I apologize for the delay of updating the webolia.com blog. Although not an excuse, quite a lot has been going on lately.

One event that did go over quite well was the BEA conference on April 16th through 19th.

As mentioned previously, the panel that I spoke on detailed various aspects of Facebook. Specifically, my 15 to 20 minutes of speaking time was spent specifying the ins-and-outs of Facebook as a development platform.

Our panel was the first panel of the day, and we had a nice turnout. Other members of the panel spoke about Facebook as a news source, Facebook’s impact on the political process, and Facebook’s privacy issues.

My portion highlighted the how-to's and advantages of using Facebook, and other social networks, as a means for corporations, educational institutions and other entities to leverage the power of a growing audience-base.

If you would like a digital copy of the presentation, please let me know, and I will so accommodate.

In 2007, I was at the Las Vegas Convention Center for the National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) Show and was able to briefly take a look at what BEA was offering. This year, I spent the majority of my time at the BEA event while also taking a quick stroll through the NAB area. Coincidentally, the two events take place around the same time each year and are somewhat of a combined effort, so making it to both is not a difficult task.

I’m looking forward to future BEA and NAB events. Have a B-E-A-utiful day!

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