A Source Of Inspiration » Talks http://www.asourceofinspiration.com Fresh ideas for interactive creativity Fri, 13 Jan 2012 00:28:03 +0000 en hourly 1 The New Aesthetic http://www.asourceofinspiration.com/2011/12/11/the-new-aesthetic/ http://www.asourceofinspiration.com/2011/12/11/the-new-aesthetic/#comments Sun, 11 Dec 2011 19:09:41 +0000 Armando Alves http://www.asourceofinspiration.com/?p=4137 What happens when a whole generation growing up on video games or the Internet defines 21st century aesthetic?

James Bridle at Web Directions South 2011, via Russell Davies.

More on the New Aesthetic on his tumblr.

]]> http://www.asourceofinspiration.com/2011/12/11/the-new-aesthetic/feed/ 1 Advertising Propagation Interface http://www.asourceofinspiration.com/2011/04/17/advertising-propagation-interface/ http://www.asourceofinspiration.com/2011/04/17/advertising-propagation-interface/#comments Sun, 17 Apr 2011 20:07:58 +0000 Armando Alves http://www.asourceofinspiration.com/?p=3888 Somehow i found an opening on my busy schedule as Head Of Social Media at Fullsix to deliver a talk this weekend at SWITCH Conference.

To excuse myself for lack of preparation, i’ll share the original presentation, with presenter notes so you could get a few more ideas about Advertising, Propagation and the importance of Application Programming Interfaces. Below, the SlideShare version.

API: Advertising Propagation Interface

And congratulations to Ricardo and his team for pulling such a great event.

]]> http://www.asourceofinspiration.com/2011/04/17/advertising-propagation-interface/feed/ 0 Are you attending SWITCH Conference? http://www.asourceofinspiration.com/2011/04/05/are-you-attending-switch-conference/ http://www.asourceofinspiration.com/2011/04/05/are-you-attending-switch-conference/#comments Tue, 05 Apr 2011 23:35:45 +0000 Armando Alves http://www.asourceofinspiration.com/?p=3879 If you’re curious what conference I’m talking about, start by visiting http://www.switchconf.com/ . Too busy? Well, in a nutshell, it’s a 2 day event bringing together passionate people with different backgrounds to discuss and share ideas about innovation, entrepreneurship, science and technology.

Ricardo Sousa and his talented young team rolls out the 2011 edition in Oporto (Portugal), the next 16th and 17th of April, and yours truly was kindly invited to speak a few minutes on the subject of advertising, fire and jogging. Now that you’re curious, are you attending SWITCH Conference? If yes, give me a nudge as i’d really love to chat with you. Not networking. Hate that word. See ya in a few days then. Go buy your ticket, now.

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Events 2.Social

I’ll be giving the talk above, on how the new web has changed the event industry and how to use the new platforms and services.

]]> http://www.asourceofinspiration.com/2010/04/23/events-2-social/feed/ 0 UFOs: Abduction by the marketing hype cycle http://www.asourceofinspiration.com/2009/11/15/ufos-abduction-by-the-marketing-hype-cycle/ http://www.asourceofinspiration.com/2009/11/15/ufos-abduction-by-the-marketing-hype-cycle/#comments Sun, 15 Nov 2009 18:23:59 +0000 Armando Alves http://www.asourceofinspiration.com/?p=2876 Last week was short on posts, as i was busy finishing up my talk for Upload Lisboa, a meeting that gathered this Saturday about 300 people to discuss the impact of web 2.0 on society, marketing and communication.

First, congratulations to @VirginiaCP and @vanessaquiterio (along with @brunoribeiro and @brunoamaral) for having managed to build this event without any serious experience as conference organizers. Besides their entrepreneurship, the amount of enthusiasm and whuffie built on the web, does make this sort of thing possible. The event was mostly a success, and i do believe that next year we can expect even a better conference.

Next, thanks everyone who appreciated my talk. And since a few of you have been asking for it, i might as well share it right away. So here it is:

UFOs: Abduction by the marketing hype cycle

The talk will be soon available as an ebook at ToothlessTigerPress.com, with a few more notes and references, so stay tuned. From the great feedback i had, i should consider doing more talks and stand up for the job.

Last, it was a pleasure to meet in person some great minds like @joaopcastro @vmtrigo @rsaraiva @31darmada and @filipecarrera. Shame on me for not networking enough during the coffee break, but drop me a line and I’d gladly connect with you for any questions you might have.

Live long and prosper.

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