Speaking | Paul Holmes

WordCamp Victoria 2012

Posted by Paul Holmes in blogging, events on November 14, 2011

I have had the absolute pleasure of hosting WordCamp Victoria for the last 3 years, and we are set to have another one on January 14th, 2012. Unlike the last 2, I am going to speak at this one.

My topic is Social Comment Systems: Integration and Comparisons.

To make it easier for people to comment on your blog, there have been numerous social integrations in the past few years. The goal is to make it easier for people to authenticate themselves, and make it easier to login. So, rather than creating an account at every blog you post a comment on, you can login using Facebook, Twitter, Yahoo!, Google, using your OpenID or other networks where you already have an account.

There are numerous ways to integrate WordPress with various social platforms, including Facebook, Disqus, IntenseDebate and more. I will explore the pros and cons of these, talk about some features people should be looking for, and demonstrate the integration and configuration for Disqus.

The target audience for this talk will be bloggers, web developers, community managers, etc. I will cover the basics, but will also cover the integration, as such I have listed it as an “Intermediate” skill level.

Want to learn more about my speaking, click here.

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Social Media Presentation in Vancouver

Posted by Paul Holmes in business, events, social media, speaking on November 7, 2010

On October 18th, I was invited by the Cambie Village Business Association to speak about social media for businesspeople in their organization and community. Many in attendance were retailers, but there were several other types of businesses represented too.

I often speak about social media, so that’s not the particularly interesting part.

What was very cool was that it was in an old restored movie theatre – The Park Theatre on Cambie Street. They have a fabulous new projector, and have done a phenomenal job updating the old theatre.

Its also the largest screen I have ever projected PowerPoint on!

A few folks asked for my slides, which are not terribly self-explanatory without the dialog. Here they are: