My morning meeting was free, my car repairs weren't</h1> <article> <h1>My morning meeting was free, my car repairs weren't</h1> <p>Kevin Micalizzi — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 12:50:00 GMT</p> <p>I spent this past weekend helping our team (led by <a href="http://twitter.com/geechee_girl" rel="nofollow" mce_href="http://twitter.com/geechee_girl">Leslie Poston</a>) to host the first <a href="http://podcampnh.com" mce_href="http://podcampnh.com">PodCamp NH</a>. It was a fantastic two-day experience held at the beautiful <a href="http://newhampton.org/" mce_href="http://newhampton.org/">New Hampton School</a>. Ted Pennings (<a href="http://twitter.com/thesleepyvegan" mce_href="http://twitter.com/thesleepyvegan">@thesleepyvegan</a>) even won a <a href="http://www.dimdim.com/products/dimdim_editions_webinar.html" mce_href="http://www.dimdim.com/products/dimdim_editions_webinar.html">Dimdim Webinar</a> account. Sadly, my excitement diminished a little on the way home when my car's service engine light came on.</p><p> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/kevinmic/4090352434/" mce_href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/kevinmic/4090352434/" title="The dreaded service engine light by Kevin Micalizzi, on Flickr"></a> My challenge was the auto repair shop opens at 7:30 am Monday and I have a meeting at 8:00 am. So I left early to bring the car to the shop. Instead of then finding a ride to run me to the office (which is about 45 min away), I sat down in the shop's waiting area, started my computer and joined the meeting.</p><p>For our morning meetings we use a Dimdim telephone conference bridge with the Dimdim meeting for sharing slides and video. I dialed in with my mobile phone and used the auto repair shop's free internet access to join the Dimdim meeting.</p><p>I found a relatively quiet area and kept my finger on my phone's mute button to keep background noise to a minimum. When it was time for me to present, the meeting host gave me control of the meeting and I went through our portion of the meeting. Controlling the slides while we alternated who spoke to each topic.<br></p> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/kevinmic/4089588631/" title="Engine troubles by Kevin Micalizzi, on Flickr"></a> <p>I'm used to collaborating with remote teams, but I always try to be conscious that others may not be as comfortable with it. Just before my turn to present I repositioned my laptop so the built-in camera would show only me with the wall behind me. Others were moving around in the waiting area and I wanted to prevent them from being seen in my video stream and possibly becoming a distraction. </p><p>The meeting went well, but as it ended I learned about the repairs needed for my car. Unfortunately that's one thing my <a href="http://www.dimdim.com/products/dimdim_editions_free.html" mce_href="http://www.dimdim.com/products/dimdim_editions_free.html">free web conferencing</a> can't help me with. <br></p>-k<br>Kevin Micalizzi, Community Manager<br>Dimdim Web Conferencing<br> e: kevin@dimdim.com <br> twitter: <a href="http://twitter.com/dimdim" rel="nofollow" mce_href="http://twitter.com/dimdim">@dimdim</a><br><br>Experience the Dimdim Live Webinar! Register at:<br><a href="http://www.dimdim.com/aboutus/events.html" mce_href="http://www.dimdim.com/aboutus/events.html">http://www.dimdim.com/aboutus/events.html</a> </article> <article> <h1>Dimdim Recording Demystified</h1> <p>Steve Chazin — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 12:50:00 GMT</p> <p>One the best kept secrets of Dimdim is that recording is available for free for all users, without anything installed on your computer (we do all the magic in our Synchrolive Cloud) and send you a URL to your recording and an embed code. Often people ask us how to get the best video recording possible with Dimdim. Here are the secret ingredients:</p><p>1. Get <a href="http://www.dimdim.com/products/dimdim_editions_pro.html" mce_href="http://www.dimdim.com/products/dimdim_editions_pro.html">Dimdim Pro</a> or <a href="http://www.dimdim.com/products/dimdim_editions_webinar.html" mce_href="http://www.dimdim.com/products/dimdim_editions_webinar.html">Dimdim Webinar</a>. These products include a mode where you can resize the video up to 4 times larger. Once you do, the Dimdim video looks like this to your attendees:</p><p> </p><p>2. Now if you are not sharing any other resource, just click the record button and we'll record a much higher resolution video file. After about 5 seconds of the following video you will be able to easily see the difference between normal and hirez video recording:</p><p></p> <p>Finally, here is a <a href="http://help.dimdim.com/activekb/questions/140/What+is+recorded+when+I+click+the+record+button%3F" mce_href="http://help.dimdim.com/activekb/questions/140/What+is+recorded+when+I+click+the+record+button%3F">Dimdim Knowledgebase article </a>on all the different Dimdim recording modes. Enjoy!<br></p> </article> <article> <h1>When Traffic Gets Bad, Web Conference with Dimdim</h1> <p>Steve Chazin — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 08:46:00 GMT</p> <p>Last night around midnight all my phones rang (courtesy of Google Voice) and the person on the other end told me of the emergency closing of the San Francisco - Oakland Bay Bridge. Apparently a cable snapped and now the bridge is closed indefinitely. This bridge carries tens of thousands of commuters to San Francisco businesses each morning with no easy alternative. So within seconds we created our Dimdim Bay Bridge campaign: instead of dealing with the terrible traffic commute, simply Dimdim to work! </p><p>Just go to <a href="http://bit.ly/bay-bridge" mce_href="http://bit.ly/bay-bridge">bit.ly/bay-bridge</a> and sign up for Dimdim in seconds. You can hold meetings up to 20 people for free, or try Dimdim Pro or Dimdim Webinar for 30 days for free! </p><p>Just our way of helping people telecommute and stay happier!</p><p>Remember, just because you can't drive freely, you can still meet freely! <br></p> </article> <article> <h1>Learn the secret to a great web meeting</h1> <p>Kevin Micalizzi — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 13:00:00 GMT</p> <p><b>What is the secret to a great web meeting?</b></p><p>Wayne Turmel, the president of <a href="http://www.greatwebmeetings.com" mce_href="http://www.greatwebmeetings.com">www.greatwebmeetings.com</a>, offers his suggestions for a <b>great</b> web meeting. </p><p><b>Any meeting is great if it does three things:</b><br></p><ol><li>Accomplishes what it set out to do</li><li>Doesn’t take longer than necessary</li><li>Doesn’t bore everyone to tears<br></li></ol><p>First, you have to decide what it is you want the meeting to do and why a web meeting is the best way to accomplish it. Take the time to plan your meeting: </p><ul><li><b>Who will participate?</b> Do you want everyone to be able to speak at once or do you want them to use the Chat feature to comment and ask questions? Most importantly… do the people you invited need to be there? Nothing drives an audience crazier than being forced to attend a web meeting they have no opinion about, input into or stake in. </li><li><b>What information needs to be shared and how will you share it? </b>(Think collaboration tools, PowerPoint files, application sharing, documents). Pick the best way to make your point quickly.</li><li><b>How long is your meeting?</b> Anything over 40 minutes and you’re on borrowed time. Remember, two <b>short</b> meetings are much more productive than one long one. If you can share some information or get people thinking about topics before the meeting it can speed things up considerably. Preparation is key.</li><li><b>Have you told them what to expect?</b> Always let the audience know what the expected outcome is and how long you expect it to take. If they know it will be an hour, and at the end of it you’ll have a decision on the Johnson project, they’re more willing to hang in there than if they have no idea how long the pain will last or what the meeting is about.</li><li><b>Are you building in chances for people to participate?</b> The more you actively engage them, the longer they’ll stay interested. If it’s a one way data dump, you’ll lose them shortly. Think about asking questions that require written input, you can have them vote agree/disagree with their response buttons, if their microphones are live, let them talk and ask questions as you go instead of holding them til the end. <b>RULE OF THUMB…</b> you should never go more than 3-4 PowerPoint slides without some kind of interaction with your audience, even if it’s just checking in to see who’s still awake.</li><li><b>Have you practiced?</b> Nothing kills a presentation like lots of ummm, errrs, looking for lost notes or sounding like you’re reading off the page. Practice the important pieces of your presentation, make notes to yourself, and don’t be afraid to move your arms, talk loudly and look up from your script. These things all add colour to your voice. And reading your slides or notes over to yourself is not practicing. Practice out loud… in real time….. a lot.</li></ul><address>Wayne Turmel is the president of <a href="http://www.greatwebmeetings.com" mce_href="http://www.greatwebmeetings.com">www.greatwebmeetings.com</a>, a company that specializes in helping people use web-based presentation tools to do more than simply present, but to communicate and connect. He is also the host of the Cranky Middle Manager Show podcast, and doesn’t suffer bad meetings well. He can be reached at +1 630 347-8369 or wturmel@greatwebmeetings.com</address> </article> <article> <h1>Using free HR webinars to reach new customers</h1> <p>Kevin Micalizzi — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 10:42:00 GMT</p> <p>I recently had a chance to speak with Erik Bartz, Marketing Manager at <a href="http://www.pivotalsolutions.com/" title="Pivotal HR Solutions" id="is8g">Pivotal HR Solutions</a>. To better reach potential customers, Erik started a program offering free webinars. Like many companies they use Dimdim to provide sales demos, but Erik wanted to do more to develop better relationships with their prospective customers.</p><p>Once a month they host a webinar on relevant HR topics. (They even offer a <a href="http://www.pivotalsolutions.com/_common/pdf/Pivotal-Speaking-Topics.pdf" title="full list of topics with descriptions" id="j487">full list of topics with descriptions</a> on their site.) While some companies we work with use this type of webinar to move into new markets, for Erik it's about better reaching customers in the Toronto area. </p><p>Many companies are looking to move their events online like Erik has done, so I asked how he manages the sessions and what he recommends. For each of their webinars, Erik acts as host and moderator. He uploads the presentations, manages the microphones for the consultants presenting, and monitors the public (text) chat. He even puts a placeholder slide at the front of the slide deck for the attendees that join the meeting before the presentation begins and to remind himself to hit the 'Record' button.</p><p><a href="http://www.pivotalsolutions.com/" mce_href="http://www.pivotalsolutions.com/"></a>Each consultant presents on their topic for about 15-20 minutes before they take questions from attendees. Erik’s found that having another person control the slides and use the laser pointer to highlight key items frees up their consultants to focus on the topic.</p><p>When someone registers for these sessions, they get a confirmation email, then starting 3 days before the event they get daily reminders, with the final reminder going 1 hour before event. Erik has found this helps to promote good attendance. </p><p>When Erik was looking for a platform to help him make this happen, he started with <a href="http://www.dimdim.com/products/dimdim_editions_free.html" mce_href="http://www.dimdim.com/products/dimdim_editions_free.html">Dimdim Free</a>. Once he was comfortable Dimdim suited their needs, he purchased a <a href="http://www.dimdim.com/products/dimdim_editions_pro.html" mce_href="http://www.dimdim.com/products/dimdim_editions_pro.html">Dimdim Pro</a> account primarily for the ability to add their own logo to the meeting room. He also set up a redirect to a satisfaction survey when attendees exit the webinar.</p><p>Attendance to their webinars continues to grow. If you're in the Toronto area and are looking for HR solutions, check out their <a href="http://www.pivotalsolutions.com/hr-resource-centre/index.php" title="HR Resource Centre" id="rtuh">HR Resource Centre</a>.</p><p>Thanks,</p><p>-k<br>Kevin Micalizzi, Dimdim Community Manager<br>e: kevin@dimdim.com / Twitter: <a href="http://twitter.com/dimdim" rel="nofollow" mce_href="http://twitter.com/dimdim">@dimdim</a> </p><p>Have an interesting story? <a href="http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=wT_2bPsBO2n0xSuDAgb8WRGA_3d_3d" rel="nofollow" mce_href="http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=wT_2bPsBO2n0xSuDAgb8WRGA_3d_3d">Tell us about it</a>! <br></p> </article> <article> <h1>We must be doing well if our biggest competitor resorts to spreading false information</h1> <p>Kevin Micalizzi — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 20:00:00 GMT</p> <p><a href="http://www.linkedin.com/in/davidchao" rel="nofollow" target="_new" mce_href="http://www.linkedin.com/in/davidchao">David Chao </a>of Cisco/WebEx published an article yesterday (9/16/2009) on "The Web Conferencing Blog" called "<a href="http://davidchao.typepad.com/webconferencingexpert/2009/09/dimdim-review.html" rel="nofollow" target="_new" mce_href="http://davidchao.typepad.com/webconferencingexpert/2009/09/dimdim-review.html">Dimdim Review</a>". The idea that he (as a competitor) would publish a "review" of Dimdim surprised me. The fact that he would base his review on false information shocked me. </p><p>Three and a half years ago Dimdim was created because the existing web conferencing tools weren't doing what the team needed and they were too expensive. The goal was (and continues to be) to democratize web conferencing. We want web conferencing to be available for everyone, not just large companies with big budgets. </p><p><b>We not only built the technology, we built our own data centers to host the service. </b></p><p>In the blog David says:<br></p><div style="margin-left: 40px;">"DimDim is a web conferencing provider based in Lowell, MA that has built its business on a open source-based value proposition. They can be a cost effective solution for the right buyer but know that the biggest risk with DimDim is reliability, performance, and security. (Note: These three major risks are not directly because of DimDim but indirectly through their business relationship with Amazon.)"<br></div><p>It's a testament to the work we've done if David feels our only risks are based on a relationship with Amazon (that doesn't exist.) Dimdim <b>can</b> run on Amazon EC2, and a few customers have chosen to do that, but they are the exception. David goes on to say:<br></p><div style="margin-left: 40px;">"Though DimDim is a SaaS-based company, they do not actually own their technology network since they rely solely on Amazon's Elastic Compute Cloud (EC2). Whether this is because they cannot afford to build out their own network or because they want to try to keep things "open," EC2 does have its limitations and drawbacks which ultimately negatively effect DimDim and DimDim customers." </div><p>I'm most offended by this article because David presents it as a "Review" of Dimdim, when in fact it's a technique some of our customers have told us the WebEx sales staff uses. I seriously thought a company like Cisco wouldn't resort to tactics like this. </p><p>We're either being attacked for our CEO's comments that "<a href="http://www.networkworld.com/community/node/19944" mce_href="http://www.networkworld.com/community/node/19944">WebEx is history</a>" or because our work to democratize web conferencing is hitting too close to home for them. I understand it's tough to compete with <a href="http://www.dimdim.com/products/dimdim_editions_free.html" mce_href="http://www.dimdim.com/products/dimdim_editions_free.html">free web conferencing</a> when you're a big expensive player, but it's not acceptable to create fiction for your arguments. </p>-k<br>Kevin Micalizzi, Community Manager<br>Dimdim Web Conferencing<br> e: kevin@dimdim.com <br> twitter: <a href="http://twitter.com/dimdim" mce_href="http://twitter.com/dimdim">@dimdim</a><br> facebook: <a href="http://dimdim.com/facebook" mce_href="http://dimdim.com/facebook">dimdim.com/facebook</a><br><br>p.s. In the interest of fairness, I did post a comment to David's blog around 9am EST this morning (9/17/2009) to clarify that we do not use Amazon's EC2 infrastructure, but it has since been removed.<br><br>Please share your thoughts in the comments below.<br> </article> <article> <h1>Draft Your Fantasy Football Team Online & WIN PRIZES!</h1> <p>Steve Chazin — Thu, 13 Aug 2009 15:03:00 GMT</p> <p>I was talking to my cousin Mike this week and he gave me a great idea. Then I heard from my friend at <a href="http://www.fandraft.com/livedraft.html" mce_href="http://www.fandraft.com/livedraft.html" target="_blank" title="a fantasy football LIVE DRAFT tool">FanDraft</a>, a fantasy football live draft tool. Because so many people draft their Fantasy Football teams in person or via the phone, Dimdim is a great solution to save them time, money and travel. After all, fantasy football is about making some money and winning...so let Dimdim save you some money and help you win!</p> <p><b>Here is how to use Dimdim to draft your team:</b></p> <p>1. <a href="https://estore.dimdim.com/user/signup?sourceID=FantasyFootball" mce_href="https://estore.dimdim.com/user/signup?sourceID=FantasyFootball" target="_blank">Sign up for Dimdim</a> for free. You'll be able to host draft sessions with up to 20 people on your fantasy football team. (if you need bigger rooms you can easily upgrade at any time.)</p> <p>2. Schedule a Dimdim meeting for draft day and enter the email addresses of your draft partners - an invitation will be sent automatically. Or grab our instant Webinar Widget and post it on your site or blog or tweet it to your partners & teammates.</p> <p>3. Start your Dimdim meeting on draft day and share your desktop or web browser. Your partners all join via the link in the email and instantly see your computer screen while everyone talks to each other via the telephone conference bridge that comes with Dimdim for free.</p> <p>4. Now collaborate in real time and pick that great team together! And don't worry, none of your draft partners need to install anything to help you pick the best players.</p> <p>Ready... Set... Dimdim!</p> <p><b>P.S. If you <a href="https://estore.dimdim.com/user/signup?sourceID=FantasyFootball" mce_href="https://estore.dimdim.com/user/signup?sourceID=FantasyFootball" target="_blank">sign up for Dimdim</a> or follow or RT <a href="http://www.twitter.com/dimdim" mce_href="http://www.twitter.com/dimdim" title="Follow Dimdim on Twitter!" target="_blank">@Dimdim</a> or tweet #DimdimFantasy between now and Sept 13 you can win Madden 10 with a PS3, XBox or Wii system and <a href="http://www.fandraft.com/livedraft.html" mce_href="http://www.fandraft.com/livedraft.html" target="_blank">FanDraft software</a>! We're celebrating Dimdim, Madden and Fantasy Football!</b></p> <p>Here is Kevin and Lou with the stuff you can win!</p> <p>Here is the video description of the aforementioned Webinar Widget:</p> <p></p> </article> <article> <h1>Online interviews and web conferencing</h1> <p>D D Ganguly — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 15:22:00 GMT</p> <p>If our hiring process was the same as rest of our industry then we would build an organization like the rest of the industry. We aspire to do better. We want to attract exceptional players and build a great team. And I can guarantee you that Dimdimmers are exceptional not only in terms of skills but also in terms of being a team. </p> <p>It is my belief that organizations fail not because they lack vision. Look around you and you will find that for each successful company that had a great vision there are dozens of failures with the same vision. Organizations fail because they cannot execute. And organizations cannot execute not because of the lack of talented individuals but because these individuals are not able to play as a team. The main reason for great players not playing as a cohesive force is culture. So the cultural fit between the individual and the existing team is of utmost importance.</p> <p>When it comes to interviewing there are two different philosophies for determining cultural-fit between the candidate and the company. The first is called the behavioral method. In this method the candidate is asked a series of insightful questions, such as - “Are you a team player?”; What does the interviewer expect to hear? “No, I am not a team player?”; Some interviewers get sophisticated by asking, “Give me an example from your past experience when you played as a team player.”; Again, what’s the expectation here? Does the interviewer expect the candidate to say, “I am sorry I am drawing a complete blank on that one?”; If the candidate does say that then the interviewer can see that there isn’t an alignment between the company’s goals and the candidate’s goals. But a smart candidate knows what the interviewer wants to hear. And so the interviewer is faced with a dilemma - “I am being told this answer because the candidate knows that this is what I want to hear? Or is this really true?”; The interviewer can never make a positive decision based on the answer - unless he’s a trained psychoanalyst and most of us are not.</p> <p>The second method is a task oriented approach. This is what we use at Dimdim. In the first conversation, the candidate is not asked any questions. He’s urged to ask us questions with the second conversation in mind. In the second conversation, the candidate delivers a presentation on a certain topic. For example, a potential VP of Sales might be asked to present a sales plan for the first six months. An engineer might be asked to learn and present on a topic that he knows nothing about. </p> <p>We have seen that candidate’s questions tell us much more about her than the answers to those insightful behavioral questions. Which should not be surprising because questions are more interesting than answers - aren’t they?</p> <p>During the presentation (which of course, is done using the candidate’s Dimdim Free web conference account) we look for 3 abilities. 1. Communication ability 2. Ability to learn 3. Ability to execute. We are usually able to decide within the first few minutes whether we have a hire or not.</p> <p>This is the process we have followed for every hire. We know it works and btw, we are looking for a great VP of Sales.</p> </article> <article> <h1>Free web conferencing just got bigger</h1> <p>Kevin Micalizzi — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 11:32:00 GMT</p> <p>We recently introduced a new benefit for our Dimdim Free members: refer a friend and your Dimdim room automatically gets bigger!</p> <p>It is super easy:</p> <ol> <li> Log into your <a href="http://my.dimdim.com/" title="Dimdim Free Web Conferencing" target="_blank">Dimdim Free account</a> </li> <li> Click Refer a friend </li> <li> Invite your friends </li> </ol> <p>For each friend who signs up, your Dimdim Free room size will automatically grow to accommodate 5 more people (up to 100).</p> <p>We'll be giving away a prize each day to a random friend who accepts an invite. Check back daily for winners and prizes or follow <a href="http://twitter.com/dimdim" target="_blank">@dimdim</a> on Twitter.</p> <p>Thanks!</p> <p>-k<br> Kevin Micalizzi, Community Manager<br> twitter: <a href="http://twitter.com/dimdim" mce_href="http://twitter.com/dimdim" target="_blank">@dimdim</a> </p> </article> <article> <h1>New Headquarters for Dimdim Free Webinars & Web Conferencing</h1> <p>Kevin Micalizzi — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 13:32:00 GMT</p> <p>This week we officially moved into our new offices in the Cross Point Towers, Lowell, MA. As we're settling in I'll add more pictures. For now, here are some shots of how the space was transformed for us.</p> <param name="flashvars" value="offsite=true&lang=en-us&page_show_url=%2Fphotos%2Fmeetdimdim%2Fsets%2F72157619563644013%2Fshow%2F&page_show_back_url=%2Fphotos%2Fmeetdimdim%2Fsets%2F72157619563644013%2F&set_id=72157619563644013&jump_to="> <param name="movie" value="http://www.flickr.com/apps/slideshow/show.swf?v=71649"> <param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"> </object> <p>Thanks!</p> <p>-k<br> Kevin Micalizzi, Community Manager<br> Dimdim Web Conferencing<br> e: <a href="mailto:kevin@dimdim.com" mce_href="mailto:kevin@dimdim.com">kevin@dimdim.com </a><br> twitter: <a href="http://twitter.com/dimdim" mce_href="http://twitter.com/dimdim" target="_blank">@dimdim</a><br> facebook: <a href="http://dimdim.com/facebook" mce_href="http://dimdim.com/facebook" target="_blank">dimdim.com/facebook</a></p> <p>Experience the Dimdim Live Webinar! Register at:<br> <a href="http://www.dimdim.com/aboutus/events.html" mce_href="http://www.dimdim.com/aboutus/events.html" target="_blank">http://www.dimdim.com/aboutus/events.html</a></p> </article> <article> <h1>Looking for the best Dimdim web conferencing and webinar stories</h1> <p>Kevin Micalizzi — Wed, 27 May 2009 12:39:00 GMT</p> <p>With more than 10,000 meetings and webinars happening per week on our hosted service, it's clear many are taking advantage of Dimdim Free and Dimdim Pro.</p> <p>Having a great service to use doesn't guarantee a good or effective meeting/webinar -- so I'm on the hunt for the most fascinating, compelling, and powerful stories of how Dimdim is being used. I'd love to hear from you...</p> <a href="http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=jnwTPozRtDesqBe5_2bLHPFQ_3d_3d" mce_href="http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=jnwTPozRtDesqBe5_2bLHPFQ_3d_3d" target="_blank"> <div style="text-align: center;"></div></a> <p align="center"><a href="http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=jnwTPozRtDesqBe5_2bLHPFQ_3d_3d" mce_href="http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=jnwTPozRtDesqBe5_2bLHPFQ_3d_3d" title="Is your Dimdim story the best?" target="_blank">Is your story the best? Let me know!</a></p> <p>Thanks!</p> <p>-k<br> Kevin Micalizzi, Community Manager<br> Dimdim Web Conferencing<br> e: <a href="mailto:kevin@dimdim.com" mce_href="mailto:kevin@dimdim.com">kevin@dimdim.com </a><br> twitter: <a href="http://twitter.com/dimdim" mce_href="http://twitter.com/dimdim" target="_blank">@dimdim</a><br> facebook: <a href="http://dimdim.com/facebook" mce_href="http://dimdim.com/facebook" target="_blank">dimdim.com/facebook</a></p> <p>Experience the Dimdim Live Webinar! Register at:<br> <a href="http://www.dimdim.com/aboutus/events.html" mce_href="http://www.dimdim.com/aboutus/events.html" target="_blank">http://www.dimdim.com/aboutus/events.html</a></p> </article> <article> <h1>Thank you for helping Dimdim Free Web Conferencing Be a Winner In The Webware 100!</h1> <p>Kevin Micalizzi — Tue, 19 May 2009 12:02:00 GMT</p> <a href="http://news.cnet.com/8301-13546_109-10237743-29.html" target="_new" mce_href="http://news.cnet.com/8301-13546_109-10237743-29.html"></a> <p>Less than a month ago, I asked for help with the Webware 100. With less travel and tight budgets we know how important it is to be able to work together effectively while keeping costs down. Many of you have experienced the power of our free web conferencing and even took the time to email me to let me know you'd voted. Your vote made a difference, thank you!</p><p><b>Dimdim is a Webware 100 winner!</b></p> <p>You helped us win. Our team is so that we thought it would be nice to do something to thank you. So we're having two Webware 100 'Thank You' contests.</p> Contests <b>1. Retweet our Thanks:</b><p> </p> <p>For the next 10 days you have a chance to win a $100 Amazon gift certificate. Just tweet the following:</p> <ul> RT @dimdim: Thanks for helping Dimdim be a Webware 100 winner! http://bit.ly/dimdimwins #dimdim </ul> <p> That’s it. The more times you retweet this message, the more chances you have to win that day. There’ll be a new winner drawn each day until Friday, May 29, 2009. You must retweet each day to be eligible to win that day.</p> <p><b>2. Login or Signup:</b></p> <p>Twitter can be fun, but we know not everyone uses it so we’re also offering a $500 Amazon gift certificate to one lucky winner who signs up for Dimdim or signs into their account between now and next Friday May 29, 2009. </p> <p>If you don’t have a Dimdim account yet, just <a href="http://www.dimdim.com/registration/Dimdim_Signup.html" title="Signup for Dimdim free web conferencing" target="_blank">sign up</a>. <b>Or</b>, if you are already using Dimdim, <b>just <a href="http://my.dimdim.com/" title="Sign in to host Dimdim webinars and web conferences" target="_blank">sign in</a> to your account</b>. It’s that easy!</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> <p>Thanks!</p> <p>-k<br> Kevin Micalizzi, Community Manager<br> Dimdim Web Conferencing<br> e: <a href="mailto:kevin@dimdim.com">kevin@dimdim.com</a><br> twitter: <a href="http://twitter.com/dimdim" title="Twitter - Dimdim web conferencing" target="_blank">@dimdim</a><br> facebook: <a href="http://dimdim.com/facebook" title="Dimdim web conferencing on Facebook" target="_blank">dimdim.com/facebook</a></p> <p><sub>[balloon image adapted from <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/houseofsims/488465537/" title="Flickr-House Of Sims-Balloons">Flickr-House Of Sims</a>] </sub></p> <hr> <p><b>$100 Amazon Gift Certificate Winners!</b></p> <ul> <li>Wed. 5/20 - <a href="http://twitter.com/pcdidIT" target="_blank">@PCdidIT</a></li> <li>Thur. 5/21 - <a href="http://twitter.com/multitaskingme" target="_blank">@multitaskingme</a></li> <li>Fri. 5/22 - <a href="http://twitter.com/cmajor" target="_blank">@CMajor</a></li> <li>Sat. 5/23 - <a href="http://twitter.com/jgrubbs" target="_blank">@jgrubbs</a></li> <li>Sun. 5/24 - <a href="http://twitter.com/MasteryCoach" target="_blank">@MasteryCoach</a></li> <li>Mon. 5/25 - <a href="http://twitter.com/mskalyn" target="_blank">@mskalyn</a></li> <li>Tues. 5/26 - <a href="http://twitter.com/CantonesePod" target="_blank">@CantonesePod</a></li> <li>Wed. 5/27 - <a href="http://twitter.com/knowliz" target="_blank">@knowliz</a></li> <li>Thurs. 5/28 - <a href="http://twitter.com/michelleconlon" target="_blank">@michelleconlon</a></li> </ul> </article> <article> <h1>Swine Flu Remedy: Dimdim Web Conferencing</h1> <p>Steve Chazin — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 12:14:00 GMT</p> <p>OK, so it's not a remedy but it WILL prevent the spread of the virus while ensuring you can still meet freely. Tell everyone you know: don't cancel your business because you have to cancel your trip. Use Dimdim via any web browser and you can still meet - and breathe - freely from the comfort of your home or office.</p><p>Remember, meetings up to 20 participants are FREE (<a href="http://www.dimdim.com/registration/Dimdim_Signup.html?Dimdim_Free?cmp=FluBlog" target="_new" mce_href="http://www.dimdim.com/registration/Dimdim_Signup.html?Dimdim_Free?cmp=FluBlog"><b>sign up for Dimdim Free</b></a> and start using it within 30 seconds) and a full year of unlimited Dimdim Pro meetings with 100 participants is less than the cost of one round-trip flight: $468 for the year (that's only $39/month). <a href="http://www.dimdim.com/registration/Dimdim_Signup.html?Dimdim_Pro?100?cmp=FluBlog" target="_new" mce_href="http://www.dimdim.com/registration/Dimdim_Signup.html?Dimdim_Pro?100?cmp=FluBlog"><b>Sign up for Dimdim Pro</b></a> today.</p><br> </article> <article> <h1>Retweet 4u contest! Make this week fun!</h1> <p>Kevin Micalizzi — Mon, 27 Apr 2009 15:37:00 GMT</p> <a href="http://bit.ly/Dimdim4Webby" target="_new" mce_href="http://bit.ly/Dimdim4Webby"></a> <p>Let's face it, Tuesdays and Wednesdays are boring. Wedged between Monday's painful "back to work" and Thursday's "just one more day."</p> <p style="text-align: center;"> <span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 0); font-size: 15px; font-family: Comic Sans MS;">This contest is closed</span> </p> <p style="text-align: center;"> <span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 0); font-size: 15px; font-family: Comic Sans MS;">Congratulations to our winner <a href="http://twitter.com/madly59" target="_new" mce_href="http://twitter.com/madly59">@madly59</a>!</span> </p> <p>We're hoping to improve this week for one lucky winner on Twitter by giving away one <a href="http://www.digidesign.com/index.cfm?langid=100&navid=29&itemid=4893" mce_href="http://www.digidesign.com/index.cfm?langid=100&navid=29&itemid=4893" target="_blank">Digidesign Mbox 2</a>, and getting the word out about <a href="http://blog.dimdim.com/blog/bid/20933/Dimdim-the-Webbys-and-the-Importance-of-a-Name" mce_href="http://blog.dimdim.com/blog/bid/20933/Dimdim-the-Webbys-and-the-Importance-of-a-Name">Dimdim's Webby nomination</a>.</p> <p>This contest differs from our "<a href="http://blog.dimdim.com/blog/bid/20930/Retweet-to-Win-Support-Dimdim-Free-Web-Conferencing-in-the-Webware-100" mce_href="http://blog.dimdim.com/blog/bid/20930/Retweet-to-Win-Support-Dimdim-Free-Web-Conferencing-in-the-Webware-100">Retweet to Win</a>" contest (<a href="http://blog.dimdim.com/blog/bid/20930/Retweet-to-Win-Support-Dimdim-Free-Web-Conferencing-in-the-Webware-100" mce_href="http://blog.dimdim.com/blog/bid/20930/Retweet-to-Win-Support-Dimdim-Free-Web-Conferencing-in-the-Webware-100">but you can join that one too</a>!) It's <b>not how often you tweet</b>, it's all about</p> <p align="center"><b>getting others to retweet for you.</b> </p> <p>Every time someone retweets your contest message, you get another chance to win (only <b>their</b> retweets of your message count.) Here's how the message should look when your coworkers, friends, family, neighbors, dogs, etc. retweet you:</p> <p align="center">RT <your Twitter name>: Help @dimdim win a #Webby http://bit.ly/Dimdim4Webby & retweet so I win too! http://bit.ly/retweet4u</p> <a href="http://www.digidesign.com/index.cfm?langid=100&navid=29&itemid=4893" target="_new" mce_href="http://www.digidesign.com/index.cfm?langid=100&navid=29&itemid=4893"></a> <p>To be clear, <your twitter="" name=""> should be your Twitter name. For example, if I was eligible (which I'm not) I'd want to see as many people as possible tweeting 'RT @kevinmic: Support free web conferencing! @dimdim 4 a #Webby http://bit.ly/Dimdim4Webby'</your></p><p align="center"><b>The contest starts midnight (EST) Monday and</b></p><p align="center"><b>goes until midnight Wednesday (EST).</b> </p><p>Every time someone retweets your contest message (as shown above), you get another chance to win.</p><p align="center"><b>More retweets of your message = more chances to win!</b></p><p>Get as many retweets as you can to increase your chances of winning a <a href="http://www.digidesign.com/index.cfm?langid=100&navid=29&itemid=4893" target="_new" mce_href="http://www.digidesign.com/index.cfm?langid=100&navid=29&itemid=4893"><b>Digidesign Mbox 2</b></a>. The Mbox 2 is some seriously cool and fun audio equipment from the leader in audio, Digidesign. It's their "most popular personal studio system ever." </p><p>The winner will be announced via <a href="http://twitter.com/dimdim" target="_new" mce_href="http://twitter.com/dimdim"><b>@dimdim</b></a> (on Twitter) this Thursday.</p><p>-k</p> </article> <article> <h1>Dimdim, the Webbys, and the Importance of a Name</h1> <p>Kevin Micalizzi — Thu, 23 Apr 2009 13:10:00 GMT</p> <p>A name like Dimdim generates conversation. It's a name you're not likely to miss. Unless you were looking for us on the Webby Awards ballot. We were listed as "Synchronized Live Communications". (Something we provide, not who we are.)</p> <p>It's tough to get above 5th place when even your committed customers and friends can't find you. That's been fixed and we are now listed under "Services & Applications" as <b>Dimdim</b>!</p> <p></p> <p><b>To vote for Dimdim:</b></p> <ol> <li>Go to the <a href="http://pv.webbyawards.com/" mce_href="http://pv.webbyawards.com/" target="_blank">People's Voice - The Webby Awards</a> site and sign up. (They do this to make sure votes are from people, not scripts, machines, etc.)</li> <li>Use this link <a href="http://bit.ly/Dimdim4Webby" target="_new" mce_href="http://bit.ly/Dimdim4Webby">http://bit.ly/Dimdim4Webby</a> or the button below to go directly to the ballot.</li> </ol> <p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://bit.ly/Dimdim4Webby" target="_new" mce_href="http://bit.ly/Dimdim4Webby"></a></p> <p style="text-align: center;">Thank you for your support!</p> </article> <article> <h1>Retweet to Win! Support Dimdim Free Web Conferencing in the Webware 100!</h1> <p>Kevin Micalizzi — Wed, 22 Apr 2009 11:43:00 GMT</p> <p>You may not have heard yet. <a href="http://bit.ly/Vote_for_Dimdim" mce_href="http://bit.ly/Vote_for_Dimdim" title="Vote for Dimdim in the Webware 100" target="_blank">Dimdim is a Webware 100 Finalist</a>!</p> <a href="http://bit.ly/Vote_for_Dimdim" target="_new" mce_href="http://bit.ly/Vote_for_Dimdim"></a> <p>To help us get the word out, we’re hosting a “retweet” contest on Twitter (until April 30th).</p> <p><b>What do I have to do?</b><br>To participate, all you need to do is tweet the following:</p> <p>RT <a href="http://twitter.com/dimdim" mce_href="http://twitter.com/dimdim" title="Twitter - Dimdim Web Conferencing" target="_blank">@dimdim</a>: #Dimdim is a Webware 100 finalist! <a href="http://bit.ly/Vote_for_Dimdim" mce_href="http://bit.ly/Vote_for_Dimdim" title="Vote for Dimdim in the Webware 100" target="_blank">http://bit.ly/Vote_for_Dimdim</a></p> <p><b>What could I win?</b></p> <ul> <li>Each day we'll surprise someone who retweets this message that day with a prize.</li> <li>Everyone who retweeted this message before April 30th will be in the running to win a Cambridge Soundworks i765.</li> </ul> <p>It's as simple as retweeting this message every day and watching <a href="http://twitter.com/dimdim" mce_href="http://twitter.com/dimdim" title="Twitter - Dimdim Web Conferencing">@dimdim on Twitter</a> for updates and winners. These prizes are for helping us spread the message, not for voting (but <a href="http://bit.ly/Vote_for_Dimdim" mce_href="http://bit.ly/Vote_for_Dimdim" title="Vote for Dimdim in the Webware 100">if you love Dimdim, vote for us!</a>)</p> <p>Thanks for your support!<br> -k<br> Kevin (Twitter: <a href="http://twitter.com/dimdim" mce_href="http://twitter.com/dimdim" title="Twitter - Dimdim Web Conferencing">@dimdim)</a></p> <p>Don't forget to <a href="http://blog.dimdim.com/blog/bid/20933/Dimdim-the-Webbys-and-the-Importance-of-a-Name" mce_href="http://blog.dimdim.com/blog/bid/20933/Dimdim-the-Webbys-and-the-Importance-of-a-Name">vote for Dimdim in the Webby Awards</a> too!</p> <hr> <p><b>Winners</b></p> <p>Congratulations to our grand prize winner <b><a href="http://twitter.com/RocchiJulia" mce_href="http://twitter.com/RocchiJulia">@RocchiJulia</a></b>!</p> <p>Wed., April 22, 2009 - <b><a href="http://twitter.com/Rockin_Fluffy" mce_href="http://twitter.com/Rockin_Fluffy" title="Twitter - Rockin_Fluffy">@Rockin_Fluffy</a></b>, $20 Amazon Gift Certificate</p> <p>Thur., April 23, 2009 - <b><a href="http://twitter.com/MichaelSheeley" mce_href="http://twitter.com/MichaelSheeley" title="Twitter - Michael Sheeley">@MichaelSheeley</a></b>, ViewSonic 7" Digital Photo Frame</p> <p>Fri., April 24, 2009 - <b><a href="http://twitter.com/arelt" mce_href="http://twitter.com/arelt" title="Twitter - arelt">@arelt</a></b>, $20 AMC movie card</p> <p>Sat., April 25, 2009 - <b><a href="http://twitter.com/madly59" mce_href="http://twitter.com/madly59" title="Twitter - Madly59">@madly59</a></b>, Space Pen</p> <p>Sun., April 26, 2009 - <b><a href="http://twitter.com/SherylLoch" mce_href="http://twitter.com/SherylLoch" title="Twitter- Sheryl Loch">@SherylLoch</a></b>, LogiTech ClearChat Headset</p> <p>Mon., April 27, 2009 - <b><a href="http://twitter.com/RobinHolstein" mce_href="http://twitter.com/RobinHolstein">@RobinHolstein</a></b>, 1-yr Dimdim Pro (50 person)</p> <p>Tues., April 28, 2009 - <b><a href="http://twitter.com/multitaskingme" mce_href="http://twitter.com/multitaskingme">@multitaskingme</a></b>, G-Technology 80GB USB G-Drive</p> <p>Wed., April 29, 2009 - <b><a href="http://twitter.com/carogonza" mce_href="http://twitter.com/carogonza">@carogonza</a></b>, black 4GB iPod shuffle</p> </article> <article> <h1>Strategy Roundtable with Sramana Mitra, Webinar Recording|Apr 9, 2009</h1> <p>Kevin Micalizzi — Sat, 11 Apr 2009 05:11:00 GMT</p> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/meetdimdim/3431516976/" mce_href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/meetdimdim/3431516976/" target="_blank"> </a> <p>Sramana Mitra continues her work with entrepreneurs in her <a href="http://www.sramanamitra.com/entrepreneurship-strategy-roundtables/" mce_href="http://www.sramanamitra.com/entrepreneurship-strategy-roundtables/" title="Entrepreneur Strategy Roundtable with Sramana Mitra" target="_blank">Strategy Roundtables</a>. Working in collaboration with <a href="http://www.insead.edu/" mce_href="http://www.insead.edu/" title="INSEAD, Business School for the World" target="_blank">INSEAD</a> students and graduates, Sramana gives these entrepreneurs guidance in vehicle fuel monitoring, makeup brush cleaning, computer-based simulation solutions and tools, and personalized online career consulting ventures.</p> <p> </p> <p> </p><p>[There's a slight echo at the beginning due to one of the speaker's Skype connections, it gets resolved quickly.]</p> </article> <article> <h1>Diggnation and Dimdim</h1> <p>Kevin Micalizzi — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 06:33:00 GMT</p> <p>Sadly, some good things come to an end. Our offer to extend Diggnation fan Dimdim Pro accounts with 3 free months has ended, but our IPod Touch giveaway has been extended another two weeks. For every 100 Diggs to the story <a href="http://digg.com/tech_news/First_it_was_free_web_conferencing_now_it_s_free_iTouches" mce_href="http://digg.com/tech_news/First_it_was_free_web_conferencing_now_it_s_free_iTouches" target="_blank">First it was free web conferencing, now it's free iTouches!</a> we're giving away an iPod Touch (4 given away so far). </p> <p>Two weeks left, <a href="http://www.dimdim.com/registration/Dimdim_Signup.html" mce_href="http://www.dimdim.com/registration/Dimdim_Signup.html" title="Sign Up for Dimdim Web Conferencing" target="_blank">signup for Dimdim</a> and <a href="http://digg.com/tech_news/First_it_was_free_web_conferencing_now_it_s_free_iTouches" mce_href="http://digg.com/tech_news/First_it_was_free_web_conferencing_now_it_s_free_iTouches" target="_blank">Digg the story</a> -- the more Diggs, the more chances to win a free iPod Touch!</p> <p>We're huge <a href="http://revision3.com/diggnation/" mce_href="http://revision3.com/diggnation/" target="_blank">Diggnation</a> fans and glad you stopped by. If you're new to Dimdim, jump over to learn more at <a href="http://www.dimdim.com/products/what_is_dimdim.html" mce_href="http://www.dimdim.com/products/what_is_dimdim.html" target="_blank">What is Dimdim?</a> Or just <a href="http://www.dimdim.com/registration/Dimdim_Signup.html" mce_href="http://www.dimdim.com/registration/Dimdim_Signup.html" title="Sign up for Dimdim web conferencing" target="_blank">sign up</a> to get started.</p> <div align="center"></div> <p>p.s. Dimdim has been nominated for the Webware 100. Please help us share web conferencing with everyone and <a href="http://bit.ly/Vote_for_Dimdim" mce_href="http://bit.ly/Vote_for_Dimdim" title="Vote for Dimdim web conferencing in the webware 100!" target="_blank">vote for Dimdim</a>!</p> </article> <article> <h1>Strategy Roundtable with Sramana Mitra, Webinar Recording|Mar 25, 2009</h1> <p>Kevin Micalizzi — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 04:49:00 GMT</p> <p>Another <a href="http://www.sramanamitra.com/entrepreneurship-strategy-roundtables/" mce_href="http://www.sramanamitra.com/entrepreneurship-strategy-roundtables/" title="Entrepreneur Strategy Roundtable with Sramana Mitra" target="_blank">Strategy Roundtable with Sramana Mita</a>. In this webinar, Sramana consults with entrepreneurs on pitches ranging from online video, to time tracking software, to re-training job seekers to find the right green jobs, to a lingerie line for the Indian markets.</p> <p> </p><p> <a href="http://recordings.dimdim.com/chat/dimdim/a4480ad6-5fa1-102c-9991-003048944478" mce_href="http://recordings.dimdim.com/chat/dimdim/a4480ad6-5fa1-102c-9991-003048944478" target="_blank">View public chat transcript</a> </p> </article> <article> <h1>Tip: Webinar with a "buddy"</h1> <p>Kevin Micalizzi — Fri, 20 Mar 2009 08:12:00 GMT</p> <p>Last week I had a great chat with <a href="http://twitter.com/maddiegrant" mce_href="http://twitter.com/maddiegrant" title="Twitter - Maddie Grant" target="_blank">Maddie Grant</a> and <a href="http://twitter.com/lindydreyer" mce_href="http://twitter.com/lindydreyer" title="Twitter - Lindy Dreyer" target="_blank">Lindy Dreyer</a> at <a href="http://www.socialfish.org" mce_href="http://www.socialfish.org" title="SocialFish" target="_blank">SocialFish</a>. Maddie and I connected through Twitter. They were looking at using Dimdim for their webinars and I was interested in understanding what they were doing.</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/meetdimdim/3215611023/in/set-72157612790843257/" mce_href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/meetdimdim/3215611023/in/set-72157612790843257/" target="_blank"></a>A few minutes into our conversation they mentioned that they had attended a <a href="http://www.dimdim.com/aboutus/events.html" mce_href="http://www.dimdim.com/aboutus/events.html" title="Dimdim Free Webinars and Demos" target="_blank">Featured Meeting: Dimdim Live Demo</a> I hosted a few weeks ago. I had departed the slide deck and instead addressed questions as they came up in the public chat. Feedback on that session varied widely, some felt it was a great webinar because it was unstructured and "real", while at least one person felt it was "unprofessional."</p> <p>Maddie and Lindy had great feedback for me -- <b>I needed a "buddy."</b> If I had used the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buddy_system" mce_href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buddy_system" title="buddy system" target="_blank">buddy system</a>, even an unstructured meeting like this would have had a better flow. Going without the structured slide deck, it was pretty easy to follow the public chat and address the questions being asked. At one point it "went native" and chat messages were scrolling by faster than I could read them. As it was just me running the meeting, I had to frequently pause to scroll back in the chat to make sure I wasn't missing questions. </p> <p>It's a good idea to have someone (a "buddy") help with your webinar by managing the chat, filtering questions, and feeding the best questions to the presenter (often via private chat.) Taking this approach frees you as presenter to concentrate on the presentation and reduces the chances of interesting or important questions being missed in the chat.</p> <p>That was one meeting where I could have used a "buddy". Thanks for the reminder Maddie and Lindy!</p> <p>-k<br> Kevin Micalizzi, Community Manager<br> <a href="http://www.dimdim.com" mce_href="http://www.dimdim.com" title="Easy, open, affordable web conferencing">Dimdim Web Conferencing</a><br> e: kevin@dimdim.com <br> twitter: <a href="http://twitter.com/dimdim" mce_href="http://twitter.com/dimdim" title="Twitter - Dimdim" target="_blank">@dimdim</a><br> facebook: <a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/Dimdim-Web-Conferencing/" mce_href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/Dimdim-Web-Conferencing/" title="Facebook: Dimdim Web Conferencing" target="_blank">dimdim.com/facebook</a></p> </article> <article> <h1>The unwritten benefits of Dimdim telecommuting</h1> <p>Steve Chazin — Wed, 18 Mar 2009 06:54:00 GMT</p> <p>Something to consider when you telecommute to work. While others can't see your other half over a webcam, your better half surely can.</p> <a href="http://dilbert.com/strips/comic/2009-02-22/" mce_href="http://dilbert.com/strips/comic/2009-02-22/" title="Dilbert.com" target="_blank"></a> <br> <p></p><br> <a href="http://www.zazzle.com/" mce_href="http://www.zazzle.com/" target="_blank">buy unique gifts</a> at <a href="http://www.zazzle.com/" mce_href="http://www.zazzle.com/" target="_blank">Zazzle</a> <br> <param name="movie" value="http://ws.amazon.com/widgets/q?ServiceVersion=20070822&MarketPlace=US&ID=V20070822%2FUS%2Favideducation-20%2F8010%2F0d960934-61e3-441e-8e96-e6aafeb53088&Operation=GetDisplayTemplate"><param name="quality" value="high"><param name="bgcolor" value="#FFFFFF"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"> <noscript> <A href="http://ws.amazon.com/widgets/q?ServiceVersion=20070822&MarketPlace=US&ID=V20070822%2FUS%2Favideducation-20%2F8010%2F0d960934-61e3-441e-8e96-e6aafeb53088&Operation=NoScript" target="_blank">Amazon.com Widgets</A> </noscript> </article> <article> <h1>Strategy Roundtable with Sramana Mitra, Webinar Recording|Mar 11, 2009</h1> <p>Kevin Micalizzi — Mon, 16 Mar 2009 20:27:00 GMT</p> <p>We had another great Strategy Roundtable webinar with Sramana Mitra on March 11, 2009. Sramana continued her work with entrepreneurs, helping them refine their pitch and improve their business ideas. </p> <p> </p><p><a href="http://recordings.dimdim.com/chat/dimdim/a4480ad6-5fa1-102c-9991-003048944478" mce_href="http://recordings.dimdim.com/chat/dimdim/a4480ad6-5fa1-102c-9991-003048944478" title="Strategy Roundtable with Sramana Mitra Public Chat Transcript" target="_blank">View Public Chat Transcript</a></p><p><a href="http://www.sramanamitra.com" mce_href="http://www.sramanamitra.com" title="Sramana Mitra" target="_blank">Sramana Mitra</a> is an entrepreneur, strategy consultant, and author of <a href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/1439206872" mce_href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/1439206872" title="Entrepreneur Journeys by Sramana Mitra" target="_blank">Entrepreneur Journeys</a>. Enjoy this recording and consider joining us live for <a href="http://strategyroundtable-mar25.eventbrite.com/" mce_href="http://strategyroundtable-mar25.eventbrite.com/" title="Strategy Roundtable Webinar with Sramana Mitra|Mar 25, 2009" target="_blank">Strategy Roundtable with Sramana Mitra|Mar 25, 2009</a>.</p> <p>-k<br>Kevin Micalizzi, Community Manager<br><a href="http://www.dimdim.com" mce_href="http://www.dimdim.com" title="Dimdim Web Conferencing and Webinars">Dimdim Web Conferencing</a><br> e: kevin@dimdim.com <br> twitter: <a href="http://twitter.com/dimdim" mce_href="http://twitter.com/dimdim" target="_blank">@dimdim</a><br> facebook: <a href="http://www.dimdim.com/facebook" mce_href="http://www.dimdim.com/facebook" target="_blank">dimdim.com/facebook</a></p> </article> <article> <h1>Dimdim Sponsors Diggnation. Hosts star tonight on the Jimmy Fallon Show!</h1> <p>Steve Chazin — Wed, 11 Mar 2009 05:49:00 GMT</p> <p>Update 3/18: <b>Dimdim & Diggnation @SxSW! Watch 3000 people scream "Dimdim Rocks!"</b></p> <p> </p><p>Sometimes referred to as Wayne's World for Geeks, <a href="http://revision3.com/diggnation/" mce_href="http://revision3.com/diggnation/" target="_blank">Diggnation</a> is a weekly podcast that reviews the top stories on the social network Digg while sitting on a couch drinking beer. Okay, this show isn't for everyone - definitely meant for adults - but <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kevin_Rose" mce_href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kevin_Rose" target="_blank">Kevin</a> and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alex_Albrecht" mce_href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alex_Albrecht" target="_blank">Alex</a>'s straight-from-the hip style has created a huge following. Each week millions of people watch this show on the web and their iPods and get a sense for what's hot and interesting in the world of the digerati.</p> <p>Dimdim has decided to sponsor this podcast and you can see what Kevin and Alex think about Dimdim by watching the show about 21 minutes in. We're pretty excited that Kevin is stoked about Dimdim - I gave him a personal demo a few days before they shot this episode. Hope you enjoy this and take advantange of this special offer to get 3 months of Dimdim Pro for free. We'll extend your account to 15 months for the price of 12.</p> <p>Oh yeah, one more thing. Tonight, March 11, 2009 the Diggnation hosts will be guests on the new <a href="http://www.latenightwithjimmyfallon.com/" mce_href="http://www.latenightwithjimmyfallon.com/" target="_blank">Late Night with Jimmy Fallon Show</a> on NBC, after Jay Leno. Enjoy!</p> <p></p> </article> <article> <h1>Social Media Breakfast NH, from anywhere</h1> <p>Kevin Micalizzi — Mon, 02 Mar 2009 13:49:00 GMT</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/meetdimdim/3324044030/" mce_href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/meetdimdim/3324044030/" target="_blank"></a>Friday, Feb. 20th was the first Social Media Breakfast for NH. When I heard that Leslie Poston of <a href="http://uptownuncorked.com/2009/02/06/social-media-breakfast-nh-1-theme-building-bridges-is-filling-up/" mce_href="http://uptownuncorked.com/2009/02/06/social-media-breakfast-nh-1-theme-building-bridges-is-filling-up/" target="_blank">UptownUncorked</a> was organizing it, I wanted to be a part of it. Leslie's theme: "building bridges." Her mission: To make Social Media Breakfast NH available to everyone. With that theme and Dimdim's mission to let everyone "meet freely", it seemed a natural fit. Leslie and I agreed to do a live cast for those who couldn't be there in person. The event sold out two weeks early and had a significant waiting list.</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/meetdimdim/3323202195/" mce_href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/meetdimdim/3323202195/" target="_blank"></a>Friday morning we woke to find more snow than originally predicted. The roads were messy and I thought turnout would be low. I was wrong. We almost reached capacity in the room with another 30 people joining via Dimdim. </p><p>Here is the Dimdim recording (approx 1 hr):</p> <param name="bgcolor" value="111111"><param name="src" value="http://recordings.dimdim.com/dimdimflvstatic/FlowPlayerDark.swf?config=%7Bembedded%3Atrue%2CbaseURL%3A%27http%3A%2F%2Frecordings%2Edimdim%2Ecom%2Fdimdimflvstatic%27%2CvideoFile%3A%27http%3A%2F%2Frecordings%2Edimdim%2Ecom%2Fgetflv%2Fdimdim%2Fsmbnh1%27%2CmenuItems%3A%5B1%2C1%2C1%2C1%2C1%2C1%2C0%5D%2CwatermarkLinkUrl%3A%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww%2Edimdim%2Ecom%27%2CwatermarkUrl%3A%27http%3A%2F%2Frecordings%2Edimdim%2Ecom%2Fdimdimflvstatic%2Fimg%2Fdimdim%2Dlogo%2Epng%27%2CshowWatermark%3A%27fullscreen%27%2CinitialScale%3A%27scale%27%2CcontrolBarGloss%3A%27low%27%2CcontrolBarBackgroundColor%3A%2D1%2CcontrolsOverVideo%3A%27ease%27%2CautoBuffering%3Atrue%2CautoPlay%3Afalse%7D"><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true" wmode="opaque"></object> <p>Also see <a href="http://uptownuncorked.com/2009/03/01/smbnh-audio-recap-future-plans-video-and-slides/" mce_href="http://uptownuncorked.com/2009/03/01/smbnh-audio-recap-future-plans-video-and-slides/" title="Recap of Social Media Breakfast NH with Dimdim recording" target="_blank">Leslie Poston's Social Media Breakfast NH recap</a>.</p> <p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/meetdimdim/3323204503/" mce_href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/meetdimdim/3323204503/" target="_blank"></a></p> <p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/meetdimdim/3324042878/" mce_href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/meetdimdim/3324042878/" target="_blank"></a></p> <p>Thanks!</p> <p>-k<br>Kevin Micalizzi, Community Manager<br>Dimdim Web Conferencing<br> e: kevin@dimdim.com <br> twitter: @dimdim<br> facebook: dimdim.com/facebook</p> </article> <article> <h1>Strategy Roundtable with Sramana Mitra, Webinar Recording - Feb 18, 2009</h1> <p>Kevin Micalizzi — Wed, 18 Feb 2009 17:00:00 GMT</p> <p>If you weren't able to join earlier today, here is the recording of today's Strategy Roundtable with Sramana Mitra. Five entrepreneurs had a chance to share their pitches with Sramana and get her feedback and suggestions. It was a very productive hour with great information for all entrepreneurs.</p> <p> </p><p>We will be continuing our guest webinar series into March, please check out what's available at our <a href="http://www.dimdim.com/aboutus/events.html" target="_new" mce_href="http://www.dimdim.com/aboutus/events.html"><b>Dimdim Webinars and Events</b></a> page.</p> </article> </main></body></html>