I was feeling nostalgic so I took a taxicab from the airport to hotel. The experience cured my nostalgia. Bummer because I’d rather deal directly with a human without an app as a broker.

Set up day. Let’s go!

The biggest conference waste of 2023: An audio and video feed that is not recording the content. Content is events’ new business model.

Broadcasting live from TwitchCon Paris, Kudos to team Blaze for delivering top-notch encoding. Relying on trusted tech from AWS Elemental primary encoding LiveU 4g BU encoding AI-Media captioning #Livestreaming #EventProfs #Events

Pastry selection in airports I visited today. Paris, France vs Dallas, Texas.

Thrilled to get the image on the right from the seamstress at Radius Display (radiusdp.com). Can't wait to spruce up our standalone 4k camera tripods in the breakout sessions.

Zapier's free, virtual user conference, #ZapConnect, is on September 28th, and registration is now open! Here's what you can expect from ZapConnect this year: 🎤 35+ speakers 💻 28+ sessions and workshops 🔥 Celebrity keynote by Sam Altman Save your seat: ow.ly/raBq50P7abO

It’s happening. #TwitchConLasVegas tickets go on sale tomorrow. Grab them before they’re gone. twitch.app.link/Y2DQDmQX3Ab

1 billion of investment, valued at 7.7 billion, and sold to a company with market cap of 4 billion. My clients moved away from hopin after the 1st year of the pandemic. Privacy and ownership of reg data was a big factor. Cost was high.

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Great concerts have ‘the movie’ out after they end. Great stand ups have the Netflix special. Your event should have recordings or a summary movie.

Julius with another blazing thread. I still love virtual events. Do it right and it's awesome.

Content from your event is an opportunity. A content/marketing team can turn mp4s into gold.

2021: Easy: Virtual event Hard: In-person 2024 Easy: In-person Hard: Virtual

Blaze produced video in 450 breakout rooms in 2023. I need your help to hit 500 in 2024!

Julius says it better than I ever could!

The Vimeo experience…..endless buffering regardless of how fast your connection is.

I don’t understand the stubbornness of those talking down virtual events in favor of in-person. We kept saying during the pandemic they are two different tools. They serve each other extremely well. Virtual is the perfect marketing tool for in-person. In-person is the premium

Every event today should be the in-person touchpoint of a podcast or content-driven online initiative. Without owned, constant online touchpoints, there is little chance of survival in the next 5 years.