIR Report – Sept 19, 2011 – An Update on My Job Change And Content Strategy

My report into today's FIR episode #617 was a little different than my usual reports. Instead of an update on the latest technology and trends in social media, I gave a more personal update about my job change to work as Senior Content Strategist over at the Internet Society. Those who want the details can read the full blog post, but suffice it to say that I've moved from my role at Voxeo over to a more education-focused role at the Internet Society, a global nonprofit organization focused on the missing of promoting the "open Internet". My role will focus on the creation, curation, distribution and promotion of content related to that mission. While I'm definitely going to miss all the great folks and great work at Voxeo, I'm excited for this next chapter... I gave some more info in my report into today's FIR episode.

Next week, I'll return to my usual commentary on the intersection of social media and technology... :-)