Patrick O'Keefe

Music Video: “All The Way Turnt Up” by Roscoe Dash featuring Soulja Boy

Patrick — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 23:26:35 +0000

A song that has really grabbed me is “All The Way Turnt Up” by Roscoe Dash featuring Soulja Boy. It’s been floating around for a while and I’d hear it (such as when Willie Taylor of Day26 released his own spin on it) and thought it had a good sound, but never really went deeper. Well, [...]

5 Quick Tips to Get the Most Out of South by Southwest (SXSW) Interactive

Patrick — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 22:53:57 +0000

photo credit: butlerphotography I’m about to head down to Austin, Texas for South by Southwest (SXSW) Interactive for the third consecutive year (2009 recap, 2008 recap). It’s a tremendous event for those of us in the tech, web, social media, whatever you want to call it space. So many people are there, which makes it a [...]

Upcoming Speaking Engagements: South by Southwest (SXSW) Interactive and WordCamp Raleigh

Patrick — Sat, 20 Feb 2010 23:13:53 +0000

I’ve been working on booking speaking engagements for 2010. I’m talking to a number of different parties and hope to have more announced soon, but as I have a pair that are fast approaching, I thought I’d mention them as I always like to meet people at the events I attend. Not only will I [...]

Book Review: “Website Owner’s Manual” by Paul Boag

Patrick — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 03:14:52 +0000

Back in September, I was approached by Manning Publications about receiving an advance copy of an upcoming book, “Website Owner’s Manual” by Paul Boag, founder of Headscape and the creator of Boagworld, one of, if not the, most popular web design podcasts in the world. They provided me with an advance eBook, in consideration of [...]

I Won Nick or Treat!

Patrick — Sat, 13 Feb 2010 21:33:08 +0000

photo credit: internets_dairy When I was growing up, Nickelodeon was probably my favorite TV station. I loved the channel and still do. It’s a highly memorable part of my childhood. When I was at IZEAFest last year, I had an animated and highly enjoyable conversation with Ryan P. Thompson about old Nick shows like “All That,” [...]

Twitter is a Flexible Medium

Patrick — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 02:29:55 +0000

Get a weather update. Send a text message. Subscribe to your favorite publication. Ask a question and get an answer. Distribute your press release. Bookmark a link. Participate in a social network. Share pictures. Get the latest news. Advertise. Connect with your favorite celebrities. Share your thoughts. View the latest posts from your favorite forum. Answer questions from others. Find a new job. Chat with a friend. Make business connections. All in [...]

Common Sense is All You Speak About, Can You Talk About Something Different?

Patrick — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 16:47:47 +0000

photo credit: jasonkeath Sometimes, in reference to someone’s writing or a speaking engagement or some sort of content, a reader might say “well, that’s common sense.” As if that’s a bad thing. Common sense is a funny thing, for two reasons: Nothing is common sense. Until it is. Common sense for you may not be common sense for [...]

Video From My Talk at SXSW Interactive 2009: “The Art of Responding to Feedback From Your Community”

Patrick — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 17:39:43 +0000

Last March, I spoke at South by Southwest Interactive (see my recap), presenting a solo presentation titled “The Art of Responding to Feedback From Your Community.” The basis of this talk was a blog post that I made on ManagingCommunities.com in January of 2009. The presentation is based around my three steps for responding to feedback. [...]

Cataloging the Baseball History of Charlie Brown

Patrick — Sat, 30 Jan 2010 19:42:56 +0000

photo credit: jasonawhite Here’s a gift: Larry Granillo of Wezen-Ball.com has taken up quite the cool task: he’s going through the long history of the Peanuts comic strip and cataloging the the various baseball related numbers associated with Charlie Brown or, to be more specific; the wins, losses and some other fun categories, like the [...]

I’m on SlideShare

Patrick — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 18:27:46 +0000

As part of my work on my new about and speaking pages, I wanted to create a profile on SlideShare and upload all of my past presentations, making it easier to share them and share the style of my slides. Just in case anyone is interested, my username is iFroggy. Here is one of the presentations [...]