Ed Justen

2011 Ed Awards

Ed — Sat, 10 Dec 2011 05:30:49 +0000

As the new year approaches, you are sure to see several “what-to-expect-in-2012″ posts across the blogosphere. I will contribute to that meme as I always do, but prior to that, I must sum-up the year now concluding. This year, I review my thoughts and actions in the form of an awards show, the first annual [...]

Making “Documents in the Cloud” work for you.

Ed — Fri, 04 Nov 2011 18:52:53 +0000

Ed explains how to use Apple's new "Documents in the Cloud" service, part of Apple's new iCloud functionality.

Greeting Tech Day Friends

Ed — Sat, 22 Oct 2011 15:30:04 +0000

Greetings new friends and colleagues! Thanks for attending my sessions or otherwise connecting with me at the innaugural Tech Day Camp. If you would like to discuss further any topic brought up during my session, or any Internet/social media related topic, feel free to contact me by e-mail, Twitter or commenting on this [...]

Grace Kelly – Musical Wunderkinder

Ed — Tue, 04 Oct 2011 04:12:18 +0000

Ed reviews the performance and master class of Grace Kelly, who performed recently at Salem State University.

Social Media: It Works!

Ed — Sat, 20 Aug 2011 02:30:09 +0000

Ed Justen talks about his recent social media activities and connections.

When Opera met Twitter – #operaplot

Ed — Sun, 17 Apr 2011 00:17:25 +0000

#operaplot 2011 took place April 11-15. Ed takes a look at the #operaplot meme, and shows some examples on winning entries

Clipper City Rail Trail

Ed — Tue, 12 Apr 2011 03:47:39 +0000

Ed and Bennie take a jaunt down Newburyport's Clipper City Rail Trail.

Granite State Awesomeness – New Hampshire Media Makers

Ed — Mon, 11 Apr 2011 03:24:17 +0000

Somewhere in America today, a group of creative types gathered at a bookstore/coffee shop to discuss their projects, ask for help and advice on new endeavors, and share recent successes. Among the group was a fiction horror writer recently published in a genre anthology, another fiction writer nominated for a Hugo Award, an actress and [...]

Back Channel Unleashed AGAIN! This time, from a distance.

Ed — Tue, 22 Mar 2011 03:23:57 +0000

A phenomenon that has paralleled the rise of Twitter is the backchannel, a line of communication powered by Twitter hashtags, at lectures, speeches and conferences. If you are unfamiliar with the concept, you can read a previous post I wrote about the topic by clicking on this post – Back channel Unleashed. Now, it appears [...]

Twitter chat has a familiar feel

Ed — Tue, 18 Jan 2011 04:30:41 +0000

I participated in my first Twitter chat on Sunday night. It was actually quite simple. I logged on to Hootsuite, my Twitter client of choice, and added a stream tile for the topic hashtag, #blogchat. Once the chat session began, the tweets started streaming, and I simply refreshed about every minute or so taking time [...]